Novar Arms Hotel
Location: Balconie Street, Evanton, gb
Star Rating: 8.8 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Charming Village Hotel with On-Site Restaurant and Bar
Cozy Rooms with En-Suite Facilities
Entertainment and Activities at Your Fingertips
Experience the quaint village of Evanton at Novar Arms Hotel, just a stone's throw away from the stunning North Coast 500. Relax in comfortable rooms featuring a dining area, work desk, and modern en-suite facilities. Indulge in delicious meals at the on-site restaurant and unwind with a drink at the lively bar equipped with various entertainment options. With Alness and Invergordon nearby, and Nigg within easy reach, there's no shortage of exploration. Book your stay now to enjoy a perfect blend of relaxation and entertainment at Novar Arms Hotel.
Important Information
Please note that the breakfast service is open from 06.00 hrs until 10.00 hrs Monday to Friday, 07.30 hrs to 10.00 hrs Saturday and Sunday.
Please note that the dinner service is open from 17.00 hrs until 19.45 hrs Monday to Friday, 12.30 hrs until 19.45 hrs Saturday and Sunday.
Please note that the bar opening time is 12.00 until 23.00 hrs Sunday to Thursday, 00.00 hrs Friday and Saturday.In the event of an early departure, the property will charge you the full amount for your stay.
Parking is subject to availability due to limited spaces.
This property is located in a residential area, and guests are asked to refrain from excessive noise.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
- Luggage storage
- Fax/photocopying
- Packed lunches
- Darts
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Board games/puzzles
- Kid meals
- Evening entertainment
- Outdoor furniture
- Fruits
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Food delivered to guest room
- CCTV outside property
- Process in place to check health of guests
- Access to health care professionals
- Face masks for guests available
- 24-hour security
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Thermometers for guests provided by property
- Broadcast Live sport events
- Stand-up comedy
- Television in common areas
- Billiards or pool table
- Free wired internet
- Golfing on site
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Games
- Housekeeping on request
- Concerts/live shows
- Private picnics
- Wine release events
- Reception hall
- Secured parking
- Hosted evening meal (reserve)
- Vegetarian menu options available
Rooms Available
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Standard Double or Twin Room
Featuring free toiletries, this twin/double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The twin/double room features a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
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Single Room
Offering free toiletries, this single room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The single room offers a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Smoke alarm
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Standard Twin Room
Offering free toiletries, this twin room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The twin room offers a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
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Standard Double Room with Shower
Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
Guest Reviews
- Tony (10/5): A great place to stay, nothing was too much trouble - Excellent setting, brilliant service. No criticisms
- Pat (9/5): Very convenient being on the main road through Evanton. The food was good and staff friendly. - Staff very polite and helpful Sockets in our room were not in the most convenient places. Difficult to plug in the kettle and bedside lamp
- Andrea (7/5): -
- Gareth (9/5): Very pleasant - Nice lively local hotel. Also enjoyed a walk through the woods behind the hotel
- Alastair (10/5): -
- Cindy (7/5): -
- Davie (10/5): - Hotel was very well priced. The food was really amazing at a fairly low price. The staff were absolutely brilliant. Will go back.
- Simon (8/5): Friendly welcoming staff in an extremely convenient setting. - Staff were friendly and informative! Room was a little on the cold side, but I did not ask to find out how to adjust heating.
- Jill (8/5): -
- Valerie (8/5): - Nous avons été très bien accueillis. La chambre,bien que petite, était confortable. Les repas servis sur place étaient très bons. Petit déjeuner très bon et copieux.
- Cathy (6/5): Nice hotel, but tired looking. Food is the best part of this hotel stay. - Central to my needs. Food is lovely and plentiful. Outdated. Needs modernising and in most cases needs a good clean up. Beds uncomfortable. Room tiny. Wouldn’t take much to make rooms fresher looking. Wardrobe looked like on last legs. No towels, toiletries or tea cup for two when we arrived.
Entrance to hotel looks good, but looks dirty going through to the rooms.
- Jackson (9/5): Great Stay - no breakfast , location was good no issues
- Karolina (10/5): a very nice stay, as always, at the hotel. As always. - Location, Staff and Food
- James (10/5): Short and pleasant stay, I would choose it again! - I only chose accommodation and the room was quiet, comfortable and clean. The staff were pleasant, helpful and friendly. The hotel in general had a homely, country atmosphere. I would recommend it to other potential guests. Nothing
- Sandy (7/5): More or less filled our requirements. - Breakfast and dinner in the bar were very good. The Duvets on the beds were too small and there were no extra bed coverings. Also, pillows were foam which were not good.
