ICMI The Collection is a group of eight luxury properties in Scotland including the Atholl in Edinburgh, Inverlochy Castle in Fort William and the newly opened Cromlix in Dunblane.

ICMI Lodges & Inns, on the other hand, will target privately owned three-star hotels and houses. One hotel and three houses have joined the group so far. The Inch Hotel in Fort Augustus (pictured left), 45 minutes from Inverness or Fort William it has 18 bedrooms plus a meeting room with views across Loch Ness which will accommodate up to 35 delegates. The three houses include: The Factors Inn and Factors Cottage at Inverlochy near Fort William, and the Colonel's Cottage at Greywalls in East Lothian.

ICMI recently won the title of ‘Hotel Management Company of the Year' for the fifth year in a row at the Scottish Hotel of the Year Awards.

Details:   www.icmi.co.uk