On the leafy edge of Pitlochry, with views to the Perthshire hills, Struan and Louise Lothian’s hotel has the feel of a Victorian country house in town.

In a ‘beautiful’ setting, Jan and Adam Moore’s dog-friendly country hotel in an 18th Century sporting lodge looks out over the hills and is surrounded by trees.

The epitome of tweed chic, two handsomely refurbished Victorian villas– make up one smart hotel (formerly known as Dunstane Houses).

Lush greenery along a sweeping tree-lined drive ‘soothes the soul’ as towers and crenellations of an 18th Century castle come into view.

‘Highly recommended for a special occasion’, this Victorian Scottish baronial hotel on a 28-acre estate combines luxury with unforced family- and dog-friendliness.

Traditional as Burns Night and bannocks, the McMenemie family’s Victorian country house hotel stands in well-kept lawned gardens on the shores of Loch Faskally.

Guests love the tranquillity and attentive service at Angus and Jane Fordyce’s Georgian mansion, set in open countryside close to the dunes and salt marshes of the Solway coast.

'Very quiet and peaceful' on the shores of Loch Sunart, this family-friendly and dog-friendly country house has an 'exceptional location'.

With peacocks in the garden, kilt-wearing staff, fire-warmed sitting rooms and antiques at every turn, this 17th-century country house is an indulgent experience.

‘A stunning Georgian building with wonderful grounds’, this 1820s mansion has been run as a hotel by ‘lovely, friendly’ hosts Susannah and Stuart Macpherson since 2003.

In the north of Skye, overlooking Loch Dunvegan, this whitewashed former crofter’s house with its distinctive three chimneys is the unlikely setting for a celebrated restaurant-with-rooms.

The white-washed 18th Century building with its distinctive black window mouldings has long been a popular landmark of this pretty borders town.

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.

With one single-track road, a single hotel in the island’s sole village, and around 30 deer to every human inhabitant, Jura is one of the UK’s last wildernesses.

'The setting is stunning – the landscape truly breath-taking,’ wrote readers on a Munro-climbing jaunt to this remote, baronial-style hunting lodge on a wooded estate at the head of Loch Torridon.

In a ‘beautiful’ situation overlooking lochs and hills, this remote restaurant-with-rooms is surprisingly glamorous inside.

At the end of a ‘beautiful tree-lined drive’, this romantic Victorian Scottish Baronial castle stands in landscaped grounds with views across the Firth of Clyde to Ailsa Craig.

On the tranquil shore of the Beauly Firth, this traditional country house, parts dating to the 17th Century, stands in gardens and woodland laced with paths.

‘Excellent’ all round, Robert and Mhairi Ash offer ‘very good-value’ accommodation in their ‘lovely’ 1850s Gothic Revival-style house, in a conservation town popular for outdoor activities.

Within easy reach of dolphins, dunes and whisky distilleries, John Bochel and Rachel Philipsen’s ‘good-value’ B&B stands before ‘the panorama of the sea’ on the Moray Coast.

A scenic, single-track road in a remote part of the island leads to Clare Winskill and Iain Roden’ s romantic restaurant-with-rooms, where guests are welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine.

Against the wildly beautiful forest and mountain scenery around remote Loch Rannoch in the Scottish Highlands, this Victorian hotel brings a surprising cocoon of modern, understated luxury.

With ‘wonderful views’ over Loch Earn and the hills beyond, part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, this small, peaceful hotel offers fine cooking and a good base for walking and wildlife.