Saltwinds

A lovely, modern property with plenty of space in a beautiful location.

It is about 4 miles past Talisker but the location more than compensated for the relative remoteness. The bay is easy to reach from a short walk along the road and is great to explore (and play games) at low tide. The property is well located to explore the Cuillins, the Fairy Pools, and the Dunvegan area - our favourite places on Skye. The Co-op in Portree is also easy to get to so shopping isn't a problem. The internet was good too.

Such a beautiful cottage with amazing views over the bay.

We stayed here for a week with our friends (three couples) and it couldn't have been more perfect. The number of bedrooms and bathrooms, size of common areas and overall layout worked really well for us. We felt as though we all had our own space without treading on toes. The cottage is bright and airy but warm. All of the facilities worked brilliantly and it's a comfortable stay. The outdoor space is more than ample for multiple cars (we had three) and the garage provides additional space for hobby storage (we found the area excellent for paddleboarding and kayaking). There is a beautiful bay + stunning short circular walk right on the doorstep. Some fantastic restaurants within a short driving distance, too. (Allow time for navigating potholes in the area.) We would absolutely stay here again, highly recommended!

Our party of 7 friends had a wonderful time at Salt Winds.

There was plenty of living room spread across three different rooms and a terrific cooks kitchen based around the comforting warmth of a fine Aga. The bedrooms were just right with modern bathroom facilities for all. It was a joy to be able to walk down the grassy slopes from the patio door to the sea inlet despite the wind and showers which circulated during our week. We travelled from Australia and hope to be back for another week one day.

Lovely location and views.

The aga seemed to be running a bit cool. I am used to cooking on an Aga. The kitchen was well stocked and a few pint glasses would have been a good addition.

We had a wonderful time.

The views were stunning and the house was perfect. We will definitely return when we are next on Skye.

Saltwinds was the perfect property for our family holiday.

We were treated to golden eagles each day and even dolphins in the bay for a couple of days. We only had the tv on for the football. The host and housekeeper were fantastic with support. The only disappointment was... I couldn't pack the cottage up and take it with me! Thank you for a wonderful week

this is a lovely place to stay and sit sit in comfort and watch the golden eagles, hunting on the hillside ,or osprey and fish eagles fishing in the loch , let the music of the song thrush welcome you to the Morning , you are spoilt for choice for where to go , plenty of places to walk too, and Dunvegan castle is worth a visit , for the gardens alone , a week was nor long enough, sometimes we ate out , all excellent venues or we cook sometimes in the evening ,using that well appointed Kitchen , then sin and dine and watch the sunset , and the magic of the night appear , too suggestions , your sat nav is not wrong , Saltwinds is some way past Calboost ,so just keep going m and if you have dogs keep an eye out for Ticks,

Absolutely perfect couldn’t fault anything we all fell in love with your property well exceeded our expectations would love to come back sometime

Saltwinds was ideal for our family of six adults and two children.

The kitchen was very well equipped which was really helpful. The aga was entertaining to learn to cook on! We even made cookies without scales. The living areas gave plenty of space for everyone to chill or play games and lovely views even when it was raining! We couldn’t open the patio doors when the sun did shine but that meant we didn’t let the midges in the house! Thank you for all the maps and info, they were hugely helpful. Everyone agrees that we had a fabulous holiday and really appreciated Saltwinds. Thank you very much indeed. The best holiday yet in Skye (this was our third). Helen ps thank you for the warning about potholes!

Another lovely stay in Saltwinds.

Great facilities in the house (the drying room and dehumidifier are so useful), super communication with the host, and an all round great experience. Hope to return!

Stunning location with fantastic views, easy access to the beach.

Clean, spacious and well maintained property. We were 2 family with 4 kids between 5 and 9 years old, and had a wonderful week staying at Saltwinds. Perfect house for kids to play and adults to relax in comfort.

Very comfortable house with very good facilities.

Close to the bay with good walks. Having a freezer in the kitchen would be welcome. We all really enjoyed our stay and the wood burner was appreciated. We had great weather which was a plus. Watch out for the potholes!!

Lovely property, superb views, well maintained.

Semi-open plan layout was great for adults. If you’ve an inquisitive toddler or dog, not so much! Equally, light carpets and furniture gave us the fear… But that’s our issues rather than the property - I’d thoroughly recommend Saltwinds. Bright rooms for sunny days, cosy nooks for cold nights.

Beautiful cottage with everything we needed.

Spotlessly clean and amazing views. Hosts were communicative and have set up a lovely cottage.

We enjoyed our stay at Saltwinds very much and would recommend it for a large family such as ours.

Lots of bedrooms and bathrooms. Although a bit of a drive, the location was stunning. The kitchen could have use a few more of the basics, but otherwise a great place to stay.

Wonderful home with fabulous views and unique location.

We loved it!

We had a lovely relaxing stay in Saltwinds.

