Inverness Hostel
Location: Hillview House, Merlewood Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV2 4NL, Inverness, GB
Star Rating: 2 Stars
Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
About this Property
Garden Views and Convenient Amenities
Enjoy the garden views and take advantage of complimentary wireless internet and concierge services.
Cozy Guestrooms and Shared Kitchen
Relax in one of the 6 guestrooms and utilize the shared kitchen for meal preparations.
Nearby Attractions and Airport Accessibility
Explore nearby Ness Islands and Inverness Castle, with Inverness Airport just 15.5 km away. Book your stay at Inverness Hostel for a delightful experience.
Important Information
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Policies
Check-in: 04:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: There is no front desk at this property. The host will greet guests on arrival.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Concierge service
- Television in common areas
Rooms Available
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Standard Triple Room, Ensuite
3 Twin Beds
Internet - WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Phone; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Standard Quadruple Room, Ensuite
1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
Internet - WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Phone; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Standard Double Room, Ensuite
1 Double Bed
Internet - WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Phone; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Standard Room (sleeps 5)
5 Twin Beds
Internet - WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Phone; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Single Room, Ensuite
1 Twin Bed
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, bathrobes, and free toiletries
Practical - Phone
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
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Standard Twin Room, Shared Bathroom
2 Twin Beds
Internet - WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, shared/communal kitchen access, microwave (on request), and refrigerator (on request)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom, bathrobes, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Phone; rollaway beds (free) and cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Heating
Need to Know - No housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Telephone
- Bathrobe
- Heating
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Free WiFi
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Shared/communal kitchen access
- Bedsheets provided
- No housekeeping
- Toothbrush and toothpaste available
- Toothbrush and toothpaste not available
Guest Reviews
- Edward (8/5): - Overall this is a good place, in a quiet location. Rooms are quite basic but fine. The shared kitchen is really nice. The only problems are very thin walls (you can hear any noises e.g talking and phones pinging in the next room) and a bright green light over the room door which you can't switch off. But overall a good stay and I slept well.
- Diane (8/5): - On arrival the key for the room we booked was not available, we contacted the owner and they were quick to respond, after a bit of back and forward on the chat a suitable solution was offered. Several light switches that seemed to do nothing and one set of lights that could not be turned off was a bit inconvenient. Overall the stay was comfortable and the owner helpful
- claudia (10/5): - It was a small space but it was nice and comfortable. Would recommend for a family to stay
- Paul (10/5): Great value - Great place just outside the town centre, clean, well equipped, stayed with friends on a motorcycle tour and lots of onsite parking. Would recommend.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Good value. - Cheap and cheerful. Did the job for an inexpensive overnight stay near Inverness. Clean. Instructions easy to follow to gain access to room. Nice and quiet.
- Manish (4/5): - The bathroom flooring is coming out..There was a weird stink from the toilet..we had to open the window wide open..which is not ideal..coz the room was on the ground floor..No heating..Cobwebs on ceilings..room & bathroom..no hooks or hangers in the room..
- Barbara Eshbaugh (8/5): - The room was clean and the beds were comfortable
- Colin (6/5): - When having breakfast the lady was lovely but wore her coat whilst serving food , she was very attentive though food was lovely
- Peter (10/5): - Great quiet location ideal for a pitt stop
- Robert (10/5): - The hostel is very clean. It’s in a quiet area. Everything what needed. Recommended.
- leianne (8/5): - Great stay for a reasonable price
- Sharad (2/5): - These guys are cheats. Stay away!! We booked accomodation for 2 adults and 2 kids here. However, on our way to hostel, we were told that room we booked is not available and we should find alternative accomodation as we won't fit in 3 kids beds ( only room they have). They asked us to cancel the reservation through Expedia but then did not refund the booking amount.
- Gwendolyn (6/5): - Self check in was smooth
- Joao (8/5): - There was no wifi signal available in the property which was basic amenity to be provided as terms of booking. Upon enquiry the owner showed suprise but did nothing to rectify the issue.
