Cairnmhor House, Portree
House in Scottish Highlands & Islands, Scotland
- 8 People
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- 1012m²
Cairnmhor is a spacious 4 bedroom house, 5 minutes walk from the town centre in Portree. 2 Kingsize beds and 2 doubles. 1 ensuite to master and 1...
The Space
- Accommodates: 8
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Property Type: House
- Check-in: 16:00
- Check-out: 10:00
Amenities
- Carbon Monoxide Detector
- Central Heating
- Clothes Dryer
- Coffee Maker
- Dishwasher
- Essentials
- Fire Extinguisher
- Fireplace
- Freezer
- Full Equipped Kitchen
- Garden
- Hair Dryer
- Handicap Accessible
- Hangers
- Heating
- Highchair
- Internet
- Iron
- Kettle
- Kids Friendly
- Laptop Friendly Workspace
- Linen Towels
- Microwave
- Oven
- Parking Included
- Private Car Park
- Private entrance
- Sea View
- Self Check-in
- Smoke Detector
- Smoking Forbidden
- Suitable for children (2+ years old)
- Suitable for infants (under 2 years)
- Terrace
- Toaster
- Tv
- Washing Machine
Reviews
- Scott B. (United Kingdom)
Great facility for a family getaway
My family and I had a short stay up in Skye and Cairnmhor was a great location to explore Skye from. The house is clean, tidy and very well organised, its spacious for 8 adults with comfortable clean beds. The house was beautifully decorated and everything was good quality. The best we can say is that when we return to Skye in a large group we will book again. What would make it even better would be small changes to the master bedroom mirror (for straightening and drying hair), clearer recycling information and add a small pod based coffee machine for guest use....
July 2020 - Jonathan R.
Very enjoyable stay in Cairnmhor House
We had a wonderful week at Cairnmhor House, in mid-August. On arrival, the property was very clean and tidy. The kitchen is very spacious and well equipped, and the bedrooms and bathrooms very comfortable and acceptable. The living room is also spacious and has a marvellous view across Portree Bay towards some mountains. The property is conveniently positioned, so that we were able to see everything we wanted to see on the island with only an hour or so's drive. My only reservations about the property is that many of the doorways and the bedroom corridor were a bit narrow for my electric wheelchair, and the wet room shower was a bit of a tight fit for my shower chair. Only the middle bedroom was accessible for me. That niggle apart, we were generally very happy with the property and with our stay there. In particular, I would like to praise the manager Ben, who couldn't have been more helpful in every way, clearly determined that nothing should stop us having a great time. I would definitely recommend Cairnmhor House to anyone else planning a holiday in Skye. I hope you have as good a time as we did. Jonathan, Cherry, Mum and carers
August 2020 - Francesca V.
The perfect combination of beauty, comfort and location!
We are a group of friends travelling from Edinburgh to visit Skye for our first time. We stayed at John/Ben's accommodation and it was beautiful. The perfect central location on the island allowed us to reach all the main attractions very easily with out car. The house was very clean, provided with all the comforts, a very great option for a holiday with friend groups or family. The communication with John was great. John and Ben are great hosts and all of us give the highest rate as everything was perfect. We all strongly advise to choose John/Ben's accomodation for your trip. Francesca
May 2021 - Heather M.
Beautiful house
Great house. So spacious. All the amenities. Would recommend to a big group of people or family. Close to everything too
June 2021 - vivien m. (United Kingdom)
excellent stay
beautiful immaculate accommodation. 5 mins walk from portree. a real home from home. even had phone charger in case you forgot your own. would definitely stay again.
July 2021 - Lara N. (United Kingdom)
fantastic stay
wonderful accomodation, great facilities, clean and modern, very responsive manager and brilliant location
August 2021 - Shweta A. (United Kingdom)
Excellent property with great location
Beautiful place, helpful team. Highly recommend this accomodation. one of the best I had so far.
August 2021 - Alan B.
Lovely place but not always helpful
Booked this place in 2019 for the 2020 Summer Half marathon. Unfortunately co-vid delayed plans. We were refused a cash refund and instead told we could book any other place whenever properties could reopen. We picked a later date however were told this would be another £314. We begrudgingly paid this as we could not go any other dates. We still really enjoyed our trip. The house was beautiful and perfectly placed to see the island and have local amenities for the evening. We were under the impression that a BBQ would be at the house however there wasn't one when we got there. After texting the owners they dropped one round the next day. Thank you! Really nice place but bit of a ballache organising it
August 2021 - Sandra H.
