Wonderful effortless trip!
Scotland
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Jun 3 - Jun 16, 2024
![Sue](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/48dac756aeab7e04bb7554b331a9759445d9365a/original-ccb0b6b97f14e3110914bb10d53f4bf7.jpg)
Wonderful trip that met all of our expectations! Seamless travel, checked off all our boxes in terms of time available, budget and goals.
Hotel Reviews
Great location - we walked everywhere and had no difficulty using the tram to and from the airport. Interesting boutique hotel with good size rooms and a great breakfast in their elegant bar. Helpful staff, happy to store luggage. Great treats, water and hot drinks in rooms. Although displayed with the complimentary water, the Pringles will be charged. The Rod Stewart room needs a new mattress.
Elegant, spacious hotel with lovely mountain and loch views. Excellent restaurant and service.
Comfy, pretty hotel with friendly, helpful staff and a good breakfast. We loved the 15 minute walk to the town center.
Rustic hotel in a very sparsely populated area. Excellent service and a great restaurant. Tired, old room but adequate.
Great location overlooking the pastel buildings on the harbor. Adequate room and breakfast.
Great location, parking at back of hotel, very small but comfy room, with great breakfast/bar area with good espresso machine available 24/7.
Nestled below the incredible Stirling Castle and near to some great restaurants, interesting comfortable hotel in old grammar school, easy courtyard parking, breakfast room busy and a tad cramped.
Activity Reviews
![Edinburgh Castle Tickets](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/13d40ce873130a44a633cde992c0d62adb8aff08/medium-d9193da46c1964aaa1610315842bee56.jpg)
![Blair Atholl Castle Entrance tickets](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/de5d2b0ee7f87d518b0b5e0e073258b8ca5e9207/medium-80293029d983e3ca6387c0564f09b32e.jpg)
![Two hour cruise on the Canal and Loch - Loch Ness](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/c7b243f510f93b8d03436153c0ee0ea8701fb0da/medium-6cc0284fd97d23c7086dec8fd05c50f5.jpg)
Not the prettiest scenery but searching for Nessie is a must. We visited the quaint village of Dores, enjoyed lunch at the Dores Inn, and got to meet Steve Feltham who has lived in a caravan next to the Inn. Looking for. Eddie since 1991.
![Evening cruise on Loch Linnhe](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/5260aeba0a818557d9f98bb3cf2dae42e0a003ee/original-d2a5b32477b375af006f4fdf61e26a87.jpg)
Such a beautiful area and the light through the clouds was breathtaking. Knowledgeable commentary on Black Houses, tides and local culture
![Inverness Bike tour](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/639f579eb1e4b7e5462bc55be024ceeb16193570/original-998cc7017b902d4a80d52b0829081f53.jpg)
Alison our tour guide was very experienced and knowledgeable. It was hailing minutes before our ride, but she assured us that she had checked the radar and it would be fine, we enjoyed biking through the Ness Islands where we met the grumpy anti-biker lady that Alison had been trying to appease for many years, biked along the Caledonian Canal to the locks, and then through a nature reserve alongside the Beauly Firth
![Smoo Cave Tours](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/b77c349f156eb371e674199d2e1923ba16d5402c/original-7147e420137b1739d1a545b50dea4ca7.jpg)
Even a small amount of rainfall results in the inner cave tour being cancelled. One can still enjoy the view of the waterfalls at the entrance and the stunning beauty of the surrounding cliffs.
![Day out on the Jacobite Train (of Harry Potter fame)](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/1074726ada6cc556a395fec28dcdedc134f254d5/medium-4f332dd8e4a3c655efe9489bb6ea671f.jpg)
A steam train ride through beautiful scenery. We were expecting some kind of narration about Jacobite history and Harry Potter settings. There was no narration or written history offered. Perhaps it would be better to catch the regular train to Glenfinnan, hike to get a great view of the aquaduct , and get a wonderful video of the steam train crossing. Then take the regular train to Mallaig for lunch in a pretty harbor town.
![Champagne Afternoon Tea at the Ivy](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/8b11952fe80bdfa93d3a425f4983ce8afa45f6c5/original-e3ba6efc63054f7f9a7ca7bb9fd4f9a3.jpg)
We had two friends join us and the staff were flexible and worked this out for us. Lovely champagne high tea in a beautiful setting, but pricey.
![Fishing Villages of Fife & St Andrews from Edinburgh](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/images/c13b7218359b55b868ad8e479e2035b2b6c6effa/original-1bb5f05c3ed0e8c610e6c5344cd6157e.jpg)
Great day trip with Peter, an entertaining and knowledgable tour guide/driver. Taking a regular train to St Andrews and stopping off at a fishing village would be a far more affordable option.
![Neil](https://cdn.kimkim.com/files/a/users/profile_photos/f6af2c5005c398a4ec95f178d601f0b585a55f83/original-0e2ecc315d577fc8ce88a4304724118d.jpg)
Hi Sue,
Thanks again for your review & I'm thrilled that you enjoyed your trip to Scotland! We appreciate all of your feedback and this will certainly be taken on board.
Best wishes for your next adventure,
Neil