Extremely cold!
We booked 4 nights away at the Osprey boathouse in December at a cost of £1040 and expected the ‘luxury’ that they advertise, sadly, this wasn’t the case. Although the road down to the boathouse is advertised as a dirt track, I was honestly not prepared for just how bad it was. Unfortunately, the only sign for the boathouses is at a very low level and as we arrived in the dark, we missed it completely. We arrived to the front door being unlocked, which I reported straight away. The boathouse has a lovely layout, all in one room, although it was a surprise to find the fridge in another room, which was a pain when making a cuppa, having to walk back and fore with the milk.
The duvet was completely the wrong tog/warmth for winter in Scotland, we completely froze every day & night. The wood burning fire is wonderful, plenty of logs in the shed, which is a short walk away, but once the logs had burned, it was back to freezing again as we couldn’t keep putting logs on through the night. There was a plug in radiator available, but was completely inadequate and gave off little heat. I wouldn’t bother putting the ‘dressing gowns’ on as they were hard and starchy.
Plenty of cutlery and crockery, with a welcome pack of wine and chocolate……we’re tee-total, but it was a nice gesture.
On our last morning, we stripped the bed, as instructed, to find stains on the pillows!
We, stupidly, left a jacket there, which was returned to us within 10 days.
The views were spectacular, completely romantic and slightly different everyday. If we ever came back to the boathouses, it would be in the Summer and definitely NOT in the Winter!
1 de diciembre de 2025
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