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Forbes of Kingennie | Kingennie, Dundee DD5 3RD, Scotland
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Leannan Boathouse
4.0 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
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“Gorgeous if a bit quiet”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2006
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We stayed for 4 nights in June 2006.

The cottage is AMAZING - never seen anything like it in my life, the surroundings are picture postcard.
Inside you walk into a gorgeous kitchen, and then the living room with the biggest sofa ever, a wide screen TV and fire place that works by remote.

Down the stairs and the best is to come, the bed is huge with a really comfy tempur mattress, inset into the wall is 42 inch plasma screen TV, and the bathroom has a HUGE proper Jacuzzi.

Supplied with nice fluffy robes!

There is also proper surround sound - every room has its own speakers set into the ceiling (even above the Jacuzzi) with a control next to each light switch.

You can see the buildings being erected over the lake and we occasionally heard / saw a building truck but we were certainly not over looked. In fact the only disconcerting thing was the odd guy fishing on the opposite bank!

The veranda is lovely and we had baby swans taking their first swim whist we were there along with a very friendly robin and a sparrow with a nest in the roof of the veranda!

Management were very helpful and quick to assist with the minor problem we had (couldn’t find the switch to adjust the ample heating).

Kingennie is quiet, many of the woodland walks are shut due to the buildings and its a fair walk / expensive taxi to anywhere but for a get away from it all break I would most defiantly recommend it.

We also had a look round one of the other lodges and have to say although they are not quite as special as the Leanna they are very well done.

  • Liked — The cottage just blows you away.
  • Disliked — No free Broadband and you need a car.
  • Stayed June 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Honeymoon disaster”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2006
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Booked the Leannan Boathouse in July 2005 for our March 2006 honeymoon.Arrived in Dundee at 10am was told repair work was being carried out on the boathouse. We waited to 4pm, was given a cheap bottle of wine and a letter listing repair work. What they did'nt tell us was a building development of at least 10 buildings directly opposite the boathouse looking down onto the so called secluded plot.When we spoke to the owner she gave us a full refund. We were now in Scotland 600 miles from home at 4.30pm with no honeymoon accomodation. Not once did they contact us in the 8 months of booking.
In fairness the inside of the boathouse is exellent quality,but secluded it is certainly not. It is not in woodland but more like a copse. The new development completly dominates the view from the decking area and lounge and bedroom windows.
In a nutshell if you are staying one night with the curtains closed then it is lovely property, but if you are staying longer then our advise is to go else where.
inside 9 out of 10
outside 1 out of 10
owner 1 out of 10
web site info 4 out of 10

Stayed March 2006
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Vicky Swankie, owner at Leannan Boathouse, responded to this review
21 June 2006
At Forbes of Kingennie we are totally committed to ensuring our visitors have the best possible experience during their time with us. In order to improve and expand what we can offer our guests, unfortunatley this sometimes involves building work being carried out nearby. By July 2007 we will have a 9 hole golf course, the Cairngorms Putting Green, and Kingennie Court which will sleep 20 guests. Throughout this time we hope to keep disruption to a minimum, and our lodges will be open all year round as normal. If anyone would like more information about the Leannan or our other 9 lodges, please e-mail gailforbes@hotmail.com
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Forbes of Kingennie | Kingennie, Dundee DD5 3RD, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR7,561 - 11,762

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