Guests say
Hollinhaven is a spacious and well-equipped cottage in a beautiful, quiet location with stunning sea views and a large, sheltered garden. Guests appreciate its proximity to the beach and local amenities, as well as its suitability for families. While the house is comfortable and bright, some guests noted issues with cleanliness, maintenance, and the layout, particularly the number of stairs and bathroom arrangements. Overall, most guests enjoyed their stay and would return, highlighting the property's excellent setting and views.
Several guests praised the property as clean and spotless, but others reported disappointing standards, requiring them to clean on arrival or encountering issues such as damp and woodlice. Cleanliness appears inconsistent, with some improvements needed.
The location is frequently described as ideal, quiet, and close to the beach, shops, and local attractions. Guests consistently highlight the beautiful views and convenient access to amenities.
The house is generally described as comfortable, light, and airy, with good facilities for families. Some guests mentioned issues with stairs and bathroom arrangements, which may affect those with mobility concerns.
Facilities are well regarded, with a well-equipped kitchen, large garden, and good parking. However, some maintenance issues were noted, such as broken garden furniture, heating problems, and showers needing attention.
There are no mentions of welcome gifts or extra thoughtful touches in the reviews, so a score cannot be provided for this category.
About this property
Within a stone’s throw of the beach, this detached ’upside-down’ house offers unique accommodation on the west coast of Arran, perfect for a family holiday.. 8 steps to entrance.
Ground Floor:
Utility Room: Washing Machine, Wine Cooler
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Bedroom 2: Bunk (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 3: Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Shower Room: Heated Towel Rail, Walk-In Shower, Toilet
First Floor:
Living room: Freeview TV, Woodburner
Kitchen/dining room: Electric Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Dishwasher
Living room 2: (1 Step), TV, Freesat, DVD Player
Separate Toilet..
Night storage heaters, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Initial logs for wood burner included. Travel cot. Large garden with patio and garden furniture. Private parking for 3 cars. No smoking.. Hollinhaven is the ideal property for family holidays to the beach. Situated in Blackwaterfoot on the west coast of Arran, this coastal detached house is within walking distance of the beach and all village amenities. Blackwaterfoot is a family favourite with its sandy beach, golf club, hotel with leisure facilities, convenience store and local butcher, great for if you want to spend the evening cooking a hearty meal for everyone to enjoy.
The property is spacious with downstairs bedrooms and an upstairs living space, making the most of the views. The house comprises of two halves, on one half of the house, there are two downstairs bedrooms, a bathroom, a utility room and a staircase leading upstairs to the kitchen and living areas. There are two living rooms, giving additional space for the kids whilst you relax in front of the wood burner away from the noise. The wood burner adds to the ambience of the first living room whilst the large windows bring in plenty of natural light. From the second living room there is a separate staircase leading down to a double bedroom and shower room. The children can play in the large garden whilst you enjoy a glass of your chosen tipple on the decking overlooking the garden and out to the sea.
Hollinhaven in Blackwaterfoot is perfect for a weekend break and for families looking for a great summer holiday. Beach 150 yards. Shop, pub and restaurant 200 yards.
Free WiFi
There are steps within the property.
EPC Rating = D
We highly recommend that you book your ferry as soon as possible as ferries get very busy. You can call Calmac on 0800 066 5000. For ferries that travel to Orkney are Northlink Ferries 08001114422 and Pentland Ferries 0800 688 8998.
Scottish letting licence no: NA00107F
Suitable for up to 1 pet
Reviews (13)
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Morag Henderson
HOllinhaven is known as the upside down house. I wonder if it’s been two houses???The downstairs has 2 bedrooms, a shower-room f utility on one half /the other has one bedroom and a shower-room. You cannot get from one to the other without having to go up stairs, through two living areas and down the other stair….not good if you have children so far away from the others.The stairs down to the far side bedroom I found very steep with the step rise deeper than normal - I struggled with this and the dog found it very difficult slipping and sliding on the wooden steps - a carpet would help stop the slipping about and also deaden the noise. Family in the whole house could tell when we were on the move by the noise on the stairs and the upstairs floor with a rug on the wood , not carpet.The two sitting area upstairs - 1 we used all the time because it was so bright with a big window, the other although larger, was much darker and was not used by us.Upstairs the kitchen was nice with a table and 6 chairs, all well appointed.To access the house open stairs led up to the front door, again quite steep. We always had to go in , then down to open the back door for the dog and again to let him out - a lot of dogs don’t like open stairs where you see right through.The garden was very nice and once the gate was closed was quite safe for our dog.We slept in the one bedroom at the far side, there was a side door there which was very handy for letting the dog out at night.It was lovely seeing a red squirrel running about the garden on several occasions.
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Philip Taylor
The cottage did it's Job clean comfortable with a excellent view.
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Confirmed Guest
Positives: This is our second stay at Holly haven and we think the house is ideally suited for a holiday in Blackwaterfoot, being near the beach, in a quiet location and with very spacious and comfortable rooms and amenities. It has a large and sheltered garden, is not overlooked and has amazing views of the sea. Negatives: The internal arrangements of accessing the second floor kitchen and the two living rooms by stairs from the ground floor bedrooms means the house is not ideal for elderly or disabled guests, however. Also, the storage heater in the downstairs bathroom was not working at all during our stay, despite being reported, which made freezing conditions in the bathroom in the morning and evening in particularly cold weather. We understand there are plans to update this bathroom but for two elderly people this was very unsatisfactory. As there is no management team any more on the island it is difficult to get these local problems, which affect the enjoyment of a relatively expensive stay, sorted.Summary: Great house, lovely position but management needs to ensure that basics like heating during cold weather are in order.