Columba Hotel, Inverness

Hotel Description

Completely refurbished, this grand hotel has a great location in the heart of the city, yet on the quiet side of the river, with splendid views of the River Ness and Inverness Castle.

Inside its grand historic exterior, the Columba Hotel houses 76 fully refurbished, bright, airy, air conditioned rooms. Sensitively renovated, the hotel’s décor combines traditional comfort with contemporary style and amenities. All of the rooms feature high-standard modern facilities such as movies, music and radio on demand and high-speed wired and wireless internet access.

There are views from the front of the hotel looking out over the Ness and up to Inverness Castle. In the summer, you can look out over the beautiful floral decoration, which surrounds the Castle itself; in the winter, the trees which line Ness Walk are decked with fairy lights which shimmer on the water as the Ness flows towards the Moray Firth.

The hotel’s impressive facilities include the completely new Carvery Restaurant, the beautifully finished John Macnabs Bar & Bistro and a suite of dedicated, air conditioned meeting and banqueting rooms on the first floor. As you would expect from a building dating back to 1881, the suites feature ornate high ceilings and large bay windows offering plenty of natural light.

8/10 Overall rating

Guest Services

• General: 24 hour Front Desk, Non Smoking Rooms, Elevator, Heating, Bar, Continental Breakfast, Restaurant, Luggage storage, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking, Gay friendly, Newspapers, Breakfast buffet, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled.
• Services: Dry Cleaning, Breakfast in the room, Laundry, Packed Lunches, Viproom facilities, Wireless Lan, Currency exchange, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Internet services, Fax/photo-copy, Business Center, Room-service.

Restaurants and Bars

There are two restaurants in the hotel. The Carvery Restaurant offers a full selection of freshly prepared hot and cold dishes with both a table d'hote and an à la carte menu. The Carvery also features a char grill allowing steaks to be prepared to order. John Macnabs Bar & Bistro is situated at street level and features a menu focusing on fresh local Highland produce, including beef, lamb, fish and vegetables. The bistro offer authentic traditional dishes prepared with a contemporary twist. At the bar you can select from a range of over 100 hundred malt whiskies.

Hotel Policies

Important! Policies may vary from these depending on your room, date & rate selection. Please check the room information when booking.

Cards accepted at the hotel:
• Visa,  Maestro,  American Express,  MasterCard
• Deposit: No deposit will be charged.
• Internet: Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel and charges are applicable.
• Pets: Pets are not allowed.
• Parking: No parking available.
• Extra Charges: VAT is included. Service charge is included. City/tourist tax is not applicable.
• Children and extra beds: All children are welcome. All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots. All children under 2 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding. There is no capacity for extra beds in the room. Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 1.
• Cancellations: If cancelled up to 1 day before the date of arrival, no fee will be charged. If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the total price of the reservation will be charged.

Directions

Head for signs for Inverness Castle from Kessock, once there continue along the High Street, over the river and the hotel is on the left along Ness Walk.

*Directions included in email booking confirmation