- Sarah (10/5): - Lovely property safe homely feeling. Great facilities. Super clean. A nice surprise, not your usual hostel more like a bnb/mini hotel. Use of kitchen. Amazing shower. Heaters on when needed. Would recommend
- Harinath (8/5): - This is an hostel and has basic stuff. The common kitchen was useful.
- Justin (8/5): - Overall pleasant experience. Wish there was more signage and the phone number was inaccurate. Still, we were able to check in to our clean hostel without a worker and had a pleasant experience. The bathroom was especially nice.
- Phillip (10/5): Nice place - Nice place
- Claire (8/5): - .
- adel (8/5): - It’s good 25 min to the town center
- Boris (8/5): - Good and affordable place to stay in a quiet neighborhood at Inverness. It took us a good minute to figure out which room was ours since it's a self-check-in process and the keys to each room were on the doors. Overall great stay.
- Katherine (6/5): - The communication was very poor. They did not respond to questions. The back of the facility has all kinds of rubbish spread about.
- Megan (2/5): DO NOT STAY HERE - DO NOT STAY HERE. No hot water, and I mean NONE, not like the pictures at all, very dirty, smells. Horrible experience. After 1st night of a 3 night stay we left and stayed elsewhere.
- Jean-Simon (4/5): - No hot water Door wouldn’t close Smelly beds
- Verified traveler (10/5): Cool Place! - This was a really cool place to stay. Our group stayed in the 5 person room which had 5 single beds around the walls. We called it the "Seven Dwarves Room." The room was huge, with its own bathroom and we were very pleased with it. The beds weren't the most comfy in the world but we managed. The kitchen was clean and well stocked and the other guests were respectful and kind. We stayed in several hostels on our trip and this one was one of our favorites! There was confusion during check in as the number provided to contact someone for help wasn't working or no one was answering. Not the best way to manage the property. But keep access to your email as this property uses that as its primary form of checking you in.
- Joshua (4/5): - Not a very good location, poor repair, and overall quite dirty. Seems like a place the owners are just trying to milk for what they can without putting any effort or work back into the place. The freezer in the kitchen was so iced over the door wouldn’t shut.
- Jane (4/5): Beware - GOOD: Price; Location is in a leafy quiet road ; comfortable bed;Parking BAD:The non smoking room had a stench of smoke. View from window was a yard full of junk. Noisy building so heard every other occupants movements. COMMUNICATION:Received self check in details a day after we had checked out! Fortunately we were able to speak to the contact by phone who told us our room number. If you're looking for a cheap place to stay it's acceptable only if you don't care about high standard of accomodation and have earplugs ( which we did)
- Sarah (8/5): - We were very jet lagged so it was a convenient place to crash for the night. But our room smelled of stale cigaret smoke, we had to sleep with the window open. And the mattresses had buttons in them that made them extra uncomfortable. But the place was clean. And we felt safe.
- Alex (2/5): - Other than the shower, the place was dirty. Kitchen and floors need a deep clean
- tom (8/5): - Very nice and clean
- Robert (6/5): It’ll do if you’re on a budget. - No sign of the host, but that’s fine. Good points; parking on site, room was clean. Bad points; uncomfortable old mattress, shower head was more like a hose, no soap at all not even a cheap dispenser (public toilets have free hand soap). No signage on gate or entrance.
- Ingrid (4/5): Surprised this place had a good ratng - The yard was a mess with trash and construction debris. I was afraid we were in the wrong place. I was afraid to go in. The room was ok but the heat had broken and was being fixed. There was no host on site and the contact person was not helpful. The room was freezing and it was after midnight when it warmed up. We asked for a space heater and we're not giving a return call until the next morning. Overall the place had many things that were not functioning well. I was surprised it had such a good rating on this site and bookings.com.
- Gareth (8/5): Value for money - Good place to stay. Clean and tidy bedroom, bathroom and the shared kitchen. Easy walk into the town centre along the river. My only issue was the pillow was very uncomfortable
- Miss C (6/5): - Comfortable and clean. Need shower doors though.
