The Gate Cottage...

A two storey, two bedroom self-cater cottage set under two 100 year-old oak trees in the heritage gardens of the historic Glen Isla homestead...

Seeking a luxury self-contained, self-cater cottage to escape?

Elegantly decorated lounge with club-leather lounge.

NEW:  40" high definition flat-panel LCD widescreen TV with DVD/VCR/CD/Hi-Fi system (integrated high definition digital television tuner)

Upstairs - two bedrooms.  Master bedroom with queen size bedl (also with flat-screen TV and digital set-top box) and second bedroom with twin single beds.  The bedrooms share a large country-style bathroom.  Dorma windows overlook the secluded heritage gardens of the property.

Fine bed linens, selection of pillows, bathroom amenities all provided.

Fully equipped kitchen, crockery, cutlery and utensils to cook for four persons.  Four burner gas stove with oven, microwave, dishwasher and full-size fridge (not a kitchenette)

Dining setting for two or four.

Room servicing for the Gate Cottage is included mid-stay for stays of 7 days or more. For stays less than 7 days, room servicing is  available (at extra cost) on request.

Climate controlled.  Reverse-cycle heating-cooling air-conditioning in all rooms. A hotel-style personal combination safe in the master bedroom.

A pristine sandy beach is just 100 metres from the back gate (direct access to the beach).  Relax in the 2 acres of very private heritage gardens.  There's shady trees, secluded corners and sun-drenched lawns. It's another world at Glen Isla House.

Very private and separate from other guest accommodations.

Please note: The Gate Cottage is offered for a 2-night minimum stay period at all times. Special rates for weekly occupancy (7 nights).

Secure off-street parking (inside the grounds)

Secure off-street parking (inside the grounds), right next to the cottage.

Free wireless broadband internet access (your PC will require a wireless (Wi-Fi) card and you will need our password to access the network.

The perfect escape for a couple seeking seclusion and privacy, or two couples travelling together.

We advise that the facilities are not suitable for younger children.

Breakfast?

You'll find everything in the fridge to prepare your own full cooked breakfast daily.  

Juice, milk, breads and jams, tea & coffee, bacon, free-range eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes.

The kitchen is a real kitchen! (fully equipped not a kitchenette) and even has all the condiments you'd expect if you were planning to cook.

Sleep-in, get up late, and linger over a lazy breakfast - all in the privacy of the Gate Cottage.

Just move-in and relax....

Dinner?

With a full kitchen, you could cook! On the other hand you could order-in from the take-away food stores in Cowes, or stroll down to the the seaside village of Cowes with shops and restaurants (a 20 minute stroll)

Check with hosts Ian and Madeleine for advice on local restaurants.  The menus are available to peruse or make a reservation.

Private Massage? 

In-room professional aromatherapy massage available by prior arrangement. Therapeutic and Reiki massage provided by professional therapist based locally.

(For a variety of reasons, we have chosen not to have the  Gate Cottage officially AAA Tourism Star Rated.  It is however elegantly decorated & furnished to the same standards  as throughout our AAA Tourism 5 Star rated hosted accommodations)