Once a country hotel, this refurbished Victorian large holiday home is situated in seven acres of grounds, with a south westerly aspect and offers spacious accommodation, which is perfect for entertaining friends and family. Beautifully decorated, retaining many original features, such as wood panelling and open fires, the large front facing drawing room is a lovely example of this. Year on year it is being improved and it has become one of the best party houses on the west coast and well worth travelling to.
With one bedroom at ground level, the additional bedrooms and bathrooms are on the two floors above, which can sleep 24 adults and 6 children in total. This delightful country house is ideal for a family holiday, an event, a wedding, or for those just wishing to base themselves within this wonderful part of the west coast of Scotland. There have even been rumours of a resident ghost, but you will only be able to judge for yourselves if this is fact or fiction.
For wedding or events to be held here – then the initial booking would be made on a standard self-catering basis and all other costs would be advised over the enquiry/visit. Wedding fees apply over and above the maximum occupancy.
*A newly installed Cedarwood hot tub was made available from 17th August 2019**
From the excellent tour and welcome from the housekeeper, to the stunningly well-equipped kitchen and dining room, to the comfortable living rooms and beautifully-decorated bedrooms, this was a wonderful house to bring the entire family to. We all fit around the dining room table for some incredible meals, and gathered in the large living room for games, all managing to fit most comfortably on sofas and armchairs by the fire. There was a piano and other musical instruments, which allowed us to play music together. And the bar was a lovely place to hang out in the evenings. The garden was great for playing sports, and the sunsets from the view down the road were stunning. Our day trip to Gigha was a high point, and so easy and close to travel to. We couldn't have been happier and are definitely planning on returning!
Wow, sounds like you all had a great stay enjoying this holiday home and grounds. Great to hear you felt the kitchen was well equipped and all rooms were comfortable!
I bet you have some lovely memories to cherish from this stay, with great fun being had both in and outside the house. We look forward to helping with a return visit when - don't forget to claim your loyalty discount next time!
The staff at Scotts Castle Holidays were very helpful in helping us find the right property.
So pleased to hear your excellent feedback, glad you found our service helpful and we would love to be of assistance again in the future.
Fabulous house with everything you could possibly want, fantastic owners who could not have been more helpful, just the best long weekend ever
Many thanks for your feedback. It's always nice hearing happy holiday stories. So pleased you had a great time!
We now offer a Loyalty discount scheme so don't forget to claim this next time, should you wish to book with us again.
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Easy and efficient service
Many thanks for your feedback. It's always nice hearing happy holiday stories. So pleased you had a great time!
We now offer a Loyalty discount scheme so don't forget to claim this next time, should you wish to book with us again.
Scotts Castle Holidays
As a group we have been meeting for over 10 years and Ballinakill House was one of our best venues
So pleased to hear you had another great holiday, and that Balinakill House was such a hit with your group! Don't forget our Loyalty discount for your next trip!
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I have used Scotts several times and have always found them very helpful.
So pleased to hear you had another great holiday, and that Balinakill House was such a hit with your group! Don't forget our Loyalty discount for your next trip!
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The house is magnificent, and yet homely, with lovely extra touches like fresh flowers in the living rooms and hairdryers and kettles in the bedrooms. The owners were very helpful, and anxious that we should enjoy the house. It suited our needs perfectly, and we definitely intend to return to the house.
Always a pleasure hearing people have had a lovely time. Thank you. We look forward to helping with your next booking!
Harriet Filewood
Managing Partner
SCOTTS CASTLE HOLIDAYS
Tel: +44 (0)1208 821 341
The staff at Scotts Castle Holidays have been pleasant, friendly and most helpful regarding this and previous holidays booked through them - I cannot fault them.
Always a pleasure hearing people have had a lovely time. Thank you. We look forward to helping with your next booking!
Harriet Filewood
Managing Partner
SCOTTS CASTLE HOLIDAYS
Tel: +44 (0)1208 821 341
Fabulous mansion. Only comment is that such early check out and late check in are not appropriate for visitors travelling from afar, or overseas. The company and owners need to take this point into consideration. If someone hAs spent 6 to 10 hours travelling then they would surely prefer an earlier check in. Otherwise no complaints
Sounds like you had a fabulous time at this mansion, for what was a very special trip! The standard check in times are advertised on the website prior to booking and we can see an earlier check in was discussed with you before arrival, which the owners were unable to confirm until nearer to the time. As with all of these large holiday houses the window for changeover is quite short in between groups and the housekeeping team require the usual time to prepare the property to standard for the next guests, however where possible this is accommodated.
We can see the owners did try their best to facilitate this for you and we hope you found it helpful dropping of your luggage and groceries early after a long trip.
Thanks again for your review, all guest feedback is greatly appreciated and should you wish to visit another property with us in the future we would be more than happy to help.
A beautiful stately mansion in magnificent grounds. Well equipped and beautifully furnished, yet very comfortable. Comfy settees, comfy beds, and a cute comfy bar. Our group of 24 of different ages enjoyed different aspects that the property offered, from snooker to kiddies play room, to lounging in huge living rooms. Central position for exploring the lakes. Only minor point was two cooker gas jobs not functional, and cold in the late evenings, and late check in otherwise a fabulous experience
Thank you so much for your review, we are glad to hear your group enjoyed the house, it’s location and overall rated the service highly. We understand that you have already been in touch with the owners who have investigated these points you’ve raised and improvements have been actioned for future guests.