These are individual hotels, country house hotels, boutique hotels, castles, inns & pubs, B&Bs and other 'accommodations' in Scotland that I have come across and think are worth checking out.
Clearly this list is far from comprehensive. As it expands it may be sub-divided down into smaller categories.
| Argyll |
| Airds Hotel, The |
01631 730236 |
Family run, 4-star hotel on the shores of Loch Linnhe with fine cuisine (and awards to prove it). |
| Ardanaiseig Hotel |
01866 833333 |
Classic country house hotel on the banks of Loch Awe. In addition to the 16 rooms in the main house, they've just converted an old boat shed into a romantic suite (available for bookings from May 06). With a full length glass wall, the king size bed takes full advantage of the panoramic views from its elevated position on the mezzanine level, and you can gaze out on the highlands from the double tub in the luxury bathroom. |
| Eilean Shona House |
01967 431 249 |
Country house hotel (8 rooms) on a private island in the entrance to Loch Moidart on the West Coast of Scotland. |
| Taychreggan Hotel |
01866 833366 |
Country house hotel on the banks of Loch Awe. |
| Ayrshire |
| Westin Turnberry Resort, The |
01655 331 000 |
World-fanous classic golf resort with not just luxury hotel accommodation but self-catering cottages and apartments too. |
| East Lothian |
| Greywalls |
01620 842144 |
23-room country house hotel built by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the early 1900s. Located 30 mins from Edinburgh and no more than 5 miles from 10 golf courses, making it pretty popular with golfers! |
| Edinburgh |
| Howard Hotel, The |
0131 315 2220 |
5-star Georgian townhouse hotel. |
| Norton House |
0845 072 7468 |
Newly (2007) refurbished country house hotel with 36 contemporary styled rooms and luxury suites, set in 55 acres of parkland at Ingliston on the outskirts of Edinburgh (next to the airport). The £13m revamp includes a new spa and health club, scheduled to open in Jan 2008. |
| Scotsman Hotel, The |
0131 556 5565 |
Stylish modern hotel built in the former offices of the The Scotsman newspaper. |
| Tigerlily |
0131 225 5005 |
Popular and mega-cool, award-winning boutique hotel in a converted Georgian townhouse. |
| Fife |
| Myres Castle |
01337 828350 |
Country house hotel (former 16th century castle) in 44 acres not far from Edinburgh. |
| Glasgow |
| 38 Bath Street |
0845 222 38 38 |
Stylish serviced apartments in the heart of Glasgow. |
| Morayshire |
| Knockomie Hotel |
01309 673146 |
Stylish highlands country hotel near Forres. |
| Perthshire |
| Ballathie House Hotel |
01250 883268 |
17th century country house hotel overlooking the River Tay |
| Gleneagles Hotel, The |
0800 704 705 |
Famous the world over, Gleneagles is the 5-star luxury golf hotel in Perthshire, Scotland. |
| Roman Camp Country House Hotel |
01877 330003 |
Historic 14-room 5-star hotel - originally a shooting lodge - named after the earthworks to the east of its walled gardens, believed to be the site of a Roman fort. Popular for weddings, it has a secret Chapel and outside, there is a sheltered tree-lined clearing on the riverbank with a stone altar. |
| Ross-shire |
| Pool House Hotel |
01445 781272 |
Small victorian country house hotel on the shore of Loch Ewe at PoolPool in the centre of Wester Ross. Fine food and rooms named after WW2 ships that fought in Arctic waters. |
| Tweeddale |
| Tontine, The |
01721 720892 |
Classic coaching inn in the centre of Peebles. |