Bazpackers
Location: 4 culduthel road, Inverness, gb
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
About this Property
Garden Oasis and Modern Comforts
Bazpackers, a 4-star hostel in Inverness, welcomes you with a tranquil garden, free WiFi, and a cozy shared lounge. Enjoy the convenience of a shared kitchen and secure luggage storage during your stay.
Homely Kitchen Amenities
Indulge in the comfort of having your own kitchen in select rooms, equipped with a fridge, oven, and microwave. Forget the hassle and savor the freedom of preparing your meals just the way you like them.
Barbecue Nights and Nearby Attractions
Unwind with a delightful barbecue experience offered by Bazpackers. Explore the city conveniently as Inverness Castle is only 200 meters away. With Inverness Railway Station and the University close by, your stay promises both relaxation and adventure.
Ready to experience the charm of Bazpackers? Book your stay now for an unforgettable journey!
Important Information
Please note that reception hour is 10am to 11pm. Guest arriving early will not be able to check into their rooms before 15:00, but luggage can be dropped off the bag storage area in the property as early as 10:00.
If you think to arrive after our closing time which is 23:00, please let us know in advance and we will try to arrange a late self-check-in. We may reserve the right to refuse to do a late self-check-in if it's past a certain time at night (after 01:00) and/or for groups over 3 people.
The property will try to ensure group bookings are kept in the same dormitory, however, guests must give the property prior notice and this cannot be guaranteed as well as requesting a bottom bunk as they do not assign beds.
Please note, the property cannot accommodate group bookings of 6 or more guests.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in.
Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
Bazpackers doesn't accept cash payments anymore. Card payment only. We may ask you for your credit card details on arrival for any bookings made through a virtual card.
The late-check-out fee is £5 every half an hour that has begun after 11 am. If not checked out by 1 pm, we will charge another night.
Very important : Following numerous issues, any male making a reservation for one of our female dorms only will be asked to cancel their booking on arrival and if not compliant, this will be reported to booking.com and your booking will be canceled anyway. When you book a female dorm, this is clearly stated beforehand. Please not that no refund will be given. Even though we will try to accommodate you if we have availability, we cannot guarantee it. In that case, you won't be able to stay with us neither expect for a refund as this will be considered as a breach of our policy.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
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 - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Luggage storage
- Non-smoking throughout
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Board games/puzzles
- Shared kitchen
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Invoice provided
- Smoke alarms
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Private picnics
- Japanese garden
Rooms Available
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Classic Apartment, 1 Bedroom
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
172 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom and living room
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom, towels, a hair dryer (on request), and toilet paper
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request) and heating
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Microwave
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Electric kettle
- Oven
- Stovetop
- Toilet paper
- Free WiFi
- Separate bedroom
- Bedsheets provided
- Change of towels (on request)
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Standard Shared Dormitory, River View (Shared Bathroom)
3 Twin Bunk Beds
172-sq-foot room with river views
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom and a hair dryer (on request)
Comfort - Fresh towels (on request) and heating
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Heating
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Change of towels (on request)
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Standard Apartment
Boasting a private entrance, this apartment comes with 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a shower. Meals can be prepared in the kitchen, which features a refrigerator, kitchenware, an oven and a microwave. The apartment features a tea and coffee maker, a dining area, a sofa, a carpeted floor, as well as a TV. The unit has 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Refrigerator
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Oven
- Toaster
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Fire extinguisher
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
- Hand sanitiser
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Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
Rooms are 13 square yards.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Bed in 4-Bed Female Dormitory Room
Rooms are 10 square yards.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
- Shower
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Standard Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
This twin room has a shared bathroom, a carpeted floor and garden views. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Double Room with Shared Bathroom
This double room has a shared bathroom, a carpeted floor and garden views. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
The twin room offers a carpeted floor and heating, as well as a shared bathroom featuring a shower. This twin room features a TV. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
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Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom
The double room features a carpeted floor and heating, as well as a shared bathroom boasting a shower. This double room offers a TV. The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Desk
- DVD player
- Toilet
- Heating
- Linen
- Trash cans
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Reading light
- Privacy curtain
Guest Reviews
- Jordan (10/5): - Great wee place, everyone there is very friendly. You get plenty of privacy when in the bunk rooms. Quite close to inverness city center. You have storage by your bunk, and after you check out, there is a place you can put your bag if you want to come back for it later.
