DOLPHIN VIEW, pet friendly, with a garden in Portmahomack, Ref 8301

Description from the manager

This detached cottage is located next to the sea in the Scottish village of Portmahomack and can sleep four people in two bedrooms. Dolphin View is a detached ground floor property on the sea front in the village of Portmahomack on the North East coast of Scotland. The cottage sleeps four people in two bedrooms (one double, one twin) and one family bathroom. The cottage also contains an open plan living area with a fitted kitchen, a dining area and a sitting area. Outside the cottage is off road parking for two cars and a front garden with outdoor furniture. Just a short stroll from a sandy beach, Dolphin View is a superb cottage for a famil...y holiday in Northern Scotland.

Amenities: Electric night storage heaters with panel heaters in bedrooms. Electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, TV with Freeview, DVD, CD, selection of books and DVDs. Electricity charged by meter reading. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Cot and highchair on request. Off road parking for 2 cars. Enclosed lawned front garden with furniture. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop and pub 5 mins walk.

Region: From the lush green farmlands of the Borders to the ruggedness of the Highlands, the Scots are proud of their land and identity. Scotland also has some of Britain’s best beaches with glorious stretches of clean sand over which to roam.

Town: Portmahomack is a village on the shores of the Dornoch Firth, an inlet of the Moray Firth, with a sandy beach and views of the Sutherland Mountains. The village has a shop and post office, a pub, a cafe and a seafood restaurant.Read more

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Additional notes from owner

All prices are inclusive of the booking fee. The "Min. Per Night" prices quoted are based on the weekly rental price, they are not applicable for short breaks. See our short break policy or ask for further details.
Winter Short Breaks (WSB) are available at many properties in the "Winter" period - subject to availability. Extra nights are charged pro rata of the weekly rental. Off Season Breaks (OSB) are available at many properties in parts of the "Low" and "Mid" periods - subject to availability. The price for a 3 night break is either 75% of the normal weekly rental or, if it is higher, the quoted Winter Short Break price. Extra nights are charged pro rata of the weekly rental. OSBs can be booked within a calendar month of the start date of the holiday. "Last Minute Breaks" (LMB) are available at most properties throughout the "LOW", "MID", "HIGH", "PEAK", "XMAS" and "NEW YEAR" periods. The price for a 3 night break is either 65% of the normal weekly rental or, if it is higher, the quoted Winter Short Break price. Extra nights are charged pro rata of the weekly rental. LMBs can be booked within one week of the start date of the holiday.

What Past Guests Are Saying

• The_Fabric_Fairy
  Dover, United Kingdom

  First class Holiday accommodation

  Left on 03/15/2013 for a stay in September 2012
  
  

  As a family, we have been visiting Dolphin View at Portmahomack for the past 7 years; since we live in Dover,the furthest distance possible from within the UK, that might give the reader some idea of just how good these cottages are. At the time of year we traditionally go there (just after the schools have gone back for the autumn term) the beaches are empty so the dog thinks he's in Heaven, there's plenty to see and do and the welcome from Sandra & Stewart Smart, the cottages' genial hosts, is more like visiting old friends than any kind of business deal.
  
  Each cottage (there are four) has three bedrooms - one double, one twin and one bunk bed with two single mattresses, a generous sized bathroom, huge lounge/diner/kitchen area with a dining table set into an alcove so that meal times are spent gazing over the Dornoch Firth watching time drift endlessly past. Evening sunsets are always magnificent - Portmahomack is almost unique in as much as it looks west despite being on the east coast, affording shelter from the North Sea and spectacular sights as the sun goes down. For those touring the Highlands, this is an idyllic location that affords the visitor peace and quiet and a real opportunity to relax away from the rat race that is modern-day Britain.
  
  If tranquility cannot be done without entirely, Inverness and the Great Glen are just 45 minutes away in the car, but my advice is to stock up from the local supermarkets (there's a very good Morrisons nearby, and at alness) and stay in the vicinity of Easter Ross. Weather-wise - well, it's Scotland, so one knows what to expect, but even dreary and wet days can be passed locally without resorting to the British traditional standbys in case of wet weather. The Pictish museum in a converted local church is top notch, and Tarbet Ness in general is a treasure trove for those who like exploring.
  
  Portmahomack has a small general store/Post Office, an excellent café in Carnegie Hall, just 200 yards from the Dolphin View cottages, and an absolute gem of a restaurant in the Oystercatcher, also just a short stroll from the cottages. The cottages themselves have a small TV, radio/cassette system and a kitchen that will suffice in most areas but no wifi facilities. If you absolutely have to have internet connection, the café in Carnegie Hall is wifi enabled (free!). Tain and alness also both have internet cafés at reasonable rates. I thoroughly recommend Dolphin View as a base for any holiday in Northern Scotland. Have fun.

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