The Loan in Achiltibuie

18/03/2026

We have changed up the main bathroom a wee bit!
The Loan has been kept traditional by keeping the old wooden cladding but the last few years we have had issues of the shower over the bath leaking into the kitchen, the owner and myself came up with an idea to have the bath and the surround of the bath tiled while trying to keep it in keeping as much as possible with the wood. A big thank you to Marcus sinclair and Nick Clooney the area around the bath is alot more water proof and in my opinion looking absolutely fantastic! And for anyone else who wondered what is behind the cladding like I did! It's just the original stone walls of the building.

12/02/2026

04/02/2026

Absolutely delighted to wake up from an email saying The Loan has been recognised for a traveller review award in booking.com. Since taking over in February of 2024 I've really strived to get the loan back into tip top shape and with the owners help and cooperation there has been alot of investment into the loan. We will continue to invest, listen to all feed back whether that is positive or negative and continue to make the loan a fantastic place for people to come and unwind in or a base for exploring the North West Highlands.
A big thank you to my team last year to make this happen of Rachel Macleod our change over lady and my husband Lewis who used to be our Gardner

18/11/2025

There's about to be a big change in this area of The Loans main bathroom!

05/08/2025

Achiltibuie community garden honesty box!

16/07/2025

26/06/2025

Well worth booking an outing if you are in Achiltibuie!

14/06/2025

We still have the 1st of July to the 11th available!
Why not come stay in a quaint Fishermans cottage in Wester Ross. The Loan is the perfect base for adventure or relaxation with some fantastic beaches, walks and hills not that far from your doorstep. We sleep up to 4 in a double and twin room.
Last minute deal
10 nights for £1000 (normally £850 for 7 nights)
Happy for shorter let's over 4 nights.

Ps... Coigach gathering is on the 5th of July 😁

06/06/2025

CANCELLATION
We now have between the 1st of July to the 18th of July available to book.
£850 for a week but happy to do let's ot 4 days +
We accept we'll behaved dogs for an extra £30 cleaning fee.
Message us or email [email protected]
13TH TO THE 18TH GONE

08/04/2025

EDUCATIONAL POST!
Over the weekend it is believed someone with a disposable barbecue I can only imagine unintentionally started a wildfire at Stac polliah like I have never seen in the area for the 32 years I have been alive. There were signs up warning people of the extreme fire risk. It has been beautiful all over the country the last week and a bit with no rain and although personally I find it hard to believe it has been a drier than normal start to the year and everything is tinder dry, what also doesn't help and what you can't see is what alot of this areas ground is made up of, peat, which burns very easily and has been cut as fuel for fires for... Longer than I'm going to pretend to know. All this means the slightest ember or flame from a barbecue/bonfire can have huge negative consequences even sitting the metal of a disposable barbecue on dry ground can sorch the ground underneath. When the peat catches fire it can burn underground for a long while and pop up in a different place from the original heat or spark source. I fully understand in this nice weather the temptation for barbecues and bonfires in the sunshine, heck I've done it myself over the years, but please please if you see warning signs of extreme fire risk take heed and really think do you need that bonfire? Obviously if you are camping and are relying on a barbecue or fire to cook your food make sure you are fully prepared, have a wind break, don't place heat or fire on dry ground, invest in a heat matt, make sure you've plenty water to use to fully extinguish your fire or barbecue and never ever leave alone a barbecue or bonfire.
These pictures are a mix of people who were around when the fire was going, from news sites and my own of the aftermath.
Driving up to the loan I have never seen the likes before. The smell of all the burnt vegatation.
A massive well done to all the fire crews, the locals and the team that came over from Tanera to help put the fire out. Thankfully no injuries. The grass and vegatation will grow back but for now stac polliah stands as a stark reminder of how badly a fire can get out of hand.

29/03/2025

We've had a few projects over the winter months.
Two of the big projects were replacing the front windows of the main house and replacing the patio doors of the sunroom. The windows were old wooden ones and had definitely seen better days. We have installed pvc windows but made sure we picked windows that were in keeping with the style of the house. Nick the owner and myself are very impressed with them, along with the patio doors, again pvc and in keeping with the style of the house. A big thanks to ERG Scotland would 100% recommend and it won't be the last time we use them... Stay tuned!
A few other projects involved fixing the ceiling in the kitchen, caulking and repainting the sunroom, giving the downstairs bathroom a good lick of paint along with the sunroom and wee bathroom doors and staining the new wood around the lovely new windows to blend into the wood panelling all done by Nick and his brother Andrew. Who will be back after the season has finished to do more projects.
A couple more jobs to do that have been out sourced and the loan will be ready to take our first guests of the season at the end of April.

Rome was not built in a day but everyone at Team Loan are passionate about up keeping and making sure the loan is a place people can come, relax and enjoy the stunning area that is Wester Ross