CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS
"Thank you for making our Wedding Day the best day of our lives"
Liz & Alex Currie, married at Moness on Friday 11th December 2009.
We had a fantastic wedding day at Moness, everything was just perfect...
Thanks to all the staff for everything.
Liz and Alex Crawford, Renfrew.
"Amazing. Thanks for a wonderful wedding day."
Sonja-Anne and Stuart Anderson, Luncarty.
"I thought Friday night was a great night. Sandstorm (the band) were fantastic and really made the night...the meal was excellent and I thought the staff were very good as well."
Tam Graham, Aberfeldy Groundwork’s, Aberfeldy.
We all had a fantastic night and thought the meal and the entertainment were just brilliant. Thanks again.
Lisa McRobers, Fisher’s Services, Aberfeldy.
"On behalf of Amulree W.R.I., I'd like to say a big 'Thank you ' to you and to all those concerned with our Birthday Dinner arrangements last evening. The tables looked lovely and festive the staff were really efficient."
Katriona Funston, Amulree WRI.
"This would have to be one of the best resorts we have stayed in to date in regards to the surrounding countryside, views, ruggedness and tranquillity. The location of our unit was fantastic as it was a single story dwelling and we had views both back and front. It was an extremely quite and very comfortable size and style unit."
Wayne Snelson
"Room 18 lovely. Pleasant staff, good food. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay"
Mr and Mrs McCallum, Selkirk.
"Beautiful suite, memorable stay."
Mr and Mrs Atkinson, Helensburgh.
"Fab! Lovely family holiday".
Mr and Mrs Jones, Wirral.
"Beautiful accommodation, staff very friendly, food excellent."
Mr and Mrs Robertson, Stirling
It's ACE!
That is what my boys said when asked about their holiday at Moness Country Club. We stayed in a 2 bedroom house which was spotlessly clean and finished to a showroom standard. The house had all you would expect TV, dvd player, set top box, dishwasher and all the usual. The kitchen utensils and crockery were standard size not the small hotel size cups I have found in other self-catering accommodation. The rooms in our house were large, warm and well furnished and though there was no maid/cleaning service during our 4 night stay a hoover and on-site laundry allows you to do what you need to.
The small leisure centre was perfect for my two young boys (7&3) and the playpark saw lots of visits from my own and other children.
The bar meals were nice, well priced and staff throughout the complex friendly and helpful.
Overall an excellent base for a week in a lovely part of the country, Menzies Castle particularly worth a visit for its child friendly policy and reasonable price. £12 for a family of four and the kids were provided dressing up clothes and told to enjoy themselves.
Moness would also be a worthwhile destination for a weekend away as it is a reasonable distance from all Scotland's cities.
Overall a great location and accommodation with nice, friendly staff and good facilities. We will be visiting again and would encourage anyone to do so.
Tri-man
Scotland
August 3rd, 2009
I am just writing to say thank you very much for our weekend break at the Moness. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Your staff were very friendly and accommodating and the hotel room was very comfortable and it was nice to have a large bathroom in a hotel. Luckily the weather was kind to us and we had a lot of pleasure exploring the Scottish countryside, lochs and towns. This was our first trip to Scotland and we very much look forward to going back again. The lifestyle in Scotland is so quite and peaceful it was very relaxing it was a shame to leave.
Thank you once again
Jan Sisto
18 March 2009
Transatlantic Session Four
A PERTHSHIRE CELEBRATION OF SCOTTISH, IRISH AND AMERICAN MUSIC. TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS, their fourth series of six half-hour programmes currently in production by Glasgow-based independents, Pelicula Films Ltd, for BBC and RTE (and with accompanying DVD/CD release: see www.whirlierecords.co.uk) bring together the best of American, Irish and Scottish music in a format that has been hailed as “the greatest back-porch show ever”.
