The cost of various options for the Loch Tay Highland Lodges have come in. They are all more than I was led to expect but still quite affordable, I think. Here are the options:
1) 8 Woodland Cabins (2-3 beds), all together in one location - £1920.00 (£96 per person if 20 members participate)
2) Loch Tay House plus 2 4-bedroom lodges - £2750 (£138.50 per person)
3) 3 4-bedroom lodges - £1800 (£90 per person)
In my opinion, option 3 is way the best of the offers. It is the cheapest, all 3 lodges are together side-by-side, they have very flexible sleeping arrangements, an extra camp-bed is available in addition to the normal fittings, wi-fi is available and electricity is included in the price. At the moment they want to make a small daily charge for wifi but I hope to get them to drop that.
The web-page for the 4-bedroom lodges is
http://www.lochtay-vacations.co.uk/accommodation/holiday-lodges/four-bedroom/forest-lodge/This gives full details and lots of photographs.
So it's decision time. If this is to go ahead, we need to make a committment pretty soon. They are holding all the various accommodations for us, but this will not last very long. The next steps would be:
1) Bjørn R and his team give the go-ahead.
2) Those who definitely want to participate make their own individual committments. This will involve making a deposit of money, prob. around 20% of the final cost per
person. We will discuss how this is to be done. Prob. I will make the whole deposit and members pay me back via Paypal.
3) Members state their preference for which type of accommodation we should book, and which week (7-14 or 14-21 May).
4) I book the desired accommodation and make the deposit.
5) We wait for spring.
During that wait we will have to raise the rest of the cash, and pay the outstanding balance at least 8 weeks before our booking. If substantially more (or less) than 20 people get involved, we can adjust the accommodation we are booking. But I must emphasize again - this is a very popular place and they will soon start to get other bookings for next spring. We must decide soon.
Weather permitting, we will have a great time.
Yo, Scotland!!!
