Best Budget

Explore amazing places to stay in Scotland

A great Scottish holiday doesn’t need to cost a fortune. Our Best Budget collection brings together cottages that offer good value without cutting corners on comfort, location or character. You’ll find well-kept cottages in beautiful spots across the country, chosen by us for the same standards as everything else on the site. Booking direct with the owner means no booking fees on top, so more of your money goes on the trip itself: a meal out, a boat trip or another night away.

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From £145 a night

Knoydart Luxury Lochside Pod

Knoydart, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A self-contained pod for two on the remote Knoydart peninsula with a private deck overlooking Loch Nevis.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
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From £400 a week

Seaview Lodge

Fort William, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A lodge on a croft at Tougal, just south of Morar, looking straight over the white sands, with a gate at the bottom of the croft onto the beach.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £208 a night

The Cottage at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A coastal cottage in Durness, a few minutes' walk from the beach, shop, pubs and restaurants, with heated stone and oak floors and natural, muted interiors.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £125 a night

Roulotte Retreat

Melrose, Scottish Borders

Seven adults-only French Romany roulottes around wildlife ponds in a wildflower meadow near Melrose, with eco hot tubs and outdoor wood-fired features.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £585 a week

Helensdale

Drummore, Dumfries & Galloway

A modernised coastal cottage near the Mull of Galloway, above a rocky bay with sea views to Ireland.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £115 a night

Stables Cottage – Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A converted Victorian stable for four on the Corsewall Estate, set in 20 acres of gardens and woodland with deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £180 a night

Home Farm Cottage: Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A classic cottage in the private woodland grounds of the Corsewall Estate near Stranraer, in 20 acres of garden woodland with deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 5 Guests
From £80 a night

Birds Nest

Carrick Shore, Dumfries & Galloway

A cosy studio for two at Carrick Shore with a super-king bed beneath roof blinds for stargazing and an accessible wet room.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
Special offer
From £495 a week

Southsyde at Hendersyde

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A farm cottage at the end of its own lane near Kelso, with views across the Tweed Valley to the Cheviot Hills and Hume Castle.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £210 a night

The Lodge, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A three-bedroom lodge on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond, reached by private passenger ferry, with island walks, beaches and a summer restaurant.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £125 a night

Balmaha Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A two-bedroom apartment on privately owned Inchmurrin Island, with a passenger ferry across Loch Lomond, the ruins of Lennox Castle and an island restaurant and bar in summer.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £1,270 a week

Tigh na Bruaich Apartment at Traigh Beach

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

An apartment a stone's throw from the white sands of Traigh beach near Arisaig, with views to the Small Isles, sheltered bays and machair.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 5 Guests
From £445 a night

No4 & No5 Steading Cottages, Glen Dye Cabins

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

Two heritage steading cottages on the banks of the River Dye, with a 30,000-acre private estate to explore.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £250 a night

Cedar Lodge in Portpatrick

Dumfries & Galloway

A New England-style clapperboard lodge in Portpatrick with sea views, a wall of French doors onto a large deck and the golf course on the doorstep.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 8 Guests
From £125 a night

Balloch Apartment Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

An apartment on Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond's largest island, reached by a private passenger ferry.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £280 a night

The Ben, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A house for eight on Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond's largest island, reached by private passenger ferry.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 8 Guests
From £130 a night

The Gypsy Palace

Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders

The cottage at Kirk Yetholm that was once home to the Romany King and Queen, with diamond-paned windows, gardens and views from the foot of the Cheviot Hills near the Pennine Way.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £95 a night

The Old Fittie Coal Shed

Footdee, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A former coal shed turned tiny home in Footdee, Aberdeen's 200-year-old fishing village by the beach.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £530 a week

Haunn Cottages, Treshnish

Treshnish Point, Isle of Mull & Iona

Three traditional blackhouses and a cottage on a 1,900-acre farm on Mull's wild north-west coast near Calgary beach, Green Tourism Gold rated.

  • 1-2 Bedrooms
  • 2-5 Guests
From £125 a night

Boturich Apartment, Inchmurrin Island

Inchmurrin, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A two-bedroom apartment on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond, reached by passenger ferry, with island walks, beaches and woodland to explore.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
Special offer
From £90 a night

Skye Shepherd Huts

Heaste, Isle of Skye

Two handcrafted shepherd huts on a peaceful croft at Heaste on Skye, between the mountains and the Isle of Rum, offered as hut and breakfast.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £195 a night

Garden Cottage – Corsewall Estate Holiday Cottages

Dumfries & Galloway

A three-bedroom cottage in 20 acres of garden woodland beside Corsewall Estate House, where deer, red squirrels and hedgehogs live.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £110 a night

Aird Farm Cottages Argyll

Lochgilphead, Argyll & Bute

Two cottages on a working hill farm on the Argyll coast, with doorstep sea views to Jura, Scarba, Luing and Mull and the Corryvreckan whirlpool beyond.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
Special offer
From £160 a night

Craigadam Cottage

Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway

A quirky stone cottage on the Craigadam estate with African, Florentine and Scottish themed rooms, a private orchard and pond.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £650 a week

Brackenrigg Cottage

Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway

A seaside cottage at Sandgreen near Gatehouse of Fleet, with views across Fleet Bay and a private path to a sandy beach.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 7 Guests
From £150 a night

The Hideaway

Lochinver, Assynt & Coigach

A cabin for two in Lochinver with a private outdoor hot tub and views across the bay to the Assynt mountains.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £149 a night

Crosple Cottage, Melfort, By Oban

Melfort, Argyll & Bute

A secluded shoreline cottage for two on a private working hill farm at Melfort near Oban, with a wood-burning stove and sweeping views.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
From £2,050 a week

Traigh Cottage

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A converted whitewashed cottage close to the white sands of Traigh beach near Arisaig, with a cosy lounge and the Small Isles in view.

  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 7 Guests
From £899 a week

Cushendall House

Banavie, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A single-storey house beside the Caledonian Canal near Fort William, with views of Ben Nevis, Aonach Mòr and the Grampian Mountains.

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 6 Guests
From £95 a night

Bread Oven Cottage

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A 17th-century cottage in the listed Smailholm Granary near Kelso, with two bedrooms, each with its own shower room, and a wood-burning stove.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £175 a night

The Cabin at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A rustic cabin in Durness with industrial-chic touches and a wood fire, close to the beaches and rugged hills of Scotland's north-west tip.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
From £175 a night

The Bothan at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A cosy space for two behind the village shop in Durness, with cool-toned bespoke interiors, an oversized bed and ceramics by a local artist.

  • 1 Bedrooms
  • 2 Guests
Special offer
From £1,750 a week

Captain’s Rest

Dunvegan, Isle of Skye

A newly built crofter's cottage near Dunvegan on Skye with a hot tub, Finnish sauna and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Cuillin, MacLeod's Tables and the isles of Rum and Canna.

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 4 Guests
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