- Carron (9/5): -
- Kathryn (9/5): We enjoyed our stay very much - Breakfast was delicious. Room was lovely and quiet. Staff were helpful and friendly. Food was excellent and well-cooked. There wasn't a great deal we didn't like. The only issue we encountered was being on the top floor as there were a lot of stairs to carry our luggage up and down. But the room was quiet due to its location.
- David (9/5): -
- Karolina Aleksandra (10/5): Amazing place to stay :) Will be back for sure :) - Everything was great :) I have no objection Nothing
- William (8/5): -
- Rebecca (8/5): -
- Charles (10/5): -
- stephen (10/5): My stay at the Novar was perfect. friendly staff , great food and a quiet room . just what was nee - The freshly cooked English breakfast was fabulous. Just the right amount to start the day . Can't think of anything.
- Loredana (10/5): Great place to stay, will come back again - I stayed here already few times and will again. Great place to stay in this area.
- Grzegorz (10/5): -
- Amanda (8/5): -
- John (10/5): Great staff, good food idyllic location. - Great location, clean and tidy
- Gary (9/5): Only stayed one night.Everythingwas good - Had everything we needed Nothing
- Caroline (7/5): useful place for an overnight stop - convenient location, small but comfortable room, friendly staff, freshly cooked breakfast very poor choice of vegetarian food in the bar/restaurant; bathroom so small I could hardly move
- Mary (6/5): - The mattress was very uncomfortable. Furnishings were old. Bathroom was ok. The breakfast was very good and the bar area was colorful. Staff was helpful.
- Andrew (10/5): - All good
- William (10/5): - Staff were all very friendly and extremely helpful. Particularly when we asked to move to another room. So helpful and polite, excellent service.
- Donna (10/5): - Cleanly and friendly.
- A (4/5): Not for me. - The staff were lovely. No complaints there, and my room had been recently renovated, but the bathroom drains in my ensuite were really smelly.
Also, the breakfast coffee was tasteless, and the scrambled eggs didn't taste like eggs.
- Mr Richard (8/5): - It's a nice place.
- Andy (8/5): Great staff and really pleasant friendly hotel, Evening meals excellent menu. Secure parking at rear - Friendly pub atmosphere. Owner Tanya very helpful and all the staff. Breakfast and Evening Meals excellent. Good choice on menu. Rooms warm and comfortable. Nice place to stay for 3 nights with my motorcycle group. Secure parking at rear of hotel. Nothing all good.
- KAG (7/5): -
- Ian (10/5): -
- Andrew (8/5): - Convenient location with parking in front and across the road.
Dinner was good, breakfast was okay too. The fire doors are a bit heavyweight...
- Louise (8/5): -
- stephen (10/5): - All members of the group thought this was an absolute jewel. The rooms were clean tidy and comfortable. We availed ourselves of the bar and the drinks were spot on. for food we all had the steak pie which was fabulous. Breakfast was again fantastic and for the price was an absolute bargain. the staff were great friendly and no dramas there are many hotel chains could learn lessons from this establishment. thank you
- Gerrit (Gmail) (8/5): -
- Joanne (10/5): - Lovely little hotel. Rooms were spacious. Pub downstairs was very welcoming
- Christiane (5/5): - Das Essen am Abend war sehr gut Die Ausstattung der Zimmer lässt viel Luft nach oben. Es gab keine Ablageflächen, keine Kleiderbügel, im Bad konnte man noch nicht einmal die Brille ablegen. Kein Schreibtisch, kein Komfort. Teppiche auf den Fluren extrem schmutzig. Wie waren enttäuscht.
- Natsue (8/5): The out of an electric bulb on the bed - One of the electric bulb on the beds didn’t work.
- Leanne Michelle (10/5): - The staff at the hotel was very friendly and gave us information on places to visit! Highly recommended!!
- Leonard (10/5): - A lovely hotel
- Heather (7/5): -
- kathryn (8/5): - Great value for money. We had the best night's sleep so far (10 nights in the UK) and we've spent considerably more at other places. The room was not "modern" and there was nothing luxurious about it but it was comfortable, clean and you could actually open her window for fresh air.. Breakfast was great - ordered off a menu, not buffet. Lots of choice and generous portions. (and included in the price of the hotel!). We were happy with everything. It was upstairs from the bar and restaurant,but our room was very quiet. Nothing. It was exactly what it was and that was fine.
- Elizabeth (8/5): Clean and comfortable with tasty food. - Lovely breakfast cooked to order. Good selection to choose from and served by friendly, helpful staff. We asked to change our room as I had hurt my knee and wanted to avoid climbing up two flights of stairs to the original room. The staff were very accommodating and the new room was very small , although it had a double bed the room was very small . The view from the window was a back car park .
