Speyside Cottage. Amazing views and tranquility. On the iconic Whisky Trail. Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Speyside Cottage. Amazing views and tranquility. On the iconic Whisky Trail. pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: How much is parking at Speyside Cottage. Amazing views and tranquility. On the iconic Whisky Trail.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

Q: Where is Speyside Cottage. Amazing views and tranquility. On the iconic Whisky Trail. located?

This family-friendly Ballindalloch holiday home is located by the sea, within 3 mi (5 km) of Knockando Woolmill and Cardhu Distillery. Glenfarclas Distillery and Ballindalloch Castle are also within 6 miles (10 km).

8/10 Good

Larisa S.

18 Jul 2025

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Lovely private

We enjoyed our stay at Glenarder. The house was lovely and we

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan C.

3 May 2025

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Beautiful Speyside Cottage

Fantastic property in the heart of Speyside, close to the Ballindalloch Estate and was a perfect base for visiting the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Peaceful and quiet, with magnificent views all around.Absolutely everything you need is provided for and I can honestly say that I have never stayed in a better equipped cottage.Thank you to Yvonne!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

A S.

15 Jun 2025

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This property is like a storybook! We stayed at 6 different properties across Scotland during our 2 week trip, and this one was by far the crowd favorite. The house itself has such amazing charm in every corner, and makes you feel at home from the moment you enter. The owners clearly have a lot of love for this property, and provide great instructions on all aspects of making your stay an enjoyable one. The views and property around this cottage are simply unbelievable. Staying here was like taking a deep, cleansing breath. If you are looking for a place to get away from the chaos of the world, this is it.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica R.

16 Jul 2025

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Absolutely magical! Our family of six adults stayed for three nights. When we arrived it was quite hot, but once opening up the windows and doors the heat cleared out nicely. The house has everything you need. We made a day trip to the beach! This wasn’t on our original plan, but there was a heat wave in Scotland! Our second day we drove to Balmoral Castle. The drive in any direction is beautiful! The landscape surrounding the house is stunning. We were hoping the sheep would come right up to see us, but we enjoyed watching and hearing them from a distance. The home was perfectly appointed and comfortable. We did some laundry, there were a lot of moths, we think they may have eaten through a towel and some shorts. Overall, the experience was magical!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kay C.

6 Dec 2024

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Peaceful and Relaxing

We had a wonderful stay at Speyside Cottage. It’s a wonderful location for peace and quiet. The cottage was clean and comfortable and the property is in a very serene and scenic location. Yvonne was a wonderful host.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael T.

17 Sept 2024

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A little getaway

A great place to stay that feels like home. The host makes you feel so welcome that it makes it easy to relax and enjoy. Has an incredible view of the countryside while enjoying a drink on the patio.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara S.

20 Oct 2024

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Terrific stay in Speyside on the Whisky Trail

The property was delightful, and accurately described on-line. The check in and check out instructions were spot on. The house was very well equipped. The kitchen was quite adequate, the bedrooms were comfortable, and there was plenty of hot water for showers. The views were gorgeous! We all thoroughly enjoyed the quiet location and wished we had more time in our itinerary to stay there longer.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

16 Aug 2023

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scottish paradise

best cottage during our Scotland trip!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alice M.

7 Oct 2020

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Relaxing weekend away

Glenarder cottage is very welcoming and beautiful. We just stayed a couple of nights but we enjoyed the peace and quite and wonderful views. Yvonne is really a great host and the property has everything you might need and even more. We definitely recommend it and we'll certainly come back!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Julius H.

17 Aug 2023

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Wonderful house

Kitchen is amazing! We made fantastic meal’s thank to the complet equipment. Excellent place to start your Whisky Tour. We do recommend this place!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Saadia A.

27 Jul 2023

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Bliss in Ballindalloch Cottage

The house was charming and beautiful. The location was terrific for doing day trips to distilleries, castles and many other sites. Most mornings, we found lots of sheep right up against the inner fence - this was a personal highlight! Yvonne was a great host and I would recommend a stay at her amazing home!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette S.

3 Jan 2023

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Amazing home in beautiful speyside

We had such a great time visiting neighbouring towns, fishing on the Spey River with our guide, touring local whiskey distilleries and enjoying the amazing scenery! We would go back anytime! Thank you to our wonderful host!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa & Jim M., Arlington, Virginia, USA

1 Jul 2023

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Great stay!

We had a lovely stay in Yvonne’s picturesque cottage. No one but sheep around on this amazing property! She was super helpful with local recommendations including Distillery drivers. :) We would love to come back again!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeff M.

30 Aug 2023

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Stunning Luxury home in the Highlands!!

