Mansion House Hotel & Country Club

Marrying refinements of its stately 19th-century past with four star amenities, the Mansion House Hotel & Country Club lies in landscaped gardens that twinkle with the waters of the River Lossie, as it flows onwards through Elgin, about a 10-minute drive from the Moray Firth coastline. While local greens feed golfing appetites, thirsts can be worked up on the Grampian Highland Whisky Trail with a visit to Benromach Distillery and a taste of its single malts.

The 23 bedrooms are individually decorated with colourful wallpapers and matching drapes, and fitted with antique furnishings, TV and hot drink-making facilities.

Fine dining fare charms guests with traditional dishes and Scottish favourites in the restaurant, while the bistro keeps pinkies raised with wines from around the world.

The on-site health and leisure club makes a splash with the indoor heated swimming pool and hot tub, supplemented by the steam room, sauna, and gym to keep bodies in fine fettle.

Mansion House Hotel & Country Club ranks 4.5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor from a total of 246 reviews, and boasts a Certificate of Excellence. Details verified on 13 Jan 2016. Learn more about Groupon’s Merchant Reviews Policy.

Groupon’s Guide to the Scottish Highlands

Guests may go rambling around lakes and hillsides, or trek the known routes in Beinn Eighe nature reserve, near Kinlochewe. Walking aside, many fishing areas and golf courses are dotted around the area for more conventional activities.

Visitors may explore the great outdoors, taking to Loch Linnhe with a boat ride out to Seal Island for a nature-spotting trip. They may keep eyes peeled for herons and seals, with the odd porpoise known to sometimes make an appearance. Travellers may head north toward Fort William and find throat-warming ventures in the Ben Nevis Distillery at Lochybridge. Further afield, potentially snowy peaks can be sought on Glencoe Mountain, and visitors may even get a whizz on the ski slopes.