Unusual Places to Stay in Scotland
Not every stay needs to be a hotel or a cottage. From bothies to architect-designed sheds, Scotland has some genuinely unusual places to spend a night, and these are our favourites.
Curated and written by Hidden Scotland
Updated 22 September 2026.
Not every stay needs to be a hotel or a cottage. Scotland has bothies, sheds reimagined by clever architects and cabins you'd never guess were there. Staying somewhere genuinely different is half the fun of a holiday, and it's the thing everybody asks about when you get home.
We've picked out our favourite unusual places to stay across Scotland, from one-offs on the islands to conversions deep in the hills. Most of them are small, and the popular ones book up a long way ahead.
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