This could be a very long raving review! Let me try to be precise.
1. Hosts are exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful. Will give as much info and insight as you ask for while not overwhelming you with ideas. Lisa and her husband had the hot tub heated for us after a long day in Inverness - it is a wood burning hot tub and requires a few hours prep, so this was the ultimate gesture by our hosts! So so wonderful!!
2. Home has everything you need and then some extra special luxuries. We had a loaf of fresh bread and jam waiting when we arrived and let me tell you that was a life saver after traveling all day. Farm fresh eggs, coffee, tea and cream! We felt SO welcomed.
3. Bedding - heavenly, towels - large and fluffy, bath/hot tub robes - extra nice touch, tub - relaxing and HUGE, hot tub, sauna, fireplace, couches, all very comforting and practical! Seriously felt like home to us. Walking around inside, we loved the wooden floors that had that vintage sound, the double doors overlooking the front of the cottage in all its glory! Daily visits from pheasants and birds of all sorts. We saw a couple red squirrels and multiple deer. The sounds of the outdoors was as peaceful as could be
4. Kitchen has all the necessities and a nespresso machine with frother that works excellent. We cooked a couple meals, lunches. Eggs daily.
5. The accessibility to small town sites as well as easy access to the major highways was perfect for us. It was so good to go out exploring beautiful Scotland during the day and to come back to a quiet secluded home in the woods made our vacation top notch!!
There are hundreds of positives I could write about this place. Let me end with this: my husband and I talked each morning about how to come back with our kids and their spouses. We’ve been formulating a plan and if we are able to return, we wouldn’t consider anywhere else. In fact we would do our best to get both the properties rented for a stay with 6 adults! I’ll be dreaming of Woodland Cottage for years until I can hopefully return someday.
Thank you to the amazing hosts and all the care they put into our stay.