- Bess (10/5): -
- Madeline (8/5): Comfortable! - Location is excellent and the facilities are clean! Staff was lovely and showed me around the property instead of just telling me where my room was.
- gaelle (10/5): -
- Florian (10/5): - Tolle Atmosphäre und diese Einfachheit und die liebevollen Details der Ausstattung und Einrichtung! Es sollte mehr Hostels dieser Art geben.
- Wai Jan (5/5): Need air conditioner in summer period - Toilet clean and tidy Don’t have sockets next the bed , not comfortable
- Robert (10/5): - Really cozy and welcoming. Exactly what we needed to reset.
- Anja (10/5): -
- Axel (10/5): Wunderbar! Ich habe meinen Aufenthalt sehr genossen und mich willkommen und sehr wohl gefühlt! - Alles ist so schön, sauber, aufgeräumt, gepflegt, gut organisiert wie beschrieben. Maria ist eine großartige Gastgeberin! Ich habe mich bei euch sehr wohl gefühlt🙏👍 Nichts.
- hawkins (8/5): - easy to access and book.
Clean room and use of kitchen
Staff friendly and efficient Need to have tea and coffee facilities in the kitchen.
- Wiktoria (9/5): -
- Paul (8/5): -
- Anne (10/5): - A fantastic hostel with great location, good facilities and a lovely staff. That I had to leave😅
- Arno (8/5): Mooie plek in centrum Inverness. - Mooie keuken en zitruimte met wifi. Geen ontbijt, nachtje bijboeken kon niet helaas.
- Hany (10/5): -
- Chloe (8/5): -
- Saskia (8/5): Heel prettig - Goede locatie, prettige sfeer. Geen oplaadpunten bij het bed.
- SARAH (9/5): - Very easy to get to from station and town centre. Clean, comfy and well equipped. A great place to stay in Inverness
- Kristina (7/5): Small Hostel - Good location. Bag storage. Privacy curtains. All gender bathrooms.
- Gvidas (10/5): Excellent - The location is beautiful. I liked the blinds for the beds. This was my first time at a hostel.
- Laure (10/5): -
- YANYU (9/5): - 因弗内斯核心区的边上,火车站和巴士站过来十分钟,挨着河边出行或者参加一日团都很近便;四人间和双人间我们都住了,床和被套很干净舒服;厨房各种配套很齐全,工具质量也好。
- Laure (10/5): -
- Liam (10/5): -
- Brittain (10/5): A great hostel in the heart of the city. - The location was excellent, the facilities were very clean and comfortable , the sun room and outside yard area were great and the staff did a load of laundry for me. I highly recommend the hostel.
- Mike (9/5): -
- Nora (8/5): - Friendly staff, clean bathrooms, washing included! All good
- Robert (10/5): Small friendly hostel in to the city center - Central location, friendly staff and comfortable rooms
- C.N. (10/5): Hervorragend - - Privatsphäre
- Küche
- Lage
- Personal - gemischte Sanitäranlagen
- Anton (9/5): -
- serena (9/5): - Ostello molto bello e accogliente, abbiamo soggiornato sia nella struttura principale che in una a pochi passi da quella principale. In entrambe abbiamo trovato ambienti puliti e attrezzati, caffè e bollitori sempre disponibile e anche la cucina è attrezzata di tutto. Anche il giardino è confortevole, c'è un'atmosfera rilassata e il personale è stato sempre gentile e disponibile. Ci hanno concesso anche di tenere i bagagli per alcuni giorni, ci ha davvero salvato il viaggio!
- Victoria (10/5): -
- YESICA MAYERLY (10/5): El mejor hostal de Inverness, no lo duden RESERVEN! - Es espectacular
El mejor hostal en el que he estado en Escocia
El servicio es maravilloso, la vista del hostal hacia el castillo y la iglesia son de otro mundo
La habitación impecable, y con un detalle de “galletas” muy lindo!
Todo súper limpio y el olor delicioso
La cocina y elementos en su lugar y muy elegante
Los baños son divinos y limpios.
