Little Thistle Luxury Apartment

09/08/2024

500 forient gifted to us in our unique guest book 😱

We have so many international guests but very few guests from the UK 🤔 it’s a mystery that the majority of our guests are from all corners of the world but so few from England or Scotland 🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s maybe one of the reasons why we loved coming here….to escape the crowds, to avoid the summer chaos at the UK airports, to not conform with the norm ….and actually thinking about it, it would be nice left that way 😂 we don’t want it to be overcrowded and lose its charm but we do want people to come and experience it and fall in love with the breathtaking scenery, the fresh mountain air, the friendliness of the Highlanders, the art of distilling whisky, the purity of nature at its best ☺️

It’s great that the Highlands isn’t overly subscribed with hotels and tourist attractions…..yes there are gift shops but many stocked with high quality local handmade products 😍

Scotland to me is a year round place to visit….you would never come here for the weather 😂 but every season is present and every season is beautiful, the wildlife, the flora and fauna, the sun, rain, the snow, the wind, the countless rainbows….everything you feel and experience is alive and it brings you alive when you’re here 🥰

02/08/2024

Our recent guests from France were only here for two nights and asked if we could recommend a place for them to dine on the first night and of course the choice has to be which is our local pub and only a three minute drive away…..they ended up eating their both nights and mentioned it in our guest book and also dropped me a private message to thank me for the recommendation and making the reservation for them, so glad they enjoyed it as much as we always do😍🥂🍻

02/08/2024

A special gift in the post from Airbnb 🥰

Thank you from Little Thistle 😘

17/07/2024

The guests drawings are going up a notch 😍 and bearing in mind it’s hand drawn in pen there’s no room for error 👏🏻

This drawing of Urquhart Castle and Nessie 🦕

14/07/2024

Our recent guests from Germany who stayed with us for a week allegedly saw the Loch Ness monster 😱

And our first drawing of a thistle in the Guest book 😍

04/07/2024

Another first from our wonderful guests 🥔 😍

16/06/2024

Todays guest book drawing 😍 a Highland Coo 🐂

Another lovely review “a place that we feels like we are at home”☺️

13/06/2024

The drawings are back 🛶 😍 I love reading all the reviews that our guests leave but the ones with the little drawings are the best 🤩

Our recent guests from Germany have been extremely active, climbing Ben Lomond and made use of our canoe on Loch Knockie, they also took a day trip to the Isle of Skye which is easy to do in a day from Little Thistle.

Summer is filling up but there is still availability, so if you’re looking for a remote Highland getaway we are in the perfect location to visit lots of amazing places the Highlands has to offer.

25/05/2024

Our recent guests all the way from North Carolina, USA 🇺🇸
What a fabulous review ☺️
Of course I had to recommend our local pub to them and glad they loved it as much as we do….Kristen particularly loved their fish pie!

Glad to be able to share our “little slice of heaven” ☺️😍

21/05/2024

Wow! And just as I posted the previous review, I then receive an email from Airbnb saying that Little Thistle is in the Top 5% of Listings!! 👏🏻 🏆

21/05/2024

Haven’t posted for a while but Little Thistle has been very busy since the start of the year 😍 and we’re now in full flow of the tourist season with our guest book gathering lots of wonderful reviews ☺️ …..our latest one written in German so thank goodness for Google Translate using Google Lens 👏🏻

Summer is booking up, so if you’re looking for a truly unique Highland experience with the most spectacular mountain views you really must stay at Little Thistle apartment 😍

31/10/2023

Beautiful autumn morning 😍

27/08/2023

We’ve had a really busy summer at Little Thistle, with July & August being a sell out 😍 Thank you to all our amazing guests and a bigger thank you for all their fabulous reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We have however had a last minute cancellation for this coming week so we have availability from Monday 28th August through to Saturday 2 September. We’re on Airbnb and Booking .com but we’re also happy to take direct booking, just drop us a message 📧

Here’s a lovely review we had from a group of friends who’d cycled the Loch Ness Etape route and stopped over with us to break up their journey 🚵🏻‍♀️ they let us know in advance that they were arriving on bikes so we were able to give them access to our garage for safe storage overnight…we also knew they would be travelling light so asked them if they needed any supplies that we could pick up for them in advance ☺️

“Beautiful apartment with gorgeous views.

Gorgeous apartment with beautiful views and a lovely little garden. Very clean and comfortable with a great shower. Easy communication with our hosts. We cycled to the apartment and were greeted by a thoughtful hamper with biscuits, crisps and beer and which was very much appreciated after a long day on the bike. Sue kindly checked to see if she could pick up supplies for us as she knew we were coming by bike but as there’s a lovely pub for dinner a mile down the road this wasn’t needed, plus there was milk and porridge in the apartment for breakfast. We were also able to store our bikes in the garage overnight which was a real bonus.
I would highly recommend a stay here.”

So if you’re thinking of a last minute trip to the Scottish Highlands this week book Little Thistle Apartment, it’s the ideal location for exploring around Loch Ness, Inverness and the surrounding areas ⛰️

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07/07/2023

What a lovely review to top off the amazing week 😍 …..the apartment really does have the best view in town ⛰️

“Like you walk in the glossy Country Life magazine!

Beautiful place, tasteful decoration, comfortable and modern.
It was fantastic. By far the best we stayed in in Scotland. Super comfortable, modern, and the location and view were amazing! The view was just wow! Beautiful bathroom, well-equipped kitchen, great beds and pillows. We even took their canoe out for a trip on Loch Knockie!”

