Hotel berhampiran Banavie, Fort William

I really like this hotel. The view is amazing, and the reception is very friendly. They also have a restaurant and bar downstairs, which is really a saver for us after a long day of driving.

I booked this hotel after a cancellation at another hotel in Fort William, and I found it last minute. Quite exciting staying at a new hotel! Firstly, the plus points: a very friendly welcome, and the lady on reception at check out was very friendly too. Also, the rooms are really stylish and spotless, and some very tasty biscuits are provided. However, I was left disappointed by a few things. Firstly, despite the stylish appearance of the room, it lacked some cosyness - it felt like a cross between a Premier Inn and student digs. On that subject, there was a group of quite noisy students staying there the evening I was there. This wouldn't normally bother me, but you could hear everything from the corridor, even though I was staying at the far end. So, lots of knocking on doors until 11pm at night and from about 6am the following morning. I also found the service at the bar to be quite mixed. The guy working was very friendly, but the lady I was greeted by came across as if she didn't want to be there...no smile or anything! Finally, you can't watch live TV in the rooms. It may be 2023, but, if I want to watch TV on an evening, just turning it on and having channels available would be good. Unfortunately, I had to connect my tablet to a different WiFi code and cast...and not many of the streaming services allow you to cast live TV. In time, I'm sure the hotel will be great, and maybe I'll go again...maybe!

Can’t fault this accommodation! The owner was very helpful with recommending locations for us to visit, places for us to eat in the evenings and was always happy to help which was very appreciated!! The room was tidy, spacious and just lovely to stay in! Breakfast was amazing - you have to preorder your main breakfast but there is also a buffet to have in addition with fresh fruit, pastries and more! Highly recommend, it’s an accommodation that clearly goes above and beyond for their guests and will return if we come back to Fort William :)

We stayed at the Factors Cottage last night and had a lovely stay! When reading the reviews, I was put off slightly and regretted booking it almost to the point of cancelling but the room has been great. Check in at the castle was good, the lady on reception was very helpful and friendly. Our room was large, clean, comfortable bed (maybe 2 singles pushed together, but no less comfy), big bathroom, stocked with all the usual teas, coffees, shampoos etc. We liked that this was away from the main hotel as you can come and go without the awkward 'hi bye' constantly. Parking was right next to our room and the accommodation was dog friendly. There's also a communal area for making food etc, but we were unable to use it for to covid. However there is a utility room with a washing machine, which was a life saver for us! It's a shame there's no breakfast included for £110, but we knew that when we booked it. A lot of the reviews described this as the castles poorer cousin, which of course it is, if you want rooms/service like the castle pay another £200. My only criticism is that the toilet flush is very weak.

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9 of our family stayed in one of the beach villas at hollytree which was awesome. We dined in the Hollytree hotel on the Sunday evening 17 March. The food was excellent. The evening was only marred by a very rude man screaming at the waiter at the next table to us in a full restaurant, about his food. The waiter tried to placate him, however he continued shouting. He then ranted to the young waitress at the bar area that there would be “a sh$t show from the media tomorrow”. We were shocked by this behaviour, and all felt that any complaint really should have been dealt with away from the earshot of the rest of the diners. The staff were all lovely and helpful throughout our stay.

Went for 2 nights we had the wee room on the top floor, not much headroom . The room was an ok size had tv,shower no bath, bed was so comfee . Dressing gowns and slippers in the room. Free products for the shower. Coffee making facilities in your room including decaff tea and coffee. The place is very remote and we eat in there restaurant on the first night. I had the special, ribs unfortunately they were not great very tough and couldn't eat them, but everyone else's meals were good. They have a bar that opens till 11pm and a pool table. Breakfast was included and was lovely. You could choose off a menu and a good selection, including full English. Basket of bread and blueberry muffins on the table. Staff were lovely very friendly to us. The only negatives were * hairdryers was too hot as hair friezes, take your own. * shower power is very poor and if someone else is using it somewhere it goes to a drip. * the price, very expensive for a very wee room. Bigger toom was over £100 more. Just half a mile away is the lake and viaduct that was used in the second Harry Potter film worth a look and it has a pay and display car park.