Cottages in the Scottish Highlands

From the Cairngorms and Loch Ness to the Road to the Isles and the North Coast 500

Hand-picked cottages and self-catering accommodation across the Scottish Highlands, from beach houses on the Road to the Isles and lodges in the Cairngorms to crofts and cabins on the North Coast 500. Every place to stay is chosen by us, and you book direct with the owner, with no booking fees.

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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

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From ^£1,250_{a week}

Seawinds Cottage Applecross

Strathcarron, Wester Ross

A detached four-bedroom house near Applecross in an elevated coastal spot, with views across the Inner Sound to the Cuillin, Skye and Raasay.

4 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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From ^£180_{a night}

Highland Holiday Cottages

Aviemore, Cairngorms & Speyside

Eight four-star cottages in five acres of grounds in the Cairngorms National Park, family-run, with one, two and three bedrooms for couples, families and groups.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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From ^£800_{a week}

Highland Haven

Lochinver, Assynt & Coigach

A spacious three-bedroom house in the crofting township of Badnaban, two miles from Lochinver on the NC500, with panoramic views across Loch Inver Bay to the hills.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

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From ^£1,200_{a week}

Luinga Beag

Mallaig, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A retreat for two on an active croft near Arisaig, designed for romantic breaks, proposals and honeymoons.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

Special offer

From ^£90_{a night}

Croft Cottage

Mallaig, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A cottage less than five minutes' walk from a secluded white sand beach near Mallaig, with red deer grazing outside.

1 Bedrooms
3 Guests

From ^£214_{a night}

The House at Mackay’s

Durness, Sutherland & Caithness

A grown-up house in Durness with huge beds and baths, a wood-burning stove, a private garden and views over the Atlantic.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

Special offer

From ^£950_{a week}

Faire Chaolais

Mallaig, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

An architect-designed, eco-friendly house in Morar on the Road to the Isles, by award-winning Dualchas.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£240_{a night}

An Iolaire

Dornie, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A Green Tourism Gold cottage right on the shore at Dornie, with sea and mountain views and Eilean Donan Castle a short walk away.

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

Special offer

From ^£1,000_{a week}

Poolewe Beach House

Poolewe, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A new-build, single-level house right on the shore of Loch Ewe at Poolewe on the NC500, with otters, seals and sea eagles in view.

4 Bedrooms
9 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

Birch Cottage at Finnich Estate

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

One of four cottages in a 19th-century red sandstone steading on the private Finnich Estate, on the edge of Loch Lomond National Park.

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 ^£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 ^£332_{a night}

The Bothy, Glen Dye Cabins

Bridge of Dye, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A refurbished bothy for two on the Glen Dye estate, facing east for the sunrise, with a private Swedish wood-fired hot tub and an outdoor kitchen.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£480_{a night}

Cuttieshillock Glen Dye Cabins

Strachan, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A historic house on a private 30,000-acre estate in Aberdeenshire, with a private wood-burning sauna and an outbuilding with a wood burner for writing or art.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£700_{a night}

Seabank Lodge

Oban, Argyll & Bute

A contemporary lodge on the shore of Loch Creran near Oban, with a wood-burning stove, an outdoor hot tub and sea views from all four bedrooms.

4 Bedrooms
8 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

The Treehoose

Inverness, Inverness & Loch Ness

A new-build treehouse retreat for two in Inverness, raised among trees, with a sunken hot tub on the deck.

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 ^£195_{a night}

RiverBeds Luxury Wee Lodges with Hot Tubs

Glencoe Valley, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

Compact riverside lodges for two in woodland in the Glencoe valley, each with a private veranda, firepit and bubbling hot tub.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£170_{a night}

Bothan na Beinne

Breakish, Isle of Skye

A restored stone cottage for two in Breakish on Skye, with mountain views, underfloor heating, a log burner and larch beams.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£1,400_{a week}

Waterloo Lodge

Assynt & Coigach

A timber lodge on a Lochinver hillside on the NC500, with an outdoor hot tub, infrared sauna and floor-to-ceiling views over Loch Inver to the Assynt mountains.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

