‘Log fires were burning in the bar and residents’ lounge when we arrived on a miserable day,’ write readers this year, of a visit to this ‘very efficiently run’ hotel on the Loch Linnhe shoreline, now owned by a distinguished hotelier, Gordon Campbell Gray. ‘The atmosphere is relaxed,’ report Guide regulars in 2018, ‘yet the service is attentive and professional. The ‘spacious’ bedrooms, contemporary in style, are supplied with a luxury mattress, shortbread, Scottish toiletries. ‘In the light and airy restaurant, with a fabulous view towards Lismore and other islands’, chef Sergejs Savickis ‘has maintained the high standards the hotel is known for. His seafood dishes are impeccable; subtle and intense flavours beautifully balanced. We particularly liked a starter of West Coast scallops and a main of pan-seared rainbow trout.’ Breakfast brings freshly baked croissants, Inverawe smoked salmon, home-made jams. ‘We will return.’ (GC, Andy and Sylvia Aitken)