Isle of Islay, United Kingdom
Renovated
2018
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Wellness ResortOutside the door
The house
Another PlaceHebridean links outpost
Perched over Laggan Bay, the lodge pairs modern art and crackling fires with windswept views across historic championship links.
“For a slice of self-contained bliss, The Machrie is marooned on The Big Strand beach and is as close as Islay gets to Hebridean seventh heaven.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Contemporary country interiors featuring steel stag sculptures, Banksy prints, and panoramic Atlantic-facing windows.
Notable
The Wild Garden features Kirami wood-fired hot tubs, a dune-view sauna, and organic Hebridean seaweed therapies.
Notable
Championship links golf, putting greens, coastal fat biking, and direct access across dunes to Big Strand beach.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler.
The Machrie is fantastically luxurious but impeccably tasteful about it, and historically aware but never old-fashioned.
Tucked away
A place apart: the property is the destination.
Direct paths lead down to the seven-mile Big Strand beach, while the island's legendary single malt distilleries sit a short drive away.
The rooms
Rooms feature custom house tartan, dark wood furnishings, and broad windows framing the surrounding dunes, fairways, and Atlantic coast.
The sauna and hot tubs
Kirami wood-fired hot tubs and a timber sauna cabin sit among the dunes beside a cold plunge bath.
The gym and spa
The gym looks straight out onto the dunes, and treatment rooms use organic Hebridean seaweed for massages.
Dogs stay too.
18 Restaurant & Bar
Tables look straight out over the 18th hole to the Atlantic, serving freshly landed Hebridean seafood and local whiskies.
At the table
The Stag Lounge serves afternoon tea and whisky flights beside picture windows overlooking the links.
How it began
Golf architect Willie Campbell laid out the original championship links in 1891, positioning fairways along the rugged coastline of Islay.
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The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.