Our Background

 

We have dreamed of running a small Guesthouse in Scotland for a number of years. In 2009 Julie quit her job in marketing and began working for a four star hotel in the Lake District. The following year Stephen took voluntary redundancy from his job in teaching. We put our house on the market and it sold in five hours! Wasting no time we went searching for a business. We spent long hours travelling up and down to Scotland viewing lots of properties for sale. When Carters Rest became available we wondered if destiny was perhaps a little too ironic given the fact that Carter is Stephen's surname and Skye has been a favourite holiday destination for many years. The warmness of the people, together with the beautiful scenery and its history, made it the perfect location for our new venture.

We feel very lucky to have found this little gem in Milovaig on the west coast of Skye. But if we feel lucky finding the perfect business, we couldn't even begin to find the words to describe the priviledge it's been buying from a wonderful couple. Freddie and Betty are simply amazing; everything that has been said about them, on all of the reviews is true! This has made it a real challenge stepping into their shoes as we know how well loved they have been with previous guests. We can only say that whilst it will be a difficult path to tread we intend to work very hard to maintain their standards in all aspects of running Carters Rest. We can promise you a warm welcome and will do our utmost to ensure you have a great holiday.

Overseas visitors will be pleased to know that Stephen speaks fluent Spanish and some German.

 Finally, for those of you who are wondering what has happened to Freddie's 'girls', - we are now the proud owners of thirteen hens!

Send email to enquiries@cartersrestskye.co.uk

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