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title: "Royal Highland Hotel, Inverness: 8.4/10 guest rating, reviews & location"
description: "Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness: rated 8.4 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/royal-highland-hotel-inverness/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-31
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Hotel · ★★★
# Royal Highland Hotel

Crown, Inverness, United Kingdom

8.4 ·  Very good 2,643 reviews ·  #27 #27 of 36 in Inverness ·  8.6 Location score
## About Royal Highland Hotel

Royal Highland Hotel is a hotel in Crown, Inverness, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.4 out of 10 across 2,643 reviews. Facilities include bar. It is 470 m from the centre of Inverness. The nearest airport, Inverness Airport (INV), is 13 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:30

- **Rooms:** 86

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 1856

- **Last renovated:** 2009

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 27

18 Academy street [royalhighlandhotel.co.uk](http://www.royalhighlandhotel.co.uk/)

## Live prices around Royal Highland Hotel

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## Royal Highland Hotel: nightly price by month

     

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-   Cheapest month: February, about €87 a night on average
-   Most expensive month: June, about €289 a night on average
-   Lowest price we found: €84 for the night of 12 January 2027

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[Royal Highland Hotel prices by month](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/royal-highland-hotel-inverness/prices/)

Averages of real one-night prices for two adults on Agoda, a Tuesday and a Saturday in each month, last checked 21 October 2026. In euros; the final price is shown before you book.

## How Royal Highland Hotel scores

Better rated than 25% of hotels in Inverness

-   Guest rating **8.4**
-   Location **8.6**
-   Public transport **10.0**

Inverness average

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast
-   Bar

### Internet

-   Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Parking

### Services

-   Laundry
-   Luggage storage

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning
-   In-room safe
-   Coffee or tea maker
-   Blackout curtains

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **8.6**/10

- **Walk grade:** **84**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Shops within 500 m:** **7**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **5**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Inverness</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">70 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Inverness Airport (INV)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">13 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">28 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Inverness</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">470 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Everyday places nearby

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Food shop<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Highland International Food Plus</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">180 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Pharmacy<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Boots Pharmacy</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">500 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Inverness Museum and Art Gallery290 m
-   Scottish Kiltmaker Visitor Centre390 m
-   Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre570 m
-   Landoch Traditional Masonry640 m
-   Inverness War Memorial970 m
-   Skye Museum of Island Life1.2 km

## Weather in Inverness

[Inverness weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/united-kingdom/scotland/inverness/weather)

## Lists this hotel is on

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## Questions about Royal Highland Hotel

### How do guests rate Royal Highland Hotel?

Royal Highland Hotel has a guest rating of 8.4 out of 10 from 2,643 reviews, which is better than 25% of rated hotels in Inverness.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Royal Highland Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 10:30.

### Does Royal Highland Hotel include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Is there parking at Royal Highland Hotel?

Yes, parking is available; charges may apply.

### How far is Royal Highland Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Inverness Airport (INV), is 13 km away in a straight line.

### When did Royal Highland Hotel open?

Royal Highland Hotel opened in 1856 and was last renovated in 2009.

### How many rooms does Royal Highland Hotel have?

Royal Highland Hotel has 86 rooms on 3 floors.

### Is there a supermarket or food shop near Royal Highland Hotel?

Yes: Highland International Food Plus, about 180 m away (3 min walk).

### Where is the nearest pharmacy to Royal Highland Hotel?

Boots Pharmacy is the closest pharmacy we know of, about 500 m away (8 min walk).

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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