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Architect-Designed Places to Stay on Skye

Skye is home to some wonderful new buildings, from blackhouses reimagined in timber and glass to a hotel with a bold modern wing. These are the places to stay where the building is half the pleasure.

Curated and written by Hidden Scotland

Updated 23 September 2026. Across the Isle of Skye.

In recent years a few architects based on Skye have quietly changed what a house on the island can look like. Taking the shape of the old blackhouse, long and low and built to sit out the weather, they've wrapped it in dark timber and filled it with glass, so the landscape pours in through every window.

We've gathered the places to stay on Skye where the design is part of the experience. There are houses for two above the sea lochs, one of them award-winning, a longhouse on a clifftop headland with sea views from its bedrooms, and a hotel whose striking new wing looks out across the bay to the Cuillin. Book one for the view, and you'll find yourself falling for the building too.

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The Cuillin at one end, the Quiraing at the other, and weather all the way between

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Days out on the Isle of Skye

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Stay on the Isle of Skye

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Large windows in a black timber house look out over a loch.More infoIsle of SkyeHarlosh Black hSleeps 2A dark timber-clad gabled cabin with a chimney and skylights glows warmly from within at dusk on a grassy hillside.More infoIsle of SkyeHarlosh Wood hSleeps 6A white bungalow with a glazed gable end sits before an autumn hillside, a wooden bench on the lawn in front.More infoIsle of SkyeTigh an TobairSleeps 8An aerial view shows a white and timber-clad house set among autumn trees above a bay dotted with small islands.More infoIsle of SkyeLochviewSleeps 4
The Best of Skye

The Best of Skye

The Isle of Skye is a place of rare wonder, a wildlife-rich spread of bays, peaks, cliffs and ridges. The views are big, but the prospect of adventure is even bigger. We hope this curated Hidden Scotland guide – which takes in everything from the best walks to the finest restaurants – helps you to have your own unforgettable island escape.

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