I chose this place when I was in a rush - three things led me to the choice. I was driving to Edinburgh from Wiltshire and it was half- way, the views looked great and they had a black lab. On arrival I immediately discovered that I had quite accidentally found a gem. The house was of contemporary design and elegant and charming in equal measure, Paul the host greeted me with great warmth and the bedroom was impeccably clean, remarkably comfortable and with an ensuite bathroom one would normally associate with a five star hotel. The warmth of the welcome extended to inviting me to use their kitchen to cook a dinner for myself and to make a brew whenever the moment took me - I was armed with fresh water and lay in my bedroom watching telly - which although may have seen a shame given the stunning scenery was just what I felt like - breakfast with the guests was sensibly at 9:30 on Sunday and was delicious - muesli fresh croissants etc . And yes there was a black lab - mowgli - just as friendly and charming as you can imagine - I plan to make this my permanent stopover to and from Edinburgh and look forward to returning.