- Verified traveler (6/5): Disappointing - owner needs to do some maintenance - Booked this because for a night as I was camping and fed of of being soaked, property listed as having self service laundry and free WiFi - there are no laundry facilities and if there was WiFi I couldn't find the connection details. The lock on the room didn't work, so couldn't lock door, otherwise room was fine. The shower was missing a door so bathroom floor got soaked when showering, and the floor appeared to be starting to collapse probably due to rot from all the water on floor. Cleanliness of kitchen area could have been better.
- David (8/5): - Would highly recommend this Hostel. It's more like a B&B just you make your own Breakfast ( cerial toast and yoghurt tea and coffee) Make your own evening meal 2 Tesco store's not far away. Kitchen has all you need with own basket in fridge to store your own small amount of shopping. Make tea and coffee anytime and you can use Tv room.
- Verified traveler (4/5): - Starting with Check In. We were told no earlier than 4pm which would’ve been fine except for the floor in our room had obviously not been swept and there was debris from the floor that had made it under the comforter in the bed. There was no one to greet us for our check in, and there was no indication that it was a self check in situation. The only reason we knew what room we were to belong in was because we had called earlier in the day with questions because we never received any information after the booking was confirmed. The Room The bathroom had cold standing water next to the bathtub, which one again only confirms that the room was not properly cleaned. Debris was on the floor obviously from the previous occupants shoes, food and whatnot. Overall House and Amenities Occupants were given keys to the front door but during our stay it seemed like we were the only one to lock it. Upon many arrivals back from town, or when leaving the house the front door was wide open. Thankfully our individual rooms locked but it was still unsettling to see there were not notes around reminding occupants to lock the door. The usage of the words “BREAKFAST PROVIDED” is a complete sham. If breakfast provided means whatever is left over by other tenants, and 3 tubs of butter then this is the place for you. However if you are expecting basic essentials like tea, coffee, bread, fruit, or yogurt you will be greatly disappointed.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great place to see Inverness from.Friendly, warm and clean. Free breakfast,tea and coffee.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The host was lovely the rooms were warm and cosy and I really appreciated the free breakfast
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Booked this little gem for a night family room lovely friendly place staff (Stevie) fantastic and friendly everything you need is in this place good supply of breakfast for kids before we caught our ferry..will definitely be back
- Annie (10/5): - We booked a family room and it was fantastic. Great size of room with generous sized en suite. Everything was spotless.
- Diana (10/5): Good place - The place was comfortable, i highly recommended this hostel.
- David (8/5): - Nice quaint location in a local neighborhood. Walls are pretty thin between the rooms so keep that in mind if that bothers you. Guests were respectable though and it wasn’t noisy after hours.
- R (10/5): - Beautiful room, neat and tidy, bright. Perfect fir a family of four.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Clean and tidy well used agood walk to bus and train stations
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The room was just right size for family of 4.clean bathroom with shower. Well stocked up kitchen to make your own breakfast -different cereals, bread,jams,cheese, meat,fruit,eggs,bacon.lovely owner.nice and quiet. No tv in the bedroom but there was a lounge with tv.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - It was immaculate and in s quite area definitely use it again
- Lianne (10/5): - Very quiet and peaceful town. Plenty of amenities available. Much to explore within the town as well as the surrounding areas.
- Celia (8/5): - Floors of hostel quite creaky as others move around.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The place is good! Stevie was wonderful and recommended good places, directions and restaurants to try. About 20mins walk to city and everything was available to use. I personally love the neighbourhood, quiet and pretty. Ample parking space. This place is way above normal hostel and on par with B&B, you only have to prepare your own meal, utensils are provided. Highly recommended!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The house was very clean and Stevie was very nice and helpful.
- Matthew (4/5): Unfortunately disappointing - Room was substantially less comfortable and smaller than the first room we stayed in. The beds were really hard and the bathroom had no extractor fan. All in all should at least have been cheaper. There was no option to swap rooms either.
- Matthew (10/5): Excellent - Excellent. Coped well with late arrival
- Roy (10/5): 3 night stay in May. - Thank you for our stay in the hostel. We were happy with the family room. Kitchen/dining room met our needs. Also enjoyed the sitting room with tv and games to play!
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Kitchen and free breakfast was positive. Room was tired, it was not at all close to pictures and bathroon had no exhaust.
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