Jul 08 2009
A good B&B
Is one where you are met with the words ‘are you going out again now? Only I’ve done some home baking, and it’s got fresh cream in it….’
I don’t usually go in for reviews, but….if anyone is holidaying in Inverness or thereabouts, Dougal and I would thoroughly recommend An Grianan B&B on Crown Drive. It is gorgeous; clean and modern yet traditionally decorated (as opposed to 20 years out of date ‘traditional’); the owner was lovely; the food (both the cakes and the breakfast the next day) excellent; there were fresh flowers (sweetpeas!) in the room and it was also by far the best value for money B&B of four we stayed in on our recent jaunt round the Highlands. The only thing which would have improved it would have been Fairtrade tea and coffee in the rooms (we were even given a thermos of cold fresh milk to go in our tea!) and perhaps a slightly bigger towel- to add to the air of luxury. It felt like how a B&B ought to be and we both really hope to go back.
I wish I could come up with an excuse to go to Inverness, but that is quite difficult. The B&B sounds brill, though :)
you should ask the lady for her fairy cake recipe
no, because I am going to learn to make them like you do!
What a delightful site, Helen—made me positively ravenous to look at it, despite the lateness of the h-h-h-hour (haha)!
By the way, I want to thank you for the comment you made on my own site—yours was the very first (except for some spam) since I started writing it. It’s good to know someone has seen the thing. Thanks again.
hello helen,
thankyou for the comment you left at my blog, and yes, the coasters are thick industrial felt ;)
that b&b looks totally gorgeous - i’m always suspicious of them - like you say ‘traditional 20 yrs out of date’, yuck!