Cosy cottage in a perfect location overlooking the loch.
Beautiful, little piece of heaven
Ann D.
2024 年 7 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Nigel M.
2024 年 6 月 15 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
The most breathtaking views from the windows
The cottage felt very welcoming when we arrived - someone put a lot of love and hard work into fitting it out. The surroundings were just breathtaking - being located right on the shore of a lock with plenty of birds flying around - and sheep in the driveway. An evening's or early morning's stroll over the rocks around the loch was a particular pleasure, and the quietness was almost tangible, broken only by the gulls screaching, the sheep bleating, and the very occasional car passing the end of the driveway 100 yards away. The remoteness also means you get a chance to talk to people - residents and other tourists - whom you would probably just walk past if you saw them at home. Overall we were very sad to leave and we hope to be back before too long.
Nigel M.
2024 年 6 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Keith T.
2024 年 6 月 9 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Delightful cottage in idyllic location.
This was our second stay in this lovely, cosy cottage. It is well equipped and comfortable - with a brilliant shower! A perfect location for bird watching and walking in an astoundingly beautiful area.
Keith T.
2024 年 6 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Rebecca S.
2024 年 5 月 27 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Delightful Stay!
We loved renting this property! It was located right on a loch with many different species of birds to view and tides to watch. Unfortunately no otter sighting this time! The house was very cozy and clean-just right for two people. It was conveniently located to explore Berneray, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Eriskay. It was also convenient to several grocery stores, gas stations, and restaurants. We had great weather in April/May and enjoyed sitting out on the chairs watching over the loch during the day. We were able to meet Ian, the owner, and it was a delight talking with him. He was very responsive to any questions we had about the property before we arrived. We would definitely recommend this property!
Rebecca S.
2024 年 4 月に 14 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Lyn E.
2024 年 5 月 18 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Location, location, location
We had a wonderful time in this lovely cosy cottage by the loch just watching the tides come in and out. The birds keep us entertained and the extra daylight was a joy.
A very well equipped neat homely cottage with everything you could possibly wish for. Especially if you like cooking from scratch.
Lyn E.
2024 年 5 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Elma C.
2024 年 4 月 23 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Àirigh an Dòbhrain
Had a wonderful stay in Benbecula. What a beautiful Island, and what a beautiful place to stay at Àirigh an Dòbhrain.
Elma C.
2024 年 4 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Christopher
2023 年 12 月 28 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、設備とサービス、施設のコンディションと設備、コミュニケーション
Nice cottage, nicely decorated, nice pictures, furniture, lovely floorboards, good shower, heating, multi-fuel burner. Quiet but good access to North and South Uist.
Weather I as bad most days I was on Uist so it was good to be able to get back to a warm cottage, shower and woodburner.
Binoculars and scope.
Good hillwalking and beach walking. Didn’t see much wildlife due to weather but saw a Golden Eagle, 2 Herons, Waders, Shanks and Gulls.
Christopher
2023 年 12 月に 5 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
James
2023 年 11 月 23 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、設備とサービス、施設のコンディションと設備、コミュニケーション
We wondered if we were mad to visit the Outer Hebrides in mid November so we only booked 3 nights at Airidh an Dobhrain. Wish we'd been brave enough to stay longer! What a delightful, cosy wee cottage and the Hebrides are magical at any time of year. The many 10/10 reviews are accurate - perfect!
James
2023 年 11 月に 3 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Philip D.
2023 年 7 月 7 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Perfect for Two
A charmer of a cottage with it’s own resident wildlife (Sheep and Short Eared Owls anyone?)
A perfect little getaway for a week away in the Outer Hebrides.
Philip D.
2023 年 6 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Nigel R.
2023 年 5 月 10 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
On arrival and on departure … I cried! Happy tears!
This cottage is pure delight. One of the best holiday accommodations I have ever stayed in. Away from all the stresses of life. The situation is perfect to heal whatever might need healing! My two dogs also loved it … the three of us were horizontally ‘chilled out’. Thank you David and family .. what you are ‘offering’ there is, well, certainly for me … perfect!
