The Attic at Edenmill

Hostel

What can I say about staying at the Attic?
I can start by saying, what a beautiful location.
Rooms are comfortable and very clean. The communial room and kitchen area is a great space to cook and eat dinner. Pat and Karan have done a fantastic job of designing the bunk house. We loved everything about it. We felt at home.
We took our dog 🐕 with us and he also settled in very well. There is a lovely garden with a childrens play area. The food in the restaurant down stairs was delicious 😋
In the evening we sat in the Quiet and very peaceful garden with a btl of wine and nibbles. We were lucky enough to see the red moon and shooting stars.
thank you pat and Karan for recommendations on things to see while in Scotland. You both have perfected your bunkhouse and we will highly recommend you to our friends. We will see you next year.
kind regards Haley, Marcin, Libby and Wilson 🐕

This is a tin shed with no insulation. On a hot day, it becomes an oven. Trying to sleep in it at night is impossible. Our family had to resort to soaking towels in water and draping ourselves to cool down. We promised our children a nice holiday but quickly found ourselves trying to combat the onset of heatstroke in the perverse central oven of the attic. It is difficult to imagine, for what reason a room would be built, in the upper section of a tin shed without provision of air conditioning… Or a fan… Or even a window. Sounds more like the design process for a solar cooker than a holiday accommodation. Perhaps cooking a chicken on your bedside table overnight should be added to the listing as a highlight. Looking at previous reviews, this is an ongoing issue. The management pop up periodically with 'blah blah blah, we're looking into ways to reduce the heat', but so far have done nothing. The inevitable conclusion being that their income carries an exponential importance in relation to the comfort of their guests. When you don't want to take another night of brutal dehydration and orange morning urine, they will refuse to refund you. They'll tell you it's not their fault, someone was messing with the thermostat. (Despite the woman on arrival warning you that it 'gets very hot in here, its just a tin shed. ) To add insult to injury, they charge £5 on your booking for a pet you don't have, promise to refund it and never do.

We stopped for coffee and a cake. Nice place, not too busy. Service a bit slow but we were not in a hurry. Will go back.