Drumalban, 20 years in conception and a year in the building, was completed in 1999 to the highest of standards (architects: Andy MacMillan and Tom Robinson). The owners - Christopher & Jane Grieve - have held the Scottish Tourist Board 4-star rating since October 2000. The property is managed by Mrs Kirsty Richardson.
This page contains a brief description of the house - for more details on any room in the house, just click on the links throughout the text below.
The house is spacious (2000 sq ft) and light: white walls are complemented by local stone and wood. Downstairs, the living area is open plan, incorporating a living room and dining room with a galley style kitchen.
There are 4 bedrooms capable of sleeping 8 adults. Two bedrooms are upstairs and two are downstairs. In addition there are beds for 4 children, a pine cot, a travel cot, a high chair, a booster seat and a 3-wheel off-road pram.
There
is a large terrace outside
(1000 sq ft) with 2 sturdy wooden picnic benches.
Your rent includes all bedding (except cot) and towels. 2 bags of firewood are provided at the start of your rent with additional logs available and charged at cost (currently £3/bag). Electricity is also charged at cost by means of meter readings.
Telephone money should be left in the jar provided. As a family house you will have access to the fax machine, full stereo system, TV, video, separate children’s TV/video (upstairs), a few CDs, 500+ books (including 20 cookbooks), games and our old album collection (which might provide humour if nothing else!).
Brochures, guides and timetables for tourist attractions and activities in the area are provided. There are also hot water bottles and 2 hairdryers. The house has thermostatically controlled central heating and is fully double glazed.
The house is non-smoking. We also operate the Scandinavian approach of leaving outdoor shoes in the porch. Please bring slippers or thick socks for indoors and wellies or boots for outdoors.
Well behaved pets may be accepted by prior arrangement and only if their owners ensure the garden is left "clean".
What's in the house? - check out this page, that gives details of indoor games and entertainment.