We decided on a short weekend break at short notice and began the internet trawl for somewhere suitable - a cottage/house/villa/lodge to ourselves being the main requirement. After quite a bit of searching on the usual sites with almost no success we found ”The Highland Club” and after checking on their website booked ”The Nave”, Abbey Church, No9 direct with a nice little discount. We had the option of 4 apartments for 2 people and a fenced garden for privacy/peace in The Nave won over a room with a Loch view. Met promptly on arrival by our host and given a guided tour of ground floor & facilities before ending up at our room. Wow - 2 spacious bedrooms (on en-suite) with doors to garden, and a living room/kitchen also with door onto garden. All the rooms were clean and well presented, with toiletries, linen and everything you need - a full range of kitchen items including Nutribullet, scales, salad spinner (stuff i didn't know I even needed on holiday) as well as a starter stock of water, milk, tea, coffee, wine, fruit, snacks, rice, pasta & noodles. Garden was lovely & peaceful with sun from just after midday and also kids toys. Maybe technically a pest, but we had a family of newborn rabbits in to nibble the grass and assortment of birds including a couple of ducks visit - peaceful to watch and entertainment of you take kids along. It's well worth exploring the rest of the ex-Monastery as it's stunning to look at. Indoor facilities include a small gym, pool/sauna/steam room (download the Highland Club app or scan the QR codes to book 1-hr slots), a lounge with full size snooker and pool tables, table tennis table and an outdoor giant chess board within the cloisters. In the grounds there's also a cricket pitch, tennis nets and a kids playground. If that's not enough, you can walk down the steps to the shores of Loch Ness. The Boathouse restaurant is worth a visit - if it's warm enough you can eat outdoors but wise to book a table indoors as quite a breeze can blow in from the Loch in the evening. Although the entire complex wasn't fully booked up, it still felt very peaceful and uncrowded Fort Augustus village is only a 2-3 minute walk away. Adequate parking on site and if (like us) you have an EV, there's a PodPoint charger for guest use.
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