The Thistle Guesthouse

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Scored 9
Rated wonderful

Staff

9.8

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Thistle Guest house in Woodend offers family rooms with private bathrooms, featuring walk-in showers, free toiletries, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, wardrobe, and carpeted floors. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a beautiful garden, lounge, and private check-in and check-out services. The property provides free on-site private parking, housekeeping, and a comfortable lounge for relaxation. Delightful Breakfast: A highly rated breakfast is served daily, featuring fresh ingredients and a variety of options to suit all preferences. The friendly host ensures a pleasant and memorable stay. Convenient Location: Located 62 mi from Benbecula Airport and 20 mi from Dunvegan Castle, the guest house offers easy access to local attractions. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.4 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.5)

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site

Availability

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1 twin bed
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2 twin beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Elizabeth
    United States United States
    “Breakfast was ample and good. The location is a bit dicey to get to. You have to travel on a one lane road with "laybys." Hosts were very welcoming. Room was nice, beds were bit hard.”
  • O'brien
    Canada Canada
    “Staff was very attentive, kind and couteous. Breakfast was delicious. Beds were a little hard, the shower very tiny, but just a short stay. Overall a great place to stay just outside of Portree. Thank you!”
  • Pujol
    United States United States
    “Location - close to town but in the country - quiet and peaceful. Loved the sheep neighbors. Breakfast was lovely and the common refrigerator was very helpful.”
  • Valerie
    United States United States
    “Wonderful breakfast, friendly staff, beautiful location but not actually in Portree, it is about 10 minute drive through the country, watch out for cows! Room was small but had everything we needed.”
  • Daniel
    United States United States
    “Beautiful location. Very good, hearty breakfast. Friendly service.”
  • Laurel
    United States United States
    “Loved the breakfast and the kind and knowledgeable hosts.”
  • Iverson
    United States United States
    “Hosts prepared delicious breakfast each morning, and we took advantage of the bag lunch option for one day. The sandwiches, fruit and biscuits were perfect after a morning hiking at the fairy pools! Our room for 3 was a decent size and seeing...”
  • Kalyanmoy
    India India
    “Very efficient setup. Check in was smooth. Room was clean and just right. Breakfast was also great! Very friendly staff. All in all, a great experience.”
  • Mackenzie
    Canada Canada
    “Excellently taken care of, comfortable, so so clean, updated bathrooms, gorgeous property, amazing food for breakfast, extremely welcoming overall”
  • Fred
    United States United States
    “Delicious full Scottish breakfast made by Jordan the host!”

Host Info

Company review score: 9.4Based on 1,108 reviews from 6 properties
6 managed properties

Property info

The Thistle Guesthouse is a 7 bedroom guesthouse set in its own private grounds with moorland views. The main Square of Portree is under 3 miles away. Six of the bedrooms have newly refurbished en-suite shower rooms with the other bedroom having private use of a newly refurbished shower room adjacent to the bedroom. There is free WiFi throughout the property. There is a guest lounge for guests to relax in and plan their vacation. The guest lounge has a selection of books to read and has a log burning fire. The rooms all have flat screen TV's and in addition tea and coffee making facilities.

Language Spoken

English

Area info

House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Check-out
From 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children over 5 are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cards accepted at this property
American ExpressVisaMastercard Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.