Recommended Hotel (Best Buy Hotel)
This family-run country hotel, totally refurbished in April 2007, offers a high level of comfort in the traditional Victorian surroundings of a building dating back to 1869. Always aspiring to be innovative, the hotel's newly installed central heating and water system is revolutionary in using an environmentally friendly biomass wood chip burner. Its grace and charm is complemented by natural dÚcor, modernism and genuine, warm hospitality offered by a devoted and passionate team. Guests can choose from a total of 29 rooms and facilities on offer at this family-friendly establishment include a lobby area, a hotel safe, a lift, a cafÚ, a bar, a TV lounge, 2 restaurants, conference facilities and WLAN/Internet access. Guests may also take advantage of the room and laundry services and there is parking for those arriving by car.
Location
This hotel stands on the site of Kilwhimen Barracks, in the highland town of Fort Augustus, between Fort William and Inverness. In Fort Augustus, guests will find restaurants, pubs, links to the public transport network and shops. Loch Ness is only 500 m away and it is a 30-minute drive to Urquhart Castle, 35 minutes by car to Fort William, 45 minutes to Ben Nevis and 90 minutes to the Isle of Skye.
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