Superb, well equipped and comfortable cottage in the most magical setting. We were blessed with wonderful weather, but with the Crinan Canal at your front door any weather front would have been a delight. With Tayvallich, Crinan, Skipness and Kilberry Sands within striking distance there’s no shortage of places to visit and great places to eat.
Lovely historic cottage
Review submitted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
3.0
Customer Service
3.0
Great location, close to Knapdale and Crinan. Nice cottage, very comfortable… Lovely sounds of water rushing into locks…
Lovely cottage
Review submitted on Fri, 30 Aug 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Lovely unique cottage. Lovely place to watch the boats go up and down the locks.
So relaxing away from any biz. Lovely walk along the tow path to either end of the canal.
The cottage is a lovely and the history displayed in its furnishings, makes this property so different from the usual blank rooms.
Lovely helpful neighbours guided us on place to eat and visit.
Will no doubt return, hopefully when it’s not raining.
Beautiful Scotland
Review submitted on Mon, 26 Aug 2024
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer Service
4.0
Really enjoyed our break on the West coast, stunning scenery and plenty to do and see will come back to this part of the country again
Wunderbare Lage am Kanal
Review submitted on Sun, 30 Jun 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
4.0
Wir durften 1 Woche lang das Cairnbaan House geniessen. Die Lage am Kanal, die Ruhe und die schöne Gegend hat uns sehr gefallen.
Fabulous House
Review submitted on Sat, 08 Jun 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
We loved this house, very well equipped and comfortable, and it's history.
Excellent location, great watching all the activity on the canal.
If we were to go back to that area we would definitely book Cairnbaan House again.I
Very friendly and helpful neighbours.
Great stay
Review submitted on Mon, 03 Jun 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer Service
5.0
Lovely comfortable cottage with everything we needed. Great place to stay with lots of wildlife in the area. Amazing sightings of beavers, white tailed sea eagles and minke whales.
2 night stay
Review submitted on Tue, 07 Nov 2023
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
3.0
Customer Service
5.0
We had a lovely couple of night in Cairnbaan House. The property is very nice inside (some quirky bits in keeping with its history) and is in a good location. We would definately stay again and recommend to others.
Possibly a little expensive.
Iain Fleming replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you for your kind words regarding your stay and we hope you visit again in the near future. Hopefully for a longer period next time.
We are sorry you feel that it was a little expensive. Staying only 2 nights in self catering is always going to be much more expensive per night than longer stays. The fixed costs are the same, housekeeping, laundry, welcome pack, insurance etc, which contibute to the high nightly price.
A Beautiful Canal-side Retreat
Review submitted on Mon, 25 Sep 2023
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Such a treat to stay at Cairnbaan House, beautifully situated on the Crinan Canal with a 'front row' view of yachts coming and going thru lock number 8! Lots of walks locally, a brief drive only to Lochgilphead for basics shopping, cafes, etc. Good eateries at Crinan after a good walk along the towpath! Very ell- equipped cottage and comfortable and cozy. Thoroughly recommend!
A week by the Crinan canal
Review submitted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
We were so well looked after at Cairnbaan house. Our hosts were very friendly and provided lots of good information. A bed was a bit hard,but they provided an additional matress to help us out and ordered a new one the same day.
We enjoyed watching all the activity along the canal,chatted to friendly neighbours,explored the local area and also used Cairnbaan as a base to venture further. Inveraray castle was well worth a visit, castle Swain had a lovely position and the beach at Kilmory was just amazing.
The house is well equipped and ideal as a base for day trips. The brown interior is in keeping with its history as a shop, worth looking into.
Happy Stay
Review submitted on Tue, 08 Aug 2023
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
We were very happy with all the details of our visit to the Kilmartin Glen / Crinan / Kilmichael Glassary area. Although the weather was not 100% great we were able to explore the region from Oban to Lochgilphead efficiently because the location of Cairnbann House was so great.
The accommodations were clean, comfortable, up to date, and scenic with the canal right out the front door.
I would highly recommend this property for your stay in the area.
