Allt Dearg
Facilities
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Sitting Room Kitchen Bedrooms Washing facilities Heating and water Miscellaneous Local facilities
The sitting room has a multi-fuel stove/open fire (as well as an electric heater) and comfortable sofas and chairs providing a cosy place for passing those wet or midgy Skye evenings! There is a selection of books, as well as cards, jigsaw puzzles and games.. There is no television. The reception is poor, but some people have brought their own portables and have had some success (the most successful using an outside aerial, but beware as the winds can be fierce.)
The well equipped kitchen provides everything that you need to cater for 8 people, except of course food and drink! In addition to full sets of crockery, glasses and cutlery, and a wide selection of pans and utensils, the equipment includes:
Fridge/freezer (75/25 by volume)
Microwave
Two oven electric cooker, with four rings
We provide tea towels and oven hands.
In the cottage there is one single bedroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs, one having a wash basin. One of the upstairs bedrooms has a double and single bed in it for flexibility, and the other has twin beds. Both upstairs bedrooms have recently been completely refurbished. The bothy has a bedroom with three single beds. All bedrooms have ample hanging and drawer space. Please note you must normally provide your own linen - see here for details. A cot can be provided on request.
Bathroom with bath, small hand basin, lavatory, heated towel rail and electric heater, together with a fantastic view. There is also a hand basin in the double bedroom.
In the bothy there is a shower room, with hand basin, chemical toilet, heated towel rail, electric heater and an automatic washer/dryer ( it works best with liquid or micro-system detergents).
There is a large drying room with electric heater and clothes pulley rack.
Note that towels are not provided, but bath mats are.
All rooms have electric heaters with controllable time clocks.
There is a storage radiator in the hall.
There is an open fire in the sitting room. We provide one free sack of coal and a little kindling to start you off on arrival. You can buy more in Portree and Broadford, or we can sell you extra sacks.
Both the cottage and bothy are fully double glazed.
There is a private water supply with a UV sterilisation and filtration plant.
Hot water is provided by immersion heaters and controllable time clocks, and the shower heats its own water.
Please note that electricity is NOT included in the rent - please see conditions of let for more details.
Telephone (both incoming and outgoing calls) - 01478 650200. Please note that mobile phone coverage can be patchy on Skye.
Postal address - Allt Dearg, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, IV47 8SW
There is a garage attached to the bothy, recently blessed with a new roof and doors.
Local facilities - an overview of some of the facilities in the local area, such as shops, eating places, pubs, information services etc.