Nigel R.
2023 年 4 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
John K.
2022 年 11 月 13 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Great setting-great place
Just back from a magical week on the Uists. The property is in a fantastic location with the water almost at your doorstep. Great base for exploring the surrounding areas-not too far from anywhere. Lovely clean and comfortable cottage.
John K.
2022 年 11 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Celia C.
2022 年 11 月 10 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Beautiful and peaceful
We had a fabulous stay here, the setting is beautiful and we hardly saw anyone during our stay, just the sheep and birds. Just what we wanted. The property is cosy and well equipped, and the shower is amazing. We loved sitting by the fire and taking in the view across the water.
Celia C.
2022 年 10 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Barbara
2022 年 9 月 1 日
Barbara
2022 年 8 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Ian M.、Erskine
2022 年 8 月 15 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Peaceful location
The cottage is well presented and clean. The location is absolutely perfect if your looking for peace and quiet with spectacular scenery. Its a perfect location in the middle of the group of islands for travelling around. A lot of thought has went into the layout of the cottage to make most of the size and it certainly works. It was cosy even with the blustery wind we had on the first few days. We would definitely recommend this place and would love to return sometime in the future.
Ian M.
2022 年 8 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
bridget B.
2022 年 5 月 21 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Absolutely fabulous!
This place is top notch. We've rented lots of cottages over the years and this one is definitely one of the best. It's warm and cosy with all mod cons. The shower is so powerful with lots of hot water. There's lots of local info to read up about the area. And the location is STUNNING! We watched golden eagles, a white tailed eagle, short eared owls, deer and otter all from the sitting room window! And to top it all there is lovely Joan who lives nearby who makes sure all is well and is on hand if you need her. We will definitely be back .. thank you!
bridget B.
2022 年 5 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Nicola D.
2022 年 5 月 11 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Immersed in nature
The location is simply incredible, the tide breathing in and out metres from the back door and bird life bursting all around. The cottage itself is beautiful, cosy, comfortable full of warmth and light - just perfect all round. We had a blissful week
Nicola D.
2022 年 4 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Pat W.
2022 年 4 月 4 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Peace and tranquillity
This was everything I needed and more. A perfect place for a writer trying to complete the first draft of a novel and an ideal base for exploring the southern Western Isles. This is a beautiful part of the world. Benbecula is an island of rainbows. The cottage was so comfortable, I really didn't want to leave.
Pat W.
2022 年 2 月に 57 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Andrea S.
2021 年 12 月 7 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Lovely blue isle on lovely blue island
We only stayed 4 nights, but we would have liked to have stayed longer. The cottage is highly comfortable, furnished with great attention to detail (even outside, like herbs in the garden!) Perfect for a romantic hideaway und watching wildlife. You can already see the sea when you wake up. Grocery store within a short drive. Thanks again Ian. Highly recommend!
Andrea S.
2021 年 11 月に 4 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Daniel Z.
2021 年 10 月 25 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Gemütliches Heim mitten in der Natur
Liebevoll eingerichtetes Häuschen für zwei am Wasser. Wer es - wie wir - ruhig mag, ist hier bestens aufgehoben; auch wenn das Wetter wie in unserem Fall über mehrere Tage garstig sein sollte. Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt enorm genossen und bereits jetzt wieder Heimweh nach den äusseren Hebriden und Schottland.
Daniel Z.
2021 年 10 月に 14 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Colin R.、Sunninghill, Berkshire UK
2021 年 9 月 15 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Great location to explore the Uists and Hebridean chain.
Comfortable, super-clean, well-equipped. Planting pretty but needs pruning back to maximise the views and reduce attractiveness to midges!
Colin R.
2021 年 8 月に 14 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Adam K.
2021 年 8 月 29 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Cosy cottage away from it all
Perfect location to see all of the islands. Cosy and well looked after. EV charger was a bonus.
