While Fiona and I obviously wish visitors to the Loch Ness & Inverness area to consider booking Hazelgrove as their first choice,  an interesting alternative has recently been opened for weekly rental which we feel we must also recommend! It is Dunolly House on the banks of the Caledonian Canal at Clachnaharry, former home of Scotland's most prolific civil engineer. Born in 1757, Telford not only built the Caledonian Canal but also hundreds of bridges including two over the River Severn, the Menai suspension bridge and  also the Ellesmere canal. He died in 1834.
The solid Georgian building has period features and furniture, including origonal shutters and chimney-pieces as well as offering fine views over the canal.. The house was refurbished using local craftsmen and volunteers as part of the Vivat Trust's partnership with Scottish Canals. The cost of a week's rental is around £1,100.