Ardanaiseig Hotel | Best places to stay in the Scottish Highlands

"Close your eyes and imagine a picture-perfect, Highland hotel – the image you’ve conjured up probably resembles the Ardanaiseig.    Built in the Scottish baronial style, this romantic, creeper-clad, turreted, grey stone beauty on the shore of a dreamy loch, is straight out of a fairytale, with huge sash windows, roaring fires and antiques scattered around.   Bedrooms are flamboyant – bold boudoir reds, four-posters and roll-top baths, with every activity you could crave on your doorstep, from deer stalking to wildlife photography. For a more contemporary feel and total privacy book the Boat Shed.   There’s no spa but you can book a therapist for an in-room treatment, from a vigorous Swedish massage to relaxing Indian Head massage.  Right on the loch this state-of-the-art timber and glass construction is a romantic bolthole.  " - Lucy Gillmore