Hearty Family
Lovely bungalow, beautiful large kitchen diner with all modern appliances. Central to all amenities. Great big garden unfortunately weather didn’t allow us to enjoy it, but didn’t stop us from having a good time.
September 2021 - Kathleen M.
Katie
Incredible street dirt beautiful walk to the town everyone was soo lovely would love to come back!
October 2021 - Susan C. (United Kingdom)
A little bit of TLC!
Positives: Convenient and quiet location. spacious accommodation and garden, clean and tidy rooms,modern appliances. Negatives: lack of signposting to accommodation, old and modern rooms with mismatched furniture, musty smell in en-suite bedroom, old fashioned wallpaper, artex ceilings, loose plumbing in bath, dead flies on bathroom ceiling , unsecured microwave , rotten window frames and soffits, garden needs tidied up, remove garage door from hedge! Don’t let the negatives put you off. We would return. Constructive criticism provided to company. It is a lovely house that is crying out for just a little tlc!
November 2021 - Diane L. (United Kingdom)
Superb stay in fantastic accommodation on Skye
Clean, warm and welcoming. There was everything we needed and more! Great location too. Cannot fault Cairnmhor House. A wonderful stay. Thank you very much :-)
November 2021 - Geraldine W. (United Kingdom)
Cairnmhor
Thank you for making us feel welcome. You have a beautiful home catering for our every need. I can say we stayed in luxury for the three nights we spent in Portree. The home was an excellent base for us to explore Skye. Thank you once again.
February 2022 - Michael L. (United Kingdom)
Mike
Excellent accommodation and fine and central
April 2022 - David H.
Nice place
Clean, tidy and spacious. Good location and great for a family trip!
May 2022 - Jean B.
Beautiful home
Loved our stay, such a beautiful home, so comfortable, beautiful beds, and decor, so near town, I’d give 10 stars if I could, and thank you for the welcome wine was so awesome 😊thank you to our hosts, absolutely gorgeous place. Highly recommend this home 😊
May 2022 - Yacine B. (United Kingdom)
Great stay in Portree
Lovely house, great beds, great location, great kitchen... 👍 Portree is perfect to visit Skye, but make sure to book restaurants in advance if you want to eat in the city.
May 2022 - Giulia N.
Great location and spacious
Huge kitchen/dining room and large living room 2 very large bathrooms and 1 small one Great location -walkable to Portree Washer and drier look new Responsive management Lacks some essentials eg (salad bowl and salad servers) but management notified and responsive to correct This was a great location for a 4 nights to visit Skye - every hike we did was just a 20-30 minute drive away (Fairy Glen and Uig, Old Man of Storr, and Fairy Pools). It was nice to walk into Portree for dinner in the evenings.
July 2022 - Stephen S. ()
Mr Stephen Smith
Excellent holiday cottage with everything you'll need for an excellent stay. No complaints whatsoever 👌. We would definitely return. It's only 5 mins walk from everything which was great to walk to the town and not to be driving everywhere. Thanks 👏
July 2022 - Nicole H.
Anniversary trip
Had a lovely stay at Carinmohr! Such a nice place and easy walk to the town center. 10/10 would visit here again.
August 2022 - Stefanie E. (Germany)
Wonderful stay on Skye
House is perfectly equipped, very well looked after, comfy beds, stunning lounge and kitchen. Contact to staff was friendly and helpful. We very much enjoyed our stay and will definitely have to coma back to Skye and the Cairnmhor.
September 2022 - Sarah G. (United States)
Wonderful Stay
The photos do not do the home any justice. The home is very spacious and very comfortable. Our group of 7 adults had a wonderful time and never felt like we were crowded. The location is great for walking into Portree or driving to many other locations.
September 2022 - Lesley D. (United Kingdom)
November 2022
Lovely cottage, clean and great location and value for money. Only downside was did nit leave tea towels which we had to go buy. Also if you have this booked bring your own coffee. Does nit supply enough for 6 adults. But all in all a lovely place to stay.
