Where to Stay

Hotels, B&Bs, self-catering, hostels, campsites and unusual places to lay your head.

67 places across 8 regions.

Hotels

Applecross Inn

Iconic seafront inn on the shore of the Inner Sound at Applecross, reached over the Bealach na Bà or the longer coastal road from Shieldaig. Rooms above the pub plus a renowned seafood restaurant.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Ardlui Hotel, Restaurant and Marina

Squires family country-house hotel at the northern tip of Loch Lomond on the A82, loch-view rooms looking south to Ben Lomond, two bars and two restaurants on site, marina with moorings and slipway access from the loch.

Oban

Brander Lodge Hotel

Hotel at Bridge of Awe, Taynuilt, between Oban and Dalmally on the southern shore of Loch Awe.

Caithness

Castletown Hotel

Village hotel on the A836 between Thurso and John o' Groats, a short drive from Dunnet Head and Dunnet Bay. Rooms, restaurant and bar, part of the Caithness Collection.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Colquhoun Arms Hotel

Village pub and restaurant in the Luss conservation village on Loch Lomond, well-stocked bar with extensive malt whisky list, hearty pub-restaurant menu using local produce, wheelchair access and parking, on the A82.

Oban

Falls of Lora Hotel

Family-run hotel at Connel Ferry, four miles north of Oban, looking across Loch Etive to the famous Falls of Lora tidal rapids.

Lochaber

Glenspean Lodge Hotel

Highland country-house hotel in Roybridge, between Fort William and Newtonmore. A traditional Lochaber base for the Nevis Range, the Great Glen and the Cairngorms western edge.

Lochaber

Glenuig Inn

Eco-friendly inn on the shores of Glenuig Bay in Moidart, between Lochailort and Acharacle. Rooms, bar and restaurant on the Sound of Arisaig coast.

Sutherland

Inver Lodge Hotel

Country-house hotel above Lochinver Bay, a long-established Sutherland stay with sea views, dining room and bar. Closed in winter; open spring through autumn.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Knockderry Country House Hotel

Country-house hotel on the shore of Loch Long at Cove on the Rosneath Peninsula, individually decorated rooms in the original Victorian house plus four newer rooms in the Leiper Wing, Egyptian linen, plasma televisions, twenty minutes from Loch Lomond.

Isle of Mull

Lochaline Hotel

Hotel at the head of the Lochaline–Fishnish ferry crossing on the mainland Morvern peninsula, a quieter back-door route on to the Isle of Mull.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Lodge on Loch Lomond

Two AA Rosette Colquhoun's Restaurant inside the four-star Lodge on Loch Lomond at Luss, panoramic loch and Ben Lomond views from the dining room, Scottish-produce fine-dining menu, open seven days year-round to non-residents.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Monachyle Mhor Hotel & Restaurant

Tom Lewis's family-run country-house hotel and destination restaurant on the wooded south shore of Loch Voil, four miles down a single-track road from Balquhidder, working farm supplying the kitchen, core of the Mhor brand (Mhor Bread, Mhor Fish, Mhor 84).

Wester Ross

Myrtle Bank Hotel

Owner-run hotel on the seafront at Gairloch, bedrooms looking out across the bay to Skye, restaurant, lounge bar and a long-standing reputation locally.

Caithness

Norseman Hotel

Town-centre hotel on Riverside in Wick, part of the Caithness Collection. Rooms, restaurant and bar in the heart of the old herring port at the head of Wick Bay.

Caithness

Pentland Hotel

Town-centre hotel on Princes Street in Thurso, walking distance from the Pentland Firth seafront. Rooms, bar and restaurant, part of the Caithness Collection.

Wester Ross

Pool House

Country house hotel on Loch Ewe at Poolewe, beside the National Trust's Inverewe Garden. Suites, dining room and grounds running down to the river that gives the house its name.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Poppies Hotel & Restaurant

Charming family owned hotel, located in the popular town of Callander within The Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Superb restaurant, cosy bar with over 70 Malt Whiskies, Garden Seating, Car Parking.

Wester Ross

Shieldaig Lodge Hotel

Country house hotel at Badachro on Loch Gairloch, log-fire drawing rooms, fine dining, stalking, fishing and walking from the door. Part of the wider Wester Ross sporting estate.

Lochaber

Strontian Hotel

Family-run hotel on the shores of Loch Sunart in Strontian, gateway to the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Rooms, restaurant and bar with views over the loch and the surrounding hills.

Ullapool

The Caledonian Hotel

Seafront hotel on Ullapool's Quay Street, looking south across Loch Broom, sea-view rooms, restaurant and bar. Sister property to the Gairloch Hotel within the Bespoke Hotels West Coast collection.

