2026 location index
Best Hotels in Scotland
Compare 13 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Scotland hotel rankings
13 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel | 5.00 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Trump Turnberry | 4.96 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Prestonfield House Edinburgh | 4.00 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Gleneagles Hotel | 3.99 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 100 Princes Street | 3.69 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 4 | |||||
| The Torridon | 3.29 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 4 | 3 | ||||
| InterContinental Edinburgh The George | 3.00 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| The Glasshouse Hotel | 3.00 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Old Course Hotel | 2.89 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | ||||
| SCHLOSS Roxburghe, part of Destination by Hyatt | 2.77 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | |||||
| W Edinburgh | 2.77 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | |||||
| Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian | 1.50 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Fairmont St Andrews | 0.72 | Scotland | United Kingdom | 3 | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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