Invermac House

-100, really not much to like. I'll start with a private house found via the 'hotel' filter on booking.com. apparently next door was better

Bed, mattress had massive dip which you roll into, the room was obviously the poor one out of 3, as a glimpse of the other 2, showed they were much nicer. Even with curtains closed, outside light lit room all night

The kettle, microwave and fridge were clean and worked, as did the WiFi. Parking was fine and everywhere was easily accessible from the property.

Advertised "A continental breakfast is served daily"- A couple of boxes of cheap cereal and some milk instead. Property also advertised porridge & snacks, of which there were none. The oven / hob didn't work as there was no effective means of ignition, and having looked at the extractor fan I think I've found several new species of something which have developed over the several years since it was last cleaned. It was just about possible to sleep in the bed provided if you ignored the thoroughly worn springs and an equally worn mattress. Garden views and a terrace? There was a garden and you could view it, but you wouldn't want to do so for more than 5 seconds due to the debris and generally poor upkeep. The property's entry on Booking.com said it offered "View" as a benefit - The only view was of said garden from the ground floor, and the large block of flats opposite from the room. Advertised a "24 hour front desk". There was a table next to the door, which could be thought of as a desk, and it was there 24 hours a day, but no sign of a person at all.

The breakfast and I had insects in my room. Bathroom was a wee mess.

The breakfast was a bit disappointing, we expected a bit more....

It was very clean and well located next to a bus stop with good parking for anyone coming by car. The staff were very friendly and helpful. You can even chat in French with the Parisian lady.

It is too far to walk from the centre of town but the bus service is reliable. Best to buy a day ticket for flexibility and nite bus times (every 20 minutes during day but once an hour late evening). Inverness is surprisingly more expensive than similar towns but the walks through town and along the Ness are enjoyable as are the evening music venues. Good base from which to explore. Big problem was that the curtain in the room is insufficient and you can be woken up by string sunshine at 4am! A roll down blind needs to be fitted.