Bracken House

We had a lovely week at Bracken House. Have stayed in the street previously at alternative accommodation however chose Bracken because it has the added luxury of the hot tub which was ideal! Despite an issue with the intruder alarm over the weekend, Great North Lodges rectified the issue as early on the Monday as possible, and communicated throughout which was appreciated. The property has lots of space, great for the kids and the dog, however would say that it needs a wee bit of a refresh in terms of decorating/carpets, however this wouldn’t put us off staying again.

We had a fantastic week at Bracken House. This was our second visit to this property having previously stayed here with our extended family for my wife’s 50th birthday last October. We adore Aviemore and visit it fairly regularly - we would live there if we could and may end up retiring there! There is so much to do, particularly if you are an outdoors person/family. Bracken house is a fantastic spacious property comfortably sleeping 8 people. It’s in great condition and have everything you need of a week or more stay. Some very minor negative points it raise are; The bike shed roof is leaking and is rotten at one side - could do with being fixed. Alternatively give access to the garage - not sure why that’s locked off! The roof covering the outdoor hot tub shows signs to it also leaking - repairing this would be prudent to preserve the life of it more than it is an issue concerning anyone renting the property. The hot tub had a deteriorating cover when we arrived, you needed to be a weight lifter to open it and when we opened it the deteriorating internals of the covered ended up floating in the water. Thankfully a few days into our stay someone turned up with a new cover which is a fraction of the weight of the old one and is easier to open. We also found both showers drains were not taking the water away quick enough and the pipes iare obviously needing cleared before they block completely. The last negative point I’d make which is probably the least satisfying point about our stay is that both times we have stayed there many of the dishes and cutlery have not been washed properly and we’ve had to clean a lot of it before being able to use it. I think there is a tendency for the clearers to put unclean items in the dishwasher and let it run its course. Both times we’ve arrived to dishes having been left in there and although the dishwasher has been through its cycle some items were not 100% clean. As I started of saying we did love our time at the property and doubtlessly we will be booking it again I’m sure in the near future.

We use Great North Lodges a good few times throughout the year and have always had good service. We enjoyed our stay but the house could do with a bit of a freshen up. Decor is now tired throughout.