Scottish Foodie Hotels

An 18th century coach inn, all beams and tapestried walls scented with wood smoke,

Based on the French concept of restaurants with rooms, the set meals might feature whole, unshelled lobster in herb broth, and pots of chocolate and rosemary.

The split-level suites are furnished in chintzy Home Counties style with touches of period French furniture. £145 B&B double. Lunch £19.50, dinner £28.

One for meat-eaters: Champany Inn (01506 834 532) is a sprawling 16th century farm restaurant set in fields in Linlithgow, 10 minutes from Edinburgh airport. It specialises in Aberdeen Angus beef. Portions are 16oz minimum of charcoal-grilled beef after a starter of Shetland salmon in the main restaurant. The more informal Chop and Ale House, specialises in hamburgers. Bedrooms are tartan-decorated to reflect the predominantly male clientele. £125 B&B double. Lunch £17, dinner £25-£50.

Blow the budget and the diet at Inverlochy Castle (01397 702 177), in Fort William; this 19th century manor looks like a medieval baronial pile from the outside, but is all chandeliers and frescoes within. Snuggled in the foothills of Ben Nevis on the shores of a small lake, it has a Michelin star.

Relax in Regency bedrooms after eating delicacies such as scallop chowder, monkfish with creamed chicory and bitter chocolate pav? with parsnip ice-cream served in a dining room bulging with decorative silverware. The budget-conscious can stay in a modern guesthouse on the estate. £380-£480 B&B double.

Guesthouse £110 B&B. Lunch £28.50, dinner £49.50.

Three Chimneys (01470 511 258) is a cute crofter's cottage in Colbost on Skye's remote Loch Dunvegan, a restaurant with rooms that serves up local langoustine, oysters and lobster. Save room for the hot marmalade pudding with Drambuie custard. Wake up in one of the six rooms with a sea view to bowls of creamy porridge and smoked duck and venison. £175 B&B double. Dinner £37.