Special offer

From ^£160_{a night}

Smiddy Cottage

Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A newly built cottage up its own tree-lined lane near Stonehaven, on a raised half-acre plot beside woodland, with a large hot tub.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£150_{a night}

Oak Cottage Finnich Estates

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

One of four cottages in a 19th-century red sandstone steading on the private Finnich Estate, on the edge of Loch Lomond National Park.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

The Stable Bothy

Rogart, Sutherland & Caithness

A 200-year-old converted stable for two in the hills near Rogart, with original rustic features, a log burner and picture windows over the valley.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£1,345_{a night}

The Hayloft – Glen Dye Cabins

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A former hayloft on the Glen Dye estate near Banchory, redesigned in 2012 by an award-winning young architect, within 15,000 acres of private land.

2 Bedrooms
4 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

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 ^£800_{a week}

Weiroch Lodge

Ballindalloch, Cairngorms & Speyside

An 18th-century mill on the banks of the River Spey, converted on the Ballindalloch Estate, home of the Macpherson-Grant family since the 1500s.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£125_{a night}

Rowan Cottage Finnich Estates

Drymen, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

A one-bedroom cottage for two in a 19th-century red sandstone steading on the Finnich Estate, with views across 13 miles of countryside to Ben Lomond.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£170_{a night}

Knoydart House Studio Room with Large Lochside Hot Tub

Lochaber, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A studio for two in Knoydart with an antique French canopy bed and a large hot tub looking over the loch to the Small Isles.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£1,750_{a week}

Innis-A-Chro Croft Cottage

Morvich, Lochalsh & Eilean Donan

A croft cottage at Morvich near Kintail, with a vaulted lounge, log-burning stove and a full-height glass gable facing the mountains.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£335_{a night}

The Boathouse – Loch na Beinne Moire

Tomich, Inverness & Loch Ness

An off-grid boathouse bothy for two near Tomich, powered by wind and solar, with a loch-side hot tub, a private fishing loch and a boat.

1 Bedrooms
2 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 ^£280_{a night}

Onnela Lodge

Kishorn, Wester Ross

A Finnish Honka eco lodge overlooking Loch Kishorn, with four bedrooms for 10, two living spaces, a games room and a private gin bar.

4 Bedrooms
10 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 ^£600_{a week}

The Old Salmon Bothy

Portmahomack, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A bothy for two right on the shoreline at Portmahomack, with a deck looking straight over the Moray Firth and its wildlife.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£275_{a night}

SeaBeds Luxury Lookouts with Hot Tubs

Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

Design-led lookouts perched above Loch Linnhe, each with a bubbling hot tub and sea-to-sky views.

1 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£750_{a week}

Craigton Croft House

Ross-shire & The Black Isle

A former crofting family's home right on the shores of Loch Carron, with wild swimming, otters and seals, kayaking and sunsets over the Bealach na Bà.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£400_{a night}

The Meadows Dornoch

Sutherland & Caithness

A four-bedroom house in a quiet part of Dornoch's sandstone town centre, a short walk from Royal Dornoch golf course, the beach, castle and cathedral.

4 Bedrooms
8 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 ^£125_{a night}

Belmont Chapel Cottage

Acharacle, Ardnamurchan & Sunart

A chapel completed in 1913 and converted into a cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel, with loch, hill and forest views and a chance of the Northern Lights.

2 Bedrooms
6 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 ^£100_{a night}

Sealladh na Mara

Tougal, Morar, Mallaig

An eco-friendly, ground source heated home above the white sands of Morar, under five minutes' walk from the beach, with the owners living next door.

2 Bedrooms
6 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

From ^£199_{a night}

The Crofters Suite

Argyll & Bute

A luxury suite for couples beside the duck pond near Strontian, with views of Ben Resipole, a four-person hot tub and a cold plunge pool.

1 Bedrooms
2 Guests

From ^£220_{a night}

Creag Beag

Badenoch, Cairngorms & Speyside

A modern cottage in Boat of Garten, just north of Aviemore, beside the Abernethy Forest with walks from the door.

