We stayed in Andreu Cottage, Callander for a week in May with our young son (2). The property itself is very well made out and contained everything we needed for our stay. I thought, after visiting, that the pictures don't do justice to the property which is very quaint and decorated in a mix of modern and traditional style. All facilities in the cottage were working and we had no reason to complain about anything relating to the property throughout our stay. The weather during our stay was very good which allowed us to make good use of the private garden. Unfortunately we didn't notice the BBQ and charcoal until our final day otherwise we would have made good use of those too.
The views from the living room over the Trossachs National Park are quite amazing and only a snapshot of the breathtaking area which is the main draw to this property. This was our first visit to the national park and we will definitely be back. Callander itself is a very nice village with loads of local, independent shops and everything you could need during your stay. The cottage is ideally located to visit attractions and amenities. We were busy every day and we could have stayed another two weeks and still not visited all of the places we wanted to.
We usually visit the Lake District but will be visiting Loch Lomond and The Trossachs from now on and this cottage is an ideal base for anyone visiting.
The one concern we had before visiting was that there is no private parking at the cottage. We needn't have worried, however, as there is plenty of parking within only a few metres (20 metres) of the garden gate and we were able to park at the gate whilst loading and unloading the car on arrival, departure and, when needed on a daily basis.