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New owners Ian and Carol Smith-Tongs and the entire Mackinnon Country House Hotel team have one goal; to make you our guest, feel perfectly at home in the beautiful and tranquil surroundings of this lovely hotel.
Many of the splendid rooms overlook the magnificent gardens.
The MacKinnon hotel represents the very best of country house hotels on the beautiful Isle of Skye.
  
Accommodation
Surrounded by magnificent gardens boasting Rhododendrons and Azaleas, you can choose to stay in the main building or in the delightfully secluded Hunting Lodge less than a minute’s walk from the main building. All our rooms at the MacKinnon Country House Hotel benefit from central heating, en-suite bathroom, direct dial telephone, colour television, hair drier and tea and coffee making facilities.
A very special feature in every en-suite bathroom is the fine array of beautiful toiletries made especially for you on the Isle of Arran.
The MacKinnon Country House Hotel built in 1912 by Major Archie MacKinnon was originally named Dunringell after his clan’s old fort near Elgol. Respected as an ideal example of a Scottish country house hotel, the MacKinnon has ten rooms in the main building. A further eight rooms in the Hunting Lodge provides the perfect setting for the romantic at heart!
Overlooked by the magnificent Sgurr na Coinnich mountain range and set in over four acres of magnificent gardens, the hotel has been awarded three stars by the Scottish Tourist Board.
  
Our Rates (Per person per night)
Room 1 |
Single en-suite £45.00 |
Room 2 |
Double en-suite £45.00 |
Room 3 |
Double en-suite £45.00 |
Room 4 |
Twin en-suite £45.00 |
Room 5 |
Triple en-suite £45.00 |
Room 6 |
Single en-suite £45.00 |
Room 7-8 |
Honeymoon suite four poster bed £75.00 |
Room 9 |
Triple room £45.00 |
Room 10 |
Single with private facility £35.00 |
Room 11 |
Twin with en-suite £45.00 |
Room 12 |
Four poster bed with en-suite £65.00 |
Room 13/14 |
Four poster bed with en-suite £65.00 |
Room 16 |
Triple room en-suite £45.00 |
Room 17 |
Double en-suite £45.00 |
Room 18 |
Family en-suite £45.00 |
Room 17 |
Double en-suite £45.00 |
Room 18 |
Family en-suite £45.00 |
  
Dining
The Fountain Restaurant
‘One of the loveliest restaurants I have ever eaten in. What stunning views and great food.’ This fulsome praise from one of our recent guests says more about the restaurant than we could ever boast about!
Good food served in a lovely room with stunning views of the gardens and the mountains beyond. The Fountain Restaurant is a huge favourite with our guests and local customers alike. Our Head Chef, while renowned for creating fine food and tantalising menus, will always be delighted to prepare your favourite dish if it doesn’t appear on the menu. An excellent wine list specially created for the Fountain restaurant will ensure your meal is a complete success.
The Fountain Restaurant is open from 19:00 till late every day.
As part of efforts to make your stay simply perfect, all of our produce is delivered fresh every morning from Inverness on the mainland.
 
The Garden Restaurant
Should you prefer a less formal evening, another enchanting room houses the Garden Restaurant. Open every day from 12 noon, last orders are taken at 18:00 with the Garden Restaurant closing at 19:00.
You will find all kinds of popular bar foods on the menu and some that are just that bit special!
  
Location
The first hotel you reach on our world famous island after crossing from the Scottish mainland on the new connecting bridge, the MacKinnon Country House Hotel enjoys an unrivalled location on this historic island of Skye. From the time you enter the imposing driveway and are welcomed into the hotel, you enter another world. A world of relaxation and of being pampered by our dedicated team.
Our hotel is perfectly located for touring. From the picturesque harbour here in Kyleakin to the rugged northern shorelines of the island, the Isle of Skye will enthral you.
The beautiful gardens on our estate are a haven of tranquillity, so should you wish to stay and relax you will soon feel spoilt.
This scenic part of the Scottish Highlands is famous for it’s spectacular mountain ranges and breathtaking sea lochs. You may also see a variety of wildlife while on the Isle of Skye. Watch out for buzzard, heron, golden eagle, otter, dolphin and maybe if you are lucky, a killer whale!
How to find us:
By Air
Inverness airport on the Scottish mainland is served by London airports. There are frequent flights to Scotland for our guests arriving on transatlantic flights. From Inverness guests can take either make the scenic railway journey or take a taxi.
By Car
According to a recent survery of sports car owners the A87 between Ivergarry and the Isle of Skye is the best road to drive in Britain! Participants voted for this road because of its "challenging turns and almost traffic-free motoring". (BBC News Article - Sept 2003)
The most direct route from the south is via the A87 from Invergarry. After crossing onto the Isle of Skye by bridge from Kyle of Lochalsh, turn left at the first roundabout and the you will find the entrance to the MacKinnon Country House Hotel just fifty yards on your right hand side.
By Rail
From the south take the train to Inverness. There you change to a train bound for Kyle of Lochalsh and you can enjoy a scenic journey that features in the book entitled ‘Most scenic train journeys in the UK.’ It really is a wonderful journey. At Kyle you can catch the bridge bus or take a taxi across to the hop to the island.
By Coach
Coaches’ travellers from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness can alight outside the hotel.
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