Must-see hotels in The Highlands & Islands

  • Oban Caravan & Camping Park

    Oban

    This spacious campsite has a superb location overlooking the Sound of Kerrera, 2.5 miles south of Oban (two buses run here from central Oban on school…

  • Loch Lomond Arms

    Loch Lomond

    Though you're paying quite a bit for the location, there's something very likeable about the modernised but still traditional rooms here, with their…

  • Ardlogie Guest House

    The Cairngorms

    Handy to the train station, the welcoming five-room Ardlogie has great views over the River Spey towards the Cairngorms, and the chance of spotting red…

  • Bazpackers Backpackers Hotel

    Inverness

    This may be Inverness’ smallest hostel (34 beds), but it’s hugely popular. It’s a friendly, quiet place – the main building has a convivial lounge centred…

  • Ferry Inn

    Orkney

    With a wide variety of rooms divided between the pub itself and former guesthouses opposite, the Ferry is a useful accommodation option in Stromness,…

  • Braemar Lodge Hotel

    The Cairngorms

    This Victorian shooting lodge on the southern outskirts of Braemar has bags of character, not least in the wood-panelled Malt Room bar, which is as well…

  • Kames Hotel

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    A mile south of Tighnabruaich, in the village of Kames, this place has a variety of comfortable rooms, including cute ones under the sloping roof on the…

  • Springside B&B

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    Sit in front of this attractive fisherman’s cottage, which overlooks the entrance to Tarbert's harbour, and watch the yachts and fishing boats come and go…

  • Spiggie

    Shetland

    An enthusiastic family has taken over this old Shetland stalwart near Scousburgh and guarantee a warm welcome. The Spiggie has compact, pretty rooms as…

  • Birsay Hostel

    Orkney

    A former activity centre and school now has dorms that vary substantially in spaciousness – go for the two- or four-bedded ones. There’s a big kitchen and…

  • Roseland Holiday Park

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    Take the steep climb up the eccentric hairpins of Serpentine Rd in Rothesay to this small but pleasant grassy area, where you can pitch a tent (April to…

  • Kyle of Tongue Hostel & Holiday Park

    North & West Coast

    In a wonderful spot right by the causeway across the Kyle of Tongue, a mile west of Tongue, this is the top budget option in the area, with clean,…

  • Hamnavoe Hostel

    Orkney

    This well-equipped hostel is efficiently run and has excellent facilities, including a fine kitchen and a lounge room with great perspectives over the…

  • Uist Storm Pods

    Outer Hebrides

    This place has two Scandinavian-style timber camping pods set on a hillside on a working farm. Each has an outdoor deck and barbecue overlooking the sea;…

  • Tangles & Kelpie

    Orkney

    These spacious, well-presented flats behind a shop offer decent comfort and a proper kitchen, including an oven plus a washing machine. Kelpie has one…

  • Hoy Centre

    Orkney

    This clean, bright, modern hostel has an enviable location, around 15 minutes’ walk from Moaness Pier, at the base of the rugged Cuilags. Rooms are all en…

  • Ben Tianavaig B&B

    Portree (Port Righ)

    A warm welcome awaits from the Irish-Welsh couple who run this appealing B&B bang in the centre of town. All four bedrooms have a view across the harbour…

  • Observatory Guest House

    Orkney

    Powered by wind and solar energy, this place offers first-rate accommodation and ornithological activities next to the ferry pier. There’s a cafe-bar with…

  • Ardminish Stores Yurt

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    The friendly island shop, Ardminish Stores, offers this appealing glamping option: a white yurt in the garden with a double mattress and two singles, as…

  • Flodigarry Hotel

    Trotternish

    From 1751–59 Flora MacDonald lived in a cottage that is now part of this atmospheric hotel, given a new lease of life by adventurous owners. You can stay…

  • Loch Ness Country House Hotel

    Inverness

    This sumptuous country-house hotel offers traditional decor, featuring Victorian four-poster beds, Georgian-style furniture and Italian marble bathrooms,…

  • Hotel Eilean Iarmain

    Skye

    A charming old Victorian hotel with log fires, chintzy traditional decor, a candlelit restaurant and 12 luxurious rooms (plus another six in the Garden…

  • Hermitage

    The Cairngorms

    The five-bedroom Hermitage is a lovely old house with plenty of character, filled with Victorian period features – ask for room 5 (Feshie), with double…

  • Rushlee House

    Outer Hebrides

    A lovely modern bungalow with three luxuriously appointed bedrooms and great views of the hills to the south. No evening meals, but it's just a short walk…

  • Trumland Farm

    Orkney

    An easy stroll from the ferry (turn left at the main road), this organic farm has a wee hostel with two dorms and a pretty little kitchen and common area…

  • Eco Bells Glamping

    Skye

    Tucked away in a remote corner, on a minor road about 3 miles south of Dunvegan, this place offers accommodation in three large bell tents in a rural…

  • Achmelvich Beach SYHA

    North & West Coast

    Off the B869, this whitewashed cottage is set beside a great beach at the end of a side road. Dorms are simple, and there's a sociable common kitchen and…

  • Anderson's Harbour Cottages

    Orkney

    Within a few paces of the Stromness Museum are these five traditional stone cottages for rent, ranging from one to four bedrooms each. All are right on…

  • Sango Sands Oasis

    North & West Coast

    You couldn't imagine a better location for a campsite: great grassy areas on the edge of cliffs, descending to two lovely sandy beaches. Facilities are…

  • Brown’s Hostel

    Orkney

    On Stromness' main street, this handy, sociable place has cosy private rooms – no dorms, no bunks – at a good price. There's an inviting common area,…

  • Kylesku Hotel

    North & West Coast

    Looking very spruce after renovations, and run with pride and enthusiasm, this hotel is a great place to stay and eat. There's a variety of rooms,…

  • Davar

    North & West Coast

    Run with a genuine welcome and enthusiasm, this is a beautiful house with a garden and a fabulous outlook across the bay to Suilven and the Assynt…

  • Lickisto Blackhouse Camping

    Outer Hebrides

    Remote and rustic campsite on an old croft, with pitches set among heather and outcrops and chickens running wild. Campers can use a communal kitchen…

  • Ardconnel House

    Inverness

    The six-room Ardconnel is one of our favourites (advance booking is essential, especially in July and August) – a terraced Victorian house with…

  • Fortingall Hotel

    Highland Perthshire

    A peaceful, old-fashioned country hotel furnished with good taste. The bedrooms are spotless, with huge beds, modern bathrooms, and little extras such as…

  • House on the Point

    Ullapool

    At the end of the shorefront road, this place has a prime position with wraparound water vistas. The large double has views both ways but there are great…

  • Shulista Croft

    Trotternish

    Set on a working croft amid sheep, lambs and chickens, Shulista has luxury timber camping pods with great views (two-night minimum stay; sleeps up to four…

  • Rucksacks Bunkhouse

    The Cairngorms

    This appealing cottage has a comfy dorm, and cheaper beds in an alpine-style bothy (shared sleeping platform for 10 people; bring your own sleeping bag)…

  • Cuillin Hills Hotel

    Portree (Port Righ)

    Located on the eastern fringes of Portree, this luxury hotel enjoys a superb outlook across the harbour towards the Cuillin mountains. The more expensive…

  • Bosville Hotel

    Portree (Port Righ)

    The Bosville brings a little bit of metropolitan style to Portree with its designer fabrics and furniture, fluffy bathrobes and bright, spacious bathrooms…

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