Dear Roger, Thank you for your review and for writing, "The location of this property is nothing short of spectacular!" We agree. Our most recent on-line reviews are all 5* and similar! "One of the most beautiful places I have ever visited. Walks close by and all wonderful. Anna was great. Highly recommend." "A delightful spot. A great house. Private. Quiet. Views over the loch to Skye and towards Glenelg. Lots of National Trust for Scotland walking right on the doorstep. Loved it." "This property is in a stunning location that is beautifully quiet and secluded but within good distance to amenities." The kitchen has a Smeg cooker and a one-year-old Grundig fridge-freezer. I'm glad that you enjoyed the Danish stoves too. We recently updated the bathroom. It has natural travertine tiles, modern led lighting, and a genuine £2000 cast iron bath - insulated from below! Of course there is fast-fibre internet and satellite TV. I'm glad that you also appreciated that we retained the traditional feel of the house.

Dear Taimoon, I was disappointed to read that you had difficulty getting into the bath! I think that 2 feet is not much to raise one's leg. We went to considerable expense to install a genuine, period six-foot enamelled cast iron bath just two years ago. The cost of the antique bath alone was £2000 and it is similar to that in the bedroom used by King Hussein of Jordan in a hotel not far north of here. It is not a small, cheap plastic or fibreglass bath, and is exactly as shown in the photographs in our listing. It is a full length proper bath and is set into natural travertine. I'm glad that you liked the additional hot showers! Yes! The taps (faucets) in the bath and kitchen are also genuine, proper taps. Taps of this vintage in the U.K. are separate - one gives hot and one gives cold. They are not mixed. Again, I'm glad that you liked the new kitchen fridge, stove and microwave. The sink is also a genuine original porcelain sink! We really have tried to preserve valuable and high quality architectural details and it is true that the sink is a little stained, but that is exactly how old porcelain kitchen sinks age. We could easily replace it with a modern one but then .... it would be gone and no-one would want that. I hope that answers your questions and you will be very welcome to stay again should you wish! The nice hot shower will stay of course - but so will the genuine large bath! I was surprised that you said you were cold. The west coast of Scotland is in the middle of a heat wave with temperatures as high as 30C. We actually had the heating on for you, but the guests after you asked us to turn it off. It is simply not possible for it to have been cold during your stay! You refer to one coffee maker. As you know, we provide three different coffee makers - an electric filter coffee machine, a caffetiere, and a traditional Italian Bialetti type machine. Most people know that in, Italy these are used daily and, like ours, acquire a patina of coffee stains from use. So you have the choice of three machines. I hope you enjoyed the wonderful views and the nice things you noted.

Dear Dan, Thank you for this lovely review. It was a pleasure corresponding with you, and I'm simply delighted that you enjoyed it so much. You'll be very welcome to return any time! With best wishes, Anna

Thank you very much. I'm very glad you enjoyed it !

Thank you very much. I'm very glad that you enjoyed it!

Thank you very much! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it your stay! Best wishes, Anna

Dear Richard, I am delighted that you enjoyed your stay and would like to return. This is why reviews can be so useful - thank you very much! Blythswood has been very much in demand this year and fully booked. So it could well be that one or both of the beds need attention - I don't think our housekeeper would notice that. They are quite recent and so I think they probably don't need to be actually replaced, but something might have worked loose. We do provide modern firm mattresses and most of our guests like these. We think that good mattresses are important and as we go to Blythswood ourselves in three weeks, we shall definitely look at that and if either a bed or a mattress (or both) needs to be replaced we'll simply do that and I'll let you know. With best wishes, Anna

Dear Rona, Thanks very much and I'm delighted that you loved the house and garden! Sorry for the gripes. Let me explain. The reason is simple. The house is quite large and accommodates from 2 to 7 people. If we just average out the electricity usage summer and winter, then small groups in the summer would end up paying for large groups in the winter. We think that is unfair on smaller groups. As you say, it's quite cheap because you just pay the ordinary tariff as you would at home, and we have the cheap night rates for heating and hot water. So it is just fairer if we charge people for what they want to use, rather than adding a compulsory arbitrary amount. Hope that explains it and best wishes, Anna

Thank you very much! Yes, we agree – the view of the Loch is stunning and the Internet is good. Your review is different from any we have ever received since 1987, and it is difficult to know how to respond. For example the Homeaway review we received from our guests who stayed only 7 days after you is 5-STAR. So please check our other reviews. In reply to your points, what can I say? We agree that the large garden is behind the house - but can’t see that as a complaint! This is excellent because from all the rooms in the house, we look directly out over the sea. We have two garden benches situated at the front of the house and one below for exactly this reason – most of our guests love looking at the sea! The garden itself is lawn and laid out with species rhododendrons and paths to walk round, and so it doesn’t lend itself to barbeques. I’m glad that you found the internet was good (particularly since you apparently work in a software company). Yes, we have the most up-to-date BT router and have had no problems before you came. We have never had a comment from anyone trying to use a Kindle online – I really don’t know. To use a Kindle as a web browser online is definitely not recommended, and is not supported by Amazon. However I’ll check this myself with our Kindles next month when we go up ourselves. Yes, we have a downstairs bathroom and toilet which are convenient and ideal in case we have disabled guests. We have original water-colour paintings and art gallery photographs on the walls as you know, and I think your comment about a "damp feel" is simply wrong. We could not possibly leave water-colours and fitted carpets in a damp house! As regards plumbing, we have a new, modern stainless steel mains-pressurized hot water tank with cheap off-peak hot water. Our water system is thus modern and excellent, with good pressure for baths and shower. We have deliberately kept the original large cast iron bath together with its Edwardian fittings (see photograph). It is high quality and wonderful to lie full-length in! But we also installed a new additional electric shower. So the plumbing is in very good condition! The kitchen has a modern Smeg cooker, microwave oven, new Grundig fridge-freezer etc and is well equipped. Thank you very much for your comments and I hope that these detailed answers are a helpful response.

Thank you for this really lovely review! For our English speaking guests, it reads, "The house is spacious and fully equipped. The kitchen is top notch. Everything you need is available. The view from the living rooms is sublime. You look straight from the table with your coffee over Lochalsh." Thank you and I'm very glad that you enjoyed it! Anna