January 2012 has seen Hollywood filming on Skye once again. Director Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Bladerunner, Alien, Black Hawk Down, Thelma and Louise) has Chosen Skye for partial filming of his Prometheus movie, starring Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce. Prometheus is set to be one of 2012s biggest cinema releases was partially filmed at the Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish peninsular, last week and just a couple of miles from our Fada and Leathan apartments at Storr Lochs. Prometheus is a follow on from the Aliens movies and the initial trailers look amazing.

Over the last few years Skye has seen Hollywood directors and major film stars choose Skye for movies such as Stardust starring Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller, Michelle Pfeiffer, & Clare Danes etc. again filmed around StorrLochs and Portree harbour. Made of Honour was a great romcom part of which was filmed right outside our Quayside apartment in Portree Harbour as was Captain Jack, some time ago with Bob Hoskins.

We are hoping that the Cohen Brothers, directors of Brother Where Art Though, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Burn After Reading to name a few, will be filming on Skye also, as they have been visiting Skye for the last few years and one time with actor John Turturro who appears in many of their films including the truly brilliant Hudsucker Proxy. We have always thought the Highlands and the Islands, the characters and lifestyle would be ideal for a Cohen Brothers movie!

Even the Inbetweeners Movie had its premiere on Skye at Sabhal Mor Ostaig on the Sleat peninsular of the Island.

Hollywood & Bollywood has finally woken up to the spectacular nature of the scenery here and is taking full advantage of the bizarre rock formations and stunning scenes and incredible light. So you never know a visit to Skye could coincide with some movie magic and star spotting!

Winter is a great time to come to Skye and Lewis, with no light pollution and clear skys The Hebrides is the perfect star gazing destination and is fast gaining a reputation for being one of the UK's best star gazing spots. The recent displays of the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) here has been spectacular and made the national news, though they are not rare in these parts anyway. With few tourists you can also bag a bargain break. We are offering last minute 3 night breaks throughout Jan and February for just £240. If you want to stay longer or shorter, thats no problem, just give us a call for the best price.

We have availability for our apartments on Skye and apartment on Lewis throughout winter.
We have apartments in Storr Lochs and our Portree apartment has some availabilty too! So give us a call and we will find something to suit you. Why not do some island hopping and stay in both our Skye apartments and Lewis apartments!

Call us on 01478 612851