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What is Self-catering Accommodation?

A self-catering holiday home or cottage in Scotland can be defined as a self-contained property offering clean, comfortable, furnished accommodation for visitors who are also provided with the means to prepare and cook their own meals.

Scottish Self-catering properties give you the freedom to live your day as you wish, and to enjoy a holiday program of your choice.

Real Scotland is the Bothy Culture. Kervaig Bothy; a warm fire inside, a bottle of whiskey fuels the banter. It doesn’t matter where you hail from or who you are, just make your self at home for in the bothy you’re always welcome.

Self-catering accommodation in Scotland

You will find a wide variety of different styles of accommodation from one-bedroom studio apartments and flats in bustling city centres to a country estate house with 5 or 10 bedrooms. You will find all the following terms used across Scotland:

  • Holiday Cottage – a widely-used term for holiday accommodation, but used specifically often means a small property with quaint or historic charm
  • House – larger, more formal accommodation with a number of bedrooms and spacious living areas
  • Lodge/Chalet – a home with a rustic or wilderness theme, very often a wooden building in a rural location
  • Apartment – self contained accommodation that occupies only a part of the building, typical of more urban dwelling (also known as a flat in the UK)

Whichever style you choose, you can expect the following from the self-catering accommodation on this website:

  • Overall quality assured to the declared ‘Star’ level by annual inspections from VisitScotland, the Scottish Tourist Board.
  • Separate space for sitting and living , in addition to kitchen facilities and bedroom(s) and bathroom(s).
  • Availability to rent by the week (seven nights), for a short break (2-3 nights) or by the night, according to the individual business concerned.
  • A self-contained ‘home from home’, but not normally any ‘room service’, daily maid service, concierge or staffed reception.

 

Search for your perfect self-catering holiday cottage in Scotland at the top of this page, telling us a bit about when you want to stay and for how long. Alternatively, head to the homepage and pick the type of self-catering holiday you want to embark on.

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