Shieldaig Lodge
With ‘wonderful views’ of Loch Gairloch, this Victorian hunting lodge on a wooded estate where falconry, fishing and deer stalking can all be laid on for guests now accepts dogs in its bedrooms and bar. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
With ‘wonderful views’ of Loch Gairloch, this Victorian hunting lodge on a wooded estate where falconry, fishing and deer stalking can all be laid on for guests now accepts dogs in its bedrooms and bar. A sister hotel to Widbrook Grange, Bradford-on-Avon (see entry), it ticks every box for a sporty Highland retreat, from the blazing log fires, deep leather sofas and tartan and tweed furnishings to the 250 whiskies in the bar. Antique-furnished bedrooms range from cosy to a suite with a four-poster, separate lounge, in-room roll-top bath and loch-facing bay window. ‘The lawn runs down to the shore and we saw seals, an otter, heron and curlew, all from our room.’ Several bathrooms have been upgraded, and a new mains water system means more powerful showers. Jerome Prodanu uses estate and home-grown produce, with shellfish from the loch, to compose each night’s menu. ‘We enjoyed cod fillet with cauliflower risotto and beetroot cream with lobster sauce; duck with braised Brussels sprouts, mushroom duxelles and Provençal sauce.’ In all, ‘fantastic location, unpretentious hotel, excellent staff and very good food’. (Bruce Wilson, DB)
Hotel details
Address
Badachro
Gairloch
Highland
IV21 2AN
Scotland
Telephone
01445 741333
Bedrooms
12.
Open
all year.
Facilities
lounge, library, bar, restaurant, snooker/private dining room, in-room TV (Freeview), wedding facilities, garden, 26,000-acre estate (fishing, red deer stalking, falconry centre, motor boat for charter), public areas wheelchair accessible.
Background music
in lounge, bar and restaurant.
Children
all ages welcomed, family room.
Dogs
allowed in 2 bedrooms (£20 a night) and bar only.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £130, singles from £95, family from £190. Set-price menu £49, 5-course tasting menu (on request) £69.
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