I have just spent a long weekend with my family at this fantastic house. It is the 5th time we have rented a big house and this is the best we have been to. The description and photos on the web site are very accurate, IT IS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS.The house is exceptionally comfortable, cosy and homely, and very well maintained to a high standard both inside and out.The kitchen is very well stocked with more than enough crockery and pans, it had every item we needed, and it was ideal having the open plan family room adjacent to the kitchen. The extra sitting rooms allow for quiet and noisy areas so everyone can be happy. The only negative point I would make is that the dinning room is a little tight for 20 people, but there is seating in the kitchen and for our group it worked fine.The house is in a lovely setting, the garden is large with lots of outdoor toys, allowing youngsters to have loads of fun. The owners are very helpful and thoughtful providing lots of little extras, such as complementary bottle of wine, toiletries in the bathrooms, excellent book and music collection which give it an added personal touch and makes the whole experiance extra special.

What a fabulous place to stay! We had a great week - first half with our family, and second half with our NCT Gang - 38 folk from age 6 months to 92 over the course of our hols!! and never once did The Pines feel full! Highly recommend to all. Thanks to the owners of The Pines House - it is a truly superb luxury self catering let. We've stayed in many large holiday homes over the year's and we all agreed this one is by far our favourite. www.thepineshouse.com

We two couples stayed with Michael and Gwen Stewart for two nights. The Pines is an old fashioned carpetted, decorated, and furnished place with a sumptuous ambiance. They have tried to keep it like a Scottish hunting lodge, but it seemed a bit dark and not well it.
Nice lounges, with a big screen and Sky TV downstairs, and a stately home type of lounge full of terrific paintings upstairs. Pre dinner drinks served downstairs and after dinner coffees served upstairs. The whole place is full of really good art and artifacts. Our room was comfortable and pleasant enough, good shower over the bath. Gwen does the cooking and she is an outstanding cook. Really excellent, imaginative food. A daily changing single menu. Very excellent breakfasts with real fresh orange juice, home made bread and toast ,and overnight cooked porridge, all the very best. Care is taken, we discovered, to source the food ingredients: they go some distance to get supplies that are the best. Micheal was very attentive, chatty, and friendly. There is a nice large garden from where you can walk off into the woods or down to the river about 250 yards away. Very expensive at about £200 a room a night Dinner, B&B, but with a super host in Michael; we did not see Gwen other than at arriving and departing but she must have been a very busy lady as they do not have any other staff now.

Booked a twin and two singles on a B/B basis, for one night, as we were dining at the Glass House (a great restaurant).
Well received by Michael, and shown our rooms.
Good quality bed linen and pillows
Quiet and safe location, but within easy walking distance of the town centre.
The breakfast is excellent (The Swiss, American and English fellow guests all thought the same)
Probably one of the best places to stay in Grantown, which is well placed for Speyside