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Luxury Lodgings

Culloden House Inverness Scotland

To properly explore luxury Scotland you'll need to stay in one of its many luxury hotels. A good number trace back to the Victorian Golden Age of tourism, explaining why they're attached to venerable golf courses. But if you're after contemporary luxury then you'll find a growing number of high-end boutique hotels, particularly in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Unless you have your heart set on a particular property it's worth scanning travel aggregator Momondo or deal aggregator Itison. (I've no financial interest in either).

Train Chartering - Royal Scotsman, cabin

Other ways to enjoy luxury Scotland include on a cruise with the Hebridean Princess or by rail with the Royal Scotsman. Both are listed below in a fairly complete list of Scotland's luxury accommodation.

Southern Uplands

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Central & Fife

Argyll & the Isles

North-East Scotland

Highlands & Islands

The Balmoral Hotel

Luxury 5-star Edinburgh Landmark (b,l,d; £££)

Boath House

Country-House Hotel with gardens & top restaurant (b,l,d; £££)

Cameron House

Boutique luxury on Scotland’s showiest loch (b,l,d; £££)

Fingal

Floating luxury (l,d; £££)

Glenapp Castle

Extravagant accommodation & dining (l,d; £££)

Kinloch Lodge

Family-run Michelin-starred hotel in idyllic spot (b,l,d; £££)

The Peat Inn

Long-standing family-run gourmet address (l,d; £££)

Shieldaig Lodge

Highland hunting lodge: activities, bar & restaurant (£££)

Turnberry Resort

Luxury hotel with two first-class golf courses

Text © Christian Williams

Images by Dave Conner, Simon Pielow