We wanted to book somewhere very nice and luxurious to take our friends away to say thank you for them helping us in the past. We thought Lochiel “Original Cottage” Luxury Accommodation sounded perfect. How wrong we were! Our heart sank when we turned onto the property to see a derelict old car by the side of the old and dirty house. It proceeded to get worse from there on. Firstly, we were presented with a front entrance where the screen door was hanging open, broken, then inside we were affronted with wet floors, which was of concern to a member of our party who has MS, shabby and marked furniture, dirty and broken curtains, no WIFI, a toilet that kept running unless the water inlet tap was turned off, dangerously scolding hot water, mould on the shower floor tiles, leaking taps in the showers, shabby bathroom mirrors, a broken towel rail, bedside lamps that didn't work, blown globes in the ceiling lights, clunky noisy central heating system at night, huge spider webs on the outside of the windows, an outside decking which was so slimy that it was too dangerous to walk on, empty beer bottles laying in the grass next to the house, cigarette butts on the outside of the kitchen window sill, a spa whose jets fell out and knobs fell off, as well as a very slippery deck….and to top it all off, the appearance of a big rat from under the dishwasher in the kitchen where the base board was loose. We were so embarrassed to think that this was where we had brought our friends for a special weekend away. Instead of taking photos of a beautiful luxurious cottage, we took photos showing all the very poor quality. The cost of this accommodation is outrageous for the quality offered and is definitely not value for money. Lochiel Luxury Accommodation, it most certainly is not…..it should be called Lochiel Very Old and Shabby Accommodation.
In light of all of these things above, we have requested a refund of half of the payment that we made, as we do not believe that accommodation in the "Original Cottage" was up to the "luxury" claim.

We stayed in the "treetops cottage" number 3, it was so lovely! The heaters were on for us when we arrived, the cottage was so clean and neat. It had everything we needed! It's in a great position, so close to everything yet you feel like you're in your own private forest! Can't wait to go back again, we'll be staying more than one night next time!