It’s Game of Thrones – with mod cons: Inside the extraordinary medieval Scottish castle where you can indulge magic kingdom fantasies amid boutique comforts (and the odd bat)

A stay at Kilmartin Castle comes with a few warnings.

Check-in and you’ll need to mind your head, watch your step and keep an eye out for the occasional bat – they like it in there.

But if you’re at ease with low door frames, uneven staircases and the odd visit from winged creatures of the night, there is a strong chance you’ll be completely smitten with the place – like I am.

Kilmartin Castle is a formidable fortress home on the outside – and a hipster chic place to stay on the insideThe castle’s wonderful living room, where guests can recline on a 70s-style modular L-shaped sofa in front of the fire – and spin vinyl

You’ll find Kilmartin Castle, in Scotland’s rural Argyll, listed in Sawday’s, which celebrates ‘special’ places to stay.

Special? This 16th-century castle – set in one of Scotland’s most historically fascinating areas – is extraordinary.

It’s Game of Thrones hipster chic. An imposing, dramatic, thick-walled fortress – but with mod cons, delightful luxury boutique touches and a splash of cool (this is a castle where guests can spin vinyl).

Ted’s bedroom – called Speel – features a beautifully upholstered antique double bed and a magnificent copper bath

The bed in Ted’s room sits beneath a wall with semi-exposed stonework and a vaulted ceiling

Plus, it has laid-back, welcoming, bonhomie-infused owners – Stef Burgon and husband Simon Hunt – who you’ll be chatting to like old friends within minutes.

The fact that Kilmartin Castle, which was built in 1550 during the legendary reign of Mary Queen of Scots, is now a one-of-a-kind place to stay is all their doing.