8/10 Good
David A.
16 July 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent but couple of niggles
A great week at this property. Spacious enclosed garden for our dogs, well equipped kitchen, good sized double bedrooms. No serious complaints - an excellent base for exploring Speyside.
However, we have a couple of minor comments given that the house could sleep up to 8 adults.
1. We had 5 adults and just about managed to fit ourselves around the dining table, which consisted of bench seating. I found it difficult to imagine how 8 people would have managed.
2. Washing machine/ tumble dryer. The utility room had a small combined washer/dryer. Given the nature of a walking/activity holiday in the Scottish Highlands and the changeable weather, we had plenty of dirty laundry across the week. Washing and drying with only one machine (with a small 2kg drying capacity) was a real challenge. Added to this, only one towel per guest had been supplied (despite also a hot-tub in the garden), so make sure you take plenty of your own towels!
3. Again, the nature of an activity holiday in the Highlands using a remote base like Nethy Bridge, usually means being out all day, and being home in the evenings. The living room had a smart TV with access to Netflix, Amazon Prime, but the layout of the living room with the TV wall mounted in a small recess presented a challenge for 5 of us to comfortably sit down at night and watch a movie. It was impossible for 5 people to sit on a sofa and watch. Again, had we been a party of 8, I'm really not sure how the living room could have coped.
David A.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
