Steam Cottage, 24 Lockhart Place, Highland, Aviemore, Highlands, PH22 1SW

I booked a 3 night stay for 15th July, confirmed booking and money paid in full. Owner cancelled the booking 5 days later without telling me as they changed it to a week only booking. Spend two hours on hold before giving up Finally a call back to be told I am having to wait 10days for a refund. No apology. Stay away from this owner and Sykes Cottages.

Great 'home from home' for anyone looking to take advantage of the outdoor activities in and around Aviemore/Cairngorms. The cottage itself is spacious, clean and welcoming in a quiet residential area around 10-20 minutes walk from the town centre. The owner Sandra is very helpful if you have questions and need help getting there and access to the property.

The conservatory with dining area/sofa & chairs at the back of the property allows you to enjoy the garden sheltered from the elemements while the steam train line running at the bottom of the garden is great fun for kids and big kids of all ages!

Enjoyed our stay at Steam Cottage and the owner pays attention to detail as there was everything we needed for a self-catering break included, from the fast Wi-Fi to dishwashing tablets for the dishwasher! There was plenty of room for us all as the conservatory is an added bonus, and we enjoyed sitting in the large garden, looking out for the steam trains.

The cottage is about a mile from the centre of Aviemore in a peaceful and quiet location. We discovered a pleasant country walk rather than take the main road, so it was fine and handy.

Close by are a local chippy and a pizza takeaway (pizzas are fab) plus a supermarket for essentials ? we ordered a home delivery shop from Asda (came all the way from Inverness) so we were well stocked up. Oh, and there is a local brewery just around the corner ? we enjoyed a tour and also enjoyed sampling the beer.

I would thoroughly recommend the cottage to friends as it was excellent value for money and a beautiful, comfortable home to stay in for a holiday.

We have just returned from Steam Cottage having had a enjoyable week in Aviemore. The cottage was clean and very well equipped with all you need. The log burning stove is easy to light and very warm and cosy. The tea coffee and milk which were waiting for us was very welcome after a long journey. Can recommend Steam Cottage.

we stayed at this cottage for 7 days with our 4 year old son

is was great with the steam train going by the back garden

we booked the santa train for our son

the cottage was a good size, very quiet

even though it was raining & very windy every day we were there didnt affect our stay at all

we would book here again

We had a wonderful family holiday in aviemore. The good weather was defnitely a bonus - except it was too warm to use the lovely wood burner.

The cottage is very well equipped, comfortablee, cosy and ideally located for exploring the area. There are some lovely valley walks right on the door step, and the steam train running at the back of the garden was a great bonus.

Must dos include Loch an Eilein followed by red squirrel watching & afternoon tea at the Potting Shed. Landmark Forest adventure Park is a great day out for kids of all ages.

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