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Salt Winds

Salt Winds

3.9
out of 5
Ratings from 2 reviews
50% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
3.5
Location
5.0
Value
2.5
Customer
Service
4.5

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Salt Winds, Lochbay is located in Waternish over looking Loch Bay on the Isle of Skye.

Lovely views from Salt Winds - great location

Review submitted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025
4.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
3.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Lovely location perched up the hill looking over Stein village. Property is lovely but a couple of things that could have improved the facilities. Wine left for us was appreciated but glasses were not very clean so had to wash them before drinking said gesture. House is fine but a few things are needing attention like the decking up to the property which is starting to get bouncy so probably will need replaced soon. From some reviews I thought there was a BBQ but there is not one here anymore. I didn’t mind the lack of weeding and overgrown garden but does give the impression to people there is no recent investment in it. Wooden picnic bench is fine but would benefit from the sun chairs or a hammock. Everything else was fine except the humungus pillows which gave me a sore neck. A choice of smaller ones would benefit certain people. Other than those niggles (though hot tub would be nice to make it luxury and better value for money) the place is comfortable and clean, has lovely views and sunsets and is close to a pub, loch bay restaurant, boat trips are accessible from stein. Skyeskins is worth a look and close to Dunvegan and coral beach. Good to bring our furry friend and kids had great relaxing time. Netflix was fine for us as well as the broadband which some people mentioned did not work well but we did not find that to be the case. Loved the reclining sofas for watching the cinema tv. You can’t go for wrong but admittedly there are cheaper properties elsewhere on Skye.

Sharon from Peebles stayed at Salt Winds for 7 nights in June 2025


Resting on its laurels!!

Review submitted on Tue, 27 May 2025
3.8
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
3.0
Location
5.0
Value
2.0
Customer
Service
5.0
On arrival at the property we were met with a wall of heat. Every room was uncomfortably hot, we assumed this was because of the wonderful weather and triple glazing. However after our first sleepless night even with all the windows vented we discovered the temperature of the floors in the morning and found that the underfloor heating was set at 28°! One of the rooms reached 31° even with the windows open and the curtains shut, no one could have slept in there. It took 5 days for the temperature to come down but that was venting and opening all the windows, we appreciate the weather contributed and the good insulation of the house, but a fan in every bedroom should have been provided. We ended up having 5 sleepless nights until it cooled down.

On arrival we found the cutlery draw was distinctly short of cutlery and we struggled for 2 days with 2 teaspoons until we opened the dishwasher and found it all in there! (We couldn't use the dishwasher because not even the customary couple of dishwasher tablets had been provided fif a rental 8f this calibre). Obviously no checks were made prior to our arrival on either the dishwasher, the cutlery draw or the heating.

The outside areas were totally unmaintained and the grass hadn't been cut in a long while. This made the management of clearing up after our 2 dogs very difficult not withstanding the extreme steepness of the ground.

The decking is subsiding towards the front right hand side making it unsafe for anybody let alone children or the elderly especially as there are no steps off it and there is then a steep slope down to the garden.

For the cost of the property for 1 week we expected a welcome pack not just a solitary bottle of red wine between 4 adults.

You get charged £100 per dog, no issue with that but expected the garden to be secure and dog friendly, it wasn't. There was no gate.

There was no outside furniture apart from a hard wooden picnic bench that could not be moved as it was screwed to the decking.

Both Tv's were a waste of time due to them failing to connect to the internet, this was obviously known due to the extensive DVD collection. It would have helped if this was stated on booking that the Tv's are there solely for the watching of DVD'S.

The house itself was lovely, comfortable, well presented and in an awesome location, the views were stunning, it is just a shame the outside area didn't complement it and make the house worthy of its inflated price. The outside area really does let this property down. This is the most expensive in the area, possibly the reason it's not getting many bookings.

This is a house resting on its laurels, it does not appear to have been maintained or presented in accordance with its luxury price tag.

Nigel from Lybster stayed at Salt Winds for 7 nights in May 2025