Sitting above a secluded cove on Bryher’s rugged west-facing coast, with 'nothing in between to Canada', this pretty blue-and-white weatherboarded farmhouse-turned-hotel is a '10/10 experience’, say smitten guests.

You can sit on the ramparts and watch for puffins, seals and invading armadas over a cream tea at this Elizabethan artillery castle and family-run hotel within star-shaped walls.

With porte cochère, crenellated tower and fine Victorian interiors, this country house overlooking Loch Portree is redolent of the history of the Macdonald family.

High on the clifftop above St Peter Port, this town house hotel has enviable views over the harbour and neighbouring islands, sleek bedrooms and an established reputation for its food.

The long drive is worth it to this edge-of-the-world location, where a Georgian manse, with pretty, traditional rooms and superb food, overlooks a long sandy beach.

It has been an anniversary year at Lord and Lady Macdonald’s former hunting lodge ‘in a beautiful position’ on the shores of Loch Na Dal, with views to the Cuillin mountains.

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.

Afternoon tea in the conservatory or on the terrace overlooking sub-tropical gardens is one of many highlights of this venerable Victorian hotel whose legions of loyal guests book their favourite room year after year.

It may look traditional but this 18th-century thatched country house, with a long conservatory overlooking the sea, has a pleasing Scandi-chic style thanks to its charismatic, art-loving Danish owner, Gert Bach.

The air, the seafood, the views – all are zingingly fresh at this family-run hotel on the Hebridean island of Coll.

A short uphill stroll from the boats in the harbour, the Chambers family run their unpretentious, family-friendly hotel in an 19th Century house set in expansive grounds.

Sporting a fresh new look in bedrooms and dining areas, the only pub on this family-owned, car-free island still retains its innate charm.

In a ‘fabulous’ position, this large hotel in lush subtropical gardens overlooks a ‘magnificent’ sandy bay. It is run by ‘extremely friendly, helpful and well organised’ staff.

Arguably, this former Victorian shooting lodge has the best location in Portree with views over the bay, the Sound of Raasay and to the Cuillin Mountains.

On the promenade of the island’s main town (listen out for the clip-clop of horse-drawn trams along the sea front throughout spring and summer) this ‘gorgeously panelled’ traditional hotel is liked for its amiable staff, who are ‘very helpful with local recommendations’.

On this southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, florist Fiona Doyle, runs her ‘immaculate, beautifully furnished’, B&B in a stone-built house, steps from the shores of Loch Indaal.

Overlooking the white sands of St Martin’s and with views across the waters to Tresco, this long and low stone-built hotel offers a luxurious yet laidback retreat with a private jetty for the ferry from St Mary’s.

Graeme and Emma Clark’s hospitable guest house on the Isle of Islay basks in uninterrupted views over the Mull of Oa; guests often bask in the comfort – and indulgent treats – the hosts provide.

On the north-west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Elaine Fothergill and Richard Inger invite you to their traditional Hebridean farmhouse to switch off, unwind and relax.

Breakfast on the terrace looking out to sea from this sprawling, cliff-top Edwardian house is ‘a wonderful start to each day’.

Down the pretty cobbled streets of St Anne, this contemporary hotel makes a chic base from which to experience island life.

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.

It's a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach at the Doulls' single-storey restaurant-with-rooms overlooking Scapa Flow and the southern Orkney islands.

Pack your Schiaparelli gowns, beach pants and playsuits, and board the 'sea tractor' for a trip back to the 1930s at this Art Deco hotel on a tidal island where the beau monde came to play.

Time and traffic slow down at the Seymour family’s hotel, within Jersey’s network of leafy Green Lanes, set around three sides of a flower-filled terrace garden with small pool.

This handsome Victorian, former gentleman’s residence with its large leaded windows and surrounded by both private and public gardens, offers a relaxing B&B with glimpses of Sandown Bay.

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.

Remote and remarkable, Ruairí and Marie-Thérèse de Blacam’s sustainably run restaurant-with-suites blends in to the rugged landscape of Aran island.

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.