Isle of Eriska

SET ON ITS VERY OWN PRIVATE ISLAND, Isle of Eriska is a storybook lovers’ hideaway. This dreamy castellated house is tailor-made for romantic getaways. Cross the causeway from the mainland and you enter a world of peace and tranquillity where highland cattle graze, badgers nest, and grey seals frolic in the waters.

Indoors, you’ll be welcomed by friendly staff for whom nothing is too much trouble. The Buchanan-Smith family have spent 30 years perfecting every detail, and Isle of Eriska just keeps getting better. Top-quality fresh produce is sourced locally and prepared with consummate skill by head chef Robert MacPherson. The Veranda restaurant at the Stables spa serves light post-treatment lunches that will leave you feeling virtuously healthy.

Recent additions to this luxury hotel in Scotland include ultra-private cottage and spa suites, and a conservatory restaurant where you can admire the scenery while you dine. There’s a small but perfectly formed six-hole golf course, a spa complete with sauna, pool, steam room and treatment rooms, and woods to wander through. Best of all, this sumptuous island haven is just two hours from Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Spa suites and hot tubs

Isle of Eriska’s brand new spa suites boast wickedly private open-air hot tubs (keep it clean, please). Scotch beef here is a must, as are wild mushrooms and salmon fresh from the loch. Veggies and herbs are home-grown and zing with flavour.
   
Explore the island’s 300 acres on foot, pamper yourselves in the luxurious spa, or have a pop at a few clay pigeons. And be sure to watch the sunset over the Western Isles – a true champagne moment. You'll soon understand why savvy sybarites come here year after year.

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