El ambiente en el hostal es muy de alto rango
Las hamacas, sillas , luces todo maravilloso
Me enamoré de este hostal No aplica
- Tomas (10/5): -
- Sarah (9/5): -
- Sylvia (8/5): -
- Kamila (9/5): -
- Elene (9/5): -
- Mustoe (10/5): -
- Altenkirch (9/5): -
- Luce (8/5): -
- Mathilde (10/5): Un bon endroit. - Auberge très sympa avec un personnel très gentil. Il y a un bar sur place, très appréciable. Manque d’insonorisation mais ce n’est pas très grave.
- Jan-Philipp (10/5): -
- Andrea (9/5): Pulito ed accogliente - Struttura molto accogliente e davvero pulita,ho fatto un tour della Scozia visitando vari ostelli e questo è il migliore che ho provato,consiglio
- Jersen05 (10/5): Un excelente lugar para descansar - Uno de los mejores hostels en los que estuve. Muy cómodo, bien ubicado, el colchón impecable, las almohadas muy buenas, te dan toalla sin tener que pagar extra y tienen para dejar la valija sin costo (aunque no en lugar trancado). El baño muy bueno con un montónde cosas que se podrian necesitara disposición,, quizá faltarían más por la cantidad de gente que puede haber pero es un detalle menor me parece
- Kitty (10/5): Heerlijk! - De mensen die er werken maakten dat ik me zeer welkom voelde. Het contact met andere reizigers is ook leuk en hoort zo bij reizen. Bazpackers is daarvoor een prachtige, centrale plek. Ik heb prima geslapen, geholpen door de verduisterende gordijnen voor het bed. Als ik toch iets zou moeten zeggen dan zou ik iets kunnen zeggen over het matras. Maar dat vind ik in verhouding met alles niet nodig.
- Clothilde (10/5): - Très bon emplacement, très propre, superbe vue sur la cathédrale, équipements super, accueil très sympathique.
- Héloïse (10/5): - Dortoir féminin pour quatre personnes, spacieux, propre et bien entretenu. Il se trouve dans une annexe calme, à proximité du bâtiment principal, non loin du château d’Inverness, avec une très belle vue sur la rivière Ness.
Le dortoir est bien équipé : sèche-cheveux à disposition, casiers sécurisés avec code directement dans la chambre, et rideaux individuels pour chaque lit offrant un vrai plus en termes d’intimité. La literie est confortable et l’espace bien agencé, ce qui permet de se sentir à l’aise même en partage.
L’ensemble est agréable, pratique et idéal pour un séjour reposant La douche électronique n’est pas très intuitive et il peut être difficile de régler correctement la température de l'eau malgré les explications des consignes
- Alyssa (8/5): - Very clean, cozy hostel close to Inverness rail station. Love that its eco friendly and you get a towel to use and cute little shortbread :) Issue with the shower but it was fixed.
- Georgios (10/5): -
- kathi (7/5): -
- Aaron (9/5): Had a great stay overall - Great staff. Nice fireplace stove. Nice kitchen. Beautiful location. There is no staff at night, and no emergency contact or way to reach anyone. We had an incident where a couple of drunk rowdy guests (crashers, not even customers) were causing a huge disturbance during the night, and threatening other guests, and there was no one to reach out to. The incident was not the fault of the staff, but having nobody around to enforce policies or remove rowdy non-guests crashing overnight is not ideal.
- jordyn (10/5): -
- Cathy (8/5): bon emplacement et confortable - très bon emplacement pas assez d 'éclairage
- Kitty (10/5): -
- Jessica (8/5): Séjour très agréable bien qu'un peu cher. - Le personnel est sympa, les vues depuis les parties communes sont très belles et agréables. C'est toujours très propre. Les lits sont spacieux, sécure, et garantissent l'intimité. L'emplacement est bien, tout est accessible à pied. On nous prête gratuitement des serviettes de toilette. C'est vraiment cher pour des dortoirs en auberge de jeunesse. En plus il y a peu de toilettes / douches, qui sont peu spacieux et au même endroit, donc peu d'intimité.
