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 Skeabost Country House Hotel 
Skeabost Bridge, Isle Of Skye, Skeabost Bridge, Portree
User review: 7.47. From GBP 89.00
 Cuillin Hills Hotel
Isle of Skye, Portree
User review: 8.85. From GBP 80.00
 Dunsgiath Apartments
Storr Lochs, By Portree
User review: 8.80. From GBP 89.00
 Quayside Apartment
Quay Street, Portree
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Portree hotels - About Portree
Coordinates: 57°24′43″N 6°11′22″W / 57.41207, -6.189499
Portree (Scottish Gaelic: Port Rìgh, the King's port) is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. There are four ways to get to Portree: via the Skye Bridge; the Mallaig to Armadale ferry; the (seasonal) Kylerhea ferry; and from the Western Isles to Uig. It is the location for the only secondary school on the Island, Portree High school. Public transport services are limited to buses.
Portree has a harbour, fringed by cliffs, with a pier designed by Thomas Telford. Attractions in the town include the Aros Centre and the An Tuireann Arts Centre, both of which celebrate the island's Gaelic heritage. The town also serves as a centre for tourists exploring the island.
The town possibly takes its name from a visit by King James V of Scotland in 1540. However this etymology has been contested, since James did not arrive in peaceful times. Some authorities believe derivation to have been from Port Ruighe, 'slope harbour', or Portrigheadh - 'port of the hillside'. Prior to the sixteenth century the settlement's name was Kiltaragleann ('the church of St. Talarican in the glen').
The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.
The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd.
Around 939 (37.72%) of the population can speak Scottish Gaelic.
In the Harry Potter novels the town is home to the Pride of Portree, one of the thirteen Quidditch teams of Britain and Ireland.
The movie "Made of Honor" also partially takes place in Portree, where a sweeping shot of the town's main street is shown.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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