The Dipping Lugger Shortlist*
Ullapool, Ross-shire
Good Hotel Guide Review
Surprises spring up in Robert and Helen Hicks’s restaurant with rooms, crafted from an 18th Century manse on the waterfront. Beyond a plain, white exterior, the house (named after a type of sailing vessel) is lushly decorated with dark parquet floors, velvet and leather seating, swashbuckling wallpaper. Tweed blankets and landscape views across Loch Broom bring the Highlands into three smart bedrooms upstairs, each supplied with bathrobes and an espresso machine. Along a corridor, discover a hoard of treats in an honesty bar and ‘Sweet Shop’. In the restaurant, terse menus create anticipation for chef David Smith’s fine gourmet dishes. The owners’ gin can be sampled in the intimate Tasting Room.
Hotel details
Address
4 W Shore Street
Ullapool
Ross-shire
IV26 2UR
Scotland
Telephone
01854 613344
Bedrooms
3.
Open
Thurs–Sun. Restaurant open Fri–Sun for lunch; Thurs–Sun for dinner.
Facilities
lounge, Sweet Shop/honesty bar, restaurant, tasting room.
Background music
in restaurant, tasting room; vinyl collection in lounge.
Children
welcomed, cots provided for babies; no additional beds or children's menus.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
MC, Visa.
Prices
Per room (for 2 people) DB&B £410. Set menu, lunch £35, optional wine pairing £30; dinner £75, optional wine pairing £50.
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