The award-winning approach developed by director Mike Alexander offers singers and instrumentalists an environment a world away from the pressures of the concert stage or the tyrannies of the recording studio: the pamperings of a secluded, top-quality country hotel in the Scottish Highlands; a recording venue that scores three “A”s for excellence – acoustic, architecture and atmosphere; a resident “house band” backing star guest performers who take part on a three-day rota basis. |  |
| For singers and musicians old friendships are renewed and previously only dreamed-of combinations become a reality. For the television viewer – the only audience – TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS provide an absorbing and uniquely intimate insight, leavened by a strong element of beautifully complementary scenic photography, into the sheer joy of making music. |
For TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS THREE in 2007, the chosen venue was Perthshire’s Strathgarry House at Killiecrankie just north of Pitlochry. It worked tremendously well, not least because of the enthusiasm of our host, Sebastian Thewes, and the culinary expertise of his wife, Henrietta (her puddings acts of sabotage against the first number after lunch each day!). Two years later, Strathgarry was not available but Northern Perthshire, the “Heart of Scotland” and with the bonus of being close to both Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports, still made sense from a logistical as well topographical point of view. Sebastian and Henrietta were therefore consulted and recommended Glenlyon House Steading at Fortingall as recording venue and Moness Hotel and Country Club at Aberfeldy as a hotel with the staff and facilities to meet the expectations of more than thirty musicians and technicians nightly.
It worked. By general agreement TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS FOUR was the best yet and by quite some way. Glenlyon House Steading (whose owners, Ian and Janet Wotherspoon and manager Robin Luggat, could not have been more understanding or cooperative) had all the space required for cameras, light and sound equipment while paradoxically its stone walls added splendidly to the look and feel of intimacy (and Henrietta’s puddings were as devastating as ever). The refurbished Moness Hotel and Country Club rose to the challenge magnificently while even the early March weather helped things along with just the right amount of snow at just the right time for scenic photography.
Music Music co-directors for TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS FOUR (scheduled for autumn transmission by BBC Scotland, BBC4 and Ireland’s RTE and with DVD/CD release thereafter) were Nashville dobro king Jerry Douglas (eleven Grammies and counting) and Shetland’s own Aly Bain.
“House band” members were Russ Barenberg (guitar) and Todd Parks (bass) from Nashville, Ronan Browne and Mike McGoldrick (pipes and whistles) from Ireland, Scots Donald Shaw and Phil Cunningham (accordion and keyboards), James MacIntosh (percussion) and the legendary Danny Thompson (bass).
American star guests were Rosanne Cash, Alison Moorer, Martha Wainwright, James Taylor and Dan Tyminski and with fiddle virtuoso Stuart Duncan. From Ireland came singers Karan Casey, Mairead Ni Maonaigh and Liam O’Maonlai and the great Donal Lunny (dobro), Dezi Donnelly (fiddle) and Niall Vallely (concertina). Keeping the home flag flying in this year of Homecoming were Julie Fowlis, Karen Matheson, Emily Smith, Jenna Reid, James Graham and Allan MacDonald.
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Basking in a warm, bubbly spa while my four-year-old son dives in and out of the pool beside me and the sunshine streams in through a large window, it's hard to believe we're actually holidaying in Scotland in February. Outside, the snow falls in thick flakes. It just couldn't be more perfect. We're staying in a luxurious cottage on the Moness House Hotel and Country Club resort, in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, the beautiful surroundings adding to the relaxing atmosphere. We have our own "cottage" - though it's more boutique hotel chic than rustic lodge. It is so nice that we end up having to explain words like "sumptuous" and "elegant" to the children, so impressed are we with our choice of weekend holiday home. Basking in a warm, bubbly spa while my four-year-old son dives in and out of the pool beside me and the sunshine streams in through a large window, it's hard to believe we're actually holidaying in Scotland in February. Outside, the snow falls in thick flakes. It just couldn't be more perfect.
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| We're staying in a luxurious cottage on the Moness House Hotel and Country Club resort, in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, the beautiful surroundings adding to the relaxing atmosphere. |
We're staying in a luxurious cottage on the Moness House Hotel and Country Club resort, in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, the beautiful surroundings adding to the relaxing atmosphere. We have our own "cottage" - though it's more boutique hotel chic than rustic lodge. It is so nice that we end up having to explain words like "sumptuous" and "elegant" to the children, so impressed are we with our choice of weekend holiday home.
Less than two hours from Edinburgh and Glasgow, an hour from Dundee and just 45 minutes from Perth, Aberfeldy is an ideal place for a short break. You feel you're miles away from your normal life but at the same time it doesn't take an age to get there.
And that's what makes a self-catering break so appealing to families: the chance to do the usual routine of feeding, bathing and bedding - but somewhere else.