We found it very spacious and comfortable and had everything you could want. There was only one small problem in that there is only one shower room which is a shame. But it did not spoil our time there and we would love to return one day.

Absolutely great, large house.

Ideal for our extended family holiday. Only thing that would have improved it would have been more showers. We all ended up using the 1 shower.

Saltwinds is a beautiful house which provided my family with a perfect place to rest, play and enjoy the amazing scenery and wildlife.

The house is wonderfully equipped with everything needed particularly in the kitchen. The drying room was a great bonus despite the fact that overall we had very good weather( after a soggy first day!).

A very comfortable home away from home.

A great base to explore Skye and it has a peaceful setting with lovely views. The local community shop and pub are good too. We have come home relaxed and rested.

Although I realise that the road to the property is not the responsibility of the owner.

A warning of the state of the road woud be helpful.

We have just had the most wonderful holiday in Skye and our stay at Saltwinds was perfect, with amazing views across the bay, it was so peaceful and quiet just what we wanted.

Saltwinds had everything we needed during our stay and it’s a great base to explore Skye, our dog Ted especially loved sleeping by the aga after long days out. We would recommend the Old Inn for eating out, if you get a chance to visit.

Saltwinds is a spacious, comfortable house, extremely well equipped and in the most beautiful setting with views of the sea and islands and only a few minutes walk to the shore.

We have visited before and thoroughly enjoyed both visits. This time we were lucky to have 2 weeks - the first sunny and warm, the second wild, wet and windy - we enjoyed it all! Skye is a fascinating island with such amazing scenery and walking- we went up to the Old man of Storr, the Fairy Pools and evenmanaged some wild swimming!

We had a lovely week in your beautiful home - thank you

The quality and location of the property is outstanding.

Magnificent views over the bay including beautiful sunsets. The property is only a short drive from Carbost. Although the location is quite remote, it doesn’t feel you are in the middle of nowhere. The spacious property comes with a large and well equiped kitchen featuring an Aga. It even has a dedicated ‘drying room’, in case you get soaked.

We really enjoyed our stay and found the facilities fantastic overall.

Beautiful home that’s very relaxing to be in. Stunning views, good access to the beach for the dog and nice and secluded (just the one house further along the track which is also a holiday let and we didn’t come across the people staying there the wholes week until we were actually on the mainland heading home!) The following weren’t ideal from a holiday home perspective for us personally, but understand that that’s how the property is and so not easy fixes: - Only one walk in shower and it in an en suite room. We all needed to use this shower, so there was a queue in the morning. We purposefully didn’t have any one sleeping in that bedroom to allow easy access to the shower for everyone but if there’d been more of us and someone had had to stay in that room it would’ve been an issue. - Drying room access and it housing the only freezer. Fortunately we had dry weather all week, so didn’t need to use the drying room much. It’s a great facility to have but It wasn’t ideal to have to go outside to get to freezer items from it, especially ice for drinks. - It would have been a nice extra touch for some bath product to be provided (like the soaps were) given all the baths. It’s not something you think to bring on holiday, but then when there’s baths available after long days of walking it’s a shame to not have any bath gel to use in one.

Salt winds was in a fantastic location,ideal for a large group with dogs.

Only having an Aga for cooking,when misfunctioned,caused problems. The microwave combi and two electric rings were Insufficient to feed 7 adults, saying this,the owners and the local contact bent over backwards going out of their way to rectify the fault. I would have no problem recommending this property for future holidays.

We loved the house very much.

Great Location. Great View. Facilities and size of the house outstanding!

This is by far the best holiday house I have stayed in since we started to go up to the Highlands after my father came back from the war, light, comfortable and spacious.

Terence. We felt privileged to stay in this house with its beautiful interior design and paintings. It was a perfect place for eight of our family to celebrate our Golden Wedding. The sitting room with log stove for cosy evenings, the garden room for other and the TV room for teenagers, gave us all freedom. I especially enjoyed cooking on an Aga again and the warm welcome it gave when we returned from outings, also, in the kitchen, using the beautiful pottery made by the owner. Our grandchildren, 19, 16, 11, their parents , grandparents and our dog all enjoyed a wonderful holiday. Valerie.

We loved the house - especially the aga!

Highlight of the week was the walk in warm sunshine to the Fairy Pools. The Oyster Shed is great for seafood, and for a real treat, the Three Chimneysis exquisite!

Thanks very much for such a fantastic stay.

The Isle of Skye is stunning and Saltwinds offers the most perfect base to enjoy the island.

We have had a lovely 4 nights here at Saltwinds.

The house is very comfortable for a family, the kitchen well equipped. A perfect spot for some great walking.We have been treated to beautiful sunny weather. Sarah is a wondeful housekeeper- caring and attentive - thank you!

Wonderful house and location with great views.

Need another week at least!

We have been to Skye many times.

Had a fab week. Fantastic house - we were very comfortable.

Such a wonderful break.

Relaxing, comfortable and peaceful. Thank you for a beautiful holiday.

