Kentra, Scotland • Scotland
Kentra is a tiny hamlet on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, in the PH postcode area, a short way from Acharacle and the sweeping sands of Kentra Bay. Crews working this far west are usually on estate, infrastructure, renewable energy or conservation contracts across Ardnamurchan. KrewBase arranges whole serviced accommodation with bills in our name, tested Wi-Fi and one monthly invoice — planned carefully, because this is remote country and logistics rule everything.
There's no rental market to speak of around Kentra — a scattering of houses and crofts across one of the UK's most remote peninsulas. Crew accommodation here means sourcing a whole house or cottage suited to the job, then checking it properly: heating that can handle a Highland winter, hot water for a full crew, cooking facilities, drying space for outdoor kit, and honest mobile or Wi-Fi coverage. We confirm all of it before anyone travels. Done right, a Kentra stay is one of the best bases in Scotland — quiet, spectacular, and properly set up for work.
Ardnamurchan attracts a particular kind of contract: estate and land management, forestry and conservation work, renewable energy installations, track and building maintenance, and infrastructure jobs that keep remote communities running. Crews come for defined spells, sometimes covering the wider west Highlands from a single base. The common problem is always the same — nowhere obvious to stay. We solve that with serviced whole-property lets, so the crew lands with the living side already sorted and can get straight to site.
Kentra sits near Acharacle, reached by the A861 looping through Moidart and around Loch Sunart — a famously scenic but slow road where drive times are measured honestly. Fort William, the nearest sizeable town, is a couple of hours away, and the Corran ferry shortens some journeys east. Mobile signal is patchy across the peninsula. Tell us exactly where the site is and where the crew starts from, and we plan the accommodation and the journey together rather than leaving either to chance.
We take on the whole property for your company: bills in our name, Wi-Fi tested before check-in — or a clear statement of what connectivity a remote property genuinely has — and the practical checks done in advance. Maintenance issues come to us, and cleaning and linen are arranged around the stay. Your accounts team gets one monthly invoice, paid by card, with no booking fees. Remote bookings need notice — a few weeks at least — because the right house has to be found, checked and locked in before the crew travels.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Yes, with notice. There's no conventional rental stock around Kentra, so we source whole houses or cottages across Ardnamurchan and Moidart matched to the crew, checking heating, hot water, kit space and connectivity in person before check-in, so nothing is assumed.
Genuinely remote — the A861 through Moidart is the main route in, Fort William is around two hours away and the Corran ferry helps some journeys. We plan arrivals around the actual roads, build in supply runs, and confirm what's near the property before the crew sets off.
Yes — rural Highland properties typically have space for vans and pickups, and we check it against the actual vehicles before booking. We also confirm access on the final approach, because some west-coast properties sit up rough tracks, and the crew should know that before travelling.
Bills — heating, power, water — are in our name and included, and we test Wi-Fi before check-in. Where coverage is honestly limited, we tell you upfront so the crew arrives prepared, and we check mobile signal as part of the property assessment.
Yes — one monthly invoice, paid by card covering rent, bills and servicing, with no booking fees. Remote bookings need earlier planning, but the invoicing side works exactly the same as anywhere else in the country, with no extra remote charges.
There's no minimum crew size, but remote properties suit stays of a couple of weeks or more to be cost-effective. Small teams are fine — we've arranged single-house stays for two or three people on west Highland contracts, with the same whole-house setup.
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Need beds in Kentra? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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