Hotels in the Hebrides
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Isle of Iona
‘Being here makes even a committed atheist feel holy,’ wrote a reader after a visit to Iona and a stay at this hotel, occupying a row of crofters’ cottages.
The Colonsay
Colonsay
You can take the ferry from Oban, or hop across on a twin-propeller plane, to discover Jane and Alex Howard’s 18th-century inn, bar and village hub, on a hillside overlooking the harbour.
Viewfield House
Isle of Skye
Set within a comfortable expanse of wooded acreage, the Macdonalds’ ‘fabulous’ country house is run in ‘an efficient but relaxing way’.
Tiroran House
Isle of Mull
'A wonderful and special place from which to explore this magical island.'
Scarista House
Isle of Harris
‘Excellent food’ and a ‘lovely’ welcome await visitors to Tim and Patricia Martin and Neil King’s former manse overlooking the Maldivian-blue seas and sugar-white sands of a bite-shaped cove.
Kinloch Lodge
Isle of Skye
‘The welcome was superb, the setting magical, the staff were friendly and helpful,’ writes a reader in 2019, of Lord and Lady Macdonald’s former hunting lodge on the shores of Loch Na Dal.
Bridgend Hotel
Isle of Islay
There is whisky galore on this Inner Hebrides island; bonhomie in the bar of this friendly hotel.
The Three Chimneys and The House Over-By
Isle of Skye
Lang may the lums reek at this remote restaurant-with-rooms on the shores of Loch Dunvegan. After 34 years, Shirley and Eddie Spear have moved on, but all is well.
Kilmeny Country House
Isle of Islay
At a handsomely furnished 19th-century house on the Isle of Islay, ‘fabulous hosts’ Margaret and Blair Rozga offer guests a sweet welcome with home-baked treats and tea.
Tigh an Dochais
Broadford Isle of Skye
Across a galvanised footbridge, the huge windows of Neil Hope and Lesley Unwin’s modern, architect-designed B&B bring those ‘glorious views’ of Broadford Bay and the Cuillin mountains right into the house.
Loch Gorm House
Isle of Islay
‘What more could one ask for?.’ On the northern shore of Islay, this ‘charming, beautifully appointed’ B&B is run by ‘wonderfully welcoming’ Fiona Doyle.
Coll Hotel
Isle of Coll
The buzzy hub of this Inner Hebridean island, the hotel (run by the Oliphant family for three generations) offers sublime sea views from Coll’s only village.
Glenegedale House
Isle of Islay
Amid large gardens, Graeme and Emma Clark’s well-placed whitewashed house, midway between Bowmore and Port Ellen on Islay, gazes across the Mull of Oa to the Atlantic beyond.
Coruisk House
Isle of Skye
Two miles from the harbour of a tiny Skye fishing village, a single-track road leads to Clare and Ian Winskill’s peaceful restaurant-with-rooms; guests are offered a glass of Prosecco on arrival.
Marmalade Hotel
Portree
Overlooking the beautiful harbour town, an Edwardian country house in landscaped gardens with a sleekly modern interior.
Galson Farm Guest House
Isle of Lewis
Part of a small crofting community on the dramatic north-west coast. Elaine Fothergill and Richard Inger’s traditional Hebridean farmhouse displays rugged views across to the Butt of Lewis.
Jura Hotel
Isle of Jura
'A friendly, comfortable place to stay in an enchanting part of the country.' Warm praise for the McCallum family's hotel overlooking the Sound of Jura on one of Scotland’s ‘wildest islands’.
Langass Lodge
Isle of North Uist
On an island of long, white-sand beaches, lochs, peat bogs and tidal strands, Amanda and Niall Leveson Gower run their ‘handsome' white-painted sporting lodge as a family-friendly hotel.
Pairc an t-Srath
Isle of Harris
On the west coast of Harris, Lena and Richard MacLennan’s small, ‘lovely, comfortable’ guest house overlooks Borve’s golden sand beach, and has ‘superb views’ over the sound of Taransay.
Hamersay House Hotel
Isle of North Uist
A paradise for wildlife and wilderness lovers, Amanda and Niall Leveson Gower’s laid-back modern hotel sits in a small village within an easy drive of dazzling white sand beaches.
The Hebrides
The Good Hotel Guide has some wonderful, characterful hotels in the Hebrides.