Ullapool

The Ceilidh Place

Hotel, bar, restaurant, bookshop and live-music venue in the heart of Ullapool, a Highland institution since 1970, owned and run by the MacKenzie family.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Crags Hotel

Traditional Scottish inn at the eastern end of Callander Main Street with en-suite rooms over a public bar, including one ground-floor room with full wheelchair access.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Forth Inn

Family-run inn on Main Street in Aberfoyle at the south end of the Duke's Pass, six en-suite rooms above the bar, VisitScotland Best Place to Eat Out award, three real cask ales and around fifty malt whiskies.

Wester Ross

The Gairloch Hotel

Landmark hotel above Gairloch Bay on Main Street, sea-view rooms, dining room and bar. Part of the Bespoke Hotels, West Coast collection.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Inn at Inverbeg

Four-star inn dating from 1814 on the A82 at Inverbeg two miles north of Luss, modern rustic rooms above the pub-restaurant, separate beach-house accommodation on Loch Lomond shore, Mr C's Fish and Whisky Bar downstairs.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Inn at Kippen

Family inn on Fore Road in Kippen village at the foot of the Fintry Hills, three en-suite rooms above the restaurant and bar, twelve miles west of Stirling on the A811 between Stirling and Aberfoyle.

Wester Ross

The Torridon

Country-house hotel and inn at Annat on the eastern shore of Upper Loch Torridon, set under Liathach. Includes the main hotel, the more informal Torridon Inn, and a working farm, collectively one of the most comfortable West Highland country-house bases.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Tullie Inn

Thirteen-room Maclay's inn on Balloch Road next to Balloch railway station, five superior and eight standard ensuite bedrooms above the lounge bar and restaurant, one family suite, conservatory lounge and beer garden, easy reach of Loch Lomond Shores.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Village Inn, Arrochar

Fourteen ensuite rooms above the Village Inn pub-restaurant in Arrochar, traditional classic furnishings, Loch Long views from the front rooms, CAMRA cask ales and Scottish fayre kitchen downstairs, open all year.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

The Waverley Hotel

Situated in Callander, the 'Gateway to the Highlands' and the self proclaimed capital of the Trossachs National Park. The Waverley hotel provides high quality accommodation , in the centre of Callander in the Trossachs.

Caithness

Ulbster Arms Hotel

Sporting hotel in Halkirk on the River Thurso, long established as a salmon-fishing base, with rooms, dining room and bar in the village centre.

Isle of Mull

Western Isles Hotel

Victorian hotel high above Tobermory harbour, with panoramic views across the Sound of Mull. Restaurant, bar and conservatory.

Hostels

Sutherland

An Cala Bunkhouse and Café

Bunkhouse and café on Culag Road in Lochinver, on the Assynt coast. Affordable shared and private rooms above a daytime café, a common Sutherland touring base for walkers and cyclists.

B&Bs

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Almardon Bed & Breakfast

Family-run bed and breakfast on Leny Road at the western edge of Callander, walking distance to the Meadows Park and the River Teith, on National Cycle Route 7.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Ashbank Bed & Breakfast

Three-ensuite-room bed and breakfast run by Mhairi and Tommy Duncan in the conservation village of Drymen, first stop on the West Highland Way, one room with wheelchair access and adapted wet room, packed lunches for walkers, close to Loch Lomond's east shore at Balmaha.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Barton Bed & Breakfast

Purpose-built bed and breakfast on Balloch Road in the heart of Balloch village, three ensuite rooms (two doubles, one twin with disabled access and walk-in shower), private off-road parking, five minutes from Balloch Pier and the south end of Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Burnt Inn House

Family-run bed and breakfast in Brig O'Turk on the A821 between Loch Achray and Loch Venachar, three en-suite rooms in a private house, well placed for Ben Venue and Ben A'an walks.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Palombos of Balloch Bed & Breakfast

Family-run three-star bed and breakfast on Balloch Road run by Franco and Moya Palombo, ensuite rooms above the Palombos of Balloch fish-and-chip restaurant downstairs, twenty-four-hour access, short walk from Loch Lomond Pier and the loch cruises.

Ullapool

The Neuk

Bed-and-breakfast on Ladysmith Street in central Ullapool. Easy walking distance to the harbour, ferry, restaurants and shops.

Guest houses

Oban

Corriemar House

Guest house on Oban's Corran Esplanade with views across the bay to Kerrera and Mull.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Dunmor House

Small four-star guest house at the western edge of Callander, two minutes from the village centre, set below the wooded slope that climbs to the Callander Crags viewpoint.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Glenbruach Country House

Victorian country house on Loch Achray with three south-facing en-suite rooms looking across the loch to Ben Venue, original leaded-glass grand stairway, pets welcome.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Mansefield House, Arrochar

Victorian guest house in Arrochar on the shore of Loch Long, sleeping up to twelve across ensuite bedrooms, large private gardens with uninterrupted views of the Arrochar Alps, family-orientated and walker-friendly, two miles from Loch Lomond.

