ABOUT ARAUCARIA CROFT SKYE
We are local to the area having been brought up at Stein in Waternish and at Orbost, just down the hill from Roag. Keith is a builder by trade and has lovingly designed and built our beautiful cottages and cabins on the croft, which we now have the pleasure of welcoming you to enjoy. Katyana has a career in arts management and theatre directing, but is now channelling her creative passions into running our self catering business on Skye whilst the children are young.
We have two young boys, Ashton and Luca who you may see joyfully running across the croft! They are chatty and exuberant and love to make new friends and grow things in our poly tunnel.
On our croft we have 2 self catering cottages, the original croft house; Blossom Cottage and Blossom Folly. Our lockdown venture has been to extend our business and to develop our 3 cabins, The Hideaway, The Coach House and The Beach Hut. We wanted to offer something a bit more special than your average pod, with all the luxury on a small footprint, and views to match.
We also grow many of our own vegetables and have planted a native woodland of 5000 trees, many of which you will see starting to grow on the croft. We are also establishing a Elderflower and fruit orchard in one of the paddocks, and the boys hope a tree house of epic proportions will be Keith’s next project!
As you can tell we are tree enthusiasts, and during your visit you will notice an unusual amount of Monkey Puzzle trees on the croft. Keith grew these from seed and we could think of no better name for our business than to relate it to the genus name for this mighty evergreen, Araucaria Araucana.
Please read through the rest of the information on our website to find out more about our location and properties and we hope to welcome you to stay with us very soon!
Keith, Katyana, Ashton & Luca x