1 Best Hotel in John o'Groats, The Northern Highlands and the Western Isles

Local landmarks in their own right, the brightly colored lodges here are the region's best self-catering accommodations—not to mention the most photogenic—and they provide stunning views out to sea (on a clear day, all the way to Orkney). Options are one-, two-, three- or four-bedroom lodges. Beside the lodges sits the castlelike Inn at John O'Groats, which is also part of the complex and offers additional self-catering apartments with one, two, or four bedrooms.