You can do better, much better! The Columba has a good location but it is an old hotel that looks like it hasn't been renovated in many years. The hallways were extremely narrow, the room was very small, as was the bathroom. The carpet was thin and the wi-fi was spotty. I moved 1/2 block down the street (still on the Ness River) to the Premier Innl for the same price and a much better experience. read more

We enjoyed our stay here at the Columba Hotel in Inverness, we were in the Ness Suite with a beautiful view of the Ness River, the room was very spacious and a lot to offer. The only drawback was the shower was not even warm, there was a large bathtub and the water for it was fine. The hotel is obviously very old but none of this bother us at all. The food was good in the bar as well as the drinks. When we return to Inverness we will book here again. Staff, specifically Aimee were all very helpful. read more

We booked via hotels.com and like most third party websites, we had some issues and we weren't able to be in the room we booked the first night (out of two). Allan, who is a manager there was SO sweet and friendly and was lovely enough to give us some champagne as an apology and held the room for us since we were not going to make the normal checkin window. The hotel is perfectly fine, but Allan and Lee really make it a great place to stay. Allan also recommended some places for food that we absolutely love. read more

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The Wi-Fi was unstable the entire stay. There was no maid service during our stay, the rooms and bathroom was chilly and the showers had poor pressure read more

I did not stay at this hotel, so this review is not about the hotel rooms. However I had occasion to visit the public areas such as the reception area and the public restrooms and so that's all this review is for. The reason for my visiting this hotel was because it's the pick up and drop off point for Happy Tours. I waited in the reception area, before the tour started, and the staff were super friendly and happy for me to sit by the couch near the window. By the way, from the beautiful stained glass window seat in their reception area, you get a great picture perfect framed view of Inverness Castle and the River Ness. I also used their loos, which are situated all the way in the back towards the right, and while there weren't any obvious signs to their location in the reception area, the corridor heading to the loos has all these really cool Edwardian photo prints, including George VI and his family. It was interesting for me to be able check out all these yesteryear photos, including a fair amount of what looked to be local photos too (not just of king & country!). The ladies loos were very clean, and had plenty of stalls. They were about old fashioned in their decor but all the mod cons were there. Overall it was a good, but brief stay. Yelp 83/ 2019 read more

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Quiet, cozy, stately hotel, well furnished and staffed by warm, helpful folk. I only spent one night in Inverness, but I everyone I met was cordial, helpful and accommodating. Room was snug and comfy, not ostentatious, and exceedingly affordable. The Columba, and Inverness itself, is your gateway to the Highlands. Rent a car and get lost in some of the most gorgeous countryside that planet Earth has to offer. read more

What a total surprise! I came back to Inverness ready to hit the Rocpool or the fine Seafood restaurant I went to last time, but the former is shut on a Sunday, and the latter has gone altogether! So, what to do. I am staying at the Columba hotel near the bridge on Ness Walk, so I did a quick internet search and found nothing that enticed, so I decided to explore the fare here in the hotel and I discovered that not only do they have a very nice bar/bistro area overlooking the Castle, but that the food was GREAT! I had the King scallops with Chorizo salad and a balsamic reduction for starters, and Butternut squash with asparagus, roasted cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan for main course. Both were delicious! I also had a nice glass of Merlot to accompany my meal. There is NO evidence through an internet search other than a name, and even then it is alternately spelled Macnab and McNab, so I couldn't have been more surprised! The space is modern with thick wooden tables and comfortable chairs and sofas to wait on if busy, and although they have TV's showing music videos, the sound does not impose. I wonder what it would be like if excessively busy as I was there on a Sunday night, but the staff were very attentive and chatty, and the plethora of whiskeys could accomodate the most discerning Malt fan. The bar also had a number of lagers and severaal beers and ales. All round appeal! Definitely worth a visit! read more

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Old-fashioned hotel in a nice city. Located next to the river, this is a great start to visit the Loch Ness. Be careful, due to some works on the road, the access might be difficult. However, there is a parking next to the hotel. if you arrive at 18:00, the pparking will be free until 08/09:00. Wifi, nice breakfast but the price was to expensive in my opinion. Be careful again, do not accept to pay in EUR as the rate will be probably more expensive. read more

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This was a nice old hotel located right on the river in downtown Inverness. Actually, I think downtown would more appropriately the area just across the river from the hotel but it was a very short walk to be right in downtown Inverness. You can walk along the hotel side of the river and it's very scenic and peaceful, On the downtown side of the river, there is an old castle-like structure that houses government offices. Beautiful vantage points and views from the castle grounds. The hotel was clean and comfortable but nothing spectacular. Its best feature was its great location / right on the river / across from downtown. Generally, the hotel was a bit tired, the rooms were rather dimly lit and had horrible showers. The showers had inconsistent water pressure and it was hard to adjust temperature. For Americans touring Scotland, it's important to mention that most hotels don't have air conditioning and that you need to open the windows in order to moderate the temperature. At this hotel, in a downtown area, you need to balance the option of keeping the windows open with the noise inherent in a downtown location. This didn't prove to be much of a problem for us but it wasn't quite as quiet as I would have preferred. For Americans traveling in Scotland or Ireland, please be forewarned about the lack of air conditioning. We stayed at this hotel as part of a 15-day tour of Ireland and Scotland with CIE Tours. This hotel was selected by CIE and was one of 9 hotels we stayed in during our 2-week tour. We had 31 people in our group and typically occupied 16 rooms at each hotel we visited. Each hotel provided a full buffet breakfast every morning and typically we had dinner at least once at each hotel. We were at this hotel for 1 night. We had a traditional breakfast buffet and the meal was OK but far from great. A downside to the meal was that the dining room staff at breakfast were curt / not very personable or pleasant. read more

