JulieAA

Hi Mariluz,
I just can't help jumping in here to recommend the place we stayed on Skye and also the places we ate last summer. Hard to believe it's already been almost a year! On Skye we stayed at Tigh an Dochais, which others on this forum recommended. I especially liked the heated bathroom floor! Very nice, modern, new accommodations, and centrally located in Broadford. The host, Neil, is an amazing cook and made the most sumptuous breakfasts every day. Sample: fresh fruit, homemade yogurt and bread, homemade muffins filled with raspberries and pine nuts, smoked haddock, local sausages, free range eggs. Lots more. He also was able to recommend some great restaurants that we hadn't heard about from anyone else. The day we arrived it was late, and he suggested a small place called The Harbour that was walking distance from the B&B. We had a three course prix fixe meal that was great: starters were smoked salmon and potato leek soup, our entree was fresh, local hake, pan fried served with lemon, caper and parsley sauce, and brown rice and fresh vegies. Desserts were baked lemon cheesecake and apples with cinnamon oaty crumbs and cream. Really yummy and reasonable. The second night we drove the road to Elgol - a great view of the back side of the Cuillins and dinner at Coruisk House where we had a platter of fresh (just caught that day) crab, prawn, squatties, and a lobster with fresh vegies. Heaven, with a bottle of muscadet. The owner of the restaurant, Robin, used to be a professional rock climber, climbing all over Europe and the US. He shuts his place down from October till March and skis in Europe and visits friends in California. He is a hoot! Anyway, if you could go there, it was wonderful.

Craigellachie

Hi
Sorry to have missed your earlier posts, can I comment on several questions at once?
Your itinerary looks sensible. Skye can be driven in a day to or from Stirling, Glasgow or Edinburgh. The routes go through some stunning scenery so plan to take your time.
Skye is a big island, much bigger than might appear on an atlas. The coastline is so heavily indented that it almost cuts the island into about ten pieces. This means that places that look close together can be several hours apart because you have to detour round the intervening sea-loch.
An interesting alternative to the Skye Bridge is the ferry between Glenelg and Kylerhea. This adds an hour or two onto the journey time but is worth it for the experience. Uphill on the road from Kylerhea is a visitor centre with an observation hide where you can get superb views of otters. Add at least an hour if you want to visit. We once got so carried away watching the otters that we forgot we had booked a ferry to Uist from the very opposite tip of Skye!
If you are doing an accommodation search for Glen Lyon, try searching on Aberfeldy or Killin (this is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable), both have lots of accommodation, not quite in Glen Lyon but close. There are only a few smaller settlements in Glen Lyon itself, try Coshieville, Fortingall or Bridge of Balgie.
I second Caroline, you do not want to spend time driving in the centre of Edinburgh when you're supposed to be having a relaxing holiday. To get back to the airport there's a regular bus service from the main bus station, passing the west end on its way. One operator is http://www.stagecoachbus.com/fife
and the direct service to the airport is number 747! It's only about 10 miles so a taxi would not be too much. If you have an early morning check-in and are worried about being late there's a Hilton and a Quality Hotel right at the airport with a free bus to the terminal building.
Be prepared for the possibility that if you get good weather on Skye at the end of June you might still be there when your plane has long gone

caroline_edinburgh

As Craig suggests you don't need to stay at an airport hotel - you could dump the car before coming back into Edinburgh and get the bus in & back out to the airport. I don't know about the Stagecoach bus but the normal Lothian bus is the X100 which runs between the airport and Waverley Bridge at least every 10 minutes & takes c.20-25 minutes outwith rush hour. £3 single, £5 return. Most places in the New Town or the West End are within a short walk of its route. Or if your flight out is early in the morning you could get a taxi for c.£16-18.

The Castle View would also be about your nearest option to the bus route. For other options in the southern New Town, look for B&Bs / guesthouses on Abercromby Place and Northumberland Street.