Located in Wick, this vacation home is in a rural area. Grey Cairn Camsters and Castle of Old Wick are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Thurso Harbour and Wolfburn Distillery. Traveling with kids? Consider Lyth Arts Centre and Thurso Leisure Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkeling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and ecotours.
Is Large Detached House In Central Caithness pet-friendly?
Yes, this property allows pets (limit 3 total).
How much does it cost to stay at Large Detached House In Central Caithness?
As of Oct 26, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Large Detached House In Central Caithness on Jan 11, 2027 start from $110, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
Onsite parking is available at the property.
What time is check-out at Large Detached House In Central Caithness?
Check-out is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Large Detached House In Central Caithness located?
Located in a rural location, this family-friendly vacation home is within 9 mi (15 km) of Grey Cairn Camsters, Lyth Arts Centre, and Wick Heritage Centre. Castle of Old Wick and Wick Library are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
we use this house every September for a lads fishing holiday, excellent for our needs, shop and hotel/ bar right next door,we will be back again next year.
Was a great base to explore the surrounding areas, was cosey and very quiet. Would have been nice to have had a secure garden to allow our dog off lead.Overall we enjoyed our stay.Many thanks Mark and family.
Location good for trip to Orkney and John o'groats, would have been better if there was two bathrooms for the amount of people but was good there's two toilets.
Great for our needs and everything was fine. Particularly like the flexible approach to take-over and hand-back. Will be back next year and looking to extend our stay to 4 nights. Thanks Steve.
We had a wonderful time in Watten. The home was lovely and just perfect for us. The owner Stuart was available to contact if we had any issues. Overall the home the holiday itself was fantastic and can’t wait to return one day.
Small group of field ornithologists doing bird survey work in the NE of Scotland. Stayed for 3 nights and all was very good for our needs. Will certainly look to book again next year when we do the same surveys.
A wee break away to rest and chill with the family in a quaint warm cosy cottage but a little spooky, where time stood still, you could sit at the fireplace with a mug of cocoa and just watch the world go by.
Group of bird watchers surveying coastal over-wintering birds in this area. Facility was excellent and location worked well for our task. We'll be back I'm sure. Thanks Steve.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review
6/10 Okay
David I.
Aug 9, 2024
Liked: Communication, location, listing accuracy
Review
Great well equipped house. One draw back is there is only one bathroom and it is down stairs.
This was the 7th or 8th time that 4 of us have stayed here for a fishing holiday. Its ideally situated for access to the River Wick.
There's a small shop for basics next door and a hotel serving great food about 150 yards away plus a regular bus service into Wick and Thurso.
Booking in couldn't be easier (keys left on Kitchen table).
Nice cosy house has everything you need. Garden needs clearing and not enclosed if you have pets little ones can get through to the old school and in back garden it's open to so they could round to front of house and on to a busy Rd.
House did a job, not really suitable for 6 adults when there’s only one shower. Only 5 chairs in kitchen. Beds a bit uncomfortable. On the positive, good location for fishing watten.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 14, 2023
It is tight for six, but we regular stay as a party of 10, 6 adults & 4 children. There are plenty of spare chairs, we take the one out the living room to make a 6. Beds we always get good reviews. Apart from the sofa bed which we did advise Colin not to use, but it is going to be replaced soon.
On arrival the house looked tired. The windows, doors and conservatory were covered in dirt/ dust and loads of bird droppings . The inside didn't fair any better. Stale cigarette smoke throughout the house. Worn and filthy towels left out on the beds, one of which was an x nhs threadbare towel. Pants and socks left in a drawer, a dirty cloth lying in a wardrobe with so called clean bed sheets and towels. Mousetrap in cupboard, which is fine but not the dead mouse that had clearly been there for sometime. The kitchen was quite frankly disgusting. Fridge, hob, microwave, washing machine, pots and pans, cutlery, table and floor all had to be cleaned by ourselves before we could use them. We decided to leave the oven as it was so bad. We also had to clean door handles but left mucky hand prints and dog paw marks on on the woodwork. Bought new towels, cups and glasses. Only cleaned enough plates and cutlery for our own use. Contacted the owner on the day we arrived. Sent him pictures of the mess and have heard nothing from him since. If it wasn't for the fact we had come so far ( 260 miles), we would have just left. This was a 50th anniversary for my girlfriend's parents and we had all been looking forward to it for many months just to be completely wasted all in a few minutes. No one should start a holiday spending three to four hours cleaning a property that they have paid to stay in and considering we are in a national pandemic, this was totally unacceptable and inexcusable. Photographs are available upon request. Thanks Rob.
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 13, 2021
I did reply to Rob, the cleaners did a pretty poor job in the Kitchen, the oven was not clean nor was the floor washed plus the window cleaner had not be in past. I apologized for the failings and the previous guest smoking inside.
We are not 100% sure where the old towel came from but there are a bunch used for cleaning one must have been left out, why he thought that was being offered for their use I have no idea, especially as told me there were the normal guest ones left out and he even sent a picture with the spare extra ones stored in the wardrobe apparently they were not clean as well ! Please note; all the bedding towels, etc are cleaned at the Wick launderette weekly and replaced regularly.
So yes, we did screw up this time but not as badly as Rob is making out in his review, there are a few tired items in the house but there is also a lot of brand new items in the house. It's the family holiday home we love so do lots other people, the oven would not have bothered me, but it was not good enough for a guest we let Rob down and will try for better in the future.
Lovely spacious, homely and cosy! Felt like home from home, well equipped kitchen! Comfy beds!
Very easy and straight forward! We needed to change the week of our stay at very short notice, which the owner was fabulous with! Easy payment method, you get reminders if you haven’t paid in full which are great! The joining instruction very easy and simple. Luckily we didn’t need him but the caretaker is just a phone all away! Great for a medium size family! We stayed in autumn, would like to stay in the summer as I think the house would be completely different in the summer. Plenty to do in terms of book, games and tv choices. Would certainly recommend to people who looking to get away from the busyness of the city and enjoy what rural Scotland has to offer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A lot of space and a house with character. Stuart was very helpful when we needed another bedding. The house was great for trips to Wick, John O'Groats, Dunnet Head, Dunrobin Castle and so on.
Lovely quirky old house, still a family home so it is very relaxing and comfortable. It is very well equipped for the odd wet day, plenty of books, games, videos and of course the PlayStation. Hooks for wet coats inside the back door and a washer dryer too. Very well placed for Wick, Thurso and John O’Groats and a handy shop next door.