Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Our two-week custom road trip started in Glasgow, then took us through Oban, Skye, Inverness, Aberdeenshire, The Trossachs, and Edinburgh, before returning to Glasgow for our flight home. We packed a lot of touring into a relatively short period of time, but it gave us the opportunity to experience so much of what Scotland has to offer – and we were never disappointed.

Absolute Escapes put together an outstanding custom itinerary for us. We visited so many beautiful places and met many wonderful people along the way, and the accommodations were truly spectacular. Our experience far exceeded our expectations, and much of that can be attributed to the exceptional service provided by the team at Absolute Escapes.

We walked 300 km Coast to Coast across England over 16 days with 2 rest days. It was fantastic and a great experience as a couple. We loved meeting hikers along the way. We loved our B&Bs and it all went off without a hitch. Weather and navigation were challenging at times but brought us together as a couple! Pictures we took look great and daily emails we sent home were appreciated by family! Our second Absolute Escapes holiday - will not be our last! Love this style of holiday. Best way to leave work behind and explore the world together!

All arrangements through Absolute Escapes were fantastic with no issues whatsoever.

A wonderful walk through the highlands! Our feet got sore, as we expected. But I liked the variety of landscapes the route took us through and the accommodations were wonderful. Our time was limited so we had to do the walk in 6 days, but I would recommend 7. That would give more time for recovery after the 20-mile walk on day 3, and more time for exploring some of the interesting sights and places along the way.

We had absolutely no problems with Absolute Escapes. Lodging was comfortable and and described with big breakfasts to keep us fueled for each day. Hosts were warm and friendly and provided all the services described in the brochure and customized itinerary. I would recommend Absolute Escapes.

My sister and I decided to do the WHW to celebrate our graduations. We had a great time - some rain, some midges - but also beautiful scenery, and neat places to stay. We were impressed with how smoothly everything went, from having prebooked reservations to the baggage transfer.

Absolute Escapes was excellent - they were very responsive over email to itinerary tweaks and questions, and all of the logistics were pretty smooth once we were there.

Our honeymoon was fantastic, and we cannot thank Absolute Escapes enough. Each castle you booked for us was different enough for us to appreciate the differences from the prior castle. Dalhousie was steeped in history, and Stonefield gave us the most amazing views over the loch. Mansfield's location in the town of Tain, made for easy walks to town and the train station. Fonab was as if we were in a brand new metropolitan hotel in any large city. They were perfect. Likewise, we took you up on several of the recommendations in our itinerary. The recommendations for food and sights were spot on. Throughout the trip, we did not have a single bad experience. It was amazing. I will post a few of our almost 1500 pictures on twitter. We can't thank you enough, and we can't wait to do it again.

Absolute Escapes does a terrific job of helping us set up our honeymoon itinerary. They helped early in the process to allay any concerns about international travel - especially driving in a foreign country. The castle hotels they booked for us were perfect in every way.

My wife and I enjoyed a walking holiday on the John Muir Way and spent 3 days on Isle of Skye. We had an opportunity to experience Scotland in a way that is different than merely touring the normal tourist attractions.

Absolute Escapes did an excellent job of making our arrangements and handling the logistics of our holiday. They went above and beyond in providing assistance for some minor issues. Especially Andy Gabe who provided assistance over the phone to my wife Chrisi in finding help to address a minor injury. We both would highly recommend Absolute Escapes to book a holiday.

This is the first walk that my husband and I have done in Great Britten. We chose the low tear of accommodation to fit our budget and enjoyed all of them. Our least favorite was the the hostel in Inverness as it was large and impersonal. All of the other places were small, comfortable and intimate. We had steller food along the way, much to our surprise, and the prices were very low compared to food in the U.S. Much of the Great Glen Way travels through tree plantations in various phases of growth or extraction which isn't very exciting. There were highlights like the little town of Invermoriston that has a gorgeous river with stone bridges and a nice park, and some great views of the various lakes as you go along. The baggage service was great and there was never a hiccup. I would use the Absolute Escapes company again but would choose a different walk.

Absolute escapes did a great job, even retrieving a pair of shoes for us that my husband had left behind at a hostel. We would use them again.

We picked up a car in Glasgow and drove to the Isle of Arran, which we would not have discovered without Absolute Escapes (AE). Hotel was divine. Loved the distillery. The hike up Goatfell etched in my mind forever. In a word, Arran was magical. We then drove to Edinburgh where we spent 4 nights and had a great time touring the city, riding bikes, eating in fabulous restaurants (many farm to table). Again, AE's recommendations and hotels selections were spot on. We plan to return to the islands next summer for a more extended stay and will certainly reach out to AE.

The AE team tailored our 6-night trip to our passions and needs and made marvelous suggestions that allowed us to both relax and enjoy a lot of outdoor activity. AE listened and work with us to get to just the perfect itinerary, making suggestions and tweaking until we were happy. Couldn't be more happy with their services.

We had a very nice holiday! All arrangements were excellent. The weather was okay, apart from occasional showers.

Accommodations and luggage transfers excellent.

Before we left on our holiday, we felt confident in the planning due to the prompt and efficient communication that we had with Absolute Escapes and this confidence was supported by our experience. Our itinerary was well organised with helpful suggestions and the selected B&B accommodation was excellent.

Great and responsive, understood what we wanted.