Could it possibly make an edit Country Life Magazine 😍

05/07/2023

Yes I am 🥰

05/07/2023

OMG!!! I know it’s late but I’ve just opened an email to say that we’re now a Superhost!! 😱🥰

04/07/2023

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30/06/2023

When setting out to create our first holiday let it was important to us to make sure our guests have the best possible experience….after all it’s only what we’d expect when going on holiday 😍

So it’s when we get reviews like this that tell us we’re doing a good job ☺️

“Amazing stay, one of the most unique and beautiful airbnbs we have ever stayed in! Also, Neil the host was so friendly and helped us get our car out of a ditch lol. Thank you Neil and Susan!”

29/06/2023

Our guest book has to be the most unique 🤩

Our recent guests from Canada had a bit of an adventure getting to us 🤦🏻‍♀️ and ended up driving into a ditch at the side of the drive 😂 luckily Neil was able to pull them out with one of his trucks with no damage to their hire car 😅

They’ve left us a lovely review and a token Canadian coin fixed with a plaster to the guest book😆

06/06/2023

It’s 9.30pm and the sky is blue and still lots of daylight ☀️⛰️

We’re approaching the summer solstice on 21 June….and in the Scottish Highlands we barely have any darkness throughout the night 😍

The only dates we have available in June are:
20th - 23rd June so it’s the perfect chance to experience the Summer Solstice and almost 24 hour daylight ☀️

06/06/2023

Another very happy guest ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Little Thistle is delightful and we enjoyed our stay very much.
The apartment was spotlessly clean, well equipped, comfortable and tastefully furnished. The bed linen was beautifully soft, as were the towels and the beds were extremely comfortable. We especially appreciated the welcome pack including milk, some shortbread, beer and porridge 😊.
There were tea bags and instant coffee and salt and pepper.
The views from the apartment were spectacular, we would happily return.”

05/06/2023

Our guests over the weekend were Neil’s niece, her husband and 2 of their friends…..they’d hiked for 6 days on the West Highland Way which took them from Glasgow to Fort William 🥵 so they were ready to rest and relax when they arrived at the apartment 😴

Here is their lovely review and little doodle in our guest book ⛰️😍

02/06/2023

Our recent guests from Germany left us a little doodle and another lovely review in our guest book 😍

Where possible we will always try to greet guests and give them a bit of local tourist information, we also let them know we have 4 dogs, which is one of the reasons we fenced off the garden to the apartment as we understand not everyone is a dog person….but with our recent guests they wanted to meet the pack 🐶🐶🐶🐶 and of course Angus, Bertie, Gertie and Elsie were only too happy to meet them too 😍

27/05/2023

We have 2 nights remaining for May and the weather forecast for this week in the Scottish Highlands is predicted to be up to 23 degrees ☀️☀️☀️ hottest in the UK!!

Wednesday 31st May to Friday 2nd June.

Booking can be made on Booking .com or Airbnb - link in the about us section 😍

26/05/2023

Our recent guests from Germany had a lovely stay 😍…..their only complaint is that they didn’t stay for longer!

“Liked · It felt like home, not a holiday rental. It was just perfect. We did not miss anything.

Disliked · That we only stayed 3 nights 😉”

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A full house of 10 scores for all aspects of their stay ☺️

20/05/2023

Our recent guests from Slovakia left us a lovely review on Airbnb ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“We loved this accomodation, it was very modern, nicely furnished. Bathroom was spotless, big shower with a good water pressure 👍🏻 Bed was a dream, with super soft bed linen. Small touches as ruark sound system (vinyl) and welcoming basket were just 🥰 This accommodation was made for you to feel like at home. Our only regret was not to book few more nights at Susan’s and that we missed Friday music night at local restaurant, but hopefully next time we will repair this mistake. Highly recommend.”

They did miss a good night of live music in the local pub but totally understand when they hiked up Ben Nevis that day so were probably ready for a rest rather than a night of dancing 😆 hopefully they’ll revisit us and when there’s a music night at Whitebridge Hotel

18/05/2023

We’ve had some really lovely reviews recently from our guests….and this is just one of them, with the addition of a lovely drawing in the guest book 🦕 and some sweet treats from Germany 😍

04/05/2023

And another 10 score review on Booking .com from our guests from Poland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Overall, I would highly recommend this apartment to anyone looking for a peaceful getaway in nature.

A beautiful property nestled in the heart of nature. Clean and cozy. The decor was modern and tasteful, which added to the overall feeling of comfort and relaxation.

One of the standout features for me was the washing machine and dishwasher, which were both brand new and made my stay so much more convenient.

The apartment was also stocked with some really nice welcoming amenities. “

04/05/2023

Looks like the first little girl that drew in the guest book has started something now 😍

Here’s the next work of art from our recent guests from Italy 🥰

30/04/2023

Blooming lovely 🌼

Getting very busy now with May and June almost fully booked.

Great location, perfect for exploring The Highlands…
Loch Knockie - 20 minute walk
South Loch Ness Trail - on the doorstep
Local traditional Highland pub with homemade food - 3 minute drive
Loch Ness - 15 minute drive
Fort Augustus - 15 minute drive
Foyers (waterfall, tearooms & Loch Ness) - 15 minute drive or walk from the South Loch Ness Trail 2.5 hours)
Ben Nevis - 1 hour drive
Isle of Skye - 1.5 hour drive
Inverness - 40 minutes

Many castles and whisky distilleries nearby….so many places to explore, you wish you would have stayed for a month 😍