November 2022 - Chieh L.
The Cairnmhor House, Portree
Our party of 4 had a wonderful stay at the above property. The house is clean, spacious and properly maintained. The kitchen is huge and is equipped with everything that we needed. The beds are comfortable. The master bathroom and the common bathroom are very big and it was also very convenient to have the smaller ensuite bathroom in one of the bedrooms. We love to laze around in the living room which has a beautiful view of the lake. The house is located a very convenient and easy 10m stroll from the town centre (its a nice walk by the river too) where there are many cute shops, nice restaurants and a co-op for groceries. The host is very responsive and helpful in his communication from the get-go. He gave us many recommendations to good restaurants which enabled us to make advance bookings. I had a slight problem with the shower tap on the first day and contacted the host very early in the morning. He actually sent someone over to fix the problem before 9am! If we ever came back to Portree even with a bigger group we will choose the Cairnmhor House again because we are sure that we will have another great stay at the property!
November 2022 - Andrew M.
Will make the holiday, a definite home from home. You could not ask for more
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March 2023 - marjorie p. (United States)
Wonderful House !
This house was such a great location. Loved the extra touches , tea , sugar and kitchen well equipped! Great staff person let us in when we called . A washer and dryer fabulous!!
March 2023 - Katharine M. (United Kingdom)
Holiday in the sun
The property is very comfortable and reasonably well equipped Location is great
June 2023 - Courtney D.
Great place
Great place to stay! Walking distance to town and great central location!
July 2023 - Ronald R. (Netherlands)
Excellent and pleasant experience
Very comfortable house covering all the needs for a relaxed stay with a bigger family. Also on walking distance from Portree center and supermarkets close by.
August 2023 - Richard C. (United Kingdom)
Ideal place near centre of Portree
This is a lovely place to stay. Glorious view from front of house and Large and welcoming reception areas. Plenty of room for 8 (large) adults. The situation is perfect. a short walk into Portree < 5mins and all its amenities; meaning you can have a drink without falling foul of Scotland's draconian Drink/Drive regulations. Highly recommend Fish restaurant in the Harbour.
September 2023 - Wendy M. (United Kingdom)
Beautiful property
Very impressive property, excellent location and great facilities. We will definitely return.
October 2023 - Ashleigh C. (United Kingdom)
Fantastic stay
Our stay at Cairnmhor was excellent. The property was stunning and better than expected. Just a 10 minute walk into Portree meant this was a fantastic location and a half our drive to most attractions on the Isle of Skye. We will definitely be back at the property and will recommend it to family and friends.
November 2023 - Mathias H.
We will be back
What a beautiful house! It is located on a quiet side street and there is parking for several cars on the property. The city center is easily accessible on foot. The house is comfortably furnished, pleasantly warm and very clean. The kitchen is huge, but still cozy and very well equipped. Six people can comfortably sit in the living room. We felt very comfortable there.
November 2023 - Laura B. (United States)
Amazing house in a perfect location - as nice as it looks in the photos
I would absolutely rent this house again. It was spacious and clean with a beautiful view of the harbour and within an easy walk of town. The kitchen was well appointed (just need a large fry pan for the induction stove) and all 3 bathrooms were modern and clean. I would love to visit this house again one day.
January 2024 - John H. (United Kingdom)
Ideal for 6 at New Year
Ideally positioned barely out of Portree. A spacious yet cosy bungalow. Good facilities and well equipped and very clean. A good choice.
January 2024 - Nan W. (United Kingdom)
Family stay
The property whilst being cosy with nice showers was poorly equipped for a group of 6. Modern bathroom and en-suite however rest of the property needs upgrading. The property is in a good location and within easy walking distance to all the shops, restaurants and attractions in Portree.
January 2024 - Suzanne R.
Excellent stay
Family of 6 stayed here and loved it. House is spacious and warm. Great location, excellent facilities. No complaints. I have stayed in lots of air bnbs in Skye when up visiting family and this really is one of the best ones.
February 2024 - Upasana K.
Amazing stay in Portree
Lovely stay. Very clean and conveniently located, with all the amenities you could need. Having access to a dryer was a big plus.
