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Reviews of Thistle House Guest House

3.5 out of 5
Thistle House Guest House
Saint Catherines, Cairndow, Scotland

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 88 out of 89 reviews" "
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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Scottish B&B located on a much directly across from Inveraray Castle
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous!
Wonderful place to stay, lovely ladies running this establishment which is decorated to the highest standard! Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sue on 10 Oct,2023
Thank you so much. We are really pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house.

10/10 Excellent

B Ruth

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although somewhat out of town, it is well worth the drive. An excellent B and B, with wonderful co owners who go WAY out if their way for each visitor. They made some dinner reservations for me, despite warning us several times about restaurants booking up. Very very helpfull, and even greeted me with my first name. I will go back there. Definitely the best place that I stayed in during my 14 day Scotland trip!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sue on 28 Sept,2023
Thank you Ruth, we are really pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house.

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Lovely rooms and welcoming hosts. Bit more out of the way than we were expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sue on 17 Sept,2023
Thank you Amber. We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful hosts, delicious breakfasts and the home made cake with a view across the loch was fantastic. We are hoping to come back soon
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Sue on 17 Sept,2023
Thank you Stephanie, we are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Thistle House
We had an absolutely lovely stay at this beautiful B &B . Sue greeted us very warmly on our arrival and was so helpful setting us up and making us feel so welcome . She even arranged dinner for us at a nearby restaurant , which was amazing as well . The house itself is so very charming . Every room nicer than the last . Breakfast was done perfectly , with a very nice selection .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Sue on 11 Sept,2023
Thank you so much Brenda for your lovely review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house. We really appreciate your kind comments.

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Sue on 13 Aug,2023
Thank you Tim

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a great 2 nights we had at the Thistle House! Wonderful room and the breakfast each morning couldn't have been better. Avril and Sue are wonderful hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Sue on 27 Jul,2023
Thank you Joe for your lovely review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house.

10/10 Excellent

jacques

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sue on 27 Jul,2023
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful setting, friendly, helpful host, amazing breakfast. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Sue on 27 Jul,2023
Thank you Kim for your kind words. We really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

EDIE, Gilbert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were very friendly and the room was clean and beautiful. The views were breathtaking. We would love to come back again
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Sue on 16 May,2023
Thank you so much, we are very pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house.

10/10 Excellent

Paul f

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Sue and Avril are excellent hosts, the accommodation is first class and breakfast is lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Sue on 16 May,2023
Thank you Paul. We are really pleased that you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is absolutely wonderful. The house is lovely decorated, our room had a stunning view at Loch Fyne and the hosts are exceptionally attentive and friendly. We definitely will come back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sue on 6 Apr,2023
Thank you so much Claudia for your lovely review. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle House.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm welcome
Warm welcome with offer of tea and log fire in spacious lounge. Bedroom had large bed with lovely en-suite. View over loch to Inverary and castle. Choice of breakfast times and well made cooked breakfast. All areas cleaned and maintained to high standard.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alastair

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay near Inverary
Great views across Loch Fyne. Thistle House was an excellent place to stay whilst touring the area. Clean, comfortable and welcoming, there was a spacious residents lounge and outdoor seating on the terrace. Very good breakfast, freshly prepared with lots of choice. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Sue on 5 Oct,2022
Thank you so much for your lovely review.We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle house.

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were wonderfully friendly. The entire place was like a time capsule from turn of the century England. The food was marvelous, and the location was perfect for exploring.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Sue on 26 Sept,2022
Thank you Jean for your lovely review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay at Thistle House.

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was exquisite in every way. We only regret we couldn’t stay longer. Everything was beautiful, breakfast delicious, owners and staff friendly and helpful. Absolutely loved it. We look forward to returning whenever possible. Totally charming in every way.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Sue on 11 Sept,2022
Thank you so much for your kind review. We really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Andrzej

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic place for rest.
Stay in the Thistle House Guest House was absolutley beautiful! Spotlessly clean. Fab breakfest. Excellent service. Definetly will come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Sue on 5 Aug,2022
Thanks very much for your lovely review. It is really appreciated

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Sue on 5 Aug,2022
Thank you for your kind review.

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A unique historical house decorated and furnished accordingly and to a very high standard throughout. We especially appreciated on arrival being greeted personally and offered tea and cake in the very comfortable large guest lounge with a beautiful view of the loch. Excellent accommodation and friendly owners.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Sue on 26 Jul,2022
Thanks so much for your kind review. we hope you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

John, Hythe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thistle house is a beautiful property, elegantly furnished and decorated in keeping with its character. We had a warm welcome, the room was spotless and comfortable with a lovely new shower room and a stunning lochside view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful stay here, the hosts were delightful and helpful. Our room was beautiful, spacious and very comfortable. The breakfast was great. We would definitely come again!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from sue on 15 Jun,2022
Thanks very much for the lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from sue on 15 Jun,2022
Thanks for your lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Donal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Best guest house we have ever stayed in will definitely return a very warm welcome
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Sue on 2 Jun,2022
Thank you for your review. Really appreciated

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Sue on 22 May,2022
Thank you much for your kind review

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful stay
We stayed for 2 nights on our way to Islay. On arrival we were given tea and cake in the beautiful lounge with roaring fire. The rooms were lovely. Breakfast was delicious and we needed an early breakfast on our second morning to catch the ferry. Sue even provided us with pain au chocolate to eat on the way. We will visit again and can wholly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Sue on 15 Apr,2022
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

TRION

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay, and felt that value for money was exceptional. The house and rooms are finished with a great attention to detail and breakfast was also very good. The view of the Loch from our room was breathtaking. Avril was kind enough to wait for our late check in (we were lost driving at night in the rain!) and even helped secured us a late sitting for supper at a hotel down the road. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a really lovely stay at the beautiful Thistle House, Sue and Avril were the perfect hosts, nothing was too much trouble. The breakfasts were delicious and set us up for the day. We were welcomed with tea and cake and even when we popped back mid-day they made us tea! The views over Loch Fyne were stunning and the local sites they recommended were amazing, wish we could have stayed longer. Thank you Sue and Avril x
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from sue on 20 Oct,2021
thank you for your lovely review. it was lovely to meet you.

