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“Stunning scenery, dazzling food and plenty of peace and quiet just a short drive from the Skye Bridge. The elegant and traditional rooms are filled with natural light. A cosy sitting room with an open fireplace is the ideal spot to unwind with a whisky, and the restaurant serves exceptional food.”

“Stunning scenery, dazzling food and plenty of peace and quiet just a short drive from the Skye Bridge. The elegant and traditional rooms are filled with natural light. A cosy sitting room with an open fireplace is the ideal spot to unwind with a whisky, and the restaurant serves exceptional food.”

Hotel Review

This delightful 17th Century former shooting lodge overlooks an inlet on Skye's south coast within easy reach of the Kyle of Lochalsh and the Skye Bridge. However, located as it is down a long track on the Sleat peninsula, Kinloch feels a world away, with no houses or roads in sight, and just the stars and the rustling of the trees by the water's edge for company at night.

The ancestral home of Lord and Lady Macdonald (owner Claire is the well-known cook and food writer), this enchanting hotel is housed in two buildings - the main house and a waterside South Lodge across the lawn. Both retain the spirit of a family home, with antique furniture, portraits, photographs and collected knick-knacks scattered about the public rooms. The most comfortable of these is an old fashioned sitting room with a roaring log fire in winter and views across the lawn to the sea. There's also a cosy little bar just inside the front door, with a wide range of whiskies to choose from. There's no reception as such, adding to the delight of the place and the sense that you've just come to stay with the family for a few days.

The dining room is a highlight, serving some of the best food on the island, with short, daily changing menus using fresh local ingredients. All too often these affairs can be hushed and formal, but the atmosphere and friendliness of the place, reinforced with a smattering of very loyal visitors from all over the world who come year after year, gives everyone the sense that they are lucky to be here, an impression reinforced by Lady Claire's daughter Isabella, who now runs the hotel, doing the rounds to say hello.

There's a small private dining room that can cater for small parties, and the lodge can be booked for groups. The rooms themselves are elegantly furnished with well chosen fabrics, comfortable beds, discreet lighting and modern luxury bathrooms. Many have gorgeous views across the garden out to sea. There are some good walks around, a small and deserted beach at the end of the lawn, and all the glories of Skye and its unrivalled landscapes within easy reach. Though returning to tea and cakes or a wee dram after a blowy day out should be a highlight of anyone's stay at this lovely hotel.



 

Written by James Dunford Wood

Recommended For

  • Foodies
  • Foodies won't be able to resist the stunning award winning restaurant — check out the taster menu with excellent wine pairings.
  • Romantic Break
  • A picturesque south Skype romantic retreat offering excellent food, roaring fires, chic suites and long country walks.
  • Great walks
  • Venture on a Wild Walk with resident naturalist Mitchell Partridge, packed lunches are provided on request.
  • Fishing
  • The area won't dissapoint, keen anglers can fish for salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout.
  • Hotel Entertainment
  • Spend an indulgent day being pampered in Kinloch's treatment room- try the salt scrubs!
  • Cooking classes
  • The three day residential cookery course with Clare Macdonald is a real highlight.
  • Other Activities
  • Stalking and hunting available but check before hand as it's season dependent.
  • Child friendly
  • Babysitting services are available
  • Pet friendly
  • Charges apply
  • Views
  • Gourmet
  • Owner managed
  • Quiet
  • Full of character
  • Free wifi
  • Romantic
  • Luxury
  • Charming
  • Traditional
  • Disabled access
  • On an island
  • Beach nearby
  • Chic
  • Restaurant

Facilities

  • Child friendly
  • Babysitting services are available
  • Pet friendly
  • Charges apply
  • Parking
  • Free parking
  • Views
  • Wifi
  • Bar
  • Meeting Room
  • Massage
  • Free wifi
  • Suites
  • Disabled access
  • Room service
  • Garden
  • Restaurant

Activities

  • Great walks
  • Venture on a Wild Walk with resident naturalist Mitchell Partridge, packed lunches are provided on request.
  • Fishing
  • The area won't dissapoint, keen anglers can fish for salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout.
  • Hotel Entertainment
  • Spend an indulgent day being pampered in Kinloch's treatment room- try the salt scrubs!
  • Cooking classes
  • The three day residential cookery course with Clare Macdonald is a real highlight.
  • Other Activities
  • Stalking and hunting available but check before hand as it's season dependent.

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Other Reviews

Ultimate 100 British Hotels

"Ancestral seat of Clan Donald — one of the oldest of all Highland clans — Kinloch Lodge is a perfect blend of old-money..."

Originally published by Sunday Times (view article)

Kinloch Lodge Hotel and Restaurant

"Devotees of food writer and cook Claire Macdonald (no longer chef here, but she holds cookery courses) will love the Kinloch Lodge; so too will Michelin-star aficionados, who come here to eat the food of Marcello Tully (one of two star holders on Skye)."

Originally published by The Telegraph (view article)

Foodie hotels

"There's a lot of history in these walls, beautiful big lounges, spiral staircases, log fires, and ancestors staring down from many a hallway."

Originally published by The Guardian (view article)