Lochend Chalets - 4-Star Hotel in Port Of Menteith

Lochend Chalets offers a range of award-winning self-catering accommodation spread across a 38-acre estate, including log cabins, lodges, and a stone cottage. Each unit provides direct access to Lake of Menteith, with views stretching to Ben Lomond. Select lodges, such as the Cormorant, include private hot tubs, saunas, and outdoor showers, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the water.

The on-site Nick Nairn Cook School offers guests the chance to learn from a renowned chef using locally sourced produce. Nick's Restaurant, just steps from the lodges, serves fresh meals and provides a 10% discount for chalet guests. Takeaway pizzas and Sunday roasts are also available, and the cook school runs courses from Wednesday to Sunday.

Guests can use the tennis court, table tennis, and games room with pool, air hockey, and DVDs at no extra charge. The lake provides easy access for swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, and fishing, and a row boat is available for guest use. A lakeside sauna is available for booking, and BBQs can be hired for outdoor cooking.

The property includes a children's play area with a handmade tree swing, mud kitchen, and large outdoor chess set. Baby safety gates and board games are provided in the lodges, and the games room keeps older kids entertained. Ducks and other wildlife roam the grounds, offering daily encounters for young guests.

Set within the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, the estate sits on the shores of Scotland's only natural lake - Lake of Menteith. Stirling Castle is a 25-minute drive away, and Loch Lomond, the Trossachs Trail, and Blair Drummond Safari Park are all within 30 minutes. Edinburgh and Glasgow are each roughly one hour's drive, making the chalets a convenient base for exploring central Scotland.

Accommodation: Log cabins, luxury waterfront lodges, and stone cottage

Dining: Nick Nairn Cook School and restaurant with guest discount

Activities: Tennis court, games room, lake swimming, paddleboarding

Family: Children's play area with tree swing and mud kitchen

Wellness: Lakeside sauna and hot tub in select lodges

Location: Direct lakefront in Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park