- Ma.Sdt (8/5): - Super easy walking distance to city center and train station. Quirky little hostel. Friendly staff. Baggage storage (though not super secure). Cozy rooms with individual lockers. Beds with individual lights, curtains, usb- charging . Free tea, coffee, cocoa and towels👍. Great for a night or two. Mattress could use an upgrade. Kitchen is quite small so could get very busy when hostel is full.
- Laurent (10/5): - perfect
- María Roberta (10/5): - Excelente ubicación, habitaciones amplias y muy cómodas, cocina equipada. Recomendable!
- PEDRO SANTIAGO (10/5): - Everything was good. .
- Alice (9/5): -
- Sven (10/5): Can't go wrong, excellent choice - Excellent central location, right next to the castle. Fine, clean room and two shared bathrooms. Only had to deal with the staff on arrival and got a clear explanation of the use of the keys. Experienced no problem, would go here next time just as easy. All fine!
- Bianca Maria (8/5): - the position is great! just in front of the castle
- Kutkey (8/5): Great location, nothing fancy, welcoming common area. - Location, clean, cozy. Bathroom stalls were a tight squeeze.
- Giulia (7/5): -
- Lisa (9/5): 1 Nacht in Inverness - Lage direkt am Stadtzentrum und trotzdem war es sehr ruhig.
Gut ausgestattete Küche, großes Zimmer, ausreichend Bäder.
Uns hat es gut gefallen.
Einen Parkplatz in der Nähe am Straßenrand für kleines Geld lässt sich auch finden Bei der Dusche im Bad fehlt entweder ein Duschvorhang oder wenigstens eine Badematte, damit man nicht da komplette Bad flutet.
- Lara Mercedes (9/5): Highly recommended - Much better than expected! We didn't know how many people we'd be sharing a room with, and it turned out we got one just for the two of us when we arrived. The room was super comfortable. The kitchen was nice; breakfast wasn't included, but they did have the supplies to make yourself something to drink.
Since we arrived late at night and stayed in the annex (self check-in), we didn't see anyone until check-out. The receptionist was very kind and stored our bags for us free of charge. The heating was a bit weak overall, but that was the case in almost all the places we visited in Scotland.
- Jacqueline (10/5): Un bello lugar. Recomendable. - Excelente lugar, ubicación, personal, instalaciones muy adecuadas y cocina compartida con todas las comodidades, muy acogedor y bellas vistas. Volvería.
- Chothe (10/5): -
- Maria Fernanda (10/5): - La habitación me encantó, y la ubicación del espacio. Que casi no compartí con otras personas el lugar común.
- Matteo (8/5): - Vriendelijk personeel, snelle service, luxe pods met zeer goede gordijnen. Schoon en rustig Er was enkel niet echt een plek dat droog bledf in de douches. Je staat in de douchebak.
- Craig (10/5): -
- Paola (10/5): - Pulizia accurata, posizione molto comoda a tutto, a 10 minuti a piedi dalla stazione e a pochi passi dal centro e dal fiume Ness, di fronte al castello di Inverness. Pul Il sistema delle docce
- Jaiden (7/5): It served its purpose, not the best but definitely not the worst - Good location, common area was nice and cozy Female dorm is pretty outdated. Beds are uncomfortable and freezing during the day
- Milan Philip (7/5): -
- Stefan (10/5): Excellent place to stay - A truly excellent place to stay. It is in a perfect location, right next to Inverness Castle and just a few minutes’ walk from the town centre. Whoever designed the property clearly put real thought into making guests feel comfortable. There was a small fireplace, plenty of board games, a very well-equipped kitchen, and a lovely garden where you could sit and have a coffee. The hosts were very kind, and everything was extremely, extremely clean. The shared bathroom was impeccably new and spotless, with plenty of space and a good supply of hot water. I think someone would have to be genuinely picky to find any fault with this place.
