Built in 1880 this country house style hotel has a modern wing and leisure center and is situated in a quiet residential area of Inverness city center, within 800 meters of shops, Inverness castle, museum and art gallery. The 35 guestrooms have a traditional d?cor with soft pastel tones and mahogany furnishings. All include private bathrooms with complimentary toiletries and feature amenities including cable television, direct dial phones, trouser presses, tea and coffee making facilities and minibars.
Seafood specialties and Scottish dishes are served in the Chardonnay Restaurant, with its subdued lighting and relaxed atmosphere, open for dinner daily as well as Sunday lunch. Alternatively, the Conservatory offers a bistro style menu with vegetarian options, for lunch and dinner daily. Guests can enjoy an array of leisure facilities including massage treatment rooms, beauty services, sauna, steam room and hot tub. After a busy day guests can work out in the gym, take a revitalizing dip in the indoor heated swimming pool or relax in their room and order up room service. Dry cleaning and laundry services are available. The hotel also has a conference room and banquet facilities for gala dinners and social functions. Inverness city center is compact and easily accessible on foot and shops and restaurants can be found 500 meters from the hotel. Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of Scotland's most famous monster can head out to beautiful Loch Ness, around 11 miles away. For those arriving by plane, Inverness airport is eight miles away; the number 11 bus runs every 90 minutes from the airport to city center.