Monachyle Mhor Hotel

"When our daughter was only a few months old, my husband and I took her to Monachyle Mhor, in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park. We had been largely confined to our small London flat since her birth, so the experience of arriving at this hotel on a mirrored loch surrounded by mountains was almost hallucinogenic. Indoors, we found a cosseting mix of warmth and luxury: sheepskins, soothing neutral tones, and a roll-top bath. And we were blown away by the restaurant, which draws on Scotland’s culinary bounty (venison from the Perthshire hills, scallops from the Isle of Mull). Doubles from $348." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"An award-winning restaurant at the foot of the Trossach Mountains, Monachyle Mhor is a must-stop for gourmands. Here, executive chef Marysia Paszkowska and head chef Graham Kerr cook exceptional Scottish fare, using ingredients sourced mainly from the restaurant’s own farm and surrounding hills. The team picks vegetables, fruit, and herbs from the kitchen garden and forages in secret spots, resulting in such refined dishes as Blackface lamb with pearl barley, chorizo, confit tomato, black olives, and capers, and Peterhead cod with baby gem lettuce, fondant potatoes, celeriac, and walnuts. If you simply can’t tear yourself away from your meal, you’ll be relieved to know that Monachyle is also a hotel, with cozy rooms, a stylish cabin, and a restored 1950s Pilot Panther showman’s wagon."