Daviot Lodge - This award-wining luxury bed and breakfast accommodation is set in 80 acres of peaceful pasture land with stunning views down the River Nairn Valley to the Culloden Viaduct. Daviot Lodge is a proud winner of AA Guest Accommodation of the Year for Scotland/Northern Ireland 2006. From the lodge you can see Nairn on the horizon, yet it is just 10 minutes drive from Inverness city centre. This non-smoking accommodation has beautifully appointed rooms with king-size beds and en suite facilities. Delicious breakfasts are served in the spacious dining room where each guest party has their own well spaced table. Come and be spoiled. There are also beautiful public rooms, one of which has an open fire on chilly days. With deep comfortable sofas and original artworks, it is the perfect place to relax with a book whilst enjoying a glass of wine or a malt whisky.

Ard-na-Coille 5 Star Guest House - In the beautiful countryside of the Cairngorm National Park, this luxury guest house has been awarded 5 stars by VisitScotland and 5 Gold Stars by the AA in 2009. Ard-na-Coille offers luxury accommodation and stunning views. The guest house is in the heart of the Scottish Highlands and ideally located for skiing, sightseeing, walking, golfing or for a romantic break. The guest house is furnished to a very high standard and has many original features. Ard-na-Coille featured in the popular Monarch of the Glen BBC TV programme as Glenbogle Golf Club. Many of the cast members stayed in the guest house during filming.

6 Caberfeidh - This family-run establishment is 5 minutes' walk from train and bus stations, and 2 minutes' walk from the High Street and restaurants. Hosts Wilma and Jim have run 6 Caberfeidh as a B&B for 18 years and have many return-customers and friends. Jim has a taxi for tours and local runs and can help with local knowledge and advice on where to go for day trips etc. The cosy Tourist Board-rated establishment has en suite rooms, and offers a choice of vegetarian, continental and full Scottish breakfast. There is also a nice four-poster room with a corner bath and a view over the loch.

The Ferry Inn - The last hotel on the A9, The Ferry Inn at Scrabster is newly renovated and has wonderful sea views. Just north of Thurso, Scrabster Harbour is the gateway to the Orkney Islands. The renowned restaurant, The Upperdeck, has a fantastic steakhouse and also specialises in locally caught seafood. The lively Popeye's is a public bar with a wide-screen TV showing sporting events. The en suite bedrooms have tea/coffee facilities and flat-screen TVs with Freeview channels.

Craigdarroch House - With a superb quiet location in a Highland forest near Falls of Foyers waterfall, Craigdarroch House has open log fires and stunning panoramic views of Loch Ness. Craigdarroch House has a restaurant in which you can savour a candle-lit dinner in the dining room, with views of the loch and the hills beyond. Bar meals are served all day. The lounge bar has a fine malt whisky collection of 130 whiskies. Relax with a book or watch the wildlife in the surrounding woodland from the comfort of the hotel's conservatory. On the hillside above Loch Ness, Craigdarroch House is great for guests who want to stay in an area of outstanding natural beauty and explore the Highland area.

Glenavon House - A small bed and breakfast in the Highland village of Newtonmore, ideally located for walking, bird watching and exploring the beautiful countryside around the Cairngorms. An 18-hole golf course is within walking distance, and other local attractions and beauty spots are nearby. The attractive, Swiss-style house features comfortable, well-equipped rooms complete with en suite showers, hospitality trays and TVs. There is also a guest lounge with a selection of books, and a light and airy dining room.

Auld Alliance - Beautiful centuries old house in private grounds with spectacular views across to Spey Valley to the Cairngorm Mountains. The house has been fully restored and modernised by the present owners to include a highly acclaimed French style restaurant which utilises the best of the local produce. It is the Auld Alliance ethos to make your visit a truly memorable one. We pride ourselves on ambience, hospitality, and the 'French gastronomic experience.

Willowbank - Willowbank is one of the very few listed buildings within the Cairngorms National Park and offers bed and breakfast accommodation just 15 minutes' drive from Aviemore. Willowbank licensed guest house is one of the first properties on the edge of the town as you enter from the South, Aviemore and the Cairngorms. The property has stood in the town of Grantown on Spey, a quiet Georgian town, for over 150 years.

The Loch Leven Hotel - With a beautiful loch-side setting and dramatic views of the mountains, this family-run hotel offers free Wi-Fi and charming accommodation, great for a relaxing break or an activity holiday. In one of the most spectacular, naturally beautiful regions of Scotland, the Loch Leven Hotel is a traditional Scottish Highlands hotel near Glencoe, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ben Nevis. The hotel was originally established in the 17th century as a coaching inn and ferry terminal for the Ballachulish Ferry (when this was merely a small rowboat). Since taking over in December 1999, your hosts, Hilary and her partner John, have sympathetically modernised and completely refurbished the hotel. All of the comfortable and attractive en suite rooms are individually decorated. All rooms have TVs, telephones, tea/coffee making facilities and hairdryers. With spectacular views over the streams to the mountains beyond, the bar and restaurant offer home-cooked meals, made with superb local produce.

Inchree Rooms and Chalets - Surrounded by mountain and lake scenery, this family-run holiday centre is in a magnificent part of the Western Highlands, midway between Ben Nevis and the Glencoe mountains. The centre is a 15-minute drive from the well-known walking areas at Ben Nevis and the Glencoe range. The popular town of Fort William is 7 miles (11 km) north of Inchree. Inchree is at the north end of Onich village. It is 500 metres from the Corran Ferry car terminal, which provides access to the beautiful Ardnamurchan and Morven peninsulas. Accommodation consists of chalets, and twin and family rooms in the lodge. Each private chalet can accommodate 2 to 4 people and has a kitchen, living room and shower room. Lodge rooms have a shower room and share a communal self-catering kitchen and common room.