Loch Ness Hideaways:- Rowan Cottage – Home 2526810 Log cabin
- 2 bedrooms
- 4 sleeps
- 4 nights min stay
Loch Ness Hideaways:- Rowan Cottage – Home 2526810
- Log cabin
- 2 bedrooms
- sleeps 4
- 4 nights min stay
Key Info
- Nearest beach 2 mi
- Child Friendly
- Car essential
- Pet Friendly
Description from owner
Description
Step back in time as you enter this charming timber cottage with its tranquil atmosphere and old world ambience.
Styled on the hill bungalows of Kashmir. it was built in 1934 by a relative on her retirement from a life working in India. On arrival Rowan Cottage offers a traditional Highland welcome - a welcome cup of tea, a "dram" of Scots whisky, and some shortbread. Flowers, candles and other special touches make you feel instantly at home and a phone line and free wi-fi means you can keep in touch with the outside world if you choose to!
The cottage has about an acre of wild garden of heather and trees, and is situated beside a very minor road at the head of the Pass of Inverfarigaig, (part of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its flora) just a mile and a half from the southern shores of Loch Ness. Privacy is assured, as the nearest house is about 300 metres away, and 50 metres down the road a forest track links into a network of paths through Farigaig forest - ideal for a walk with your dog.
The cottage has two bedrooms (one double , one twin), a bathroom with wc, washbasin and bath with shower over it, kitchen, utility, lounge and sunroom. Linens and towels are provided
The partially enclosed verandah offers wonderful open views to the hill on the northern side of Loch Ness - Mealfuarvonie (Gaelic for the rounded hill of the cold hollow.) This sun room invites you to sit back and relax with a book and a 'dram', or perhaps enjoy listening to some traditional Scottish music. On clear and frosty winter nights you may be lucky enough to have a seat with a grandstand view of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis.
Centrally situated for touring, Cairngorm National Park, Fort William and Glencoe, Skye and the white sand beaches of the north-west are all within easy reach – or you may prefer to relax locally, visit the Falls of Foyers, try some Nessie spotting, dolphin watching on the Moray Firth, or go walking, swimming or birdwatching. The RSPB have a hide nearby, where you may see Slavonian Grebes, or you could try your hand at trout fishing with a local guide, or relax with some complementary therapy. Inverness is a half hour's drive, for some retail therapy, and local Hotels provide good food if you don't feel like cooking.
From the visitors book:
"The quietest, most peaceful place we've ever been. It's like being in another world. Can't wait to come back."
"Here for the 3rd time. Lovely and peaceful - great place to recharge your batteries."
"We've done what we set out to do - relaxed and read a book or two.
Quiet walks, drank some wine - sat out on the porch when the weather was fine.
Sang some songs, fished some streams; life here is exactly what it seems - peaceful and calm in every way. Many thank yous Janet, we've enjoyed our stay!
Many of our guests return time and time again and become good friends - we hope we may also say to you - "Ceud Mile Failte!" ( a hundred thousand welcomes) to Rowan Cottage.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- Crib
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: Full bed
Bedroom 2: 2 Twin beds
Beds in other rooms: - 1 Full bath
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Mountain Views
- Grill
- Balcony or terrace
- Internet access
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- Satellite TV
- DVD player
- Stereo system
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Check in time: 16:00, Check out time: 10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
- This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
- Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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Booking confirmed |
100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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50% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 4 weeks before check-in.
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No refund if cancelled less than 4 weeks before check-in.
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* The booking fee is stated in the cancellation policy information on the payment page. This fee helps us run our secure platform and enables us to provide 24/7 customer support
House rules
No parties or extra guests
Smoking is allowed outside the property
About the owner
A S.
- Average reply time:
- 1 hour 19 minutes
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Calendar last updated:
- 11 Jan 2024
- Years listed:
- 13
- Based in:
- United Kingdom
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 36 reviews
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36 reviews
- Excellent
- 32
- Very Good
- 4
- Average
- 0
- Poor
- 0
- Terrible
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“Couldn't have asked for better”
For our family this was the perfect place to stay! The owners are great,the location and site of the property was perfect. Dog friendly slice of heaven for nature lovers and hikers
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on all reviews.
