The Best Hotels Near Kilberry Inn, by the Record
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The draw here is the Machrie Links, a windswept old course on Islay that golfers treat as a kind of pilgrimage. The hotel wraps around that obsession without being consumed by it: rooms are quietly luxurious, the spa is extensive, and the restaurant looks out over the sea with locally sourced food that suits the surroundings. Non-golfers find plenty of excuse to stay, mostly involving dramatic Hebridean scenery and not leaving the spa.
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A sleek boutique hotel in a Victorian port town that built its reputation on being a jumping-off point for the Hebrides rather than a destination. The Perle leans into both sides of that tension: rooms are contemporary with a nod to Highland roughness, the bathrooms have high-pressure rain showers, and there's a spa named for the Scots Gaelic word for sea. The Oban Brasserie and LULU Lounge handle food and cocktails when the scenery has done enough work.
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Tartan in seemingly infinite variations covers every surface, and the halls are lined with beyond-life-sized portraits of bearded, kilted men in what the hotel cheerfully calls a gallery of skulduggery. This resort on Loch Lomond leans into being unapologetically Scottish, with a spa, two golf courses, 250 single malts at the bar, and views of the Trossachs that look almost improbably painted.
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A Neo-Gothic manor on the Clyde, a short drive from Glasgow, with 240 acres of estate and an 18-hole championship course on the grounds. This is a golf and spa resort where the Grand Suites come with grand pianos and pool tables, and the activities desk can arrange falconry or axe-throwing for when you've had enough of both. Afternoon tea, a marble-topped champagne bar, and a full wellness spa round out the picture.