Inverlochy Castle Hotel

This is not advertising and no it's not my next holiday accommodation, but sometimes you see places for the rich and famous that are just stunning. Inverlochy Castle Hotel near Fort William is one of these hotels. The hotel is top class and reached first place in Travel and Leisure magazine's list of the top 50 hotels in Europe. The top travel magazine surveyed 500,000 readers who rated hotels on room, location, restaurants and value for money. Inverlochy Castle is the first UK establishment to reach the top place.

A quote from the Inverlochy Castle Hotel Website: Nestling in the foothills of the mighty Ben Nevis, Inverlochy Castle sits amidst some of Scotland's finest scenery. Inverlochy was built in 1863 by the first Lord Abinger, near the site of the original 13th century fortress. In September 1873 during a trip to Balmoral, Queen Victoria spent a week at Inverlochy sketching and painting where she wrote in her diaries 'I never saw a lovelier or more romantic spot'. Inverlochy had been a private residence for over a hundred years until 1969 when it was converted from a family home to Scotland's finest country house hotel.

With prices varying from £300 to £650 per night, and in this setting, it must be a magnificant place to stay. Famous people like Charlie Chaplin, Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Elton John, Barbara Cartland, Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson stayed in the hotel. They have to do without me for a while, at least untill the big price in the lottery finaly arrives. Untill then I have the pictures to look at and let them speak for themselves.