Aultmore

A lovely cottage, makes a great base for exploring the highlands.

It was a good stay in a cosy accomodation but a view things to criticize.

- There were only 5 tv-programms available. - There were too few instructions how to use or manage things in the accomodation. For example: How to use the heater (the flat was very cold) or how to separate waste? Was there washing powder and if, where? Was there a way to hang up laundry? - How to use the open fire in the living room? No chance, there were no matches, there were no stove lighter... - The fridge is much too small. - The drawer with the cutlery was very dirty.

Very pleasant,well presented quirky little house, but being September we had some issues with the convoluted heating systems.

The log burner did not heat the room adequately and the main bedroom radiator did not work. The bathroom heater is also inadequate and drying towels was a problem. The two hour hot water booster only supplied 6in of warm water for a bath. The bath was not draining and we took out two handfuls of hair and soap scum from the plug hole. The hand basin plug hole also needed cleared . The chopping boards in the kitchen smelled of old food.

We loved to stay in Kingussie.

Nice town with lovely walks locally and further up in the Cairngorms. We liked the house very much. Beds very comfortable compared to other places we have stayed.

We had a lovely week, the house was in a good place for getting about.

We had everything in the house that we needed, we had contact with the owners who were very helpful. Would definitely visit again .

Overall we had a very pleasant stay and the cottage grew on us.

This is all very personal as i can imagine some people will find it perfect. The thing we did love a lot were the beds. They were narrow bit so so comfortable! However for us as a small family we missed comfort and a homey feel in the sitting area/ 'livingroom'. It felt a bit as if the owner did not really care. The sitting area was unpersonal and not so comfortable. And most of the things were tired and in need of some tlc. We missed a booklet with some manuals of shower, heating etc. There were some handwritten papers here and there in the cottage that were not really helpful. We had no contact with the owners whatshowever, we missed that. Just a message or a pop over to introduce yourself would've been nice. All in all we had a nice 2 weeks in the cottage but missed some personal notes and cosiness. The cottage felt very unpersonal and as if no one really cared.

We stayed at the property for 7 nights and enjoyed our stay, the house was a good size with plenty of comforts for a relaxing evening and views of the hill from the garden.

There was also plenty of amenities in the local village with a co op and a variety of cafe's and take away's. Our only negative comments was the lack of welcome book with general information (we did find this later in our stay) and the window in the main bedroom needs attention as this is difficult to open and close.

The house is lovely and ideal for us as we were walking/hiking in and around the area.

The heating is a bit tricky to navigate but fine once sorted, the fire is great. We really enjoyed our stay and is a great location.

The property was lovely, spacious and in a good location, perfect base for exploring.

Very steep steps to a garden area as stated within the listing. There was no parking with the property, but we never struggled to park in a lay-by very close by. The property was difficult to heat (we stayed in November) but we found that taking a small heater out of an unused bedroom to accompany the log fire in the living room was perfect. Having seen previous comments regarding hot water, we, as a couple, did not have any issue really but the water tank was small so maybe for a larger group it would be a different story. We made use of the washing machine during our stay but found difficulty in trying to dry clothes indoors. There was one tiny maiden and what I'd guess was a bigger, but broken, wooden maiden.

We enjoyed our stay in Aultmore.

The property is in a great location and served as a good base for hiking and trips further afield by train. The facilities in the property are okay. The hot water system takes a bit of getting used to - there were only two of us and we had to be careful not to use too much hot water. There wasn’t much information on arrival - a welcome pack would have been useful. All-in-all, we thought it was good value for money.

Zeer mooie en ruime woning met 5 volwaardige slaapplaatsen.

Op een fijne locatie. Goed gelegen, dichtbij winkels, bezienswaardigheden, wandelstartpunten. Jammer dat er geen vaatwasser is. Tuintje ligt veel hoger en is via steile trap te bereiken. Zeer handig dat er een wasmachine, droogmolen en wasspelden zijn.

We have spent a great week at Aultmore, which we used as a base for us to go out each day and experience many of the great motorcycling roads in Scotland.

The cottage is lovely and exceeded our expectations. It was exceptionally clean, spacious and comfortable, with everything we needed. Kingussie itself has shops, pubs and restaurants all within very easy walking distance. We will certainly re-book if we return to the area.

For four motorcyclists, a very comfortable and clean house, very well equipped.

Although the cottage was comfortable, cleaning was not to a good standard, the oven needs replacing 1 of the hobs doesn't work and taped off with tape plus the whole oven is dirty, the sides in the kitchen are all sticky.

The heating and hot water are inadequate. The draughts through the front door need addressing. Staying this when I contacted the owner about having no hot water they helped and called back.

Excellent property in a very good spot for access to many of the resources available.

kingussie ideal with a good grocery shop and a great chips shop, Been twice and will go again.

The heating & water system within property could be updated, making it usable to more than one person.

