Craigroyston Lodge
A large, three-bedroom house in the style of an Alpine Lodge, with a spacious open-plan living room and kitchen. It is the ideal getaway for all the family, with stunning views across Broad Bay in the summer and outside decking and French windows for that al freso dining experience. At the same time, Craigroyston's special design, constructed using state-of-the-art insulation material and heating systems, gives the perfect protection from the winter weather, making this the perfect all-year-round retreat.
This property has three bedrooms which sleep six, including one king size, and has two public rooms.
Craigroyston Lodge is simply stunning. Larch-clad , Scandinavian design, full of light and securely enclosed by a traditional "drystone dyke" which was constructed from stone reclaimed from ancient island Black Houses. Bright and airy, it boasts a huge open-plan living space with cathedral ceilings clad in rough-sawn Douglas Fir.
A large, modern kitchen space takes up one corner of the ground floor and is adjacent to the dining area. The dining area easily accommodates eight around a comfortable table, with views through the huge south facing floor-to-ceiling windows. A twin-bed room and adjacent shower room complete the downstairs accommodation.
The main bedrooms are both doubles, one with a king-size bed, and are accessed upstairs avia "the minstrel’s gallery". The bathroom lies between the two bedrooms. All have unrivalled views across the neighbouring crofts to the Broad Bay beaches.
Outside there is a clothes drying area, a garden, and a generous area of decking borders on a large set of French windows — perfect for a lazy, open-air breakfast on a sunny day! A carport and a large garden shed can also be used to store or secure bicycles and other bulky equipment, such as boating, fishing, or water sports gear.
It has a state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly design and construction. The external larch cladding and Douglas Fir ceiling linings are entirely ‘locally-sourced’ from the Spey Valley; the design maximises natural light and passive solar heat gain; and the use of concrete has been restricted in order to minimise the environmental footprint of the building. Constructed in 2003, the building uses structural insulated panels (SIP) which dramatically increase the thermal efficiency of the building. It was the first ever building of its type to be constructed in the Western Isles.
