Overview

It’s a lovely traditional Scottish hotel with very extensive grounds, a good range of activities (untested) and crucially, amongst its many associated lodges and cottages , a three bedroom cottage with a ground floor adapted, accessible room. It’s not bad. I have M.S. and it’s getting worse - two or three years ago and the cottage would have been perfect, now however it was a bit of a challenge. Overall access is very good; there is ample adjacent parking, good ramped access to a nice wide front door and plenty of room indoors for my big powerchair to manoeuvre. It’s nicely furnished and decorated and feels nicely upmarket. The adapted room is a good sized double with an ensuite bath/shower room. Again, I was able to manoeuvre around easily enough - a bit of jiggary-pokery with chairs and occasional furniture is just what you expect and certainly this is better than most in that respect. The bathroom has an accessible shower with a basic shower chair available. The floor is non slip, a good point - how many otherwise useable bathrooms are ruined by ceramic tiled floors? There is also a bath but no way to get in - a pity as I like a bath. The loo is a bit on the low side and only has one drop down grab rail - left facing, and no other fixed rails. There is a ceiling track hoist between the door via the bed area to the bathroom but it’s a bit old and clunky and whilst it goes over the bath, there is no bathing sling. The main hotel building has decent access and the staff are friendly - we went with a large family group and had separate catering so I can’t speak for restaurant or bar provision .

Transport & Parking

4.5

Plenty of parking space at the a.ccessible cottage and a reasonable number of spaces at the main hotel.

Access

3

Toilets

1.5

I didn’t use the loo in the main hotel, my partner looked at it and said it was ‘OK’.

Staff

4

Friendly and helpful

Anything else you wish to tell us?

For a less disabled person it would be a treat