Ormidale House - sleeps 30, pool, hot tub, sauna – Home 131910 House
- 13 bedrooms
- 35 sleeps
- 2 nights min stay
Ormidale House - sleeps 30, pool, hot tub, sauna – Home 131910
- House
- 13 bedrooms
- sleeps 35
- 2 nights min stay
Key Info
- Nearest beach 20 mi
- Swimming pool
- Child Friendly
- Car advised
- Air conditioning
- Pet Friendly
- Private garden
Description from owner
Description
A fabulous, luxurious, historic "laird's house" with 13 bedrooms and ample space for a house party of up to 35. Ormidale House sits in 22 acres of private grounds in beautiful scenery. The house is brilliantly situated for sight-seeing around the West Coast. The immediate area is renowned for some of the best walking in Scotland, and it's a great base for fishing, riding, shooting, golf, sailing or cycling. We've put in 6 fishing rods, 12 bikes for different sizes (with helmets), and 8 bags of golf clubs.
There's loads to do in the area, and some great local pubs and restaurants, but we've also tried to make it comfy enough for people who don't want to go anywhere else.
Ormidale House was built as a seat of Clan Campbell in 1696. After ongoing minor changes through the centuries, in 1900 the house was substantially extended by the renowned Scottish architect Robert Lorimer to form the well-laid out, comfortable, bright, light, and spacious 13 bedroomed “laird's house” that is available for weekend or weekly rent today.
It's been pretty luxuriously equipped and nicely furnished, mostly with antiques. The new, comfy beds feature fabulous quality goose-down and feather duvets and gorgeous bed-linen, we've put some original Scottish art on the walls, bought half decent crystal for the table and generally tried to ensure that it's as comfortable and well-equipped a place to stay as you'll find in Scotland, without having any of the formality or grandeur of a castle or stately home. The house has a lovely, relaxing feel.
With a drawing room, TV room / snug, full-size Billiard Room, playroom, large kitchen with AGA and breakfast room downstairs - as well as the impressive dining hall seating 24 - Ormidale has sufficient accommodation to cater for any large house party. We have laid out the bedrooms to offer real flexibility; two rooms are set up as triples, three as king-size doubles, one as a quadruple bunk room and another as a family room for up to six bodies!! The other six bedrooms can be set up either as super-kingsize doubles, as twins, or even sometimes as triples. All bar two of the bedrooms have either an en suite bathroom or a basin. There are four further bathrooms, two separate loos, and a sauna. Altogether, the house has nine showers and ten wc's.
As well as a private hot tub for each house, we now have an indoor heated swimming pool which is shared between the three houses on the estate. Each house gets their own hour of exclusive swimming time in the morning and in the afternoon – outside those six hours, it is a “free for all” in the pool. There's a football pitch and a tennis court, a games cottage and a bouncy castle. With thousands of acres of forestry on our doorstep, the property is idea for explorers of all ages, on two legs or four!!!
Further details indoors
With a large drawing room with open fire, huge dining hall, play-cum-TV room, extra TV room snug, breakfast room, games room with full size billiard table, kitchen with 4 oven Aga, the living accommodation is flexible enough and comfortable enough to suit most types of parties – and at most times of year.
We've tried to make it more luxurious and better equipped than our own house, so that even a wet weekend will be a comfortable and memorable one.
Further details outdoors
The 22 acre garden, like the house, is absolutely unique, having been laid out by horticulturalist and arborealist Sir Thomas Mawson of Kendal over 100 years ago. It features a grade A listed historic sundial, as well as the tallest Canadian Blue fir in Britain. Originally built by the family of the Duke of Argyll in 1696, the house was remodelled under the famous Scottish architect Robert Lorimer in the early 1900s. .
With streams and waterfalls and a huge variety of plants, it's a stunning garden.
There's a scruffy tennis court, croquet set, football pitch, cricket and badminton sets, plus the 13 foot trampoline, two barbecues and all important “midge machines” in the garden. As well as the full sized billiard table in its own room, and air hockey, table football, etc, there is a (shared) games cottage with a dartboard, table tennis table, pool table, and bouncy castlel in the garden. , Or you can go and play in the swimming pool. Or the hot tub. or the sauna.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- 3 Cribs
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- 7 Full beds, 18 Twin beds, 3 Cribs
- 4 Full baths, 4 Attached (ensuites)
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioning
- Private indoor pool
- Jacuzzi or hot tub
- Private garden
- Trampoline
- Grill
- Balcony or terrace
- Bicycles available
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Safe
- Staffed property
- 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
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- 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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About the owner
John D.
