{"id":332,"date":"2012-05-12T02:01:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T02:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daviddesmith.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2013-05-10T00:48:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T00:48:11","slug":"the-cottage-life-machrihanish-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/daviddesmith\/golf\/332\/the-cottage-life-machrihanish-style","title":{"rendered":"The Cottage Life, Machrihanish Style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There's plenty of room to relax after your round in The Ugadale Cottages.<\/p><\/div>\n

When it comes to pampering visiting golfers like our Golf Road Warriors Scotland group,, the people at The Village at Machrhanish Dunes certainly know what they\u2019re doing.\u00a0 And their Ugadale Cottages are a good example.\u00a0 These luxurious two-bedroom, two-bathroom cottages sit right next to the grand Ugadale Hotel.\u00a0 And in some ways, they may be even grander.<\/p>\n

The Ugadale Cottages were named were named Small Hotel of the Year by Golf Tourism Scotland in 2010 \u2013 and it\u2019s easy to see why.\u00a0 Each roomy cottage includes a living room area that\u2019s the perfect place to kick off your shoes and relax after a day on the links.\u00a0 Just flick on the gas fireplace and all memory of double-bogeys will melt away as you warm your feet by the fire.\u00a0 There\u2019s a kitchen, too, with refrigerator and microwave \u2013 plus a dining table.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find three flat-screen TVs in each cottage for watching sports or movies, one in the living room and one in each of the two bedrooms.\u00a0 Each bedroom has its own private bath, replete with a shower that can only be described as sinful and oversized towels that you will definitely want to steal.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll want to steal the beds, too.\u00a0 If the first tee of the famed Machrihanish Golf Club wasn\u2019t directly across the street, you might not even get out of bed.\u00a0 Within crawling distance of these eight luxurious cottages is the Old Clubhouse Pub, where they\u2019ve elevated pub food to a whole different level.\u00a0 If you visit the area with a foursome, see if you can reserve a cottage (or two) here.<\/p>\n

Or better yet \u2013 buy one, and return to Machrihanish every year the way the local oystercatchers do.\u00a0 A limited number of these splendid cottages are being offered to the public on a freehold shared-ownership basis.\u00a0 Unlike timeshare, freehold shared ownership gives you a valid, heritable title that\u2019s registered in the Land Register of Scotland.\u00a0 The title to your cottage ownership fraction is freehold and yours forever, which means that you can sell it, or pass it on to an heir, at any time you wish.<\/p>\n

Ownership is offered in two forms:<\/p>\n

Floating Single-Week Seasonal Ownership<\/strong> entitles the owner to one week in the selected season (high, mid or low), subject to reservation which is handled on a first-reserved basis based on the number of weeks owned.\u00a0 Pricing varies according to season.<\/p>\n

Four-Week Fixed Ownership<\/strong> entitles the owner to four weeks (one specified week in each season). Pricing varies depending on the size and location of the cottage chosen and the particular weeks selected.\u00a0 Owners, together with invited family and friends, have full use of the cottage for their purchased week or weeks.\u00a0 You can choose to let your cottage week(s) to another party on your own \u2013 or direct the resort\u2019s management company to offer any given week for let on your behalf with the goal of obtaining a return on your cottage from visiting golfers or holiday makers.<\/p>\n

As a final enticement, I\u2019ll mention that cottage owners receive free golf for life on the incredible Machrihanish Dunes golf course.\u00a0\u00a0 Gotta love that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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