Spa Break

Just returned from a totally indulgent Spa break at nearby Isle of Eriska Hotel. Beppo's staff were wonderful and his lovely hotel justly deserves its five star status and reputation for understated luxury. With good company, superb food, a five star bedroom (with wonderful views) AND a relaxing ESPA hot stone body massage, swin, sauna and steam I have returned renewed, refreshed and reinvigoured -ready to face another week. We didn't see the legendary Eriska hotel badgers, but sitting in the bar after a fantastic dinner, sipping port and watching the snow gently falling outside the window was good enough for me. Slept like a log - surprised to find the gentle knock on my door was at 9am - I could have slept on. Breakfasted like a King this morning and pretended to swim it off in the pool. (It would take more than a few leisurely laps to work off black pudding, sausage, bacon, poached egg, tomatoe and mushroom. I should have stopped after the fresh fruit and yoghurt but how can anyone resist.) Got back to Cologin and considered the possibility of adding a sauna and steam room! Strangely enough Henry (who owned Cologin for 25 years before selling to us in 1999) had planning permission for a sauna - I guess that will have lapsed now but just might be worth having another look. In the meantime, guests here will just have to make do with our wildlife (loads of deer have come down off the hills to graze at lower levels this week), peace and tranquility. They can always pop into Oban and grab a sauna at Atlantis Leisure - I hear Oban Bay Hotel also does a very good massage in their Spa!