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The Caledonian Hotel

3.0 star property

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Restaurant
Restaurant
Lobby sitting area
Property grounds
Interior entrance

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping

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Achintoe Road, Fort William, Scotland, PH33 6RW
  • Place, Ben Nevis
  • Place, West Highland Way
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Inverlochy Castle
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Double Room (with Loch View)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(31 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Twin Room (with Loch View)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(35 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Twin Room

7.6 out of 10
Good
(40 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(25 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, iron/ironing board

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Fort William

With a stay at The Caledonian Hotel in Fort William, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Ben Nevis and Loch Linnhe. .This hotel is 2 mi (3.3 km) from West Highland Way and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre.

What's nearby

  • West Highland Way - 4 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Great Glen Way - 5 min drive - 4.8 km
  • Inverlochy Castle - 9 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Ben Nevis Distillery - 9 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Neptune's Staircase - 11 min drive - 9.0 km

Getting around

  • Fort William Station - 5 min drive
  • Inverness (INV) - 122 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Black Isle Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Great Glen (Wetherspoon) - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Wildcat - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ben Nevis Bar - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Caledonian Hotel

Hotel in Fort William with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
The Caledonian Hotel offers 81 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 81 individually decorated guestrooms. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Caledonian Hotel, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Caledonian Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Lift (81 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available

Property is also known as

Caledonian Hotel Fort William
Caledonian Fort William
The Caledonian Hotel Hotel
The Caledonian Hotel Fort William
The Caledonian Hotel Hotel Fort William

Reviews

The Caledonian Hotel Reviews

7.2

Good

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 318 out of 1232 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 370 out of 1232 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 280 out of 1232 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 159 out of 1232 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 105 out of 1232 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

MR Nalin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The location on the loch was amazing and it was a short walk to town. No air conditioning and it was warm in the rooms at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant staff, great food and beautiful view of the water
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Katie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel had a comfortable clean bed and clean bathroom. Front desk staff was lovely. The hotel itself is hideous and is desperate need of renovation. It actually looks like a run down prison.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Alyssa

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
I am usually not one to complain about any kind of service industry but I could not hold back with this one. I will start with the front desk staff were very nice and accommodating! They let us keep our luggage there until we were able to check in. We wanted to go roam before check in time, so that was very nice of them. The room was mediocre at best. Definitely not worth $250 a night. More like a $100. The best thing about the room was the soaking tub. There’s one outlet for 3 people to share and it’s across the room. Not even close to the bed. Speaking of the bed, the beds were AWFUL! Extremely uncomfortable and full of springs. The hallways smell of wet paint and had old busted furniture just hanging out, as if someone had meant to toss it but was lazy and didn’t want to take it down the stairs. The room they put us in had a lovely view of the dumpsters in the back accompanied with a street lamp that shined right into our one window that we had to leave open due to no fans or other source of ventilation in the middle of summer. I hope this helps anyone deciding to book with them. If it’s your only option, I would call and request a room with a view of the loch.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Wonderful Place For A One night Pitstop!

Glad I found this room. Offered us a nights refuge after a long day. Staff were very friendly and helpful. I sent a couple.of messages in advance of our arrival which were answered promptly. Didn't have dinner as we checked in late but breakfast was a good self-service affair with both continental and traditional English breakfast on offer. Room was clean and comfortable but basic, felt like I'd jumped back in time to 1985. You could make tea and coffee and there was a TV. I was a bit disappointed there werent any USB charging points in the plug sockets (and there were only two of those and they weren't by the bed) but that's minor really. The WiFi was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Bar meal was terrible over cooked pizza with extra cheese and chopped onions put over it. Breakfast the cooked food was not hot slightly warm at best.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Malcolm

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great spot to stay on edge of loch but really busy road in tourist season, great bar and restaurant. No air con and it was hot weather!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Éviter

Très vieux besoin d’amour mal entretenu Éviter
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fantastic views outside the hotel Room suitable for our break but in need of freshing up add usb sockets would be a start
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Juliana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sandra

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

More of a hostel, then a hotel it doesn’t even des

This hotel is horrible doesn’t look anything like it does in the pictures. It’s old dingy looks more of a hostile and feels like a hostile. Worst stay ever I only have to say, though that the kitchen staff are fabulous. They were so nice and bent over backwards to help you with anything you needed, but that’s it just the kitchen staff. Otherwise honestly do not waste your time here we had a ton of bugs in the light fixture in our room Bugs in our washroom. It was disgusting and when we told the front desk, they just shrugged their shoulders.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fort William stay

No complaints. Useful location. Friendly helpful staff. Good food. Nice view from restaurant.
View from restaurant window
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There were a lot of negative reviews for this hotel, but honestly, I enjoyed my stay. The reception area is nice with modern furnishings and views of the lake, the breakfast was tasty and also had nice views, the bar is nice to have in case you want a drink! The staff were lovely and very accommodating. The shower in our room was amazing! Fabulous water pressure and nice and hot! Yes, carpets were a little run down but the room facilities were modern. It was a little warm- fans would be nice. It’s also a good location- nice to be just outside of town and have the lake views but also easy drive in to town! Park at the Morrisons grocery and you are 2 minutes to the cute little shopping and eating area!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Alexander

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Realy helpful and nice staff. Evening entertainment was good. Beautiful views over Loch Linnhe. Good parking and unfortunately but not within walking distance of Fort William. Rooms dated and musty smell. Not bad overall but not worth the price we paid per night. Also bar drinks a bit pricey.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela, Glade Spring

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mairi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful setting, good staff, much further south of town than I realized.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Younga, Carmel

Disliked: Amenities
The room had a strong musty and moldy odor, which made it very uncomfortable. Although small, it could have been much cleaner. The toilet didn’t flush properly, and the carpet also carried a persistent damp, musky smell. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sean

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Building and facilities are very old. The bathroom is quite old and dated. The shower was so hot, without the ability to cool it off, that it was not usable! Great staff, bar, and food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Heather

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
The lady at the front desk was lovely and so kind. The rooms could use some upgrades. Only two plug sockets, terrible mattress, and we found underwear in the wardrobe leftover from the previous guest which makes me question how well the rooms are cleaned.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025