10/10 Excellent

D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best bed & breakfast we have ever stayed in
The stay was excellent This is the best b&b we have stayed in and we have stayed in a lot through the UK Our room had a fantastic view across the lock to Inveraray it was very comfortable and spotless .The breakfast was superb .We only stayed the one night but we shall certainly be going back for a longer stay.We thoroughly recommend Thistle House
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Sue on 3 Oct,2021
Thank you so much for your review. We are happy you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gem of a house
Wonderful stay - location, house and hosts. Would love to stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Sue on 29 Sept,2021
Thank you so much for your review. We hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For the past five years, my wife and I have traveled and more than 50 countries from New Zealand to Russia. This has been one of our most enjoyable places to stay. Everything about our room was perfect and our hosts were amazing. From the moment we arrive to the moment we left they did everything possible to make us feel at home, from serving tea outside while overlooking the Loch two asking us exactly how we would cook our breakfast if we were back home in America. It was a delightful experience. We stayed there two days and would have loved to have stayed there a week. A perfect romantic vacation house/bed-and-breakfast for couples. The attention to details shown by the owners whs the best I’ve seen anywhere!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Sue on 29 Sept,2021
Thank you so much for your review. It was a pleasure to meet you, and we are happy you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thistle Guest House
Beautiful inside and out. Very friendly and helpful. Wonderfully clean, lovely decor, comfortable rooms with a view over the loch, beautifully decorated rooms and bathrooms with a king size bed. Great breakfast and a lovely touch was being offered a hot drink and homemade cake and shortbread on arrival. We would definitely return. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Sue on 3 Oct,2021
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope we see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely Fabulous Stay
Amazing stay. Friendly and helpful hosts who gave us coffee, cake and shortbread on arrival. Room was spotless with lovely wee chairs at window overlooking Loch Fyne. Comfy bed and sparkling clean shower room. Faultless!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Sue on 10 Sept,2021
Thank you so much. We are so glad you had a good time and hope you come back again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Paul f

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay
Stayed for 3 night's, accommodation excellent and breakfast was very good. Avril ,Sue and Nick are lovely host's, nothing is too much trouble.
Garden View
Bedroom view
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Sue on 5 Sept,2021
Thank you so much for your review. We are so glad you had a good time.

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

PAMELA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home from home.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It was wonderful. The decor was beautiful. The unimpeded view over to Inveraray was outstanding. The hosts could not do enough to ensure our comfort. They provided coffee and cake on our arrival as we sat in the garden. The weather was fantastic too.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Sue on 10 Sept,2021
Thanks so much. We are glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely brilliant stay. Have done a big road trip of Scotland and this was definitely our favourite place to stay. Incredible views, saw otters from our window which was magical! Great people and amazing breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Sue on 4 Aug,2021
Thank you so much for your lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing views, beautiful property. Room is comfortable and felt extremely welcome. Breakfast was lovely, thoroughly enjoyed my stay and will book again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Sue on 4 Aug,2021
Thank you so much for your lovely review

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb stay on Loch Fyne
We loved our short stay, Avril and Sue were brilliant hosts. Everything spotlessly clean, excellent covid protocols and breakfast was first class. The view from our room over the Loch was stunning and we spotted two otters while sitting one evening enjoying the view from our window! We are looking forward to returning some time soon.
View from our room
Sunset from our room
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Meredyth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
View from the Campbell room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breathing views over the loch and mountains. Cosy lounge with fire was perfect spot to relax.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

James, Liverpool

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Greeted at the door - Covid related talk ensued - shown to the room and it was absolutely spotless. Clean building, clean rooms and the the hosts were just wonderful. It’s location is beautiful and well worth the drive. Good price also for the views. Nothing was ever too much as they both were more than happy to have a chat or assist with whichever you needed.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Asya

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous place
Thistle House Guest House It’s hard to overstate our satisfaction with Thistle House. The location is idyllic, stunning and peaceful. Alastair and Jenifer are the most friendly and accommodating hosts we have ever encountered. Nothing was too big a request and they made certain we had everything we needed (we even could charge up our electric car). The guest house itself is beautiful and very aesthetically pleasing from the outside, a theme which continues upon entering. Everything is of high quality, clean and tidy, the lounge is super comfortable with a lovely open fireplace. The bedroom was comfortable, with everything we needed for a refreshing night’s sleep. Although there’s no restaurant or bar on the premises, we found the nearest pub very suitable. Breakfast was delicious and filling and was made to suit our dietary requirements. We felt truly blessed to be able to spend a night in such a fantastic place with these wonderful, friendly hosts, would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding accommodation in a beautiful location.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautiful house
Wonderful experience staying here. The hosts are very friendly and informative. The house is immaculate and the attention to detail is 101%. Excellent breakfast with top quality locally sourced food. All in all one of the nicest guest houses I have stayed in and would definitely recommend to anyone to book this place for a quality stay
Gorgeous views of the loch
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Caz, Dundee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little guest house. Brilliant views over Loch Fyne. Room was lovely, spacious and clean. Breakfast was really good. Would definitely recommend. Thanks to Jennifer & Alistair
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay and the hosts were fab. Would definetly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020