Best Castle Hotels Scottish Highlands in 2026

Set just outside Fort William in the shadow of Ben Nevis, Inverlochy Castle is something of a Highland icon. It has a particularly alluring combination of magnificent scenery, history, and grandeur. Queen Victoria’s famously admiring diary entry after her stay. That she ‘never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot’ still feels apt, and later visits from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reinforce the point. Built in the 1860s on what would become the 42,000-acre Inverlochy Estate, the building was transformed into a hotel in 1969 after a long lineage of private ownership and sporting estate life. There are only 17 rooms at Inverlochy, so be prepared to book… > See All the Details & Book