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Eilean Mor Cottage is a beautiful little retreat located in the small village of Skinidin in the north west part of the island. Sitting in an elevated position the cottage enjoys panoramic views to Loch Dunvegan and to the Outer Hebrides in the west. The cottage and the location are a perfect choice for a relaxing holiday or for those that enjoy the outdoor life, with hill walks on the doorstep.
This traditional cottage is tastefully furnished throughout and equipped to a high standard. On the ground level guests will find a well appointed kitchen, a sitting room complete with a wood burner, a twin bedroom and a beautiful conservatory which has a dining table and seating, this room being ideally positioned to enjoy the spectacular views of the surrounding landscape. Upstairs there is a double bedroom and a shower room. All the rooms apart from the kitchen are front facing and enjoy views to the loch below. Outside an enclosed garden with seating completes the facilities.
The surrounding area has much to offer the visitor, for food lovers the famous Three Chimneys restaurant is within walking distance, and located not far away at Stein, is the Michelin starred Loch Bay Restaurant run by the accomplished chef Michael Smith. For days out, Neist Point with its lighthouse is within a short drive. The point being the most north westerly on Skye, and the sunsets here are just stunning. Basking sharks, dolphins, seals and whales are often spotted, along with a large variety of birds, including the majestic Golden eagle. The coral beaches at Loch Dunvegan are definitely worth a visit, as is Dunvegan Castle, home of the Clan Macleod for the last 800 years.
For supplies, Glendale (3 miles), which is on the way to Neist Point, has the Glendale Store and Post Office and the delightful Cafe Lephin. In the other direction, Dunvegan (4 miles), offers a small range of shops and restaurants, including the Old School Restaurant, and further afield Portree (26 miles) is the one of the largest towns on the island and has all the usual facilities, including boat trips from the harbour which are always popular. Another place worthy of a mention is the Talisker Whisky distillery based at Carbost, here you can arrange a tour around the distillery and learn all about the making and history of Scotland’s “water of life”.
Facilities
Downstairs
Upstairs
Included in the price
Other Facilities
Mobile Phone Reception and WiFi Internet Access
Due to the location mobile coverage may be limited or even unavailable.
Good Housekeeping Deposit
A Good Housekeeping Deposit of £75.00 is required at the property.
Best Features
STL Licence No: HI-30613-P EPC Rating: E
Guests rate Eilean Mor Cottage: Very Good from 29 reviews About Reviews
Such a well equipped cottage in every aspect. We spent early mornings & evenings dining in the conservatory looking over Loch Dunvegan & out to the Hebrides. Internet reception was excellent. It was delightful to see so many locally bought crafts. A very minor recommendation. We would have liked another tea towel as we could only find one.
Lovely cottage . We did expect better cleaning of fluff and cobwebs . We did expect a change of linen after the first week and a bit more than 5 logs for the stove . Lovely and quiet and very well placed for exploring .
Wilderness Cottages Replied...
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your stay at Eilean Mor Cottage. We are glad to hear the positive aspects of your holiday and disappointed to hear you found some negative points. As Wilderness Cottages are the booking agents, we have contacted the owners to make them aware of your feedback, which they will investigate and where necessary make improvements. Only 5 logs was clearly an oversight and we are sorry about this, had this been communicated with the owner, they would have gladly supplied you with more along with providing a fresh change of linen. We encourage any issues to be brought to the attention of the cottage contact person or Wilderness Cottages during your stay.
The Eilien Mor cottage was in a beautiful location with gorgeous views from the conservatory where we spent a lot of our time. The cottage is very comfortable with everything you need and well stocked with kitchen essentials like salt/pepper and oil etc.,The satellite television wasn't working on our arrival but the housekeeper was quick to respond and provided a Smart TV for us which we appreciated. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here and would highly recommend to future guests.
Wonderful little cottage with beautiful sea views. It was perfect for our holiday and we appreciated the kindness of previous guests who had left items in the spacious cupboard. It was beautifully clean with bunches of wild flowers to welcome us.
We had a really excellent stay in Eilean Mor. It's quiet, clean, warm and comfortable with great views over the sea-inlet from the conservatory. We spent most evenings in there, making the most of the views. Appreciated the washing line and pegs to hang the swimming stuff there to dry. Very well equipped generally, though a wooden spoon would be useful and sponge scourers (we bought our own). Also a non-slip mat in the shower as I found it a bit slippery when wet and soapy. Apart from these minor and easily sorted things, it's a really great place to stay and we would love to come back.
Lovely aspect, lovely Cottage , good Art on display and well equipped.
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