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Stunning Country House With Heated Indoor Pool In An Area Of Natural Beauty

Banff, Aberdeenshire

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Craig Alvah Lodge redifines the standards for self catering accommodation in Scotland

Be a laird for a week in our Salmon Estates Main Home:
The 520m2 lodge sleeps 12+2 in 6 bedrooms and 5 lavish ensuites with a 10x4 metre indoor heated swimming pool
8 plasma TV's, 7 dvd players, DVD library
The lodge can be booked with Craig Cottage to sleep 18+2
Sorry no pets allowed in Lodge
Luxury quality Self Catering in Scotland.
The lodge was completed after a 2 year conversion finished with painstaking detail and attention.Externally it is oak and sandstone clad with all woodwork oak.The interiors finished to an incredibly luxurious standard, very few if any self catering properties in the country are finished to this standard.

The 3 acre gardens are beautiful and really come alive from April, the flowering cherry trees in April are absolutly breathtaking and the mature tree and shrub borders offering something interesting most of the year. In season apples and plums can be picked.
The gardens are a sheltered south facing suntrap boasting a small football pitch,sunken trampoline and an amazing Rainbow play systems climbing frame.

Red squirels, rabbits, woodpeckers and pheasants come most days to feed in the grounds, foxes, badgers and roe deer often pass through.
Its location is a bit special sitting right above the Bridge of alvah and famous gorge crossing the lower River Deveron.
Secluded and remote yet only 2 miles from the Moray Firth coastal towns of Banff and Macduff with beautiful beaches.

Access to the house is through the arched double doors entering the spacious hallway.

Kitchen
The stunning Poggen Pohl kitchen fitted with Miele appliances including 2 ovens, bean to cup built in coffee machine, 2 fridges, microwave, dishwasher, electric hob and Poggen Pohl breakfast bar.Rolf Benz glass table and chairs.A spacious Ligne Rosset suite with 52" wall hung lcd tv, Sky box(full package), Sonos sound system activated with Napster.Bringing the outside in with very large ceiling to floor windows and access to the south facing garden via 2 differnt sets of double doors.This room also has a partial partition seperating the dining room with a 12 seater Rolf Benz dining table and chairs, this room also has floor to ceiling windows.The views from the kitchen of the rolling countryside are picture perfect.

Utility Room
Large room with 2 Miele washing machines and tumble dryers,freezer and a built in computer desk with laptop.

Hallway Toilet Room
Beautifully fully tiled with Villeroy & Boch urinal, wc, basin and furniture

Lounge
100m2 boasts panoramic views out the full length windows, large log burning fire, bar, comfortable seating for all.A 52" LCD tv, dvd player and second sky box.Double doors lead to the garden.Pool table and table tennis table.

Swimming pool
Entrance from the hall through lockable double doors.The 10x4 metre indoor heated pool gives hours of pleasure with 4 sets of double doors leading to the garden.Special non slip tiles have been fitted for childrens safety.Ipod speaker system and small seating area.

Master Bedroom
The very large bedrrom has B&B Italia superking bed with bedside tables.A 42" wall hung tv, dvd player, sonos soundsystem with in ceiling speakers.Fitted with Hulsta wardrobe storage.Double doors leading to south facing garden
The opulant open plan ensuite is fully tiled with large round Kohler River Spa Bath, Villeroy & Boch wc , basin and furniture.The stunning Matki walk in rain shower with seperate handset completes it.

Bedroom 2
Large twin bedroom with high quality twin beds and mattresses, 42" wall hung lcd tv, dvd player, walk in wardrobe and beautiful ensuite with Laufen Alessi wc and basin and Matki walk in rain-shower

Bedroom 3
Large double bedroom with Hulsta double bed and Hulsta wardrobe, 42" wall hung lcd tv, dvd player the ensuite has Laufen Alessi wc and basin and Matki walk in rain shower.

Bedroom 4
The smallest bedroom in the house although small is the wrong word with Hulsta double bed and Hulsta wardrobe again 42" wall hung lcd tv/dvd player the ensuite has Laufen Alessi wc and basin with Daryll walk in rain-shower

Bedroom 5
This twin bedroom has high quality beds and matresses, wardrobe, 42" wall hung lcd tv with dvd player.Lovely ensuit with Laufen Aless wc and basin and Daryll walk in rain shower.

Bedroom 6
Large bedroom downstairs with door out to garden.Black and cream tartan carpet, high quality double bed and wardrobe, 42" wall hung tv and DVD player

All bedrooms have luxurious bedlinen and sky tv is piped to them all.
Full sky package,DVD Library.
Outdoor barbecue with nice table and chairs.
HID lighting on certain trees in garden to extend daylight(has been known to confuse the owls)
Logs everything included.
Nintendo Wii with games.
Spa packages available,Catering available.

Located in Banff, this vacation home is in a rural area. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Inverboyndie Beach and Sanine Beach, while Banff Museum and Portsoy Pottery are cultural highlights. Traveling with kids? Consider Macduff Marine Aquarium and Portsoy Ice Cream. Discover the area's water adventures with surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and cycling.

  • Swimming Pool
  • Baby Friendly
  • Internet
  • Coast Nearby
  • Open Fire
Weekly from £4200

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