The property had changed hands since we booked it and we appreciate that the new owners had a lot of work to do, but this was our experience and we felt very disappointed.
The property was in a very tired and shabby condition and very dated. The bedroom and bathroom were big and the bed was reasonably comfy, although we prefer a softer one, but the bathroom had a shallow step in the floor which was a death trap and could easily have led to an injury.
Breakfast was chaotic. It was between 9.00 till 10.00, which seemed a bit late, especially if you had an early start. We were second table in out of five yet the last to be served after waiting three quarters of an hour for poached egg and bacon on toast, which, when it finally came, was OK. There was breakfast cereal on a side table with no bowls or milk. I took a peach that was inedible. Our very polite and apologetic waitress couldn’t find a tea pot or brown sauce and the base of the pepper grinder was full of gunk and a health hazard! All the while the cleaner was hoovering so we couldn’t hear ourselves speak, then left the hoover with the cable straggled across the floor as a trip hazard, and workers were banging about in the background.
Kippen was a charming village.