Machrihanish doesn't count because, first and foremost, its a club for the people of that community.
Chris:
There are, by my count, about 40 buildings total in all of Machrihanish proper, and a few of those are hotels/taverns/the clubhouse. Now, of course, it's a stone's throw from Campbeltown, and I'm sure most of its "local" play is from there.
After a round at Machrihanish, I repaired to the clubhouse with a member who admitted, after a couple of pints, that his wife was a bit tired of Campbeltown and its isolation, and was wanting to move (back, apparently) to Glasgow. He, too, acknowledged he occasionally grew tired of the small town. But, he said, glancing out the clubhouse window to the wonderful links, "I'd have to give up this."
I think Marchrihanish, and even more so Machrie, are the definition of remote, one-trick ponies for Scottish golf.