Idyllic House with 2 BR in Cupar (CUPAR - Fife - FF168)

Description from the manager

On a small country estate 3/4 mile from Cupar, Garden Cottage is in a beautiful quiet situation with views over fields, woodland and pond. Highland cattle graze in the policies and wildlife abounds. Shops and hotel 0.75 miles.

There is much to see and do in the area which is renowned for its excellent golf courses. The Scottish Deer Centre is 3 miles away and in Cupar there is a good selection of shops and restaurants as well as tennis courts and a swimming pool. This would be an ideal base for touring the quaint villages of the East Neuk where there are beautiful clean sandy beaches, safe for bathing, and the historic University town o...f St Andrews is within easy reach.

Cupar was for a long time the county town and is still a bustling place with many interesting buildings. There are lovely walks in the surrounding area including the last part of the Coast to Coast walk from Oban to St. Andrews.

This charming detached cottage with stone bow front dates back to 1890 and looks over a pond to fields and woodland and has a private garden with garden furniture and a Little Tykes climbing frame. Use of estate tennis court by arrangement. The very comfortable interior is warm and welcoming, with an open fire in the lounge. Both bedrooms have coombed ceilings and lovely countryside views.

Ground floor: lounge, dining room, kitchen, separate wc. First Floor: 1 double and 1 twin bedroom (cot and high chair available by arrangement), bathroom with shower over bath. Cooking by electricity, oil fired central heating throughout, plus open fire. Fridge, microwave, auto washer/dryer, satellite television, DVD, hi-fi with CD player, payphone. Bed linen, towels and a welcome pack are provided.Read more

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Additional Rate and Availability Information -
3 night minimum booking period. The 3 night price is 75% of the weekly rental not 3 times the above nightly rate. Start dates accepted: Saturday (weekly rentals), Friday (3 nights) or Monday (4 nights). Please contact us for an accurate price quote for your dates.

What Past Guests Are Saying

• A.W
  Aberdeen

  Not enough heating...this is a really cold house.

  Left on 04/03/2013 for a stay in March 2013
  
  

  We stayed there in March. It was a dissapointing start to our due to the central heating only being on at restricted times (7 hours a day at fixed times). The original decription stated that all central heating was inclusive, this clealy was not the case. I rang Mackays 2 or 3 times but again was disappointed that they didn't have the curtasy to return my call. After 2 - 3 days the landlady acknowledged that the mistake was Mackays and agreed to give us 12 hour central heating a day. If you ever decide to stay here, I would recommend double checking what is actually included for your weeks rental. Once the heating problem was sorted out we still found the house was quite cold. The plus points were that you were given a bag of coal and some logs which lasted a few days but after that you had to buy your own...again a little disappointing as I expected that this would all be inclusive. Once we had bought hot water bottles and more coal things were a little better but I do not think it was worth the money because of the inconvience caused by Mackays.

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  Response from Mackay's Agency - 04/03/2013

  

  Mackay's Agency

  Manager

  We are very sorry that your stay at this charming cottage was impacted by the incredibly cold weather we experienced in Scotland this March - in fact the coldest March since records began.
  Normally the heating arrangements in place are more than adequate to provide a comfortable, warm stay but many properties had problems coping with such low temperatures.
  I cannot find any record of your calls to the office but please accept my apologies if they went unanswered - we pride ourselves on our high standards of customer service so this is disappointing. I am pleased the owner extended the heating as required in such extreme cold conditions. On this point, it is standard practice for our owners to preset central heating systems otherwise they tend to be over used however there is no additional cost on the occasions when extended use is required as in your case. Again an initial supply of solid fuel is usually provided and then customers may decide whether to make use of any open fires. Apologies once again but I do hope this experience will not deter you from using our services again.
  Steve Foster
  Managing Director