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A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests.

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Nestling on the edge of Kames village.
Upstairs lounge - a haven of tranquility to escape to.
Roof windows giving stunning views .......
..... out over a large enclosed mature garden .....
......... and beyond over the Kyles of Bute.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 1% of guest reviews in this area
4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Deck or patio
  • Barbecue
  • Internet access
  • Kitchen
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Bed

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests.

A beautifully appointed family run 4 bedroom and bathroom (3 ensuite) holiday cottage enjoying stunning views out over the Kyles of Bute. A 5 minute walk to the local pub and village store and with golf ( almost literally) on your doorstep. A great base whether you're looking for the great outdoors or just looking to get away from it all. Large kitchen diner, two living rooms and a generous garden.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:30 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number AR00181F
Property # 6550951
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Tighnabruaich

Located in Tighnabruaich, this cottage is in a rural area and by the sea. Royal Castle of Tarbert and Rothesay Castle are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Rothesay Leisure Centre and Bute Museum. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with mountain biking and hiking/biking trails.
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Tighnabruaich

What's nearby

  • Kyles of Bute Golf Club - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Loch Lomond and Cowal Way - West - 10 min drive - 7.6 km
  • Dunans Castle - 34 min drive - 29.4 km
  • Benmore Botanic Garden - 50 min drive - 47.0 km
  • Loch Long - 53 min drive - 49.6 km

Getting around

  • Dunoon Station - 41 min drive
  • Glasgow International Airport (GLA) - 122 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ettrick Bay Tearoom - ‬40 min drive
  • ‪Tide & Thyme - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Five West - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Burnside bistro - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪The Colintraive Hotel - ‬24 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests. pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests.?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests.?

Check-in begins at 3:30 PM.

What time is check-out at A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests.?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is A spacious pet friendly holiday home that sleeps 8 guests. located?

This family-friendly Tighnabruaich cottage is located by the sea, within 2 mi (3 km) of Kyles of Bute Golf Club, Heritage Centre and Tighnabruaich Pier. Kilbride Bay Beach and Loch Fyne are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 93 out of 95 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 95 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 95 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 95 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 95 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandy E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Thhe house was exactly as described, in a very quiet location right by the golf course with suoerb views out over the Kyles of Bute. At 1.3 miles to the village centre it is an easy walk. The house is very well equipped with everything anyone could possibly want, excellent kitchen facilities, lots of space and comfortable beds. The location is perfect for dogs, with paths and forest tracks leading from right outside the door. We were a family of 8 with one dog and had a wonderful 3 night stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ollie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything even better than described and the pictures. Adrian was very helpful in the run up to and during our stay. House was lovely and warm with everyone provided to host a large group. Location is perfect with walks, shop and pubs within easy reach. Will be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 January 2026
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review and your kind comments. We look forward to welcoming you back.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
There was all u need in the kitchen and more all and all, it felt like home from home.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 October 2025
Thank you for taking the time to provide a comment. If you felt as relaxed as you do at home, then we're delighted.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything about the holiday home was absolutely wonderful – everything you could possibly need to enjoy your vacation
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kris M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent location! Beautiful views! Our family loved staying here over the summer. Tighnabruaich is an amazing location for a quiet getaway.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 10 August 2025
Delighted that you all loved the house and the area. Safe travels.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A very well equipped holiday home with a barn area available for games and drying clothes, which was an useful addition. The owner was very helpful with information about the house and area and rang to ensure that the house was in good condition
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 August 2025
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review & very pleased you enjoyed your stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ramona R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short break

Beautiful location, lovely house and garden, very well equipped. Great contact with the owners and nothing was too much trouble.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cathy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Fabulous place

Delightful cottage in beautiful setting. Very comfortable with a lovely feel to the house. Great kitchen. We were party of 8 and had plenty of room without the house feeling overly big. Had the best mussels and fresh fish delivery from Fynest Fish and wonderful walks. Very much recommend Glenan Bay woodland walks (by Portavadie) and Kilfinan community woodland (at Tighnabruich).
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

LESLEY R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

4winds

It's lovely and we had no complaints
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

sofia l.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place for a vacation with bigger family/group

Very nice and remote place. The house is in a nice little village with a small shopping store and an award winnnig restaurant (Tide and Thyme). The kitchen in the house is well equipped, so that cooking for bigger groups is fun! We enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 1 September 2024
Very pleased that you enjoyed your time at the house.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We are returning guests and absolutely love this property. It is in easy walking distance to local shop, pub and lochside. There is also a fab Indian restaurant and takeaway in the vicinity. There is a cafe in the village called Bluebell, they are the most welcoming people we met and dog friendly. The house was immaculately clean, the beds and towels were all quality grade. The kitchen is big and filled with plenty of cupboards all packed with any type of utensil you can imagine. If you are happy to cook its perfect, im not a cook but still enjoyed the social space. We did love the games room with a table tennis and darts, which we used quite a bit in the evening after a goid day out. Gorgeous relaxing loung with TV and beautiful views, the garden is spacious and well kept, our little dog loved it. We regularly book villas/cottages and most times they meet your expectations, however, this property exceeds it and thats why we return when we can.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 16 October 2025
Thank you for for the kind words and so pleased the house provided everything you were looking for. It's always nice when visitors return, as it's probably the best recommendation that can be given.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our family had a fantastic time in a part of Scotland which was new to us.

