Outer Hebrides
This guesthouse provides clean, modern accommodation with spectacular views across nearby Loch Roag towards the Callanish standing stones. Evening meals…
Must-see hotels in Northern Highlands & Islands
Outer Hebrides
An attractive, chalet-style hostel, Am Bothan has small, neat dorms and a great porch where you can enjoy morning coffee with views over the bay. The…
Outer Hebrides
A lovely cottage B&B with a brilliant location just above the ferry pier, looking out over the bay and Kisimul Castle. Ask for the en suite double bedroom…
Outer Hebrides
This pretty little cottage, which once housed the local telephone exchange, is now a welcoming and good-value B&B with just two bedrooms (one double, one…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
Just above and behind the waterfront and inn in Applecross, this campsite offers green grassy plots and cute little wooden cabins. A very welcome upgrade…
Skye
Perched just a stone's throw above the sea with a view across to the island of Scalpay, the setting of this welcoming B&B could hardly be better. No…
Outer Hebrides
Sorrel Cottage is a pretty crofter’s house with beautifully modernised rooms, about 1.5 miles west of the ferry at Leverburgh. Vegetarians and vegans are…
Outer Hebrides
Half a mile north of Callanish, this guesthouse has modern bungalows and a friendly owner who is very knowledgable about the local area. Evening meals are…
Outer Hebrides
Offers the chance to stay in a unique and luxurious, modernised blackhouse with attached kitchen and lounge. There’s a minimum five-night stay from June…
Outer Hebrides
Nine smartly fitted out bedrooms spread between two houses (the other is across the street at No 32) offer great-value accommodation, just five minutes'…
North & West Coast
Cornmill Bunkhouse is a comfortable modern hostel occupying a picturesque old mill on a working croft in the middle of nowhere. It's on the A897, 4 miles…
Skye
This lovely old croft house with bay views is located just off the main road at the eastern end of the village, not far from Creelers.
Outer Hebrides
Lochside Cottage is a friendly B&B, 1.5 miles west of the ferry, and has rooms with views and a sun lounge barely a fishing-rod’s length from its own…
Outer Hebrides
An attractive campsite on the west coast of the island, close to Barra's best sandy beaches, with basic facilities including toilets, showers and a…
Portree (Port Righ)
A great location, with views across the bay, and unstinting hospitality make this modern B&B, a half-mile south of the town centre, an excellent choice.
Ullapool
This campsite has a great grassy headland location, very close to the centre of Ullapool. Kids stay free, and there are midge-busting machines in action.
Outer Hebrides
Dunard is a friendly, family-run hostel just a five-minute walk from the ferry terminal. The owners can help to organise sea-kayaking trips.
Outer Hebrides
An atmospheric hostel housed in a restored thatched blackhouse, about 12 miles north of Lochboisdale.
Portree (Port Righ)
An attractive, family-run campsite located 1.5 miles north of Portree, on the road to Staffin.
Skye
Scandinavian-style timber hostel that quickly fills up with climbers on holiday weekends.
Outer Hebrides
Basic campsite on the southern side of Uig Sands (signposted ‘Ardroil Beach’).
Outer Hebrides
This basic hostel in a small white cottage stands above the road on the eastern side of the glen at the very end of the Rhenigidale road; the warden lives…
Caithness
At the road junction, this place is a tad overpriced but has good room capacity so is a useful standby when things are busy. Rooms in the main building…
Ullapool
Opposite the Ceilidh Place, which runs it, this annexe offers no-frills accommodation for walkers, journeyers and staff. A big building, it has hostel…
North & West Coast
Set in countryside about a mile west of central Bettyhill, this modern cottage enjoys a lovely situation overlooking hills and the river. Lots of windows…
Caithness
Easy to find, and easy to park outside, this welcoming budget guesthouse offers rooms of varying sizes with good en suites – try for one of the renovated…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
The principal selling point of this unassuming modern house is a patio with a stunning view over the sea to Skye – a view you can also enjoy from your…
North & West Coast
This working croft provides comfortable rooms with good space in a traditional B&B atmosphere with a sheepdog theme. Apart from the handy central location…
East Coast
Handy for the ascent of Ben Bhraggie and the mountain-bike trails, this characterful Victorian villa with its turret and step gables offers warmly…
East Coast
The Royal Hotel really is the heart of town – the main street has to detour around it. It has a few quirks but the good-sized rooms are comfortable enough…
Skye
The Broadford Hotel is a stylish retreat with luxury fabrics and designer colour schemes. There’s a formal restaurant and the more functional Gabbro Bar,…
Caithness
On the main road near the Castle of Mey, the Hawthorns has five very spruce, super-spacious ground-floor rooms with mini-fridges. There are two triple…
Outer Hebrides
This campsite, 1.5 miles north of town off the A857, has a sheltered woodland setting, though the tent area is mostly on a slope – get there early for a…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
This free campsite (donations are requested) by the Torridon Countryside Centre is tents-only (no bookings required). There are good showers and toilets,…
Ullapool to Kyle of Lochalsh
Duncraig Castle offers luxurious, offbeat hospitality, as long as stuffed animals don’t offend you. At the time of research it was closed for substantial…
North & West Coast
This hostel has excellent facilities and a to-die-for spot on the southern shore of Loch Duich. Cheap meals are on offer and there's a licensed bar. A bus…
Caithness
In the heart of town, this budget backpacker option has en suite dorms, mostly four-berthers with aged mattresses, a spacious kitchen and traveller…
Skye
Rustic accommodation 3 miles north of the Mallaig–Armadale ferry, on a farm full of Highland cattle and Eriskay ponies. No longer offers individual dorm…
East Coast
This sizeable inn in the heart of Helmsdale was just about to reopen as a guesthouse when we last passed by. With 16 modernised rooms and good…
Skye
This basic campsite is across the road from the Sligachan Hotel. Be warned – this spot is a midge magnet. No bookings.
