Retreat at the Knowe Auchincruive Estate

Thee most beautiful house, gardens and surrounding area in Auchincruive. Our room was large with tiled floors, waterbed and sofa area. It had large wardrobes, slippers gowns fridge and a complimentary tray containing tea, coffee, tunnocks, water and bottle of prosecco. We were gifted toiletries of amazing quality,so thoughtful. The bathroom had a spa bath. We had our own patio, garden area and hot tub. Beautiful well maintained garden area with 3 seating areas. Breakfast is served in the most luxurious kitchen area. Cooked fresh to your specification and presented professionally. The seating area to eat is outstanding. Now to Annie, the host. Her welcoming,warm and professional manner is what makes the stay the intimate, individual experience. Her attention to detail is excellent, she has thought of everything to make your stay the retreat experience. She caters to your every whim. She is a special lady. Overall an outstanding stay.

Booked for one night to attend a near by wedding , Annie is the perfect host, friendly , informative, and had us a taxi booked and waiting within the 10mins of arriving due to us arriving later than expected, the room was perfect and had the best nights sleep on the waterbed , which was a wonderful surprise , came home to look at purchasing one for the house now lol, the highest standard of furnishings and finishing touches and dont even know to begin in relation to the fabulous, tastiest breakfast , nothing was too much trouble and the lovely open kitchen had the perfect ambience for one of the nicest breakfasts we have , I only wish we could have stayed longer , but we will definitely be back Annie , oh and good luck with the trike purchase 😉😉😜 Best wishes Gordon and Lorna Smith

Staying with Annie was like visiting family - even though we’d never met her before and only stayed one night! She made us feel like “guests” rather than “clients”, and went out of her way to make sure we were looked after. She and George have a lovely place in a peaceful rural setting. The accommodation was very well equipped and clean, and we had our most comfortable sleep of our Scottish road trip so far! It’s just a shame we were only staying one night as we didn’t feel we got the most value out of it - if you stayed two or more you’d be able to make better use of the facilities and the surrounding countryside. There was a river nearby and some waymarked trails that we would have liked to explore. You’ll need to drive out somewhere if you want an evening meal, but Ayr is only a short drive away and Annie and George know the area so well they were able to signpost us to a perfect restaurant for us. Ok, the room is a little small as others have said, and we did notice a mole deterrent chirping outside which was a bit distracting with the window open, but Annie’s hospitality more than made up for those things. We wouldn’t hesitate to stay again if we’re ever back up this way. Thanks Annie for a wonderful - if brief - visit!