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Royal Highland Hotel

3.0 of 5
18 Academy Street, Inverness IV1 1LG, Scotland
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Royal Highland Hotel
Ranked #24 of 39 hotels in Inverness
3.5 of 5 stars 295 Reviews
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What travelers say about this hotel
  • Ash restaurant(13)
  • Train station(11)
  • Good value(7)
  • Reception staff(6)
  • First floor(6)
  • Buffet breakfast(5)
  • Right next(5)
  • Friendly and helpful(5)
  • Very small(5)
  • Twin room(4)
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infoking
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

The hotel is of course ideally situated for the station, and for the exploration of Inverness. In the age of expensive petrol, busy motorways, parking, general stress etc I look at these Victorian wonders and think how wonderful they are. The key to any train trip is obviously the trains but a good hotel in a fantastic position is a... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

Again replacing a review from December which has gone. Wife brought me up to stay for two nights for my birthday in early December. Room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was ok. Unfortunately we dined in the restaurant on the second night. The food was ok but service was very poor. The waitress brought a bottle of wine different from... More

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Kirriemuir, United Kingdom
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW

We planned to have a nice romantic break in this lovely looking traditional hotel, i was utterly disappointed! The hotel itself was very traditional exactly as described. Breakfast in the morning was cold and it wasnt because we were late up because we we're one of the first down for breakfast... I am not usually one to complain about anything... More

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culcabock, Public Relations Manager at Royal Highland Hotel, responded to this review
May 21, 2012

Thank you for the review. Let me reassure you that we have a very detailed and effective Policy on 'Lost & Found' guest articles and , every year we have successfully detected, collected, stored and subsequently sent back both small but useful items like phone chargers to very expensive items like cameras and tablet computers and we felt very happy... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

Had a 2 night break here with my husband, brilliant location as we stepped off the train from Aberdeen to hotel! Staff very helpful and let us store our luggage safely as we arrived before check in. I loved the decor, very in keeping from the period it was buit but well kept, some function rooms were being refurbished at... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2012

We came to Inverness by train, so the Royal Highland was extremely convenient, located as it is right outside the train station. It's an old hotel, but we rather prefer that to the sterile modern chains. Rooms and bathrooms are small, but quite comfortable, with lots of amenities. The attached restaurant was not thrilling. I believe the usual cafe was... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

We stayed here again on our trip and had a good stay. The only thing was one of the rooms we had was on the side of the hotel and overlooked the shopping centre and either the hotel's fan or another buildings fan was going and it is disturb the nights sleep at first. The lift is very small and... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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person found this review helpful

Just returned from a lovely 2 night break at this really friendly hotel. I had messaged ahead to ask if we could leave our luggage at the hotel because we were ariving on an early train. This was no problem and staff even got our room ready for 12 instead of 2.30pm. We even received a complimentary tray if fruit... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012

Hotel right in city centre. Adjacent to Inverness rail terminus. Perfect if you are using a Rail Rover ticket for early starts or if you want to experience the magnificent rail route to Kyle of Lochalsh. Hotel is of course old and creaky but packed with character. Friendly staff. Very limited vehicle parking. More suited to bus,rail and foot passengers.... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2012

cracking room !cracking price !cracking location ! and the best buffet breakfast ever ! fill your boots before summer prices start . More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

What a disappointment, wanted some lunch and tea / coffee/ beer. We enetered the lobby via the hotel but sat in the restaurant called ASH, we thought it was all the same place.After sitting waiting for about 10 mins we had to ask somebody if we could have soemthing to eat or drink, the male mumbled something and went on... More

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  • Royal Highland Inverness
  • Hotel Royal Highland
Address: 18 Academy Street, Inverness IV1 1LG, Scotland
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