Xmark discount at Ferintosh!

**Pour1Malt** · 27th April 06, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by Lee

Generous offer, sir. See you July 4.

Lee

aye- thot ya will.... richt after Canada Day, no?

**Pour1Malt** · 27th April 06, 07:08 AM

Ai best warn ya lads….

If ya arr planning a trip tae Scotland…

Nay matter where ya arr gaein tae visit in Scotland (or in Britain)

dinnae book rooms through VisitScotland (arr VisitBritain) which is the official

Tourist Board fair Scotland (Britain)….

They will tak £3 pounds aff ya fur each an every booking ya mak through them…

AND they will tak 10% aff o’ the guest hoose/B&B,/hotel ya arr booking intae…

Last year we paid them over £800 tae be a member an advertize wi’ them

… and they sent us £300 o business…

O’ that £300- they took anither £30 more fraim us….

Ya can use their website tae find guid places tae stay… jus dinnae book through them….

When ya fin a guid place- look up it’s ain website in google… then book directly

wi the guest hoose/B&B/hotel…

**Southern Breeze** · 27th April 06, 07:41 AM

That's a very good warning. Thanks.

**Kilted KT** · 27th April 06, 07:43 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

Ai best warn ya lads….

If ya arr planning a trip tae Scotland…

Nay matter where ya arr gaein tae visit in Scotland (or in Britain)

dinnae book rooms through VisitScotland (arr VisitBritain) which is the official

Tourist Board fair Scotland (Britain)….

They will tak £3 pounds aff ya fur each an every booking ya mak through them…

AND they will tak 10% aff o’ the guest hoose/B&B,/hotel ya arr booking intae…

Last year we paid them over £800 tae be a member an advertize wi’ them

… and they sent us £300 o business…

O’ that £300- they took anither £30 more fraim us….

Ya can use their website tae find guid places tae stay… jus dinnae book through them….

When ya fin a guid place- look up it’s ain website in google… then book directly

wi the guest hoose/B&B/hotel…

Can we get this ever-so-important bit of information put in a sticky somewhere? maybe a "What to do to stay in Scotland" post?

**Pour1Malt** · 27th April 06, 08:02 AM

also… their 3 star, 4 star, 5 star rating system is completely naff… dinnae trust it…

According tae VisitScotland & VisitBritain-- a 3 star in England is a 2 star in Scotland…

a 4 star in England is a 3 star in Scotland… (we stayed in a 3 star that was filthy

an moldy in London… shuid nae hae had 1 star …)

(we also stayed in twa different 4 stars in Oban… wan was tiny and moldy (wi a pathetic breccy)

an the other was large, clean, an great (wi a pathetic breccy)…

last week we stayed at a very expensive 4 star hotel.. (£140 per night) …the room was very large (the bathroom was tae) decorated in the early 90’s…but the service was crappy and the breccy was pathetic…

VisitScotland gies NAY stars fur customer service… an they dinnae really care aboot the quality o

the breccy… they DO award stars fur how much the guest hoose/B&B/hotel charges

(higher charge = maire stars) an for size of room, and how expensive the furniture is….

mai best advice is….

Book places based on whit ya think o their website; pictures, comments by other guests, services offered, and cost…

Look fur travel websites where guests can leave comments aboot places…

**Kilted KT** · 27th April 06, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

mai best advice is….

Book places based on whit ya think o their website; pictures, comments by other guests, services offered, and cost…

Look fur travel websites where guests can leave comments aboot places…

don't you mean....

"Come to Ferintosh. We've got good breccy and great scotch, and the whole place is clean!"

**Pour1Malt** · 27th April 06, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

don't you mean....

"Come to Ferintosh. We've got good breccy and great scotch, and the whole place is clean!"

weel.... AYE! :rolleyes:

but there are lots o other guid places tae.... ya jus hae tae seek em oot....

(but ainly 4 places in Scotland (thot I'd heard o') gie ya complimentary single malt.... )