March 2024 - Walter P. (United Kingdom)
Great location and lovely views
Somewhat difficult to find at first. But once here we enjoyed the spacious layout, the well equipped kitchen and the ensuite bathrooms. A cosy property that was easy to hear. Close to Portree town centre (5 mins, walk) and supermarket (20 mins walk) Not 5 stars as it lacked information on how guests were to use the property. On the pricey side for a property of this size and facilities.
April 2024 - Judith P. ()
Amazing place to stay
This opened up for two nights about 1 week before we left for Scotland, and I jumped on it so we'd have two nights in one spot. SO glad I did! This place is beautiful, in a wonderful location, and made our stay on the Isle of Skye even more special. We stayed in Scotland for 10 days, and this was EASILY one of our top stays! We had never used an induction cooktop before, but asked the staff who got back to us immediately. It was larger than we needed, but wouldn't have changed a thing!
June 2024 - Jen M. (United Kingdom)
Stayed for getting married
The house was amazing !. Me and my partner came up with our family to get married in Skye. House was clean and a great size. Very comfortable to stay in and would happily come back.
July 2024 - Cindy G. (United States)
Perfect in Portree
We had a fabulous stay in the perfect location. All the beds were comfy, great bathrooms and towels.The kitchen was so large and easy to enjoy as a family. Would go back in a heartbeat.
July 2024 - Heather B.
Good stay, great location
The location of this property couldn’t be better. Quick walk right into the centre of Portree and easy access to everything Skye has to offer. The rooms are spacious but the real selling point is the kitchen and dining room. If you love board games and family meals this is definitely the place to be. Really need to think about space though as there wasn’t a lot of cupboard space in the kitchen to put food etc. But dishwasher and laundry facilities were great and tablets provided for both.
August 2024 - Greg D. (United States)
Beautiful Home; Perfect Location; Excellent Host!
My wife and I stayed in this home for three nights. It was a memorable stay! The home was clean and spacious, with high-quality furnishings, including bedding, bathroom supplies, and kitchen appliances/utensils. The location is in a quiet area residential area, a short half-mile walk from the Portree city center, with its shops, bars, and restaurants. It is also an excellent base from which to embark on day-trips around Isle of Skye, to see and experience all it has to offer. The communication with Ben and Cat was spot-on perfect. Cat came to the home to personally greet us shortly after we arrived, to explain the home’s amenities and the area’s highlights. It was raining sideways the day we arrived and Cat proactively booked a taxi for our dinner. Nice! I reached out to Ben and Cat a few days before we arrived, asking for their suggestions for a driver/guide for a day trip around Isle of Skye. Cat immediately responded that a nephew of hers (Ollie) would be available for such a trip. We laid out a suggested route and Cat added some local knowledge to that. On the day of the trip, Ollie showed up on time and we had a remarkable day with him. We spent about 7.5 hours driving around Isle of Skye, making many stops. Ollie waited for us while we hiked and ran many of the spots, which is our preferred way of experiencing an area and its attractions. We saw everything we wanted and had planned on. We enjoyed speaking with Ollie and he added a lot of local flair to the day. It was the highlight of our time in Isle of Skye. We highly recommend this home and particularly its management team. If you are active and want to see all that Isle of Skye has to offer, this is the place to call your home while there.
August 2024 - Mary F. (United Kingdom)
Lovely Properety
Good size and comfortable for eight adults plenty parking Easy walk to restaurants and shops in Portree. Warm and well equiped and clean House is first on left down Seafield Place, this is not clear from GPS or from the name plaque Would definitely book again
August 2024 - Lizanne M.
Great space for party of six
Very convenient to poetry for dining and shopping. Lots of room for our family of six. We enjoyed the big dining table and made use of the washer and dryer.
September 2024 - Judy M. ()
Fabulous stay in Portree
The Cairnmhor House was wonderful! We were a group of 4 couples and there was plenty of room for all of us. Quick walk into town, very comfortable. We’ll be back!
September 2024 - wendy m. (United States)
Great house for a group
We were a party of 6 and the house was just right for us. The three bathrooms were nice to have as well. It was a challenge finding the house but once we used the GPS location they provided it got us there. The house was a short walk to town for shopping or dinner. The location was a good base for touring the isle of Skye.
September 2024