In its overall setting and its design and décor, this "cottage" is quite special. (I put "cottage" in quotes because it is not at all small , but actually rather spacious.) It's situated in a very woodsy location, and that is the source of much of its charm. The views from the kitchen and living room windows looking out over the nearby hills leading down to the waters of the bay were a pleasure to behold, especially during sunrises and sunsets.
All rooms in the cottage were fully equipped -- the kitchen in particular seemed to lack nothing in the way of appliances and utensils (great for evenings when we chose to dine in). And the bedroom closets contained enough spare linens to stock a modestly sized home goods store.
I do have to mention some idiosyncrasies of the property that we as Americans probably found especially, well, idiosyncratic. Number one would be the access road, the memorable highway B8024. This is a one lane road, rather twisty and hilly, which must be traversed for six or so miles to arrive at Ross Cottage. After a week in Argyll we came to understand that this is a normal road in that part of the world, but our initial encounters were a tad daunting. However, we eventually made our way up and down it maybe ten or so times all without mishap.
One other minor item worth mentioning would be the controls on the various electric radiators located throughout the cottage. In hindsight these are pretty straightforward, but it did take some experimenting to get them set properly (and we never could get the bathroom floor warmers to work -- maybe we missed something?)
One bit of advice I'd pass on to future visitors to Ross Cottage: make bookings early, if possible even prior to your stay. Because we failed to do this we missed out on two desirable attractions. One was the Kilberry Inn which we have reason to believe is the best restaurant in the immediate area, but which was already booked solid for the entire week we were there. And the second was the ferry to Islay which we had hoped to take to visit a distillery or two on that Isle, but which we also failed to contact in time. Let the fruits of our procrastination be a lesson to you!
And finally, I have to give Ross Cottage a special bit of praise for one small, but very useful, piece of equipment, namely, a Bluetooth speaker located in the dining nook. This enabled us to have music at the dinner table. Very thoughtful!