Must-see hotels in Outer Hebrides

  • Polochar Inn

    Outer Hebrides

    This 18th-century inn has been transformed into a stylish, welcoming hotel with a stunning location looking out across the sea to Barra. The excellent…

  • Borve Lodge Estate

    Outer Hebrides

    This estate on the west side of South Harris has developed some of the most spectacular self-catering accommodation in the Outer Hebrides, including the…

  • Langass Lodge

    Outer Hebrides

    The delightful Langass Lodge hotel is a former shooting lodge set in splendid isolation overlooking Loch Langais. Refurbished and extended, it now offers…

  • Heb Hostel

    Outer Hebrides

    The Heb is an easygoing hostel close to the ferry, with comfy wooden bunks, a convivial living room with peat fire and a welcoming owner who can provide…

  • Port Carnish

    Outer Hebrides

    A beautifully designed timber building set on an old croft with a stunning outlook across the sands of Uig Bay, this romantic cottage offers luxury self…

  • Blue Reef Cottages

    Outer Hebrides

    These luxury self-catering cottages (sleeping two) were built to an award-winning architect's design using stone walls and a turf roof, with panoramic…

  • Reef Camping Ground

    Outer Hebrides

    A basic camping ground in the machair behind the beautiful beach at Reef (also spelled Riof), 2 miles northeast of Miavaig.

  • Castlebay Hotel

    Outer Hebrides

    The Castlebay Hotel has spacious bedrooms decorated with a subtle tartan motif – it’s worth paying a bit extra for a sea view – and there’s a comfy lounge…

  • Hotel Hebrides

    Outer Hebrides

    The location and setting don’t look promising – a nondescript building squeezed between the ferry pier and car park – but this modern establishment brings…

  • Harris Hotel

    Outer Hebrides

    Run since 1903 by four generations of the Cameron family, Harris Hotel is a 19th-century sporting hotel, built in 1865 for visiting anglers and deer…

  • Park Guest House

    Outer Hebrides

    A charming Victorian villa with a conservatory and six luxurious rooms (mostly en suite), the Park Guest House is comfortable and central and has the…

  • Uist Storm Pods

    Outer Hebrides

    This place has two Scandinavian-style timber camping pods set on a hillside on a working farm. Each has an outdoor deck and barbecue overlooking the sea;…

  • Rushlee House

    Outer Hebrides

    A lovely modern bungalow with three luxuriously appointed bedrooms and great views of the hills to the south. No evening meals, but it's just a short walk…

  • Lickisto Blackhouse Camping

    Outer Hebrides

    Remote and rustic campsite on an old croft, with pitches set among heather and outcrops and chickens running wild. Campers can use a communal kitchen…

  • Baile-na-Cille

    Outer Hebrides

    This lovely old house hidden away at the northern end of Uig Bay is well worth seeking out for its friendly, old-fashioned hospitality, comfortable rooms…

  • Royal Hotel

    Outer Hebrides

    The 19th-century Royal is the most appealing of Stornoway’s hotels – the rooms at the front retain period features such as wood panelling and enjoy a view…

  • Gatliff Hostel

    Outer Hebrides

    The basic but atmospheric Gatliff Hostel, housed in a pair of restored blackhouses right by the sea, is a wonderful place to stay. You can camp outside,…

  • Tigh na Mara

    Outer Hebrides

    Excellent-value B&B (though the single room is a bit cramped) just five minutes' walk from the ferry – head up the hill above the tourist office and turn…

  • Balranald Campsite

    Outer Hebrides

    You can birdwatch from your tent at this lovely campsite set on the machair alongside the RSPB's Balranald nature reserve, and listen to rare corncrakes…

  • Carminish House

    Outer Hebrides

    The welcoming Carminish is a modern house with three comfy bedrooms. There’s a view of the ferry from the dining room, and lots of nice little touches…

  • Talla na Mara

    Outer Hebrides

    The Talla na Mara community centre has three campervan places with electrical hookup, and use of the centre's facilities, as well as a stunning outlook…

  • Hamersay House

    Outer Hebrides

    Hamersay is Lochmaddy’s most luxurious accommodation, with eight designer bedrooms, a lounge with leather sofas set around an open fire, and a good…

  • Hal o' the Wynd

    Outer Hebrides

    Touches of tartan and Harris Tweed lend a traditional air to this welcoming B&B, conveniently located directly opposite the ferry pier. Most rooms have…

  • Loch Roag Guest House

    Outer Hebrides

    This guesthouse provides clean, modern accommodation with spectacular views across nearby Loch Roag towards the Callanish standing stones. Evening meals…

  • Am Bothan

    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…

  • Tigh na Mara

    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…

  • Wireless Cottage

    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…

  • Sorrel Cottage

    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…

  • Eshcol Guest House

    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…

  • Gearrannan Holiday Cottages

    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…

  • 29 Kenneth St

    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'…

  • Lochside Cottage

    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…

  • Borve Camping & Caravan Site

    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…

  • Dunard Hostel

    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.

  • Tobha Mor Crofters’ Hostel

    Outer Hebrides

    An atmospheric hostel housed in a restored thatched blackhouse, about 12 miles north of Lochboisdale.

  • Ardroil Camping Ground

    Outer Hebrides

    Basic campsite on the southern side of Uig Sands (signposted ‘Ardroil Beach’).

  • Rhenigidale Hostel

    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…

  • Laxdale Holiday Park

    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…