Dog Friendly Cottages In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Deb - Verified booking

  We loved the cottage and its remote situation.

  The directions were clear and after a long journey travelling over two days from Southern England this was much appreciated! The whole place was clean and tidy - I hope we left it as we found it. We also appreciated the little welcome pack of basics - the scones especially! We loved the village and the walk to the harbour - we had a meal at the pub one evening with our family who live nearby and sat outside watching the sun go down - lovely! The walk to the headland is beautiful and allowed our dog a bit of "off lead" time. They had seen dolphins out in the bay the previous week so we were very disappointed not to make a sighting and teased them that they had "bigged up" the place too much!! In fact we had a wonderful holiday - the local villages were nice, we visited two botanical gardens on the peninsula. And the weather was perfect too. It was just sad that we had to cut our stay short because of commitments at home. We intend to return to visit my cousin again and would stay in the cottage another time if its available. Thank you

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• Barry - Verified booking

  Beautiful remote location if you want to unwind.

  However the cottage is very dated and in need of some modernisation and a deep clean. When we arrived there was no key in the safe as promised so after driving over 200 miles we had to phone the owner and wait for the cleaner to bring the keys. After sitting on the drive for an hour we eventually had access to the property which was cold as the heating had been switched off found several unacceptable issues including dirty bedding ( paw prints and dog hairs on pillows and bedding). Dog poo on the garden, overturned garden furniture, mucky streaks on patio doors, cobwebs hanging in lounge, sofa spring broke, black mould on shower curtain and in cupboards, drawers in wardrobe that could not be opened and conservatory furniture in desperate need of a deep clean. It would appear issues have been raised or logged by previous guests but not acted upon. First time we have ever been disappointed with a Sykes cottage holiday.

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• Michelle - Verified booking

  We had a lovely holiday in your beautiful cottage.

  Very cosy, with comfortable beds, the cottage was lovely & warm. Thank you for the thoughtful supplies you left, much appreciated. We noted the message about the wobbly loo seat & shelf & set about putting them right. We found the missing shelf pin & put it back in place. The loo seat was secured with metal fixings purchased in Kirkcudbright, until your repair can be done. Very effective! Unfortunately we did have a little accident with one of the tall glasses falling off the draining board on our last morning. Very sorry about this, it'll teach us to congratulate ourselves too early on successfully completed the week with no damage! We purchased some tablespoons to add to your supply of cutlery as a gift, it was a little difficult to serve things out with the smaller ones. That being our only complaint. All in all we had a perfect week & would recommend your cottage to everyone

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• Debs Fowler - Verified booking

  Stroan cottage was fantastic. it was immaculate and beautifully presented with super modern bathrooms, a lovely open plan living space and decent sized bedrooms. The wood burner meant that it was a lovely and cosy place to relax in the evening. I had a dog with me and the park just over the road was perfect, given that the cottage does not have its own garden. and the people I met on there with their dogs were really friendly. As a woman staying there on my own, I felt very safe and comfortable. The kitchen had pretty much EVERYTHING you could want on a stay away from home EXCEPT any kind of coffee machine. I had hoped that there would at least be a cafetiere for my morning coffee, but couldn't find one, which I was surprised at given how well kitted out the whole place was otherwise. Would highly recommend for anything from 1 to 4 people. Lovely place to explore from.

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• Stephanie Seed - Verified booking

  We have just returned after a lovely 4 night stay at Stroan. The cottage was beautiful. Decorated to a high standard. We didn’t have any issues & there isn’t anything I’d change other than I feel the downstairs bed would benefit greatly from a thick mattress topper to make It more comfortable. Our welcome folder wasn’t there when we arrived but was soon delivered to us after we contacted the owners . A welcome voucher was given to us to spend at the community shop which is stocked full of lovely items and locally sourced food & friendly welcoming staff. A very friendly community. We used the cottage as a base to explore Scotland. We travelled to Ayr, Troon, Edinburgh, Castle Douglas & Kirkcudbright. A wonderful time in the beautiful country.

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