Ormidale Old Barn - stunning steading conversion for 16 with hot tub pool sauna – Home 131909 Apartment
- 7 bedrooms
- 16 sleeps
- min stay varies
Ormidale Old Barn - stunning steading conversion for 16 with hot tub pool sauna – Home 131909
- Apartment
- 7 bedrooms
- sleeps 16
- min stay varies
Key Info
- Nearest beach 14 mi
- Swimming pool
- Child Friendly
- Car advised
- Air conditioning
- Pet Friendly
- Private garden
Description from owner
Description
The Old Barn at Ormidale has taken us nearly three years to complete and no expense has been spared in establishing it as the most luxurious of our stable of properties. A travertine marble floor runs throughout the ground floor and offers a stunning contrast to the original exposed stone walls which feature in the kitchen and living area.
It's a stylish, contemporary holiday home, with a hot tub, a sauna, a TV room, a separate dining room, and a lovely big main lounge. The kitchen is gorgeous, featuring three ovens and a microwave and five electric rings. With use of Games Cottage (table tennis and pool tables, dart board) plus a football pitch, swimming pool (heated indoor) and a tennis court, this is a great estate to base a weekend away or a week's holiday.
Underfloor heating from an environmentally sustainable ground source heat pump provides constant heating through both floors of the property, which will accommodate up to 16 guests in total, with our maximum adult occupancy set at 12.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: King bed
Bedroom 2: Queen Bed
Bedroom 3: King bed
Bedroom 4: King bed
Bedroom 5: King bed
Bedroom 6: King bed
Bedroom 7: Bunk bed
Beds in other rooms: Sofa beds - 3 Full baths
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioning
- Private indoor pool
- Jacuzzi or hot tub
- Private garden
- Grill
- Balcony or terrace
- Bicycles available
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Safe
- Sauna
- Table tennis
- Pool or snooker table
- Games room
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- Satellite TV
- DVD player
- Stereo system
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Access
- Parking
- Secure parking
Policies
- 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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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
About the owner
John D.
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Calendar last updated:
- 01 May 2024
- Years listed:
- 13
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English, French
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Reviews
Very Good
– based on 78 reviews
Very Good
78 reviews
- Excellent
- 54
- Very Good
- 10
- Average
- 5
- Poor
- 6
- Terrible
- 3
“amazing but.....”
the barn is refurbished to a very high standard in terms of soft furnishings and fittings and provides a lovely space to relax, the outdoor area is also very lovely. However, there are elements that c… More
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 I am glad you liked the fluffy towels and robes, found the space and furnishings and fit out to a high standard and that you describe us as having a beautiful environment. I am sorry that you still found cause to criticise. Our estate managers consistently get the very highest ratings for service and attitude and approach from almost all our guests. They did explain to me that you didn't feel the same way, and we were slightly confused as to why you objected to their manner! I am sorry that their approach didn't find favour with you - most people find them extremely helpful and personable. As a self-catering house, we advertise ourselves as providing starter supplies of basics but most guests expect to bring their own coffee etc. If you were to run out we would always provide you with extras with our compliments. We always have spares of kitchen kit so if you had asked for extra utensils, serving dishes, glassware, or a milk jug (even an additional toaster or kettle) we could have supplied them there and then. Servicing, cleaning, refilling and reheating a hot tub costs us more than £100. When my staff unblocked the bathroom sick, they found it choked with vomit, and even though Pam and Norman weren't passing any judgements or comments about it, some members of your party objected when they explained that that was what had happened. A shame to find ourselves criticised, but we will continue to do the best we can for all our guests.
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“Beautiful place, beautiful drive. Kids had fun”
Beautiful place We had a great time. A few hiccups in one of the bathrooms which we reported and a mark on the carpet in one of the bedrooms. We had so much fun with family and kids. Beautiful drive … More
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Response from the owner I am so glad you enjoyed the house and the area. Thanks for taking the time to review us. Hope to see you again.
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.
“A great location for creating shared memories.”
We had a fabulous time at the Old Barn on Ormidale House Estate. A rare opportunity to bring grown up kids and friends together for a few relaxing days. Everyone loved the ammenities: sauna, hot tub,… More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to post a positive review of your experience. The area really is absolutely stunning and sometimes it is when we see it through the yes of excited first time visitors that we really appreciate it properly ourselves. I am glad you enjoyed the extraordinary cuisine at |Inver - one of many superb restaurants very near us. And it is always nice to see our estate managers getting the credit they deserve for going the extra mile to keep guests happy.