Easy to book. The owner phoned to check all was fine Will definitely go back sometime
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 18 March 2020
Delighted you want to return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fran D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

great house

Four Winds was a great base for walking and kayaking. Recommend visiting Otter Ferry for supper and crabbing. Lots of wildlife, good place for bird watching, loved the room upstairs for the view and board games. Very well equipped kitchen, homely feel to the house. We were lucky to have fabulous weather, not what I was expecting on my first visit to Scotland. Great. Thank you
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2025
Thank you for your comments and delighted that your first experience of Scotland & Four Winds has been so positive, and will hopefully have you hurrying back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

New Year getaway

Ideal property for our group of seven and dogs. Very well equipped with great views from the upstairs lounge. Easy walk into the village centre.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 January 2023
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review and your comments.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Muriel B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wedding weekend

Fantastic location. Will definitely return.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lorna D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing break

My mother was 92yrs old whilst we stayed & relaxed at the beautiful Four Winds property in Kames, we all agreed it was perfect and we would like to return, thanks x
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 21 February 2024
Great news that you all felt the house was everything you wanted and that you'd like to return.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Caroline C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas family holiday

We had an amazing time at Fourwinds the house is thee most well equipped house we have ever stayed in. Instructions from the host were spot on and nothing was an issue. The house is cosy,clean and very spacious. Great situation for walks . We will definitely be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

louise w.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location

Great location, fantastic views, we absolutely loved upstairs, had the perfect meal at tide & thyme , also the takeaway was awesome , local shops well stocked, so being far from a supermarket wasn't a problem, took a ferry to tarbert, which was a great day out, weather was perfect, all in all fabulous, Thank you Adrian for phoning to make sure all was OK, brilliant hosts
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 13 September 2022
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review and delighted that you and your family had a great week and the house was everything you hoped it would be.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A perfect stay

This is a fantastic property. So well located for all that the Cowan peninsula has to offer (lots), and such a great property. It really is ‘home from home’, probably the best we have stayed in in terms of being so well equipped. Whilst there were only two of us staying, it is such a vast property that you could easily fit 2 families in and not feel squashed.it is so warm and cosy and just has a lovely feel to it. We couldn’t recommend this place highly enough; the owners clearly care about their guests and want you to love it as much as they do.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 30 September 2024
Thank you for for your feedback and so pleased you enjoyed your stay and felt at home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Muriel C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect getaway

Lovely property. Child and dog friendly. Has everything you would possibly need. Lovely neighbours. Garden secure for dog which was ideal and also lovely walks around the village
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 1 October 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Glad the house had everything you and your party needed.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

HAZEL L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Just perfect!

The most amazing holiday property. Stunning location and the property itself was spotless and so very well equipped - above and beyond expectations. Host Adrian communicated faultlessly with us before and during our stay to check everything was ok. Would recommend this property in a heartbeat!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 June 2022
Thank you for your glowing review.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rena M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kirsty’s Birthday!

A nice comfortable house, well equipped in a beautiful location. The view from the upper lounge was wonderful and the outside Barn was a great diversion for our two boys. We were all sorry to leave.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 May 2024
Thank you for taking a moment to provide feedback which we genuinely appreciate and pleased you had a great long weekend.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

pamela b.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very comfortable, well equipped property

The property was in a lovely location on the edge of Kames, on a hill with fabulous views north across the Kyles of Bute.Communication with the property owner was excellent and always helpful. The directions given were spot on.The house was extremely well equipped. We enjoyed relaxing in the upstairs room watching the scenery change with the weather.There were some good walks in the area and Kames was a lovely village with a good shop/post office. The Kames Hotel had a good menu and service was friendly and efficient ( make sure you book especially on a Friday. Further afield it was easy to visit Bute (nice castle in Rothesay) and Kilmartin Glen (highly recommend for the museum and visiting the cairns/standing stones/rock art in the area).Highly recommend this property, we had a great stay.
Four Winds
track to four winds
kyles of bute
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris H.

A wonderful week in Kames

The house was superb. Excellent spacious accommodation for the 6 of us plus a dog, 3 cars and a boat! The upstairs lounge with its very large picture windows, had the most wonderful of views out over the Kyle. We found plenty of places nearby to eat and drink. The Kames Hotel in particular needs mention.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 18 March 2020
Really pleased that you had a good time and that the property provided you with everything you were looking for.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Helen T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

August 20th - 27th 2022

Great accommodation for a 3 generation family of 7 plus dogs. Everything we needed was provided. Dark skies were amazing for star gazing.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 31 August 2022
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review & happy that the house had everything you needed.

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Hosted by Adrian & Valerie Stearns

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