The house is stunning and four couples could hide in different parts of it.

The house has everything you could possibly need. A great week and thoroughly recommend the house.

What a wonderful house and in a wonderful location.

The views, the beach and the area in general is out of this world. Thank you and Sarah for making our stay truly memorable. You could have squatters by the morning!

I loved staying in this beautiful house.

Always warm and cosy, and with beautiful paintings and photographs, and fantastic views. I could very happily live in this house.

Great house, great weather and surprisingly dry!

Great fun had by all!

Came to Scotland to get married!

House was beautiful - thanks!

Beautiful house, great location- had a lovely week

A wonderful stay on Skye - full of sunshine, breeze and gorgeous sunsets!

Fantastic stay, never had such good weather on Skye - hope to be back soon!

Here for the half marathon.

Brilliiant weekend and perfect setting - what a wonderful house. Many thanks

Lovely house in a beautiful location.

Loved the aga! Lots to do and see during the week

Wondeful sunsets - comfy house - wonderful scenery Thank you

Such a beautiful house - a home from home.

We have had a lovely time

Wonderful house, great week.

An excellent week in this very comfortable house, made perfect by the achingly beautiful views and the joy of cooking on an aga for the week

We would like to say that we fell in love with the property Saltwinds.

The location really deserves the word 'stunning'. The house was even better than described on the website. In short: fantastic house with fantastic views. Please pass our compliments to the owner. Should there be a future holiday on Skye, we will certainly return to Saltwinds.

Fabulous house for a family vacation and fantastic trips all over Skye.

Love the view from the house and the weather was pretty good too!

Great week in Skye.

Fantastic house with excellent views ( and sunsets!)

Lovely house.

Great base for lots of outdoor activities. Loved the garage for the bikes and kayaks. Had fun cooking on the Aga. Would definitely like to come back.

Beautiful place to stay.

Comfy beds - kitchen so well equipped. Views amazing.

Lovely cottage - well equipped.

Ideal for couples and dog. Sadly weather was not kind - wet and misty but plenty to do nonetheless

A lovely holiday for three generations!

the house was perfect - the weather mixed! Lots of adventures - wild swimming, walking, beach fun, a boat trip to catch mackeral which we had for tea.

Very comfortable house with spectacular views, especially sunsets.

Have seen dolphins and sea eagles from the terrace.

A great week in a great house.

Just the tonic.

We really enjoyed our stay at Saltwinds.

It is a wonderful house in a wonderful location. We would happily return to it and are very happy to recommend Saltwinds to others. The only possible improvement we could suggest is the provision of a second walk in shower.

Fantastic house in incredible surroundings with every amenity you could want, the house was very welcoming when we arrived, very warm cosy and spotless.

The whole process from booking to departure was stress free. Thoroughly recommended

A fabby holiday over the October break.

The weather wasn't great but when you come to the Misty Isle that's to be expected and in Saltwinds we didn't care. When you have such a great house with views over the bay and plenty of room for 6 of us, time in the house was time to relax and with the fire - cosy, chill out. Saying that we were out every day - the drying room was so useful. Not our first time to Skye so caught up on sites we hadn't seen and recommend visit to the Old Man of Storr. We walked a loop up to the Cullen's from Glenbrittle campsite and back via the waterfall at Eas Mor - beautiful and just the most atmospheric pictures. One evening we went to the Three Chimneys Restaurant having booked weeks in advance. Lovely. The walk over to Talisker Bay from the house was a long haul and a little underwhelming once we arrived so would advice a drive if you want to see the Bay. All in all, Skye is a wondrous place and Saltwinds just the best base to explore.

What a fabulous house absolutely perfect for us.

Well laid out so we could be together but also have space. Fabulous view and nearby beach. Quiet, fairly secluded, beautiful surroundings - exceptional property the best we have every rented in the past few years of visiting Scotland adventures. Only things we would have liked to have been available are a staring spoon for our poached eggs ? and a sharper pair of scissors. The housekeeper Sarah was so helpful and when we had a power cut she was available to answer questions bring over extra dynamo lights and even a gas stove…luckily the power came back on. This home is the type of layout and quality we wish to find now we are downsizing. Absolutely fabulous The owner was so helpful as my mum passed mid Jan, I then got covid ! And we had to delay our 2 year wait to visit Saltwinds by another week. It was worth the wait, the 1200 mile round trip and the memory will live with us forever. Thank you

Saltwinds is a lovely house, so comfortable, well-equipped and ideal for our party of family and friends.

We had a great week there. The AGA was especially welcome and made us feel at home. The weather was wet most of the week so the drying room was well used and much appreciated. Returning to the cosy house after a drenching walk was a pleasure. Despite the poor weather, the house always seemed light and bright and the views from the garden room and terrace were lovely. Easy access to the beach was perfect for taking the dog out and the location particularly suited the half of the group who were keen to walk the Cuillin as often as weather conditions allowed.