Isle of Eriska

Isle of Eriska Hotel
This hotel comes with an overall "exceptional" rating from Frommer's for a number of reasons starting with the "elegant" setting where one can "savor the splendors of country life". The views of "the surrounding waterways" and a "local deer colony" add to the feeling of grandeur the place exudes. In fact, according to the writer, it is "the [more...]

Scottish Baronial glory with French connections
Being situated on an island, this hotel is "one of the best places to escape", particularly as the road to get there was all "mountains plung[ing] into the sea" and islands "float[ing] on the horizon". The general look of the hotel could be judged in two ways; either "Scottish Baronial glor[y]" or to some people "monstrosit[y]". Despite having [more...]

The Isle of Eriska Hotel, near Oban, Scotland
Even if you don't know this hotel, you must have "dreamt" of it, at least that's what Jay Rayner says about the Isle of Eriska Hotel, the kind of place "fantasies" are made of. This comes in part from the architecture of the place, as "Scottish baronial" style was heavily reminiscent of "myths and legends". The author notes that the building [more...]