Waverley Guest House

3.0 star property

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Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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25 Union Street, Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1QA
  • Place, Inverness Castle
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Inverness Cathedral
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Eden Court Theatre
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Inverness (INV)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Triple Room, Shared Bathroom (3 Single Beds)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Basic Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, City View

  • 1 bedroom
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Suite, Ensuite (1 Double 1 Single)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite, City View (Room 9)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Twin Room, Shared Bathroom, City View (Room 2)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Inverness

With a stay at Waverley Guest House in Inverness (Inverness City Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Inverness Castle and Victorian Market. .This guesthouse is 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Eastgate Shopping Centre and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Merkinch Local Nature Reserve.

What's nearby

  • Victorian Market - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Eastgate Shopping Centre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Inverness Castle - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Inverness Cathedral - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Eden Court Theatre - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Inverness Station - 5 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hootananny - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Highlander - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cafe De Paulo - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Scotch & Rye - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Caledonian - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Waverley Guest House

Guesthouse in Inverness, a short walk to Inverness Castle
Waverley Guest House offers 28 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 28 guestrooms.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Waverley Guest House Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 117 out of 810 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 220 out of 810 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 188 out of 810 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 149 out of 810 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 136 out of 810 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for access to the Railway station. Rooms could do with some TLC. The price i paid for this hotel was extreme considering the condition of the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Julia

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

MR Gar

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Overpriced

The stay was below average. No teaspoon to stir hot beverages. Toilet seat was loose and the wrong type. No soap available for the bathroom. Nighttime noise was audible from the streets despite being at the back of the hotel and windows closed.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent staff, excellent city centre location.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

This was not a nice place to stay. The room was dirty, the window was broken and leaned in against a shelf, floors were very sloped and the carpet coming up, our door didn't lock, it smelled bad
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

syd

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Stefanie

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The best thing about this property was its central location, and walkable distance from train station, city center and sights. The staff was friendly. While the online image looked pleasant, the building was overall poorly kept. Windows were not cleaned. I had roosting birds right above my window, poop on the window and bird debris falling through the window, which needed to stay open to get some fresh air in the room. The room had a musky stench, carpet had burn marks, the shower head bar fell straight out of the wall. The worst was the ever-present noise of slamming room (fire) doors, surrounding tenants due to thin walls and the pub across the street of the hotel blasting music from noon to late in the night. No elevator or lock box available. How about getting a new round of pillows every now and then? I won't stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Although a booking error with the hotel,giving myself and my finance a single room, they happily had an apartment free which added to our special occasion. The breakfast was freshly served with lots of choices available
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Linus

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Filthy rooms and showers. Loud doors and hallways. There where bed bugs
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hard to imagine how this hotel could be worse

Here's the hit parade of awful I experienced during my 17 hours there. - Bedbugs - Broken window in room - Window in room used as an ashtray (hard to explain unless you can see it) - Filthy window ledge - Ambiguous stains on carpet - General smell (urine) - No bin in room - Broken wardrobe - Curtain didn't close - WiFi didn't reach the room - Doors slamming due to poorly fitted closers - Shower door hanging off - The whole room shaking due to a washing machine above - including before 7am! Excellent location, mind. The only real credit I can give this hotel is that when I told them I was checking out and expected a full refund they agreed immediately. They didn't even ask what the issues were, which to my mind speaks volumes.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
I had seen the other reviews imploring people to stay away from this guest house. I decided to give it a go. Pro- Great location, less than 5 minutes walk from the train & bus station. Lots of pubs and restaurants within walking distance. Pro- There was nothing else available for this price when I stayed in town. The other options were extraordinarily more expensive. The staff working here are very friendly. Pro- The bathroom did look to be recently remodeled with new fixtures. The room had plenty of outlets for charging my electronics. Con- The towels were stained. One of the towels had red, brown, yellow and black stains on it. There were some smaller stains on the bedding. Con - WiFi only worked in the lobby. I was on the 2nd floor and had no connection there. Con - I was there during the weekend and the neighboring pubs were playing dance music until 2am. Made it quite difficult to fall asleep. The mattress was also not very comfortable. Bottom line, for a quick stay this place will do. But for a long term solution, I would look elsewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Frank

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible and expensive for what it offered
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Judith

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wardrobe
Blue tak
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Donna

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lars

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don’t stay here.

Towels were threadbare and stained. Bed sheet wasn’t much better. They didn’t have any shampoo or hand soap. When asked, was informed they ran out. The window was stuck in the open position and could not be closed. Overall condition of the room was poor.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

deborah

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Very convenient to bus and train stations. Plenty of din9ng options, shopping and grocery store very accessible. Property nit well-maintained. Our door was broken, bathroom fixtures broken, carpet pretty dirty, dishes not always clean, but bfast was provided and that was nice
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

David, Macquarie Park

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Short walk from Train and bus station property is right in centre of town. A few stairs especially if your are on the 2nd floor. Only had a single room but doubles seemed ok. Kettle and coffee in room and filling continental breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

JUAN

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I don't know what kind of sh!t show they're running here. Strange stains in the walls, stains in the blankets, underwear left in the closet, the most hideous smell everywhere, no toiletries. Please, do yourself a favor and DO NOT stay here. Staff was friendly though.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Barbara

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Ralph

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The check in was quick with the facilities being well explained, but after that it was down hill. whilst the room was adequate the fiitures were not. The floor of the shower was extremely slippery when wet so much so I only used it the once, being afraid of falling and injuring myself. The bed whilst clean was lumpy and therefore uncomfortable, the window was stuck partly open and required some force to close it, and then open it in the morning. The bedside lamp was huge an wobbly and did not work. All these points would have been raised when I left but there was no one at the desk or anywhere in sight.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Anna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Completely fine for a one night stay, wouldn’t stay any longer. Property smelt very strongly of cigarettes and the curtain was broken in our room. However they offer flexible check in and a free continental breakfast in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff were very friendly and helpful. Checking in was a breeze and the breakfast was simple but good. The room was not very clean- the walls, doors, floor etc.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The location was as convenient as it could possibly be - a half block from the train station, a block from a great ceilidh bar, three blocks from the best restaurant in Inverness, etc. The WiFi was something of an issue - it was not available in the room, only in the lobby/dining room area, and slow even there.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Linda

Cleanlinees was ok could do with better pillows and somewhere to hang your clothes but for the price and location and for one or two nights was absolutely fine. The sairs and banistair could do with a clean first impressions make a big difference but looks like they are trying
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025