Laurie's Guidebook

Welcome to 6 Tullochs Buildings! Thank you for choosing to stay with us. The building dates back to 1870. It is a very unusual ‘colonial’ design - there isn’t another building like it in the Highlands.

I have lived here since January 2018. I love it – especially the views - and I hope you do too. I am currently working in Glasgow, so please take the best of care of my home while I’m away. If you have any questions, please message us via the Airbnb app/website. If there is a problem with the flat and you need assistance, you can call either: Laurie Meddle (property owner): +447895005855 Simon Meddle (Laurie’s father): +447704804845

Our address is: Tullochs Buildings Ardconnel Terrace Inverness IV2 3AG The flat is half-way down a one-way street. Please note, there is a number 6 on the street – this is not our flat. We are number 6 Tullochs Buildings. Tullochs Buildings is a three-story apartment building, which you will recognise from its unique balconies that run along the front of the building. You will go up two flights of external stairs to reach the flat. Facing the building from the street, our flat is top right.

Your key is in the lockbox. The lockbox is a black ‘master lock’ metal box, attached to the wall beside the front door. The code is available in the 'Airbnb' app 48 hours before your check-in. The flat door has just one lock, which locks automatically when you pull the door shut. So please be careful not to lock yourself out! When you check-out, please leave the key on the kitchen table.

You are welcome to use the wifi. Details below. Network: TALKTALKACCBF8 Password: CWAEN6RD

Instructions for using cooker: • Make sure the cooker is turned on at the socket on the wall. The five dials on the left hand-side operate the gas hobs – push in the appropriate dial and turn anti-clockwise to the lowest flame, and hold until it ignites. • The three dials on the right hand side operate the electric oven. To operate the oven, turn the timer dial on the far right hand side to the left (please note, the timer itself does not work). Choose your temperature using the temperature dial. Choose your function (e.g. grill, fan oven) using the function dial. • Please use extractor fan.

Please recycle! There are labelled baskets in the kitchen for: glass, paper and cardboard, clear hard plastic, and tin cans.

Please feel free to play our guitars. You are also welcome to look at the books, but please don’t take them away with you. There are fairy lights on the shelves. These can be turned on and off using the small remote provided (on the entry table). To turn on and off, please point the remote to the plug behind the sofa. For safety reasons, please do not open the window in the living room. If it’s left open, somebody could break in to the flat.

Guests are welcome to use the washing machine. Unfortunately, we do not have a dryer. But we have plenty of wind outside! There is a communal washing line in the back garden. There are pegs if you’d like to hang out washing. If it raining outside, there is a clotheshorse. The washing machine has a quick cycle called ‘Daily Quick 30.’ It takes around 30 minutes. The other cycles are longer, and take around 2 hours. The washing machine, washing detergent, clotheshorse, pegs, iron and ironing board are all in the hall cupboard beside the bathroom.

We ask that guests do not flush baby wipes or sanitary products down the toilet, as it may break the toilet’s macerator. This is an old building, so the plumbing is a little ‘quirky’. Sometimes the toilet gets blocked – there is a blue plastic plunger in the hall cupboard. To turn on the shower, turn the top knob 90° to the left.

The heating is programmed to come on in the morning and in the evening. If you would like to change the temperature, please message us.

There is a wood burning stove in the living room. Please only operate if you are comfortable using a wood burning stove and have used one before. Never leave the fire unattended. There is a manual with how to light and operate the stove in the entryway drawers.

Please feel free to sit out on the balcony and enjoy the views – you can also smoke here. There is festoon lighting on the balcony, there is a plug switch on the living room wall to turn these on and off.

When you check out, please leave your key on the kitchen table.

Police, ambulance, fire service: 999 Non-emergency police: 101 Non-emergency medical problem: 111

Use the parking permit from the desk when entering the flat, displaying it on your vehicle's dashboard to avoid fines. Guests can use the permit during their stay, but it must be returned to the apartment desk. I am not responsible for fines due to incorrect use; guests are responsible for the permit during their stay. A £95 charge applies for lost, damaged, or unreturned permits.

There is free on-street parking between 6pm and 8am on Ardconnel Terrace and the surrounding streets. However, there is no guarantee that you’ll be able to get a space. There is a small car park beside Ardconnel Terrace called Raining’s Stairs Car Park. The maximum stay is 3 hours, which costs £2. It is also free to park here between 6pm and 8am. There is a large multi-storey car park in the centre of Inverness, situated beside the bus station, called Rose Street Car Park. It’s a 10-minute walk from the flat. It’s £7 for 24 hours, then £5 for each subsequent day.