6/10 Okay
James C.
29 May 2025
Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication
Mixed results
Our first impression of the stay was not a good one because the provided "get directions" link to Google Maps (and Google Maps searching itself) takes you to lat/long coordinates that are several hundred yards across away in a pasture. We pulled up at 9pm Saturday night and tried calling the number provided, and it said "office is closed" -- fortunately, there were people in a cottage at the wrong location who had seen the issue before and pointed us to the right place. The lockbox check in worked fine. Place was clean in general but had a musty smell, I think it was from the vacuum cleaner or something else in the front cabinet. It was not something that kept us from staying, so minor but wanted to mention it. We did like the location. The coin-fed operation of the electricity was annoying at times -- it cut off twice when someone was in the shower. (It is mentioned in the property description.) We like the little town of Lamlash, so no qualms about the location on the island. Overall, it is a cute little cottage and served its purpose. We did very much appreciate the 1GBP coins left by the owner so that we did not have to pay for the electricity ourselves. If that is the norm, they need to yank that thing out and remove the headache of feeding that machine for us renters. They need to fix the google maps location and directions link. All this said, we'd probably stay again now that we're familiar with the place's quirks.
James C.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
