‘Our 11th yearly visit; David greeted us as old friends.’ This restaurant-with-rooms in a tin-roofed former croft on a single-track road on the Knapdale peninsula, draws devotees back like a magnet.

Once owned by the apparent inspiration for James Bond, this ‘marvellously positioned’ 19th-century whitewashed inn is now a tranquil retreat with reaching Loch Fyne views.

With ‘wonderful views from the terrace, and handy for the ferry terminal’, Leslie and Margaret Crane’s hotel looks out across Oban Bay to the isles of Lismore and Mull.

A fresh, bijou air wafts through this hillside B&B in a grand baronial pile offering epic views of Oban Bay.

'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’.

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.

'A wonderful and special place from which to explore this magical island.'