Tigh an Eilean

Hoteliers Cathryn and Christopher greet you with a warm welcome into the two lounges and cosy residents' honesty bar/library. Many of the en-suite bedrooms offer a sea view; in all, furnishings, prints and paintings lend character and charm. The dining room, looking across the sea, offers menus with produce from local sea, river and hill; specialities include seafood delivered direct from boat to kitchen door that day. The reasonably-priced wine list is short but thoughtfully chosen.

This is the great outdoors, where the aromatherapy of heather, Caledonian pines and the sea is free; here, the hill walker, angler and golfer will find paradise, and sightseers by car can take in the spectacular scenery - try the the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve or the 2,000-foot Bealach na Bo pass to Applecross, with its views across the sea to Skye. Astronomers will find a soulmate in Christopher, whose telescope is set up in the garden. With so many attractions, the lure of Tigh an Eilean is ever-present; one visit is never enough.