After you fill a bath just over your legs, it's a battle with cold water all night amd waiting an hour between trying to fill the bath for 2 or more people in the property can become a bit of a hassle. The cleaniness & facilities in cottage were second to none, all in all we had a good stay at Aultmore.

This cottage is absolutely lovely.

It is so cosy with the multi fuel stove. Everything we needed for a lovely family Christmas. Thank you.

We definitely enjoyed staying in this comfy and cosy cottage.

Checking in and out is arranged super easy. We can highly recommend booking this property situated in the beautiful Cairngorms. The cottage is very well equipped just as described. Any queries are super quick answered and solved. Big thank you for that. We would definitely consider to book again.

A lovely, clean, comfortable and very well equipped cottage.

The cottage is in a great position for lots of attractions in the Cairngorms. The bed was very comfortable. We were a little worried about finding a parking place as it is on street parking, but there was always plenty of room. The slight downside is the very steep steps up to the top of the garden, but the weather was terrible so it didn't bother us!

This is the cleanest holiday rental i have ever been in.

It was so nice to not have to start by wiping everything down. The house was comfortable and had everything you could possibly need. It was also in a great place. Nice little village. Friendly people. And close to lots of things to do. (Not just walking). Highly recommended.

Excellent clean cottage.

. We really enjoyed our stay..

Very enjoyable stay thank you

I had some reservations about this letting because of its location in Kingussie but overall it was a very enjoyable experience.

All our previous stays over the years (decades?) have been out of town, but the Pandemic has seen the prices of those ramped up to ridiculous levels. The house was spotlessly clean, comfortable and warm enough (mid October). The kitchen was well equipped and very user friendly. The shower was a bit of a problem to the one member of our party who had a lot of hair: geography demanding a limited 'spray'. Towels, were grand, beds comfortable and duvets etc good quality and comfy. The fire required a degree of skill beyond mine to avoid the costly error of constant feeding with expensive logs. That is MY problem rather than the house's! The only drawback, really, was the parking which is not quite as described. Parking in the street in front of the house is not advisable and it was necessary to watch out for the odd lay by space across the road. For this one is in competition with the long term residents! This is, of course, by no means a deal breaker and, I gather, Kingussie in the season is not a great place for parking at the best. I seem to have given this more attention than it probably merits but for some, it MIGHT be an issue. Would I go back? certainly. Was it good value for money? certainly, Is it a good advert for Sykes? Certainly. Oh, and communication with the owners before arrival was easy, friendly and helpful. Thank you for (another) great week in Speyside.

A more powerful shower would be useful, plus a dishwasher.

If you are a light sleeper, the road traffic noise could be an issue.

Very happy with our stay at Aultmore, plenty of space for a family.

We had a lovely stay at Aultmore.

The house is well stocked with towels/linen/cooking utensils etc. Clean and tidy. Owner was very helpful on call before trip and gave advice about local area (places to eat/things to do). Would definetly visit again.

Great little property but could be cold until you got the fire going.

Really excellent,well equipped and clean.

the owner very helpful.good centrally placed property for the area.

cottage comfortable good facilities bed comfy kitchen well stocked a good base for walking sightseeing village had enough faciilities cottage a little cold when weather outside dropped

The property was comfortable, clean and suited our needs as a base for a walking holiday.

Kingussie itself was very disappointing with the available hospitality. This is probably largely as a result of covid but when this is finally back to normal the options to eat out would be poor. The only real highlight was the McInnes hotel where we ate 3 nights out of the 6 where both the Food and service were very good. Otherwise no real options or willingness to accommodate us.

There was plenty to explore, the property very clean and tidy, everything we needed.

Very happy with the property over all.

There is only one set of keys.

Would be good to either have a 2nd set or have a keybox. Was difficult to go out separately due to this. The fridge is too small and the small freezer compartment wasn't working sufficiently. This meant numerous trips to the shops for supplies as unable to store much. The property is on the main Kingussie road which tended to be noisy from early morning. Overall however the cottage is cosy and well equipped. If the key and fridge issue was sorted we wouldn't hesitate to return.

The only thing I would mention about the location of the property is that it is right on a very busy and fast road(in spite of 30 mph restrictions), which affects sleeping as the bedrooms are at the front of the property.

People should be aware that the cottage was on a busy main road, had to park car on pavement and 1 off our car got bump while parked up outside the cottage, television was too small for room, no where to put groceries and needs replacing was making these go off to quick even though we had turned it up, looking at the pictures on your site is quite deceiving because the garden is over grown and steps very slippery and no handle rail at the top

We knew the outdoor space was up a flight of stairs and that there was seating at the top.

A table as well as chairs may be a nice addition. Unfortunately due to the weather we never managed to sit out.

The house was well equipped, comfortable and had everything you need.

It was a great base to explore the beautiful Cairngorms.

Perfect location for the working holiday we had, slept great and the house had everything we needed.

