Another Place, The Machrie

About Another Place, The Machrie

Another Place, The Machrie occupies an 18th-century farmhouse and modern extension set among the dunes of Machrie Bay, on Islay's Atlantic-facing west coast. The 43 rooms, suites and family lodges are calm and contemporary, many looking straight out over the golf links to the sea, with the informal design ethos shared across the Another Place group evident throughout.

The hotel sits on its own championship links course, one of the most distinctive and least altered in Scotland, and pairs golf with a spa-like outdoor sauna and hot tub garden, a screening room and a changing collection of modern art. The restaurant leans on Islay produce, particularly seafood and lamb, with an extensive list of the island's whiskies to match.

Machrie Bay itself is a short walk from the hotel across the links, one of the quietest and longest beaches on the island, while Port Ellen and its distilleries are around fifteen minutes away by car and Islay Airport is closer still, making this a genuinely easy base for a whisky-focused stay without sacrificing scenery or comfort.