Facilitites and accommodation
When we say it’s a well-equipped holiday cottage we mean it! We’ve put in everything that makes self-catering accommodation a home-from-home, and then some! The one thing we don’t have is little notes everywhere – we trust you to use your common sense and treat our place well.
Staying in the cottage
Rooms and layout
- Sleeps 6
- 3 bedrooms (super-king / twin / adult sized bunks)
- 1 bathroom (toilet, basin, large shower)
- Living room with Smart TV
- Family room / dining room
- Kitchen
Wifi and TV
- Free Wifi (typically 7Mb-20Mb) –
- Smart TV with Netflix etc (in living room)
- DVD player
- Chromecast
Kitchen equipment
- Electric oven with grill and hob
- Fridge / freezer
- Dishwasher with Smol dishwasher tablets
- Washing machine with Smol laundry tabs
- Tumble dryer
- Electric kettle
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Liquidizer
Keeping comfy
- Central heating
- Organic bed linen and towels
Books, games and DVDs
- Books about lighthouses and lighthouse life
- Walking guides
- Birds and wildlife spotters’ guides
- Family-favourite DVDSs (U, PG and 15)
- Board games and card games
- Binoculars
Outside
- Free on-site car parking
- Open areas suitable for children and dogs
- Picnic tables
- Washing line
- Please supervise children and dogs outside – there are cliffs and open water immediately beyond the compound walls
Cleaning up
- Clear information about recycling
- Cleaning equipment available in case you need it during your stay
- Dustpan and brush
- Eco-friendly cleaning materials
- Vacuum, mop and bucket
- Ironing board and iron
- Clothes pegs for line drying (or use the tumble dryer)
Welcoming everyone
- Welcoming to non-conventional families
- LGBT+ friendly
- Proud Certified by booking.com and implementing their Proud Hospitality training
- Sponsor Highland Pride
- Accommodation on one floor
- Access with two separate shallow steps
- Extra large shower with shower stool available
- Storage for wheelchair – call to discuss
- Service dogs welcome at no extra charge (we do make a small charge for adult pet dogs)
- Contact-free check-in and check-out
- Black-out blinds in two bedrooms and living room
- Quiet location with no through road
- Quieter appliances
- Instruction videos for appliances
- Instruction books for appliances
- Open shelves in kitchen
- Service dogs are welcome at no extra charge (we do make a small charge for adult pet dogs)
- Vegan / Dairy-free
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
Green tourism and buying local
- Gold award for Green Tourism
- EV Charger within 5 miles – speak to us about onsite charging
- Organic towels and bed linen
- Eco-friendly cleaning materials
- Who Gives a Crap recycled paper loo roll
- Recycling and compost – containers and guidance in cottage
- Drying – line drying or tumble dryer
- Built in green choices, including insulation, LED lightbulbs, green electricity, local suppliers, and supporting local artists
- Reids biscuits - from Caithness
- Chocolate - from Caithness Chocolate
- Highland Tea - from Edinburgh Tea and Coffee Company
- Taylors Coffee - from Taylors of Harrogate
- Our books - are mostly about lighthouses, Scottish History and Lighthouses, and many are second hand - we love a recycled book!
- Our pictures - are all by original artists, and most of them from Caithness or Sutherland
- Our main housekeeping suppliers are Smol, Ethical Superstore, Who Gives a Crap, and Out of Eden