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We had a lovely stay at Aultmore, the cottage was at the quieter end of Kingussie High St.

It is in a very good place for exploring around the area, we had very good days in the Highland Folk Museum, Beauly, Inverness, Ruthven Barracks, and the highlight of the trip to Culloden Battlefield (brilliant and very touching) then on to Clava Cairns. Fort William,Glenfinnan Loch Ness and cruise, then on to Fort Augustus, full itinerary all week. The Duke of Gordon Hotel, very good food and value for money friendly bar staff. When we arrived we first at Joe’d chippy very good food no problems with the service either no wait eating in. Recommend Kingussie v. good.

Aultmore is a real home from home, warm, well equipped, comfortable for a week's stay.

Recommended. Situated in a good location to explore the surrounding location.

We decided to go to Kingussie without our car and rely on public transport for getting around as it's a long drive from where we live and we don't like driving on motorways.

This worked relatively well. The village has good links up and down the valley (bus and train). Obviously, you have to plan more and there are walks higher in the mountains you can't reach. The vilage has a good butcher and Coop as well as a few cafes and restaurants so being car free did not restrict us in terms of shopping ang eating either. In fact, we felt we had more interaction with village life without it.

We had a lovely stay in Aultmore.

We loved the location of this little house.

From kingusse we visited Inverness and Loch Ness. We had two days out walking up the Caingorms at Aveimore which was so pretty covered in snow. Unfortunately , the fenicular mountain railway is shut until at least summer, so we didn't get to ride it but that just meant more walking. We canoed on Loch Morlich where there is a fab beach and water sport facilities with the stunning backdrop of the mountains. We visited Tomatin distillery and had a tour. We visited kingusse wildlife park which was interesting but expensive we felt. Impressed that they have the only polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 yrs, and they have a great compound there. My husband and myself were fine with the house and would stay again or recommend it, however our 20 yr old daughter found the heating of water a trial. There are storage heaters overnight which we all felt kept the house warm just right in the day. But there was meant to be a tank full of hot water in the mornings, which was lukewarm and we had to keep putting the booster time switch on for a bit, to ensure one of us never ended up short of hot. It just took more time to get ready and out in mornings. In the evenings you could make a fire and the back boiler would boost the hot water but we only had the first three nights chilly enough for needing the fire, as in the last week of April we had great, sunny warm weather. For our first visit to Scotland we were pleased with the house, the area and all of the places we went. We will return, and if we wanted to visit more in this area would use Aultmore house again. In Newtonmore up the road, we had a lovely meal in a little restaurant called the letterbox, which we would recommend but book ahead.

Kingussie seems to have more charm than some of the other tourist areas and despite having an address on the High Street, the cottage was in a peaceful location with good, easily accessible local facilities.

The locals are very friendly and helpful.

We as a family had a fantastic holiday in Aultmore.

House is equipped with all daily conveniences and supermarket is around the corner. An ideal starting point for making day trips / walks and exploring Scotland in this way. In summary, we are very happy that we have chosen this cottage for our short holiday.

The accommodation was exactly what was advertised, it was close to amenities well furnished.

Clean comfortable cottage, conveniently near to shop & railway station as we didn’t take the car.

Lovely walks nearby and good rail access to the Highlands, two very nice local cafe/coffee shops in the village. There was no welcome pack i.e. bread & milk which would have been helpful as we arrived by train late in the evening after the co-op shop had closed, however plenty of fuel for the wood burning stove was provided in a wood store outside the back door which was great. Pleasantly surprised to find that the over bath shower was very modern and powerful. Overall a very enjoyable winter break with the highlight being a trip on the Cairn Gorm funicular railway and watching skiers from the comfort of the viewing area at the top.

It was a lovely cottage and very convenient.

We found it easy to book and will return!

If anything the listing for Aultmore undersold the attractiveness of the accommodation e.

g. a "shower over bath" listing gave me the impression of a rather basic "crouch in the bath and hose yourself down" type of facility but in fact the shower was perfect it simply wasn't in a free standing shower tray. The owner contacted us by text before arrival, by phone when we turned up, and again by text when we were leaving - friendly and concerned on every occasion. Some winter cottages leave only a very mean fire starter supply of a few pieces of kindling and a handful of logs. Aultmore provided plenty of fuel (which actually we were happy replenish). Our only note of discomfort was the cold kitchen but then we were there over the coldest winter in Scotland for the past 30 years so we are not complaining. I would have no hesitation in recommending Aultmore to anyone looking to get into the highlands but avoid the commercial atmosphere of Aviemore.

Me and my friends are very happy about Aultmore Cottage.

House od pleasnt and Warm. I would recommend to every one i know. Thank you. Przemyslaw Naworol.

We had very nice contact to the friendly and helpful host.

Lovely place to stay in the quiet town of kinguisse.

The cottage was very cosy ans clean.

In the middle of the village with a shop nearby. Everything was as expected.