And you don't want to arrive at your accommodation and start cleaning up either. You want to get there and find a "cleaner than clean" feel. The accommodation at Moness is immaculate and fresh.
When we do eventually venture out of our cavernous cottage, we head to the leisure centre, which has lots to do for children.
There's the indoor heated pool, of course, and a steam room and solarium for stressed-out mothers. There's also an indoor creche area for younger children with a giant Connect 4 game, doll's house and other toys. For older children, there's a games room with a pool table and table tennis.
Outside there's the duck pond and an outdoor play area - and that's just on the resort, which is set in 35 acres of countryside.
Just minutes from the complex is the village of Aberfeldy, which has a variety of pubs, restaurants and gift shops, including a local gallery shop. And you can't go to this part of the country without visiting the Birks of Aberfeldy, a local beauty spot made famous by Robert Burns.
There is a lot to do in this area. Aberfeldy is bursting with outdoor activities, from boat cruises to canyoning; canoeing and rafting to pony-riding and golf. Nae Limits is a well-run and accomplished activity centre, and should be one of your first places to stop and plan your activities (www.naelimits.co.uk or 08450 178 177).
But with three little ones to keep happy, we opted for a forest safari organised by Highland Safaris, which is just a 10-minute drive from our base. The safari we're taken on is adjusted to our needs - we have three boys under five - so we are driven high into the mountains in a Land Rover, given binoculars and an interesting and informative tour by our guide and founder/director of the company, Donald Riddell.
Donald - who worked on safaris in South Africa before setting up the Scottish version 16 years ago - talks of deer hunts, both for shooting and stalking, and points out signs of other wildlife, unusual and rare birds and red squirrels. The boys are captivated, but mostly enjoy looking through the binoculars.
"You will never forget a Highland Safari experience," says Donald. "We like to think that we are letting people experience a new side of the wilderness."
It's been a gentle introduction to safaris - and we are hooked, promising ourselves we will be back. Once home from our trip up the mountain we're too tired to cook, so we decide to order food from the hotel to be delivered to our door. Although we're staying in one of the cottages - which have attained four stars from the Scottish Tourist Board and RCI Gold Crown Award - there's a delightful hotel on the complex with 26 rooms. Ordering food couldn't be easier. The menu is simple but tasty, is of good quality and excellent value for money. And, most of all, it gives mums a night off.
We have relaxed quickly in these idyllic surroundings, going on walks, swims and safaris. This is the Scotland you dream of.
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31st August, 2008
"I write with reference to a recent holiday at the Moness Country Club in Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland and would like to thank you for our delightful stay.
We were a party of five including a nine year old boy and when we arrived at Moness, we were greeted by your friendly staff who made checking in to our holiday cottage hassle free and a pleasant experience, which was very welcome after a long drive. We were impressed by how well laid out the holiday homes in the grounds were, giving pleasant and relaxing atmosphere to the whole place and with ample parking spaces. We were also impressed by how tidy it all was; giving the impression that everywhere had just been cleaned and manicured.
The on-site restaurant for evening meals was also very impressive. The service by the polite and helpful staff was first class, as indeed were the menus and wines. Everything looked very new and fresh and provided us all with an excellent dining experience.
The well run swimming pool and other sports, games and activities kept our Godson very busy (thank you) and again, the staff were very helpful and pleasant.
All in all, we had a very pleasant weeks stay at Moness and would like to thank you all for making it so memorable.
You do Scotland much credit."
Leonard Howlett
Hertfordshire
28th August, 2008
Our first visit to Scotland - loved it - the place is awesome! We covered the majority of Scotland during our stay managing to get back to base camp Moness each evening. Great location if you want to see the sites of this lovely country.
John Steiner (Jnr)
Toronto, Canada
July 7th, 2008
"We have just returned from yet another lovely break at Moness. We took advantage of a two bedroom cottage this visit - usually we stay in a one bedroom which is more than big enough for us and the two children but on this occasion we wanted "granny" to come and stay for a couple of nights (to let us out on our own to celebrate our anniversary). We would like to particularly thank Heather on reception for making us feel so welcome again. Moness really is becoming our second home. Hope to see you all again soon."
Mr and Mrs L. Reid
Alford, Aberdeenshire