Adam K.
2021 年 8 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Jean S.
2021 年 8 月 15 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Cody little gem of a cottage
Fabulous week in this charming little cottage. Comfy and cosy, right on a loch in a lovely remote location. Shower was particularly amazing! Wish we were back there now!
Jean S.
2021 年 8 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
John H.
2021 年 8 月 8 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Outstanding accommodation in a remarkable location
My work as an ecologist involves travelling and staying in remote locations and we decided to holiday in North Uist because of the wildlife, which didn't disappoint. We were prepared to accept that the accommodation would come with limitations and were therefore delighted that the most enjoyable part of our trip related to the cottage.
It has evidently been a labour of joy to reinstate the cottage for Ian and his family. With so many personal touches, he is evidently a remarkable individual. The addition of two skylights in the lounge make it light and the sympathetic colour scheme makes it feel that three feet thick walls don't come between you and ever changing environment outside the window.
It would have been easy to simply sit and enjoy the view from the windows for the entire week, with so much wildlife to see and the fifteen metres or so to the tidal loch there always seemed to be something happening.
The cottage is typical of many of the houses on the island but the inside is modern, light, warm, comfotable and well appointed. We cooked several meals during our time there, choosing to limit our contact with locals during a time of Covid, and found it easy to cook, there is good storage space, a small dishwasher, a good sink, plenty of surface space and everything required. In a separate space there was a washing machine and if we would have had the need for it, a small log burner so I can't see any issue with going out of season.
The WiFi connection was good enough to make Zoom calls and download and send emails.
The area surrounding the house, like houses over the entire island, is a blanket bog, which I couldn't resist looking at, and recorded almost a hundred species of plants, a similar situation back in England would have made it a wildlife reserve!
The slight breeze meant that we were midge free for almost the entire week and were able to enjoy our stay in an amazing location, made better by the comfortable accommodation and thought that had gone into make it such a pleasure.
Definitely somewhere we'll be trying to book again.
John H.
2021 年 7 月に 7 泊滞在
10/10 (非常に良い)
Debbie T.、Cranleigh
2021 年 8 月 6 日
良かった点 : 清潔度、チェックイン、コミュニケーション、ロケーション、掲載情報の正確さ
Great central location
Well equipped cottage, ideal for two. So peaceful and located so you can to travel to either North or South Uist.
Debbie T.
2021 年 7 月に 7 泊滞在
オーナーについて
オーナー : Ian Swain
My father's family were in the building industry and as a child I learned a lot about building and DIY. I have always enjoyed DIY and undertaken many projects in my own home including building an extension. As I neared retirement from teaching, I wanted to to do more building projects. I love the traditional Hebridean style of property and bought the cottages to renovate and run as holiday let properties. Although I don't live on the island, I spend as much time as possible there and enjoy doing projects at each of my properties. My aim is to provide guests with a comfortable, hassle free holiday. I have many returning guests who love the cottages, the same as I do.
この宿泊施設のオーナーになった理由
When my parents died I was left an inheritance. This coincided with the twilight years of my teaching career, and I had already decided I wanted to spend time in the Hebrides renovating a property on my retirement. When I saw Tigh na Boireach, I fell in love with it and bought it to continue as a holiday let cottage. After a year or so working on this cottage, I had it more or less finished and found Airidh an Dobhrain about 24 miles further south. This is a contrasting property and again has many wonderful features. I felt that its stunning remote, isolated location would make it a popular holiday let cottage once done up. I spent two winters completely renovating the cottage and added two extra windows to take advantage of the 360 degree views.
この宿泊施設の特徴
The cottage has a completely unique feel. You are completely amongst nature. In spring, the nesting birds on the islands in the loch are wonderfully entertaining. Last season a common gull nested on the headland about 20m from the cottage, and there was a parent bird stationed permanently on the the chimney keeping watch. There were 2 oyster catcher chicks wandering around most days, not to mention the deer and occasionally the otters from a little further down the loch.