Overlooking the sea towards Mull, this homely hotel on the Hebridean island of Iona has a deserved reputation for its warm welcome, fresh and creative food, and restorative peace.

‘This is a really lovely hotel in a wonderful location,’ writes a reader, after a stay at Gordon Campbell Gray’s whitewashed former piermaster’s house on the shores of Loch Linnhe, by the jetty where the Lismore ferry docks.

Sit on the deck at this remote hotel, and lose yourself in the views across Asknish Bay to the Sound of Jura, as Highland cattle graze in the field below.

The ferry from Oban brings you to the sole hotel on a beautiful island of fine sandy beaches, heather-clad hills, wild goats, ancient woodland, peat bogs and tidal flats. NOTE: The hotel announced as of August 4, 2022 that it was under new ownership and management.

It's worth paying extra for a room at the front at this historic whitewashed, dog-friendly inn for the mesmerising views of Loch Fyne.

The road to Colintraive peters out not long after the next village; you come here for the peace, the wildlife, the mesmerising views to the Isle of Bute, and the inn’s friendly welcome.

This whitewashed crofter’s cottage with a red tin roof, on the scenic, single-track B8024, is the unlikely setting for this much-loved restaurant-with-rooms.

The number of returning guests to Margaret and Blair Rozga’s white-washed farmhouse with its stunning views over Islay’s hills and glens says all you need to know about their warm hospitality.