We had a good experience at AC Hotel Inverness for 4 nights in the middle of our 2 week trip to Scotland. Central Inverness is not that big so it was easy enough to walk to and from this hotel which is located on the edge of the downtown area...not quite as convenient as the hotels right in the middle of the town center, but 6-10 minutes walk and you're there and back. The bonus there is it's much quieter than the direct center of town.
It feels new or at least recently renovated...but a basic modern hotel...not boutique or luxury. All the staff we interacted with were nice.
Our room was fairly small but, clean and comfortable 9and again modern feeling), and it had a nice view of the river right outside the window.
Breakfast was okay...there's ample to choose from from the continental buffet, plus a super-automatic espresso machine to quickly get whatever drink you wanted. Plus you could order from the prepared foods menu. The continental had a large honeycomb straight from a nearby bee farm that you could scoop a chunk out for whatever you needed. I hadn't seen anything like that at any other hotel and thought that was cool and unique.
8-10 minutes walk to the bus or train station which was convenient enough for us as we were using Inverness as a base for day trips in the region. (Train to Speyside one day for whiskey distillery visits, bus into the Loch Ness area for a cruise, Urquhart Castle, and coos, and a cab from the hotel directly to Culloden and Clava Cairns.)
The rest of our trip we stayed at more upscale boutique hotels and we consciously wanted to not spend as much on this part of the trip...so we were happy with our choice and thought it was a good base for exploring Inverness and the region in general. read more