Beautifully presented home, great rural location in the Highlands, picture perfect in every aspect!! Thank you!!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thomas H., Chattanooga, Tennessee

18 Jun 2023

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Classic Scottish country cottage

This home is lovely. Very clean. Beautiful quiet countryside. Easy access to the Cairngorms. Coordinating with the host was extremely easy. Great spot for our family of 5 (all 3 children are young adults).

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marielle W.

25 May 2023

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Escape to the Highlands

Just wow. We will be back next year!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

m. r.

27 Jul 2023

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Very nice private house

Very nice cottage. Very quiet and a lovely 360 view. Perfect if you love the county site. Interior was cozy, the fire place was perfect. Beds were soft! Perfect The bbq is good, but a little rusty. Overall we were enthusiastic about the place. The best we stayed in.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John B.

14 Jun 2023

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Our only regret was not staying longer!

Wonderful location, beautifully finished house with so many special touches. Kitchen had everything we needed and more, spices, oil, some coffee. We felt like we were at home and want to retire there! Yvonne was very accommodationg and quick to reply to any queations we had. We'd go back in a heart beat!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stan J.

15 Sept 2023

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Amazing!!!

There aren't enough stars to give this property. Hands down one of the best VRBOs we've stayed in, and we've stayed in quite a few. Communication with the host is excellent, and there are amazingly detailed instructions provided at the cottage itself. The location is as tranquil as can be achieved. Out in the middle of the countryside, with sheep all around. We scrapped an entire days worth of plans on one of the days we stayed, due to how beautiful the location was. We chose to simply sit outside that day and take in the beauty instead. The home is lovely, and it shows that they take great pride in it. Will absolutely stay here again!!

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tristan D.

10 Jan 2023

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So disappointing

We stayed here for Xmas eve and Xmas night and cooked dinner for our small family. The countryside and nearby towns are beautiful and the property is lovely. However, we feel compelled to rate at 1 star. It’s a shame this owner doesn’t seem to enjoy the experience of sharing her property. She provides copious pages of new rules the day before arrival (despite knowing we had been in a very long international transit) and another two booklets upon arrival contain further rules, as well as signs posted all over the house reminding you of what you can’t do just incase you couldn’t wade through the plethora of instructions already provided. For example, you are literally not allowed to use the kitchen sink incase of damage. A small plastic tub is provided as a substitute which doesn’t fit most pots and pans or oven trays in it to clean. As much as we are of course happy to respect someone else’s place and belongings, it really is impossible to read all the fine print and not end up upsetting the owner here unless you don’t wish to use the property for anything but sleep, and the feeling is generally unwelcoming and stressful. When we arrived, the house was freezing cold and the hot water not turned on, despite all the heating having timers and the cleaner having been there that day. Minimal firewood was provided and instructions to go back to town to get some, despite an entire barn of firewood next to the house. The accommodation was not as described, including on cleanliness, facilities, internet access etc. However, we got on with it, in the spirit of not complaining and enjoying Xmas and not bothering the owner at that time either. When we left, we were sent rude messages from the owner and charged an additional cleaning fee because the fridge and interior of the oven were dirty and we did not take the garbage bags to the outside bins, which are 150 metres from the property, in the pitch black and snow. It’s a bit much when it’s quite expensive and we had already paid a cleaning fee. Furthermore, when we tried to come up with a common sense and reasonable outcome for both us and the owner, we received personally insulting messages and no willingness to resolve the issue. I really wouldn’t bother with the risk of staying here and having your downtime compromised by the owner’s attitude to hospitality.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Petra K.

3 Aug 2022

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Sfeervolle authentieke woning op oogverblindende lokatie

Waanzinnig mooi gelegen heel smaakvol authentiek stenen huis. Heel sfeervol, goed gevulde diverse boekenkast, mooie kunst. Heerlijk verblijf

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

21 Jul 2022

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A Taste of the Highlands

A delightful cottage - exactly as described. Equipped with everything you might need - binoculars, picnic basket, spices. We were delighted from the time we arrived until we left. Cows on the hillside, sheep in the meadow. My favorite memory of Scotland!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heather H.

22 Jun 2022

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Perfect Highland Cottage

The setting was beautiful and quiet. The cottage was beautifully decorated and very comfortable with all we needed. The nearby villages were beautiful.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrew W.

12 Jun 2022

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Thank you

We really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cat M.

7 Mar 2022

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Beautiful House, Stunning Location

A lovely house in a stunning setting with a gorgeous garden. Couldn’t ask for more.

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2022

Speyside Cottage. Amazing views and tranquility. On the iconic Whisky Trail.

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