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“Perfect place for rural Scottish getaway”
The Old Barn was absolutely perfect for our get-together with 12 old friends. The house was in great condition and had everything we needed. The on-site catering we ordered was delicious, and we used … More
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Response from the owner Thanks so much for reviewing us. Most of our guests love the place and the area and appreciate the efforts of the staff. I am glad you enjoyed it so much!
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“Do not stay here!!!”
If I could rate this 0 I would. Stayed here with family… The website calls out luxury, stylish and stunning in the description and it was anything but. The swimming pool had been out of use f… More
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Response from the owner I hope that people will see this review and the other one from the same group in the context of the hundreds of other positive reviews. We had some financial demands made that we felt were entirely unreasonable and we decided not to give in to those, in the knowledge that the threatened bad publicity would appear. We say in our welcome pack that the 5mph speed limit is there for a reason, We don't list a bouncy castle. The guests in the week before and the week after this party have both given us 5 / 5...
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“Let Down”
The moment we arrived we were told that the pool was out of use, the trampoline was broken and the bouncy castle did not exist. Great when we are a family of 16 with 8 small children. The barn was ver… More
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Response from the owner I hope that people will see this review and the other one from the same group in the context of the hundreds of other positive reviews. We had financial demands made that we felt were entirely unreasonable and we decided not to give in to those, although we did give them some compensation for their disappointment. We did so in the knowledge that the threatened bad publicity would appear. We don't list a bouncy castle. We emailed the complainant immediately he raised the issues but apparently he had changed email addresses so the reply didn't get to him. The guests in the week before and the week after this party have both given us 5 / 5... Thank goodness we are able to please the majority of the people the majority of the time. We aspire to do better than that, of course. We don't like anybody to be disappointed.
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“Excellent - would definitely recommend”
Stayed here last week for my sisters hen weekend with 31 of us. We stayed in the Old Barn, Mill House and Garden Cottage! We had the most amazing time and the place is just stunning! The weather was s… More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to post such a lovely review. thans also for bringing such a magnificent collection of ladies to our houses for that memorable weekend. They were all so charming and positive and you were the nicest group!!! Thanks for taking care of each other and of the houses. I hope we will see you again.!
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“Loads to do & a lovely warm house”
Played table tennis, cycled along the shore on one of the many bikes in the shed left ready to go by the host, played football with the dogs in the field in front of the big house, played golf at Kam… More
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Response from the owner Thank you for choosing Ormidale. I am glad you enjoyed the Old Barn and made the most of our facilities and the area. I hope we will see you again soon.
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“Ormidale became Ormi-fail!”
Recently my family and I spent a weekend in The Old Barn on the Ormidale Estate, by Glendaruel in Argyll. The big attraction for us was the swimming pool, since there were quite a few children in the … More
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Response from the owner This is of course a pretty disappointing review to read and we do acknowledge that we had some problems with housekeeping on the estate at about this time. The house was cleaned by professional cleaners, but they didn't get every single detail right and so we did not hit quite our usual high standards, and we apologised for that - but I still don't think the overall tenor of the review is quite fair. It certainly isnt correct to say that they received no apology. Indeed we also gave this party what we thought was quite a large refund in respect of their complaints. They then indicated that they were very disappointed that we didn't meet their request for twice that amount, so I guess we can't be surprised to read this. The hot tub water was crystal clear when the guests arrived and there were slow release chemicals in the filter system to ensure that it would stay clear. As with any swimming pool or hot tub facility, we do depend on guests not spilling things and on guests showering in advance of hot tub usage. If those rules are respected then the hot tub water that starts clean stays clean. A shame that they were disappointed, and we do accept that there were areas of imperfection in what is still in general a beautiful and well-presented holiday house with great facilities.
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“Ideal weekend getaway”
We booked Ormidale Old Barn for 16 guests to enjoy a weekend of celebrations. The place was even better than the photos and we would highly recommend it as a place to stay. The Old Barn comfortably s… More
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Response from the owner I am so pleased you had such a good time. We will always welcome you and your lovely group back as you were fabulous guests. Thanks for coming, for looking after the place so nicely, and for taking the time to review us.
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not TripAdvisor LLC.
FAQs
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