Fodor's Expert Review Arisaig Hotel

A coaching inn built in 1720, this hotel is close to the water and has magnificent views of the Small Isles. The inn retains a winningly provincial feel, with simple, sturdy wooden furnishings throughout both the shared spaces and the bedrooms, and its Crofter's Rest restaurant is renowned for its home cooking. High-quality local ingredients are used to good advantage: seabass and scallops are specialties, as are "puds" (desserts) such as sticky ginger pudding.