Ullapool

Sheiling Guest House

Family-run guest house on Garve Road at the southern entrance to Ullapool. Comfortable rooms with views across Loch Broom, walking distance to the harbour and ferry.

Self-catering

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Ardlui Retreat, Luxury Lodge and Log Cabins

Self-catering lodge and three Scandinavian timber cabins on a private Loch Lomond water-frontage at Ardlui, four-bedroom lodge with indoor hot tub and covered barbecue cabin, three four-star cabins with fitted kitchens and decked terraces.

Ullapool

Ardmair Point Holiday Park

Beachside holiday park at Ardmair, three miles north of Ullapool, with caravan and camping pitches, self-catering pods and a small café, looking across the bay to the Summer Isles.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Benview Holiday Lodges

Self-catering holiday lodges at Ward Toll near Balfron Station on the south Trossachs edge, private gardens with barbecue, shared hot tub lodge sleeping six, full kitchens with Sky television, twenty minutes from Aberfoyle and Loch Lomond's east shore.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Callander Woods Holiday Park

Wood Leisure holiday park on the Stirling Road at the eastern approach to Callander, with touring caravan and motorhome pitches, camping pods, hire static caravans and ownership plots, at the eastern boundary of the National Park.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Craigton Cottages

Three newly-built self-catering cottages at Craigton above Luss on the western shore of Loch Lomond, sleeping four, six and eight respectively (or eighteen as one block), weekly rates from £500 off-peak, wood-burning stoves and patio barbecue space.

Isle of Mull

Crannich

Self-catering apartments and cottages at Aros, on the road between Salen and Tobermory in central Mull.

Ullapool

Ecotone Cabins

Architect-designed self-catering cabins at Leckmelm Wood, six miles south-east of Ullapool. Quiet woodland setting at the head of Loch Broom, two-night minimum stays.

Oban

Highfield Holidays

Self-catering lodges at Kiel Crofts, Benderloch, set in elevated grounds with views over the Lynn of Lorn to Lismore.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Loch Tay Highland Lodges

140-acre privately-owned estate park on Loch Tay below Ben Lawers, Scandinavian self-catering lodges in landscaped grounds, on-park Boathouse Restaurant plus clay-pigeon shooting, fishing and RIB boat rides, four miles north of Killin on the road to Aberfeldy.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Lomond Woods Holiday Park

Five-star holiday park on Old Luss Road in Balloch, lodges with hot tubs, caravan holiday homes and glamping pods plus fully-serviced touring caravan and motorhome pitches, holiday home ownership available, walking distance to Loch Lomond Shores and the south end of the loch.

Ullapool

Port Beag Chalets

Self-catering chalets at Althandhu on the Coigach coast, with views across to the Summer Isles. Family-run, dog-friendly, set in a quiet crofting community on the road north from Ullapool.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Rednock Trekking

Two static caravans and a pony-trekking operation on a working livestock farm at Port of Menteith, weekly self-catering rates with off-road riding across the farm's woodland and hill tracks.

Wester Ross

Sunnyside Cottage

Self-catering cottage at Sunnyside, Gairloch, quiet hillside setting with garden, sea views and easy walking distance into the village.

Oban

Tralee Bay Holidays

Self-catering lodges and caravans at Benderloch, eight miles north of Oban, a few yards from the white-sand crescent of Tralee Bay.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

Trossachs Holiday Park

Forty-acre touring and camping park on the A81 at Gartmore, a couple of miles south of Aberfoyle, with forty-five serviced touring pitches, sheltered tent camping, an oak-and-bluebell woodland walk and the full working-park amenity set.

Wester Ross

Wester Ross Retreats

Self-catering portfolio across Gairloch and the wider Wester Ross area, cottages, lodges and houses managed by a local team, ranging from couple's hideaways to large family properties.

Camping

Wester Ross

Gairloch Holiday Park

Holiday park beside the sands at Big Sand, two miles north of Gairloch. Caravans, camping pitches, glamping pods and direct access to one of Wester Ross's best beaches.

Isle of Mull

Salen Bay Campsite

Sheltered bayside campsite at Salen, in the centre of Mull, equidistant from Tobermory and Craignure.

Wester Ross

Sands Caravan and Camping

Beachside caravan and camping park on the sands at Big Sand, two miles north of Gairloch, direct beach access, glamping pods, family-run with on-site shop and café.

Isle of Mull

Tobermory Campsite

Campsite on the Dervaig Road just outside Tobermory, with pitches for tents, motorhomes and caravans.

Other where to stay

Oban

Creagan Inn

Coaching inn at Appin on the shore of Loch Creran, between Oban and Glencoe.

Isle of Mull

The Bellachroy

Mull's oldest inn (founded 1608) at Dervaig in the north of the island. Rooms, restaurant and bar.