- John (10/5): -
- Betti (9/5): -
- Adrian (9/5): -
- sandra (5/5): In leaving entrance the staff wasn’t friendly, no contact with their guest, felt not welcomed , on leaving no commen - The food was very good The mattress on the bed was very old, springs protruding I had to put two towels under,the owner wasn’t friendly. On leaving didn’t ask us if we enjoyed are stay! Very disappointed.
- Karen (8/5): I would stay there again. A good value - The bed was comfortable, the room was clean. There was mildew in the shower, but it had excellent water pressure.
- Reece (5/5): -
- James (8/5): -
- Johannes (7/5): -
- Georgiana (10/5): -
- Ally (10/5): -
- manju (7/5): Okay - Staff Not comfortable
- REZIO Antonio (8/5): -
- Catherine (9/5): - Chambre confortable. Dîner délicieux sur place.
Bon rapport qualité prix. Petit dejeuner très copieux. Le concert rock un peu fort, nous étions fatigués et avions besoin de calme. Heureusement le bruit a cessé à 23h30.
- Lorna (10/5): - Breakfast was lovely, a lot to chose from, staff very friendly Nothing
- ryan (10/5): - Value for money, clean and good food in the restaurant The decor needs updating
- james (10/5): - Clean comfortable and friendly staff, good food
- andrew (7/5): A perfectly decent 3* hotel -
- Iori (8/5): Ottima posizione per Inverness e per il nord - La struttura era semplice ma pulita … lo staff molto accogliente . Buona la colazione
- Philip (10/5): Very good place - The place was just right for us food was good staff all very helpfull
- Malnati (7/5): - Struttura pulita, cibo discreto, personale gentile. Nulla
- neil (9/5): -
- Tim (7/5): -
- Mr g wang (10/5): - 好
- colin (8/5): - Staff went out of their way to help storm flosis hit when we were there power of for two days,they did there best supplied sandwich fruit drinks and a bottle of wine
- Kathleen (6/5): -
- robert (9/5): - Food excellent staff friendly Room good but bed not the comfortable but maybe just me
- Karolina Aleksandra (10/5): -
- Enrico Dolla (10/5): -
- Enrico Dolla (10/5): -
- Enrico Dolla (10/5): - Ottima pensione con un ottimo ristorante
- patricia (9/5): A very enjoyable stay with helpful staff . - A very good sized room with a pretty view over a lovely cottage garden. The breakfast was first class with everything you could possibly want. We really like the location of the hotel with some great walks for our dog. Will definitely stay here again! The only negative was the window in the bedroom was difficult to open any wider.
- Denny (9/5): - Staff were so friendly and helpful. Room was comfortable and clean. Great nights sleep. Restaurant was lovely, light, relaxed, clean. Food was amazing - we had dinner, and breakfast. Both absolutely fabulous
Wish we had booked for longer.
- COSTEL DORIN (8/5): -
- Roberto (8/5): -
- pintea (10/5): -
- Kelly (8/5): Really liked facility. Staff was grumpy unless you were spending $ at the bar - Clean, great shower, great view No microwave
- Andrew (10/5): -
- Alexander (10/5): -
- Paul (10/5): - Clean and tidy rooms, very friendly staff and great food
- Raffaella (9/5): The best to stop on your way to nord - The place is very nice and the staff are very friendly and attentive to customers' needs. A nice stop on the way to the northern part of the Highlands Nothing
- Christine (10/5): Very relaxing, lovely walks and scenery. Good base to explore from - Breakfast was good. Evening meal excellent and huge portions. Not hotels fault but was a scorrie and 3 chick's on ledge outside bedroom window. What a racket!!
- Anniki (9/5): -
- Barbara (10/5): Will go back again lovely location to suit our needs - Friendly staff . Good food and clean Nothing i didn’t like
- Angus (10/5): - Novar Arms Hotel. Is warm & friendly, from the bonnie lasses behind the bar & waitress,+ locals on my side of bar, Food is excellent, comfy bed how could ask for MORE.
- Richard (7/5): -
- Antti (10/5): Täydellinenyö paikka - Ystävällinen palvelu, hyvä meininki ja ruoka.
- Alison (9/5): -
- Joseph (7/5): -
- Brian (10/5): -
- Andrew (10/5): Welcoming stay - Lovely stay with my dog
Room had been redecorated and bathroom refurbished recently
Dinner was good , generous portions and sensibly priced
There is a great woodland for dog walks on the doorstep
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