3 Bedrooms
7 Guests

From ^£332_{a night}

No.2 Steading Cottage Glen Dye Cabins

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Royal Deeside

A stone steading cottage on the Glen Dye estate near Banchory, with bright modern interiors and inspiring artwork.

2 Bedrooms
4 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 ^£106_{a night}

Rose Cottage

Cairngorms & Speyside

A renovated two-bedroom cottage in Carrbridge with local artwork, a wood burner and an enclosed garden.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

From ^£900_{a week}

The Old House Glen Orchy

Glen Orchy, Argyll & Bute

An early 1800s fishing lodge built by the Earl of Breadalbane, restored in isolation in Glen Orchy above the River Orchy.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£2,385_{a week}

Traigh Beach House

Traigh, Lochaber & The Road to the Isles

A beach house right by the white sands of Traigh near Arisaig, with views to Muck, Rum, Canna and Skye.

3 Bedrooms
6 Guests

From ^£240_{a night}

An Dòbhran

Dornie, Ross-shire & The Black Isle

An eco-friendly, five-star cottage on the edge of the sea at Dornie, a few minutes' walk from Eilean Donan Castle, a hotel and a pub.

2 Bedrooms
4 Guests

Holiday cottages in the Scottish Highlands

The Highlands cover most of the north of Scotland: mountains, glens, sea lochs, white beaches and some of the emptiest country in Europe. Where you stay shapes your trip, so here's how the areas differ.

Where to stay in the Highlands

Lochaber and the Road to the Isles has Fort William, Glencoe and the white sands of Arisaig and Morar. The Cairngorms and Speyside offer forests, mountains and whisky country around Aviemore and Boat of Garten. Around Inverness and Loch Ness you're central for touring. For wild coast and quiet roads, head north west to Wester Ross, Assynt and Coigach and Sutherland, or east to Ross-shire and the Black Isle.

Getting there

The A9 runs from Perth to Inverness through the Cairngorms, and trains run on the same route. Inverness Airport has flights from across the UK. The North Coast 500 starts and ends in Inverness, and the A82 runs from Glasgow to Fort William.

Questions and answers

Where should I stay in the Scottish Highlands?

For beaches, stay on the Road to the Isles near Arisaig and Morar, at places like Traigh Beach House. For mountains and forests, the Cairngorms, where Highland Holiday Cottages has eight cottages in the national park. For remote coast, the north west, around Lochinver, Achiltibuie and Durness. For touring, Inverness and Loch Ness are central.

Are there large Highland cottages to rent for groups?

Yes. Borrodale House near Arisaig sleeps 16, Mountain Grange in Boat of Garten sleeps 15 and has a Scandinavian sauna, Eagle Rock on the Applecross peninsula sleeps 14, Point Clair House near Fort Augustus sleeps 13, and Onnela Lodge overlooking Loch Kishorn sleeps 10.

Is there self-catering in the north west Highlands?

Yes. In Lochinver, Waterloo Lodge and Highland Haven look over Loch Inver to the Assynt mountains. Near Ullapool, Stonehouses are turf-roofed lodges with saunas, and in Durness the Mackay's cottages are close to the beaches.

Where can I stay in the Cairngorms?

Highland Holiday Cottages is a family-run collection of eight cottages in the Cairngorms National Park. In Boat of Garten, Mountain Grange suits large groups, and Weiroch Lodge is a converted mill on the River Spey on the Ballindalloch Estate.

Are there Highland cottages on the North Coast 500?

Yes, all along the route, from Applecross and Lochinver to Durness and Dornoch. See our North Coast 500 collection for every stay on the route.

Are dogs welcome in Highland cottages?

Most of our Highland cottages welcome dogs, including the Traigh cottages near Arisaig, Highland Holiday Cottages in the Cairngorms and the Mackay's cottages in Durness. Check each listing for the number of dogs allowed and any charges.

How do I get to the Scottish Highlands?

Drive the A9 from Perth to Inverness, or the A82 from Glasgow to Fort William. Trains run to Inverness and Fort William, and Inverness Airport has flights from across the UK.

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