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Reviews of Remote pet friendly wilderness of Caithness - Free Fishing on 7 different Lochs

Remote pet friendly wilderness of Caithness - Free Fishing on 7 different Lochs
altnabreac, Scotland

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 9 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Angela C.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Nightmare!
Caution when booking. Place is filthy. The owner comes round and warns you of all the things that are broken and how poorly put together everything is. Even that if we used a plug in heater and water heater at same time the place could blow up. This was after an hour and a half of driving up the worst dirt track. Never have I booked somewhere and left to go and find somewhere else but I did this time. Owner knew it wasn't fit for holiday makers since as soon as we opened the door to him he asked us if we were OK or if we wanted to change our plans. Was looking forward to a remote hideaway. This was a horror movie come true. Now owner is ignoring my requests for refund.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2023
We pay very serious attention to cleanliness and the property is always immaculate. The situation is that after taking 90 minutes to drive down a 25 minutes road, you decided to take a huff and not stay here and then you wrote malicious comments even though you never actually stayed here as you left within 5 minutes of arriving.

6/10 Okay

Mandy M.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful looking cottage, in a stunning location, but very dirty and un-hygienic inside
Cottage was very dirty inside. My partner went out and bought £12 worth of cleaning products to clean inside cottage before we unpacked. He then spent an hour cleaning inside property. The settees were all dirty and stained, we moved one of cushion pads and underneath was all ripped, and covered with dogs hair and crumbs. We did not take a bath in the property because even after my partner scrubed it with bleach, it was still too dirty to go in.. There are all rust, and limscale marks around sink and the bath. We opened one of bathroom cupboards and the amount of dirt that was left there was appalling. The toilet was all stained and the only water that came out was dirty and brown. The bed sheets were dirty and stained, we went and bought a new quilt, pillow and mattress protector, not to use the dirty one that was there. We didn't do any cooking because the chimney flue on raybarn cooker hadn't been cleaned (for god knows how long) Was dirt, grease, and bits of burned on food at bottom of shelves. Microwave had burned, and splattered food still in it. My partner and I drove 13 hours to get to this place, The location was perfect (when we finally got there) wrong postcode on booking sight (kw12 6up - not the kw12 6ur stated) extra 40 minutes drive away.. I was very disappointed with the cleansines of the cottage - even more so due to the corronvirus epedemic.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2023
We were horrified to read your response. Within a few days we did replace the entire property management team. We request you to kindly revisit us again now, as you will not find one speck of dust these days, and the cottage speculation is now to the very highest calibre in all respects - we even spent £12,000 to get a private water supply (the previous one was not dirt but it was spring water with high iron content which gave the appearance of "rust"). The new water supply is like bathing in the highest priced springwater from the supermarket, as its purity is bottling standard!!

10/10 Excellent

gerald m.

Liked: Cleanliness
Peace and quiet
Enjoyed our 3 nights peace and quiet seen deer frogs and even a mouse outside not in the house lol the milky way even made an appearance no wi-fi or phone signal was not a problem road in and out a bit of a pain but all part of the experience our dog loved it had a really enjoyable time its a good base for the north of Scotland and has everything you need
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
See you soon
Had an amazing week plenty walks with the dogs and fishing, hope to be back soon
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cindy B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful walks and wildlife
The cottage is in a fantastic situation and is very cosy. The power is via a generator so on arriving at the cottage this seems a bit noisy but once you are inside you don’t really hear it. The raeburn stove keeps the cottage very cosy and is great for cooking. There is also a microwave, toaster, kettle and small, very effective, fridge with a large freezer box. The forestry road into the cottage is an adventure in itself and definitely not for low cars. We even took the train one day for a wee trip which was fantastic. All in all I thoroughly recommend the Keeper’s Cottage if you want to get away from it all, walk through great scenery for miles and do some wildlife spotting. (We saw, eagles, ospreys, deer just to mention a few). Also brilliant if you like fishing. We’ll definitely go back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write such a kind review and we would love to see you back here again. You did well to see an osprey, though they are not as rare as they were a few years ago!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Peaceful getaway
Peaceful hideaway off the beaten track, thoroughly enjoyed our week-long stay and would be happy to return.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Heavenly Highland Hideaway
Had an absolutely wonderful time staying here, the owners were super friendly and beyond helpful! I would stay here again and again and again. I cannot recommend here more than enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2023
Thank you for your kind comments - they mean a lot to us.

8/10 Good

Jacqui J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely cottage in a very remote location. Great for walking and exploring the area and wildlife.
Fantastic location and Very helpful owners
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lisa T., Alnwick

Liked: Cleanliness
Rest and relaxation
A lovely place to stay away from everything. Amazing views and surroundings. Enjoyed the peace and quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2023
Thank you for your very kind comments. They mean a lot to us.........