Hotels in Inverness

We loved Inverness! The town itself is beautiful and historic and our family enjoyed just walking down the cobblestone streets looking at the buildings, the architecture, and enjoying the views of the river and mountains. It's easy to walk the whole city center area. There was quite a bit of traffic on the narrow one-way roads, so it was definitely easier to walk. There are many places to shop, from quaint small businesses to larger stores like Primark and TKMaxx. Many wonderful choices of places to eat. Our favorite was George's Thai and South Indian Bar & Restaurant. The food was excellent and offered a wide variety for our family. Both the owner and the staff were interesting and friendly. The pubs looked wonderful, but many didn't allow children under 18 and since we were traveling as a family we weren't able to patronize them, which was disappointing. Inverness is a great place to stay if you want to explore other sights in the Highlands. In our two days there we were able to visit Culloden Battlefield (a must see) and Clava Cairns; Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle; and Glen Ord Distillery. There were other places we would have been able to explore in a day trip from Inverness had we had the time (Fort George, Isle of Skye, Fort William) or had it been the summer (we traveled in early December). The busses and trains are fairly easy to use and go everywhere you need to go. The Visitor Center staff was very helpful in providing advice on how to get around. There were also many tours available, but because we went off-season some were not available.

Eden Court Theatre and Cinema are a wonderful resource. We managed to in fit two films in on a Sunday afternoon, but unfortunately there were no Theatre productions on at the time of our stay. The River Ness running through the city makes for great walks along the riverside, especially as there are 3 pedestrian suspension bridges. The ecclesiastical architecture is fabulous and although we didn't go up to the castle, it was very imposing from the riverside. Next time we will definitely visit. Leaky's Bookshop on Church Street is well known in the 'bookish' community for being a large, well-stocked second-handed book shop that is a perfect place to browse an afternoon away. There is a large log burning stove and comfortable seating upstairs to retreat to with a pile of books to peruse. Good rail and bus connections and affordable accommodation. We will definitely be returning soon and would highly recommend.

We were a few minute walk from the city centre, there are some great restaurants on both sides of the river and in the town centre, we ate in both The Kitchen and the Mustard Seed which were recommended to us by the owner of the hotel and both were fantastic, we also had lunch in Creature Comforts in the centre which was lovely ( huge portions ). Inverness is lovely city to walk around and the Castle that is not a castle is a must see, we went to the Distillery at Glen Ord and also visited Fort George and Culloden, all must sees.This was not our first visit to Inverness and we will be back very soon. We had friends with us who are Maltese and they have fallen in love with Scotland in particulary Inverness!!!!

Inverness is a great place for a few days break and longer to explore the Highlands. The city itself has many fine restaurants and bars. On this trip we went to the new Scotch & Rye pub and it's great, loved the industrial interior design. Thereafter we went to the Mustard Seed, a great place for dinner with lovely staff and surroundings. Eden Court is a great theatre on the River and it's lovely to stay nearby in one of the hotels with a great view of the bright lights of the River Ness and Castle. Very easy to get around. The train and bus station are well placed within the middle of the city with good shopping nearby.

Inverness station is well organised clean and well attended. Central to town with a bar and restaurant. Pop to the information Centre who were vastly knowledgable on the area and help us to plan out our days there. Over the road is so coco and if you like hot choc made from real liquid chocolate ... Yum! The east side of Lochness was mountainous and stunning and the west was bit boring other than seeing the Loch itself. Overall lots to do and see

Inverness is a pretty compact town with a lovely river winding its way through. The river walk was great, and other sights, like Urquhart Castle, were easy to reach by local bus. I enjoyed the museum, and the attached Art Gallery was showing the Scottish Tapestry Exhibition.......amazing!!!! It showed the history of Scotland, stitched by many people, in glorious embroidered segments. Well worth seeing!!!! And well done Scotland!!!!