The buzzy hub of this Inner Hebridean island, this small hotel has been run by three generations of the Oliphant family since the 1960s. It offers sublime sea views from Coll’s only village. Bedrooms have an understated style and plentiful homely extras (home-made biscuits, board games, Scottish-made toiletries); most look out at Mull, Staffa, Iona and Jura. Just-landed lobsters, crabs, langoustines and dived scallops need little adornment on the daily specials board in the restaurant and the cosy bar, with its open fire, local photographs and nautical memorabilia. After sunset, the rooms’ glow in the dark sky scopes and star maps allow guests to understand what they can see in a sky untainted by light pollution. Complimentary shuttle to the ferry pier.