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Explore amazing places to stay in Scotland

For a special occasion, or just because, these are the most indulgent stays on Best Scottish Cottages. Think architect-designed houses on private estates, lodges with saunas and wood-fired hot tubs, beach houses with their own sand and interiors that would not look out of place in a design magazine. Each one is somewhere you will want to stay in rather than just sleep in. Book direct with the owner for the best price and the personal touch that larger booking sites can’t offer.

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From ^£300_{a night}

Litua Luxury Self Catering Arisaig

Back of Keppoch, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A six-person home on an active croft at Back of Keppoch, Arisaig, with uninterrupted sea views to Skye, Rum, Eigg and Canna and white sand beaches nearby.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£1,250_{a night}

Point Clair House

Fort Augustus, Inverness & Loch Ness

A house on five acres of private grounds near Fort Augustus with its own beach on the loch, a log fire, huge living room windows and a four-metre dining table.

6 Bedrooms
13 Guests

From ^£160_{a night}

Groom’s Bell Castletoun Cottages

Kelso, Scottish Borders

A traditional stone cottage in a Scottish Borders village near Kelso, with quirky modern interiors, a wood-burning stove and a private courtyard garden.

2 Bedrooms
4 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

Special offer

From ^£2,000_{a week}

Lewis Longhouse

Coll Sands, Isle of Lewis

An architect-designed stone and larch longhouse on a family croft at Coll on Lewis, 50 metres from the beach with views across the bay.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£230_{a night}

The Invergarry

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A former gardener's cottage near Aboyne, redesigned for couples, with floor-to-ceiling bi-fold doors, a spa-style en-suite and an outdoor hot tub for stargazing.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£950_{a night}

94DR Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Edinburgh & Lothians

A three-storey Victorian townhouse a short walk from Edinburgh's Southside, with three living rooms including a media room and a library.

6 Bedrooms
12 Guests

From ^£350_{a night}

Mountain Grange

Boat of Garten, Cairngorms & Speyside

A Highland lodge in Boat of Garten for up to 15, with a Scandinavian sauna, large outdoor space and four themed bedrooms.

4 Bedrooms
15 Guests

From ^£357_{a night}

Croft 103 Durness

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

Two glass-walled eco cottages for couples near Durness, each with an outdoor bathtub, total privacy and 360-degree views of mountains, water and sky.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Special offer

From ^£300_{a night}

Camus Ciuin

Morar, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A new beach house between Morar and Arisaig with ocean-view decks and a white sand beach on the doorstep.

2 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£180_{a night}

The Ferry Cottage

Aberfeldy, Perthshire

A traditional stone cottage on the banks of the River Tay near Aberfeldy, with four acres of enclosed garden, free trout fishing, an open fire and a roll-top bath.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£420_{a night}

Borrodale House

Borrodale, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A historic Highland house near Arisaig with Jacobite connections, a large garden with a burn, and Borrodale beach a short walk away.

8 Bedrooms
16 Guests

From ^£200_{a night}

Monkstadt 1745 Restaurant with Rooms

Portree, Isle of Skye

A restored 18th-century lodge on Skye's Trotternish peninsula, once home to the Chief of Clan MacDonald, now a restaurant with rooms.

6 Bedrooms
12 Guests

From ^£141_{a night}

The Brochs

Achiltibuie, Wester Ross

Two turf-roofed roundhouse brochs at Achiltibuie, filled with art, with mountain views, sunsets over the sea and their own sauna.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£1,480_{a week}

Traigh Bothy

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A bothy for two on a working sheep farm at Traigh, with views from the gallery bedroom to Eigg and Rum, next to the farm's nine-hole golf course and near the white beaches.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£700_{a night}

Seabank House, Oban

Benderloch, Argyll & Bute

A new eco-friendly, architect-designed house on the shores of Loch Creran near Oban, minutes from the beach, with a spiral staircase and large hot tub.

6 Bedrooms
10 Guests

From ^£315_{a night}

Coopers Knowe House

Roshven, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A five-star modern house on a 60-acre private estate on the shores of Loch Ailort, with its own sandy beach.

5 Bedrooms
10 Guests

From ^£198_{a night}

Greengairs Highland Bothies

Blairgowrie, Perthshire

Five-star eco lodges for two on the Cateran Trail, each with a private wood-fired hot tub, no light pollution and views over the valley.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£285_{a night}

Snug On The Bay

Shandwick, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A renovated cottage in the village of Shandwick on the Highland east coast, with a wood-burning stove and views over Shandwick Bay and the Moray Firth.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£395_{a night}

Mint Croft Cottages

Waternish, Isle of Skye

Two restored Hebridean crofters' cottages for couples on a six-acre croft at Waternish on Skye, with stone walls, turf roofs and sea and island views across Loch Snizort.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£254_{a night}

Stonehouses Ullapool

Ullapool, Sutherland & Caithness

Two turf-roofed stone lodges near Ullapool, each with a private sauna and views over Loch Broom, designed by Hebridean architects and built by local craftsmen.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£250_{a night}

Three Lochs View

Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochalsh & Eilean Donan

A stone-clad cottage for two on a family croft near Kyle of Lochalsh, built with stones from nearby village ruins, with floor-to-ceiling windows over three lochs.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£2,500_{a week}

Oran na Mara

Scarista, Isle of Harris

A curved contemporary house at Scarista on Harris with floor-to-ceiling glass facing a white sand beach, hills, islands and Atlantic sunsets.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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