About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Monkstadt No 5 - MacQueen Cottage in Portree offers a 4-star holiday home with one bedroom and a living room. The property features a garden, free WiFi, and sea views. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy a private check-in and check-out, hot tub, laundry service, outdoor seating and picnic areas, and free on-site private parking. The cottage includes a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with walk-in shower, and a cosy fireplace. Local Attractions: Located 83 km from Benbecula Airport, the cottage is ideal for hiking enthusiasts. The surrounding area offers scenic views of the garden, mountains, and sea.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.4)

  • Free private parking available on-site


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1 large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Samantha
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Fabulous cottage. Loved that there was a hot tub too. Views were amazing!
Paul
United Kingdom United Kingdom
We'd stayed at Jessie's Hideaway the previous week and loved it, so we were delighted to return to Monkstadt, this time at MacQueen Cottage. The bed, shower and log burner all felt luxurious, and the place was wonderfully well-equipped. We hadn't...
Suzanne
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The cottage was lovely and peaceful and in a stunning location. Perfect after a busy day of exploring Skye. The views were amazing and we loved the hot tub too. We loved reading about the history and link to Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald.
Luci
United Kingdom United Kingdom
It was warm and cosy, we loved the wood burner and the hot tub! Excellent location to serve as a base to explore Skye. We would love to return.
Nicola
United Kingdom United Kingdom
We stayed for Christmas, it is a perfectly appointed cottage, everything you could possibly need and the view is beautiful and uninterrupted. Our hosts were gracious and accommodating and we genuinely couldn't have asked for better. It's worth...
Julien
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Very great facilities. Everything you would need to stay, relax and cook in this lodge is available. Very high quality.
Sophie
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Had a fantastic 2 night stay here. The property was extremely clean, it had everything you needed and was very cosy. Lovely view and the hot tub is in a pretty private location. Would certainly recommend to anyone looking to stay in Isle of Skye.
Ian
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Perfectly located cottage which was very modern and clean with everything you could need to self cater. The icing on the cake was the hot tub overlooking amazing scenery including a stunning sunset. Highly recommend for a relaxing luxurious break
Kavita
New Zealand New Zealand
The cottages, the views, the tasteful fit out, the amenities, mattress firmness- all were great. The guide in the room was helpful too
Jenny
United Kingdom United Kingdom
The location is stunning, we wanted to relax and cook and MacQueen cottage so was well equipped with the added bonus of the hot tub too!

Managed by Rural Escapes (Highland) Ltd

Company review score: 8.6Based on 815 reviews from 8 properties
8 managed properties

Company information

R-Escape is a local company set up to provide high quality holiday accommodation on the Isle of Skye in outstanding locations. We have 8 properties available to let now all over the island and have been fortunate to receive some lovely reviews from our visitors. Each property has stunning views and has been furnished to the highest standard. We are a very focussed team and absolutely love what we do and feel exceptionally proud to be able to bring people to Skye and give them a first class experience. We want to assure all our guests that all our cottages remain open. Although we are highly recognised for our exceptional cleaning standards, we have taken extra precautions and increased the time between changeovers to make sure all our properties are cleaned to the highest standard.

Property information

Monkstadt No 5 - MacQueen Cottage is a lovely cottage which has been completely refurbished to provide comfortable accommodation for the discerning traveller. The cottage sits in the grounds of historic Monkstadt House which has links to Bonnie Prince Charlie and his escape from Skye. MacQueen Cottage looks out to sea and is in a blissfully peaceful location, this is the ideal location for a complete escape.

Neighbourhood information

Monkstadt is situated in the township of Linicro. It is close to the village of Uig from where the ferry service runs between Skye and the Outer Hebrides.Portree, the main town on the island is 20 miles away with a range of shops, arts centre, restaurants and varied leisure pursuits. At Monkstadt you are within a 15 minute drive of Flora Macdonald's Grave and Skye Museum of Island Life. Head to Fairy Glen, Uig and view theses cone shaped hills which look like a Quiraing landslip in miniature or another viewpoint to take in is Kilt Rock and the Mealt Falls. Duntulm Castle ruins lie in a dramatic landscape although not directly accessible it can be viewed from the beach. You can walk The Quiraing once of Scotland's iconic climbs with a complete hill circuit and stunning walking approx. 6.5km round circuit or hike the Old Man of Storr. Have you heard of Callums Road? A single man's feat to build a road to his house by hand on the Isle of Raasay. A great day trip out and an exciting new distillery with whisky tasting on offer. The majestic Eilean Donan Castle has got to be on your bucket list and is instantly recognisable the world over.

Language spoken

English

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House rules

Monkstadt No 5 - MacQueen Cottage takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 22:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 09:30 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Damage policy
If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £853 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 08:00.
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 08:00:00.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £853 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.

License number: HI-31242-F