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Explore our selection of luxury hotels, spas and venues in Scotland, Europe. The Condé Nast Johansens team of Local Experts inspects each property year-on-year, so you can be sure to receive a premium experience.
With its dramatic history, compelling culture and spectacular countryside, Scotland is a destination demanding to be explored, and many travellers find that one visit is simply not enough to experience its lochs and mountains as well as the glorious architecture of Edinburgh. Scotland has everything from unique sights to luxury hotels, luxury spas and great restaurants. The Edinburgh Festival, the largest arts event in the world, takes over the city in August, with a memorable experience that will stay in your heart forever. With castles, boutique hotels and glorious scenery, this is a part of the world that will excite first-time visitors and seasoned travellers alike, especially those looking for something much more than a package holiday experience.
To guarantee you enjoy the very best when visiting the land of tartan and haggis, we have a portfolio of truly exceptional five-star hotels and luxury spas for travellers. Whether your passion is the vibrant music scene in Glasgow, the Neolithic sites of Orkney, baronial manors in the Highlands or finding the best whisky distilleries, we offer the best in distinctive boutique and five-star hotels. Each property on our list represents the pinnacle of exceptional, luxurious travel.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, Highlands, Scotland
Originally an 18th-century inn, then a farmer’s dwelling before becoming the grand home of the Glenaladale family for over 300 years, today’s Glenfinnan House Hotel is a vestige of the Highlands’ past in a red deer-studded estate, a stone’s throw from some of Scotland’s most iconic attractions with Ben Nevis as the backdrop. The MacFarlane family restored Glenfinnan to its former glory...More info
Knockendarroch promises a genuinely warm welcome, homely charm and the kind of hospitality that’s not just intuitive but sincere. With just 18 bedrooms, guests never feel overcrowded or dismissed but personally taken care of in true Scottish style. All the while, interiors feel like a slice of home, decorated in a classic style accompanied by plenty of light and a contemporary polish. Located...More info
Through the trees at the end of a narrow, sheltered lane, the pale pink Thackray House and its impeccably manicured hedges and lawn are gradually revealed. The setting is almost mythical, within Stirlingshire’s Trossachs and Loch Lomond National Park where nothing but birdsong and the River Teith’s babbling water break the peaceful silence. Thackray began life in 1625 as a hunting lodge for...More info
In a city full of iconic architecture, The Scotsman Hotel is a spectacular 10-floor Baroque beacon at the crossroads between Edinburgh’s medieval Old Town and Georgian-era New Town. The building’s baronial turrets, domed cupolas and stained-glass windows have presided over North Bridge since 1905 when it housed the country’s famous newspaper from which the hotel lends its name. Today’s...More info
Go off the beaten track and explore the beautiful, wild and rugged Highlands aboard the Lord of the Highlands; one of Hebridean Island Cruises’ boutique ships, cruising the Caledonian Canal, the Great Glen and the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The ship’s luxurious, all-inclusive voyages start or finish in Inverness, Oban or Kyle of Lochalsh. Cruise options include the six-night Treasures of...More info
More than just a place to lay your head in Scotland’s ancient capital, Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is fast becoming the go-to spot for everything from smart dinners and laid-back lunches to cocktails. On picturesque Victoria Street, steps from the Royal Mile and just minutes from Edinburgh Castle, this is the epicentre of the charming Old Town and Virgin Hotels’ elegant 222-room head-turner...More info
Located in the evergreen heart of Perthshire, within 365 acres of beautiful Scone countryside, Murrayshall Country Estate is just three miles from Perth city centre, home to the new Perth Museum where the sacred Stone of Destiny is now on display. In fact, Murrayshall is conveniently situated near charming Pitlochry, a mere 35 minutes’ away, and just 45 minutes from St Andrews whilst Edinburgh...More info
Five-star service, smart interiors, award-winning food and a warm Highland welcome are all guaranteed at Ness Walk hotel in the heart of Inverness. An air of stately splendour from the original 19th-century house (Grade B listed) still permeates throughout the property and its setting on the banks of River Ness provides a picture-postcard scene. As a matter of fact, Ness Walk’s stunning grounds...More info
Scotland’s western coast is known for its whisky trails, jade waters and jaw-dropping landscapes, and amidst it all is the divine Isle of Eriska. Taking its name from Norse invaders that harried its shores in the 10th century, this private island retreat is the setting for The Isle of Eriska Hotel, a paradigm of 19th-century Scottish baronial style with indoor sports hall, gourmet restaurant...More info
Masterfully restored to its former glory, the 600-year-old Crossbasket Castle was rescued from ruin in 2011 and opened as a five-star hotel in 2016. Located above the river, in the hamlet of Blantyre (birthplace of explorer David Livingstone), just 20 minutes from Glasgow city centre, this is a quintessential Scottish estate comprising thoughtfully designed bedrooms. These include a four-storey...More info
After a week of sketching and painting at Lord Abinger’s Inverlochy Castle in 1873, Queen Victoria wrote, “I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot.” Built 10 years prior to her visit, not far from its original 13th-century fort namesake, (the first) Lord Abinger could not have picked a more scenic location within the foothills of Ben Nevis in the Western Highlands. Today, the mighty...More info
More than just a hotel, Rocpool is a retreat for the discerning few seeking the pinnacle of luxury and personalised hospitality. Everything about it is a lesson in refinement and relaxation, designed to surpass guests’ expectations, and it’s all just a quick dash from the High Street and Inverness Castle. Upon arrival, you’ll be warmly welcomed, perhaps before taking afternoon tea followed...More info
Described as ‘one of the showpieces of Galloway’, Castle Kennedy Gardens is one of Scotland's most important historical landscaped gardens with its collection of Rhododendrons, Championship Trees and rare species. The 75 acres of sculptured landscapes and magnificent avenues are romantically situated on an isthmus around the ruins of Castle Kennedy and surrounded by the White and Black...More info
Minutes from the world-famous Muirfield Championship Golf Course (16-time host of The British Open) and an impressive 10 golf courses within a five-mile radius, Greywalls is a golfer’s dream. However, it would be unfair to confine this delightful retreat to a single glory. A handsome 1901 Edwardian country house designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, Greywalls and Chez Roux in six acres of rural East...More info