Stayed 2 nights in January 2020 while on vacation from the US. Paid slightly more for upgraded king. It had plenty of space with beautiful large windows looking at the castle. Older property that shows some signs of wear, but location was great and we found it clean with nice staff. We chose it for Location but the price was really good as well for the room. read more

Super convenient and very clean. Bathroom looks like it was recently redone. Comfortable room for two and a simple but complete breakfast. Right on the river across the bridge from the main street. I probably would not go back to Inverness as we have seen/done most everything there is to do there, but this hotel is well worth staying at. read more

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We stayed at this hotel in late September and it is the worst hotel we have ever stayed in. Very old historical hotel that has not been kept up and is badly in need of renovations and maintenance. Rooms are extremely hot as there isn't any air conditioning (even though it was cold outside) and the window only opens a couple inches. The bathroom lighting is dim and yellow. Food in the dining room was horrible. The hairdryer was very poor quality and quit while I was using it. I called the front desk for a replacement and they said they had one spare. One of the most miserable nights we've had. read more

On first glance, it's very nice - the reception area is traditional looking and kept up well, and the staff was very nice. The rooms are very cute, as well. They are modern and attractive, with completely redecorated bathrooms. So why the low rating? Two reasons - the beds and dinner. The beds are AWFUL! I could feel every spring attacking me most of the night. Also, we're here with a large group and had dinner in the hotel. It was really substandard all around - the meat was tough, the veggies were dead, the bread was very cold. I wish they lived up to their new decor. read more

Really hard deciding between 3 and 4. I can't agree with some previous comments. My room has two luggage racks and the moulding looks fine. The bathroom has been remodeled nicely. The wifi is weak but adequate for surfing and general use but not downloads. It's got odd up/down stairwells and a terrible view from my room but it's an old building, what do you expect? The staff was friendly and attentive and dinner was nice and no one in my group of 30 had complaints. The chocolate cake was devine. My only real complaint/suggestion is the halls... they smell musty and the floor is sooo creaky and weak in spots. It clearly needs new floorboards and reinforcement not to mention new carpet. read more

Wow. What a disappointment. The room came with no luggage rack had to put on on floor the other on top of chair. The tv was just taller than a beer bottle. Our second night they did not leave soap or shampoo. The food in the restaurant was very bland . read more

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We stayed here for our Christmas vacation and I loved it. The room was lovely and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The view is amazing as it is right on the river. I highly recommend staying here on your visit read more

Simple clean room Better than reviews Grt location Noisy awful seagulls Where is my shotgun?! read more

Charming hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. Had dinner with a group of 40 tonight in the hotel. The food was good and the presentation was lovely, but the real stars were the servers. Brian and Chelsea were the only two that could come in tonight. They were AMAZING! They were fast, friendly, and professional. I would imagine it was rather stressful for them but they didn't show it. Thanks to them it was an enjoyable evening. Thank you Brian and Chelsea! read more

Ordered the Scottish Sirloin on prix fixe dinner menu. Medium rare, was told it was grilled. Came out gray on exterior and no red or even pink in middle. Had to work at cutting with steak knife. Sent it back, declined another. Only had appetizer and dessert. Was charged for the entire meal except for the seven pounds upcharge for steak. Rotten deal all around. read more

SMALLEST ROOM EVER! I feel like I'm staying in the Barbie Dream House. It's 2:40 a.m. and so noisy i can't sleep. The bed is not level so it feels like I'm going to fall out of bed. I do not recommend staying at this hotel. read more

I stayed in this hotel in April 2018. The room was not updated, which is not a bother. What bothered me is that I found a pair of socks in the dresser. The socks were not for me. This just made me feel uncomfortable and I kept thinking what else did they not clean. Anyways, I brushed it off and went to dinner ... at the hotel. I sat down with my group and a couple of us had bread crumbs on our "clean" plates. We notified the wait staff and they apologized and got us new plates. Then when our main course got there the bottom of the plate had what seemed like stuck on old food. Unfortunately I didn't notice until after I ate. The next morning for breakfast (I was on a tour so they booked where we ate, otherwise I would not have ate here again) I was starving and thirsty so I went down for breakfast and grabbed a plate. The plate had a greasy film covering it. I grabbed the next one and it had stuck on old dirty food. I saw the waitress and notified her she apologized. I couldn't stomach eating there so I left. I had to run to the store a block away to grab something to eat. There are some other things that happened but this review is long enough. read more

Have stayed at the Columba on a few occasions and always found it to be good !! However our recent visit found it to be lacking !! We arrived back at the hotel for a drink on the Sunday evening at around 10.15p.m. To find Macnabs bar closed ????????? And the following morning the buffet breakfast needed reviving from the dead it had been lying around for so long !!!!! They need to try harder !!!!!!! read more