The long drive is worth it to this edge-of-the-world location, where a Georgian manse, with pretty, traditional rooms and superb food, overlooks a long sandy beach. Patricia Martin and her husband, Tim, greet guests with afternoon tea before they go for a walk (beach or hills) to work up an appetite for the nightly changing set dinner, cooked by Donald MacLennan. Practically everything is made from scratch, from bread and cakes to pasta and ice cream. Guests gather in the cosy sitting room before dinner to enjoy drinks and nibbles. Dishes could include velouté of celeriac or roast quail followed by local langoustines or turbot. There is also a set vegetarian menu. As well as a pretty dining room, there's a garden room for summer eating, and two sitting rooms with squashy sofas and fires. Bedrooms (three in outbuildings) have a no-nonsense traditional style with patterned wallpapers, solid wood furniture and pretty china. All have views of garden, beach or hills; two have sitting areas with sofa and wrap-around windows facing the sea. Sleep to the sound of the sea and awake to a generous breakfast, with choices that include Stornoway kipper, porridge with a 'wee jug of cream' or scrambled eggs with smoked salmon.