Dog Friendly Dumfries and Galloway Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Hilary Cunningham-atkins - Verified booking

  Barnacle Cottage is a lovely cottage based on RSPB Mersehead. This is a great location if you are interested in nature or want complete peace and quiet. That said, the reserve is open to the public so you do have people driving and walking past your window and outdoor seating area. Being able to walk round the reserve late evening or early morning is a real bonus. However, if you are just looking for a base to explore the area I would suggest looking somewhere with more amenities. This cottage is nowhere near a shop, pub, etc. unless you want to drive. I had stayed previously and improvements have been made since then. However, I personally feel the cottage falls short of the standard you would expect for the price. Whilst generally clean, I think many people would feel the need to do further cleaning before being able to settle. I washed all crockery and cutlery I needed before using it as some items were far from fully washed. The cottage is well equipped but everything needs a good sort out. Overall the standard is good but there is a lack of attention to details. So 4* from me because I am a birdwatcher and love staying on a reserve but I would not recommended it to my non-birdwatching friends given the cost of renting.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Wow , what a beautiful bungalow, bright airy and in a wonderful location, with lovely outdoor space .

  Bed was very comfortable and good quality linen. Only downside on arrival no housekeeping has been done , no beds changed and dirty towels left in shower , a quick message and phone call to Richard and hour later 3 lovely ladies arrived to clean , on leaving one of the ladies said she would drop off some vouchers for the inconvenience needless to say they never arrived, poor customer service. Reading a review from May someone said the shower in both bathrooms were leaking , I had hoped this would have been sorted....it hadn't every time the shower was used the floor was like a swimming pool, such a shame as the flooring is gorgeous.Lovely pub in the village and the beach there is fabulous our springer spaniel loved it such a shame weather wasn't on our side . Please remember this lovely property is surrounded by fields with cows and sheep in them when it's sunny and doors are open you need fly spray and lots of it as you are bombarded with them . The hot tub was great to use only problem again was the wet weather and I think a couple of the jets have stopped working.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Kendoon Cabin was lovely, it was so remote and there is no light pollution, you could see the stars. The hot tub takes a bit of work, it wasn't filled for us which has we known that we would have got there earlier to do this as it takes a while. A couple of housekeeping things, there was dog mess round the side of the cabin near to the tap for the hot tub. Luckily we didn't step in it but not very pleasant, the chairs and blankets were also covered in dog hair which was a bit annoying. I understand you allow pets but I would expect there to be no trace of them for the next guests. We were also left a sponge and dish cloth, the sponge was well used. Given how much money we spent to stay there I would expect a new sponge and most of the dishes/cutlery were dirty, again it is the responsibility of the user to do the dishes but I would have expected housekeeping to double check the details. These small things just knocked the shine off the place a little. We still had a wonderful time but was left a little disappointed by the standard of housekeeping not being met.

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• Heidi - Verified booking

  Situated beside a hydro lake. It was stunning especially with the amazing weather we had that week. We had a red squirrel sit on the steps to the hot tub briefly. Lots of different birds at the feeders, which sadly ran out mud week. The different varieties of wild flowers in the unmoved sections was truly beautiful. Naturally when the sky was dark and clear of clouds, the Milky Way was visible! The community woodland just down the road was a great place to exercise the dog. The cabin is quite well appointed, however its location means long car journeys to the larger towns and tourist attractions. This is a great place for a hideaway holiday. The bed was quite firm and I wouldn't recommend the cabin to anyone with mobility issues. It would have been helpful to have advice on where to go grocery shopping in the welcome folder. Don't forget your anti-midge items though!

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• Moira - Verified booking

  We had a lovely restful stay at Cherry Tree Cottage and were very happy with the accommodation.

  The beds were very comfy, the whole house was immaculately clean and welcoming. The kitchen was great - very well equipped, good sized pots and pans and a cafetiere. The directions took us straight to the house despite the leafy windy roads and little turnings that are so easy to miss. A very convenient base for travelling all over the Rhins, but especially for the South Rhins which was where we were concentrating our outings this time. The company of the many dairy cows on the hills around us was extremely soothing, and we enjoyed seeing them all come and go from the milking parlour every day. The wonderful 360 degree views from the house were a real bonus, and made our mornings and evenings a time to just watch the sky. We were very lucky with the weather, and used the patio every day. Altogether a great stay and would certainly go back if we return to this area

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