Dunalastair Estate is located in Highland Perthshire, an area renowned for its beautiful scenery and quiet glens such as Rannoch where the estate is situated. Only 2 hours drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow, our nine individual, luxury cottages are a perfect base for touring. The area has a huge number of activities for all ages from walking and cycling to visiting distilleries, from bungee jumping to white water rafting, horse-riding to cycling, gardens to theatre, safaris to geocaching and so much more.
Set apart on a 10,000 acres hill-farming estate, the cottages are all different and sleep 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Some are by the river and all have wonderful views and you can frequently see interesting wildlife near the cottages such as deer, osprey, red squirrels, whooper swans, otter, pine marten.
All cottages have woodburning stoves or open fire and all (except Bridge Cottage) have TV and WIFI. Changeover days are Fridays and Saturdays, depending on the cottage, but short breaks are often available, particularly out of the main season.
There is a tennis court available and trout fishing on the river or from rowing boats on Dunalastair Loch, and other traditional sporting activities are sometimes available at certain times.
We have just had another wonderful stay at The Old Laundry. We have stayed in this house many times over the years and always enjoy the views, wildlife and peace and tranquility of the place. This year we were blessed with some amazing weather and wonderful sun sets and sun rises.
The ratings i have given above say everything about The Old Post Office.
The staff and estate workers will provide any help or assistance you may require
Bridge cottage was our honeymoon cottage back in 2012, we've stayed often since then. It is our favourite place, the location is amazing the walks out the back, the boat, the burial grounds, the wildlife, the chanterelles, the quietness, the dark clear skies.
It's not too far from pitlochry for a day out or house of bruar for some treats.
We love it an we will always visit.
Absolutely beautiful cottage very comfortable as long as you like isolation, we had woolly visitors over the week whilst we were out they made themselves at home in the garden!. Plenty of walks and gardens to visit in the area, we ate Sunday lunch at Dunalister Suite Hotel and also lunch on a different day and both meals were very good make sure you book early for Sunday Lunch. Faskally Enchanted Forest is well worth a visit, and the Aud Smithy in Pitlochry have a good menus if you are in the area. A very enjoyable 12 days made more perfect coming back to a beautiful cottage with a real fir...more
Our holiday at East Lodge comprised four adults, two children, and a toddler. The house adequately coped with us all, with two adults downstairs with a shower room, and the other two adults and children upstairs with their own bathroom. East Lodge is set in a stunning location with views across the River Tummel and woodland to Schiehallion. We saw plenty of wildlife and interesting plants in the area. If you want a holiday that includes peace and quiet and are interested in enjoying the outdoors and the world of nature then East Lodge is ideal. The booking procedure was effortless and, if...more
This was our first visit to Maragdubh. It is a very attractive, well maintained and furnished house with great views over to Schiehallion. The house was spotless and there was a much appreciated welcome tray waiting for us so we could have a cuppa on arrival. The house was a great base for walks nearby and there was lots of useful information there to help us. Beatrice, the manager could not have been more helpful.
As Maragdubh is out in the countryside the sky is really dark so it was wonderful to star gaze on clear nights.
We enjoyed watching the many birds that visited. If you like bird w...more
We were' nt sure how to get the key to the cottage. But everything has been managed. It was a nice holiday and we had enough wood for the fire place. So the house was always warm.
I have been going to this area for a lot of years and have stayed in other Dunalastair cottages. They have all been nice and this one was no different.
Everything you needed for a quiet holiday. I can’t think of anything else that I would have needed. The heating, plumbing and electricity all worked well on my visit.
I was extra lucky as I had great sunny weather.
Cottage is in a very peaceful location with a walk directly to the river. It is very nicely furnished and had everything we needed for our stay. It is quite a distance to the shops so make sure you take all the food/drink you might need when you get there. I would definitely book this cottage or one of the other cottages on the estate again.