The Painter’s House Isle of Skye

The layout of the house. Downstairs a small entrance hall leads to a large combined kitchen and dining area. At opposite ends of the room are two double large bedrooms while a single bedroom is located off the dining area. One of the double bedrooms features an ensuite bathroom, the other has a large bath/shower and basin but no toilet. A toilet is located just outside the bedroom (which we assumed would also be used by visitors or anyone staying in the third bedroom). Upstairs there is a very large L shaped living area complete with large windows ensuring the house has a light and bright feel.

The general presentation of the house. It was exceptionally clean and had everything  needed for a week-long stay. The kitchen includes a large fridge, electric cooking facilities, dishwasher, washing machine and plenty of kitchen gadgets. The upstairs lounge/sitting area features plenty of books, games and DVDs.

The wi fi which was fast, reliable and free.

There was plenty of very useful information about Skye and its tourism offerings. There was also information about the house, which was owned by a painter, and was then renovated by its current owners- local builders from Dunvegan.

As the owners of the house live close to the cottage they quickly remedied the one `technical’ problem we had during our stay- a minor TV malfunction.

Early morning walks from the cottage down to the Loch and around the town were relaxing and very scenic. While Dunvegan Castle is one of Skye’s major attractions, the town always seemed very quiet and its rural setting was most appealing.  We could see plenty of sheep from our upstairs sitting area while early morning walks allowed us to get up close and personal with our woolly neighbours!