The Machrie
Welcome to The Machrie on Islay – "the queen of The Hebrides" – off the west coast of Scotland, a base for exploring this beautiful island. The hotel sits above the dunes of a seven-mile beach and has a championship links course.
Fatbike along the shore, take a wildlife boat trip along the coast, swim, hike, visit a distillery, play a round of golf and eat seasonal menus featuring the freshest local produce.
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Fèis Ìle Festival | 22-31 May
Stay at The Machrie for Fèis Ìle, and soak up a heady Hebridean mix of whisky, food, music and island culture. From distillery tours to the Whisky Vault’s open day, scallop barbeques, ceilidh flings and folk nights, don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of Islay’s independent spirit.
Spaces and places
The Machrie is a modern, relaxed hotel in a magnificent natural setting. Eclectic artwork and design, dramatic views and the warmth of a Highland welcome awaits adventurers to Islay.
A library full of board games, a screening room for movie nights, and the stag lounge for sundowners overlooking the ocean. Meeting spaces, boardrooms and private dining options.
Firepits on the dune deck, sunset drams and hares leaping across the golf course with the Atlantic and seven mile long beach beyond.
Our rooms
From duplex suites and two-bedroom lodges, to doubles and family options. Choose from one of our 43 rooms.
Championship links course
The Machrie is a genuine links course, with an atmosphere and aura all its own, overlooking the Atlantic ocean.
Breaks & offers
From three-night food breaks to weekend escapes and golf stays, Christmas packages and long stay discounts – explore our breaks and offers.
18 Restaurant & Bar
Panoramic views across the links to the ocean beyond, drinks by the fire and endless sunsets. Graze on breakfast, linger over lunch and take time over dinner. AA listed.
Relax
Unwind with a treatment or blast it out in the fitness studio, explore the seven-mile beach and our wild garden experience.
The island
Sublime and elemental, Islay is where endless sands, abundant wildlife and world-famous whiskies make an island experience like no other.
Artful
Suspended in the beams sits Dougal, a life-size tapestry cow who keeps a watchful eye, and a mix of artwork by some of the most famous Royal Academy members. Ally Thompson, Grayson Perry and Tracey Emin, contemporary and abstract pieces line the walls of the hotel's corridors and spaces.
The best of the island
Dine in 18 Restaurant & Bar, take a wildlife boat trip with Islay Sea Adventures and walk along towering 200m cliffs.
From oyster shacks at Loch Gruinart to spotting Greenland barnacle geese (filmed for David Attenborough’s Wild Isles) and golden eagles at the RSPB reserves; visiting the whisky distilleries to flying kites on the seven-mile Big Strand beach by the hotel …