365 whiskies, one glen, and barely another building for miles

The Torridon hills rise almost straight out of the loch, one of the most dramatic backdrops in Scotland, and for miles around there is very little else. The hotel that takes the glen's name has built its reputation on being genuinely remote and genuinely serious at once, a family owned five star address with a whisky bar that runs to 365 bottles.

Set on the shores of Loch Torridon in Wester Ross, the hotel occupies a lovingly restored country house, with the mountains forming a backdrop that changes character by the hour depending on the light and weather rolling in off the west coast. It holds AA five star status and three AA Rosettes, an unusually high bar for a property this far from a major city.

Accommodation is split across three distinct settings, hotel suites in the main house, the simpler Stables rooms, and a pair of Boathouses set apart for those wanting more solitude still. Each has its own character, but all share the same view out to the hills.

The kitchen leans hard on the surrounding landscape, working with locally sourced ingredients and building menus around what the glen and coast can provide, served in a dining room looking straight out at the mountains.

The Whisky Bar is the property's signature feature, 365 classic and rare malts alongside a wide range of gins, including the hotel's own Arcturus Gin. It has become as much a reason to visit as the hiking, and pairs naturally with a base built for walkers heading straight out into the hills each morning.

It suits hikers, whisky drinkers and anyone wanting genuine isolation without giving up comfort, a hotel for travellers who want the Highlands at their most unfiltered.

A glen, a loch, and 365 reasons to stay in after the walk.

Written by Marta Diaz · CEO & Editor-in-Chief

Avid tennis player, photographer and traveller. She curates every hotel in the collection and writes The Edit.