Viewfield House
Portree, Highland
Good Hotel Guide Review
Set in 20 acres of woodland garden just outside Portree, ‘relaxing’ Viewfield House has the look and feel of a much-loved family home. And so it is, with generations of the Macdonald family having added their own stamp to the late 19th-century building, including colonial memorabilia and a veritable menagerie of taxidermy in the hall. Iona Macdonald Buxton and her husband, Jasper, offer ‘large and comfortable’ bedrooms over three floors, many with views across the Sound of Raasay. They are reassuringly traditional, with pretty wallpapers of birds and flowers, brass beds in some rooms, antique furniture and shelves of hardbacks. More contemporary accommodation is available in the converted stables. A hearty breakfast menu includes porridge, haddock, smoked salmon and the full Scottish. Viewfield House no longer serves formal evening meals, but instead offers a lighter option of soup, cheeseboard, charcuterie and vegan platters. There are several good restaurants in Portree. Salty sea dogs, take note: the hotel has its own yacht, which can be booked for half-day trips to see Skye at its very best – from the water. (A and EW)
Hotel details
Address
Viewfield Road
Isle of Skye
Highland
IV51 9EU
Scotland
Telephone
01478 612217
Bedrooms
13. 1 on ground floor (suitable for disabled), 2 in adjacent converted stables.
Open
Apr–Oct.
Facilities
drawing room, morning/TV room, dining room, 20-acre grounds (croquet, swings), public rooms wheelchair accessible.
Background music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
allowed in bedrooms, not in public rooms.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
per person B&B £82–£100. Light dinner £15.50. 1-night bookings only on application in high season.
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We stayed in two different second-floor rooms; both were excellent, large and comfortable with sea views. The staff were all fwelcoming. The food was superb. Their kitchen capacity is limited, so dinner was fixed at 7.30pm, and you were asked to select your menu choices at breakfast. I have very specific dietary constraints, and they were more than happy to help with this, to the point of creating a quite different starter on one day.The wine list is short but adequate and very reasonably priced. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
- Alan & Edwina Williams - June 2018
Last updated:
October, 2019. Information from the 2020 Good Hotel Guide
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