- Anne Vedel (10/5): A must revisit - The staff is brilliant and so is the view out over the river Ness! Absolutely wonderful! The walls are quite thin, and you can hear everyone out on the street, but this just made the city feel close by to us, and caused no issues at night
- gugmoura (10/5): Vale muito a pena pela localização e pelo tamanho do quarto. - Gostamos de tudo no geral. O acesso é fácil e a localização é excelente. O quarto é muito amplo, com camas confortáveis e roupa de cama de ótima qualidade. O chuveiro é bem quente, o que fez bastante diferença. Atenderam nosso pedido e disponibilizaram um berço, o que foi muito importante. A cozinha é muito completa e permitiu preparar refeições com facilidade. No geral, o custo-benefício é muito bom. A calefação poderia ser melhor. O aparelho da sala é pequeno para o tamanho do ambiente, que é bem grande, e no quarto também poderia ser um pouco mais eficiente. Além disso, não havia calefação na cozinha, e estava bastante frio nesse espaço.
- Juan Carlos Cabieces (10/5): - Perfect location, excepcional cleaning, very confortable bed, big room, silence, nice kitchen, etc!
- Mark (10/5): -
- Yvonne (9/5): Great place to stay in Inverness - Very modern and all equipment needed.
Little touch like free biscuit on my pillow. Curtains across my bed.
Nice view. The bathroom could have had the towel rail on as it was alittle cold.
- Evangelia (10/5): A wonderful choice - The wifi signal wasn't very good and there were not enough sockets near the beds.
- Connor (10/5): By far the best Hotel we’ve been to - Everything from the location to the shower where absolutely spot on, by far the best hostel we’ve been to, booked very last minute for 6 people and they accommodated us and put us in our own private room- would 100% recommend
- Jingjing (10/5): Excellent hostel, will use again - Excellent location, staff very helpful and facilities great. Very big bed and comfy. Room was quiet and privacy felt good. They even put a shortbread on the pillow which made the experience luxurious. Only shortcoming was that charging options in the bed chamber was limited, only USB-A ports available. (I was able to use sockets further away just not from my bed)
- Rafaela (10/5): - Very good rooms with well equipped kitchen and clean bathrooms. The staff was very kind and attentive and the location is good.
- Federica (8/5): -
- Tifenn (8/5): -
- Harwin (10/5): Hogar muy cómodo en Inverness - Me gustó lo amigables que fueron las chicas que me recibieron. Tenían refri para guardar comida. Hay donde calentar y hacer comida. Es MUUUY tranquilo y eso me encanta. Las vistas no digamos, hermosas. Muy bien ubicado. Se siente como un hogar. En los baños hay papel, jabón, shampoo, rasuradoras. Está muy bien equipado. Te brindan toalla también. Mmmm… me gustó todo. Creo que no tengo nada que decir por acá. Quizá un poquito caro para ser temporada de invierno 😜.
- Laura (10/5): -
- chamarthi (10/5): - The stay itself is user-friendly... The bed is so comfy and they give two pillows and u can leave the room rag just beside and leave ...it's very clean they provide basic facilities like to heat the water and tea etc etc and fridge to keep ur things To be honest nothing
- Ellen (9/5): Will definitely stay here again! Super comfortable. Great value for money - This was the best hostel I have ever stayed in! Really qwerky and extremely well maintained. I booked a private room and honestly it was like a decent 3* hotel!
There were also biscuits left on the bed which we felt was a lovely touch. Everything was well thought out. We didn't have an ensuite but I would never have expected this in a hostel anyway and the bathrooms available were super clean and modernised.
The room was really warm and comfortable. The man who took us to our room did slightly go at a million miles an hour giving us the wee tour of where everything was etc. He was friendly enough just seemed a bit frantic.
The shower was unfortunately either too hot or too cold couldn't get a comfortable temp. Bins in bathroom not emptied and over flowing.
- LZane (9/5): -
- Stuart (9/5): -
- Frank (1/5): -
- Zeynep (10/5): -
- Kirstie (8/5): Enjoyable. - Great location, nice facilities and friendly, helpful staff. We booked a private twin room through booking.com but were placed in a double. I had called the day prior to check in and tried to correct this and assured I would be able to change in upon check in but wasn’t able to. However, the staff were apologetic, gave us an extra duvet and upgraded our room to a river view.
We would definitely stay again.
- Niamh (10/5): -
- Ventham (7/5): -
- Isabel (10/5): - location was fantastic. cleanest and most comfortable hostel i stayed at during my trip. generally had a really great feel.
- Bérénice (9/5): -
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