Response from the owner Mark thank you for your review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay, and look forward to welcoming you back.
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“Bliss”
A beautiful location, a cosy well equiped, gorgeous property in a secluded spot near Loch Ness. Did not want to leave. A true break away from the stresses of life and a reminder of times gone by. Woul… More
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Response from the owner Thank you for your lovely review, and we hope to welcome you back next year!
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“Perfect Highlands family hideaway”
Gorgeous surroundings, well equipped traditional cottage with everything a family could need and more. My 10 yr old son loved exploring the garden and spotting the deer, he read a lot of the books on … More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay, and even had some good weather too! Hope to welcome you back someday. Best wishes, Janet
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“Deer Garden”
A reasonably priced cottage in an unreasonably beautiful setting. Friendly and helpful host who also respects guests privacy. Amazing view and a giant garden (which was visited by a deer). Loch Ness is a short drive down the exciting local roads and there are so many things to see. We particularly loved the shingle beach at Loch Ness and the dolphins. We were with our 19 year old son 13 year old daughter and 2 year old Doodle. We were all very impressed AND to my knowledge not a single midge!?!
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Response from the owner Thank you for your review John. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! Best wishes Janet
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“Little bit of paradise”
This was a perfect escape for us. The cottage is warm and cosy and in such a beautiful location. Janet and Alex were very helpful and made us feel very much at home. We were welcomed with flowers, sho… More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for your kind vreview , we are glad you enjoyed your stay at Rowan Cottage. . Hope to see you again sometime!
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“lovely quiet location”
Rowan cottage this wee cottage lies just out side of the small village of Errogie about 16 miles from Fort Augustus in a secluded wooded area with stunning view from the porch when we first arrived and entered the cottage we were met by a small dram of whiskey and some shortbread ,we were asked to contact Janet when we arrived and Janet arrived around 20 min later and we had a we chat and all was explained on everything about the cottage Janet even told us of all the local amenities that were available to us and were also inside the small blue folders which were left in the cottage , we also informed that we could use the Phone that was there and if there was any problems to contact Janet we had a small problem on the last morning but her Husband Alex came right away and explained that the whole village was affected I would definitely recommend this small cottage to anyone specially if you like to hike
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Response from the owner Thank you for your review - we are so glad you enjoyed your stay! It was unfortunate that there was a power cut on your last morning, as a tree had come down on the line, and we were all cut off! These things can happen in a rural area, but thankfully not too often! Best wishes Janet
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“Lovely cottage in beautiful location”
The cottage was great, with an interesting history, and set in a gorgeous location. We really loved staying here. The owners Janet & Alex were lovely too and supplied plenty of information about t… More
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Response from the owner Catherine many thanks for your review - we are so glad you enjoyed your stay, and hope to welcome you back some day!
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“A cosy old cottage with all the amenities, in beautiful, serene surroundings.”
First things first - as well as a fully equipped kitchen (minus dishwasher) you modern folk can relax in the knowledge that Rowan Cottage has a surprisingly decent Broadband connection (for being pret… More
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Response from the owner Thank you for your review Alex - we look forward to welcoming you back!
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“comfortable and a beautiful location”
Stunning views in a lovely calm location. everything we needed . warm and cosy in surprisingly wintery conditions. the shower did strugggle with the cold.
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Response from the owner Thank you for your review Ian! I am glad that you were warm and cosy and had everything you needed. I hope you had a lovely time visiting your Aunt. but I am sorry if you felt that there was a problem with the shower. I will look into that. Hope to welcome you back! Best wishes Janet
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“Timeless oasis”
Rowan cottage is the most relaxing and welcoming cottage. We loved our stay, with lovely local walks, monopoly with our children in the covered verandah on the odd rainy afternoon and relaxing on the … More
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Response from the owner Lovely to meet your family, and I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay. Haste Ye Back!
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