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- 100%
- Calendar last updated:
- 14 Apr 2024
- Years listed:
- 13
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Languages spoken: English, French
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 114 reviews
Excellent
114 reviews
- Excellent
- 95
- Very Good
- 13
- Average
- 4
- Poor
- 1
- Terrible
- 1
“50th Birthday Celebrations at Ormidale House”
Myself and 21 family and friends stayed at Ormidale House to celebrate my 50th birthday, our party was made up of mainly adults, 4 kids of varying ages and 2 well behaved dogs. The house done exactly … More
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Response from the owner Thanks for taking the time to review us - glad it was a successful weekend and look forward to seeing you again soon.
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“The best of the best”
A place of dreams! Has everything you want for a stay with group of mates. Would stay again! Great location and a monster house.
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to review us - and thanks also for looking after the place so nicely. You and your friends will always be welcome back in our beautiful corner of Argyll.
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“10 out of 10”
A big group of us stayed here for a stag party and it was absolutely perfect. The team couldn’t have been more helpful and the house is fantastic. There’s so much to do whether you want … More
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Response from the owner Thanks, Luke, for taking the time to post such a positive review. As you know, we don't take every stag booking that comes our way, but I am glad we took yours and that it went off so well. I hope we will see you again another time for another occasion.
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“Great weekend away”
We went to Ormidale House with family and friends for our 50th wedding anniversary. We all had a great time the house was very spacious and had everything we needed for a great weekend. We loved the s… More
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Response from the owner I am so glad you enjoyed the pool and the hot tub and appreciated the space and the facilities. We can't please all the people all the time but we do do our best. - I am so glad you were able to fill our lovely house with your lovely friends and family for such a great occasion.
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“We will remember Ormidale as one of the best holidays ever.”
We had a Fantastic time. There were 26 of us from one year old to 76 years old. The house id beautiful, roomy and calm. The furnishings were comfy and fitting for a traditional Scottish Mansion. Yet … More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for the lovely review - and for being such great guests. We have had the roofers out this week and hopefully they have sorted that wee problem which affected Room 3. "One of the Best Holidays Ever" sums up how most people feel about their time at Ormidale. Thanks for putting into words for other people!
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“Wonderful week”
This is the first time in a long while that we managed to get the whole (26) family together. Our daughter couldn't have chosen us all a better place. somewhere just to totally relax and enjoy t… More
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Response from the owner We do like to think Ormidale is a perfect place for kids to explore and enjoy themselves - the woods, the stream, the fields, the football pitch, the games cottage, the tennis court, the trampoline, the pool. We love to see the facilities used to the max. I am glad yours enjoyed it and left the adults in relative peace!!!! Thank you for reviewing us and for giving Tommy the chef a name-check!!!
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“Fabulous Family Holiday”
We had such an amazing family trip at Ormidale House this past summer. We were a group of 26 (16 adults and 10 kids) and fit in the house perfectly. Everyone had their own space, but it was so easy to… More
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. Your party were a delight to have at the house and I am so glad you appreciated it! We are lucky to have such great staff who always go the extra mile for our guests. Nice to see them get a mention!!!
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“Fabulous”
Great house for large birthday celebration. Well equipped, lots of space. We had a ball! Thoroughly recommended
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Response from the owner Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. I am so pleased it was a positive experience for you and your friends. Most our guests appreciate the efforts we go to to ensure they have the best time possible and we really appreciate your appreciation!!!
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“Absolutely perfect”
My sister found this stunning house and we had a 40th birthday party here , 17 people of all ages stayed for the weekend and we were not disappointed . The house is stunning , huge dining room , plent… More
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Response from the owner Awwww. Thanks so much for the lovely review. Most people do love it, but we particularly like getting reviews from people who have stayed in multiple big houses before and who think ours is the best!! We do put a huge amount of work, effort, time and money into making it that for you - and it is lovely to see that appreciated. Thanks again.
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“My favourite holiday house for a large group of friends!”
What a stunning and peaceful location! This is a beautiful house full of history and charm with a large dining room and a gorgeous drawing room with a lovely fire place and a baby grand piano. Our chi… More
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Response from the owner Thank you for taking the time to publish a lovely review - not all our happy guests do take the time. We work very hard to present the house as well as it deserves and it is nice to see that appreciated.
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FAQs
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Occasionally, you will pay a damage deposit up front as part of the total rental cost. In this case, the owner has 10 days after you check out to report any damage. If they don’t, we’ll return your deposit. If their claim is successful, we’ll deduct the agreed cost and return the remainder.
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