Absolute Escapes Traveller Reviews

Walking from Inverness to Fort William on the great glenway , and a walk to the top of Ben Nevis. We walked from B&B to B&B and the luggage was moved while we walked. All arrangements worked and the B&B chosen was just after our likeing. Friendly and helpfull hosts. All we had to do was to enjoy our walk , and we did.

Absolute escapes gave good information in advance and we felt that the given iformation was very usefull. Details regarding the B&Bs , directions , emergency contact information was good and easy to understand. All planning regarding transport of luggage, pickup (2 times) went without problems.

My brother and I chose this Walk after seeing the Tony Robinson programme 'Walking through History'. The walk was brilliantly way marked and the guidebook provided was really informative making this walk a relaxing enjoyable walk. I was surprised how popular this walk was although you still have a feeling of having the rolling hill to yourself. It's nice to catch up with new walking friends at the end of the day to discuss your experiences over a drink in the pub. The accommodation was as always first class with hosts being totally clued up on your requirements as a walker. Lovely Claire at the Mill house in Kirk Yetholm booked us a table at the hotel prior to us arriving which was great and the host at our B&B in Wooler made us a pack up breakfast as we had an early start to get to the island. The Manor house hotel in Lindasfarne was the perfect destination for putting your feet up and reflecting on your achievement of becoming a fully fledged pilgrim, with pots of tea and cake in a comfy sofa overlooking the beautiful and iconic remains of the Priory. It's situation was idillic with magnificent views of the Castle and the Gertrude Jekyll designed walled garden. We headed north the following day towards Berwick on the Northumberland Coast Path after a helpfull lift from the chef from the hotel to get us off the island within the tide times. Looking forward to planning another faultless walking holiday as the perfect getaway.

As always Absolute escapes organised our trip to perfection. From the start having the opportunity to chat with a well informed expert on that particular area. The itinerary and package was first class and perfect down to the last detail. The hotels were well chosen and logistics such as the taxi ride from Harestanes to Jedburgh which was off the trail and baggage handling was perfect.

Everything was organised very efficiently and all of the accommodation was well chosen - there were no problems at all. The itinerary was completely accurate and very useful with local information.

We walked around Arran. We had a lot of rainfall. One day we got all wet. But we saw a lot of animals (Otters, seals, red dear, red squirrel, sharks, ...).

The tour was well organized. The luggage was transported and the guesthouse where adequate, friendly and helpful.

Incredible scenery, lovely guest houses and very well organised.

They organised everything's perfectly, the itinerary and guest houses were all fantastic, the map they provided was a life saver and the advise about booking in restaurants, for example, was spot on. They made everything incredibly easy which was perfect for a honeymoon as we already had enough to organise with a wedding as well!

We did 5 days of walking on the cateran trail. It was a great trail, well marked. The b&bs and inns we stayed in were great and the food was really good!

Provided timely responses, booked us into nice accommodation.

We are a group of six walking the West Highland Way and had a fabulous time. The Scenery was breathtaking and although the walk was exhausting it was all part of the experience.The Hotels and B and B's we stayed in were all good and we were particurly impressed by the warm welcome we received at Braeside B and B in Drymen.

Excellent service and everything was thought about for us.

We just returned to Texas after a glorious 9-day holiday walking Hadrian's pathway in 7 days of walking. AE lived up to every promise made to us beginning a year ago when we first started planning this trip. All of our accommodations were good & Saughy Rigg Farm, Oakwood Park Hotel & Wallsend Guesthouse/The Old Rectory were truly outstanding, with remarkably friendly & welcoming hosts. The scenery we got to tramp through was some of the most beautiful & peaceful we've ever had the pleasure of experiencing. This was our first long-distance hike & we plan on another in Ireland in about two years. I would highly recommend Absolute Escapes & hope to use them again one day!!

Absolute Escapes could not have treated us any better & we felt like we got our money's worth in every way!

Having not visited the west coast of Scotland for some years and in order to make the most of our week we decided to book a fly/drive holiday around the west coast stopping off at the Isle of Bute, Mull and Oban before travelling up to Fort William and the Isle of Skye. In order to ensure that we made the most of our trip and to make planning easier we decided to book the tour through Absolute Escapes. We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday and would definitely recommend this holiday.

Absolute Escapes were extremely professional and planned everything to the last degree. The holiday itinerary included a travel map and useful information for surrounding areas to help us get the most out of our trip. The guest houses were extremely well furnished and in excellent locations within each town. I would recommend this trip to anyone wishing to visit the west coast of Scotland and would definitely recommend booking through Absolute Escapes.

We would not recommend the Speyside Way as a long distance walk. This of course is not the responsibility of Absolute Escapes. Much of the walking is tedious - enclosed in trees and certainly not along the River Spey. Miles of the footpath are enclosed in barbed wire corridors of uneven ground which is not maintained - hence very wet feet from long grass.

The two nights accommodation in Boat of Garten and Tomintoul were far below the standard we expected - and consider we paid for. Boat of Garten can best be described as threadbare with mouldy bathroom. The breakfast was totally unacceptable. In Tomintoul the room was dirty - particularly the bathroom. The breakfast we selected was not nice. There was little to choose from regarding fruit etc. no toast and just a loaf of inedible home made bread which had been handled by other guests. We think we were ripped off in this respect. The other three B&Bs were very good and of the standard we had expected for the whole holiday.