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3.0 of 5
11 Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness, Scotland
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Ranked #94 of 193 Inverness B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Moore, Oklahoma
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“B&B has seen better days”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2010
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The outside appears to be a charming but looks can be deceiving. You can tell this was once a nice well taken care of place but now it is showing its age with no maintenance.

Mold, wall paper peeling, old beds, absolutely NO water pressure, old linens. Our bathroom was down the hall and was to be used only by us. However, it was not clean. There was hair in the shower and around the toilet. <gross> The pictures on the website is from earlier days. The owners are not young and I would guess maybe close to retiring and not wanting to sink more money into the place.

Awards won are back from the 90's. Not extremely friendly host. Seemed put out to answer questions and quickly disappear. The place is quiet and walking distance to a local pub. The bed was terrible. The tv was 6 inches, no cable in rooms. TV was fuzzy and three or four channels. Said in room wifi.

Had to go to common room to get wifi to work and cable was set up on that tv. Food was warm and good but not service friendly. There are stuffed dead animals (quite in need of dusting) everywhere. Overall, this place is a pass. Needs quite a bit of maintenance. Best thing was the pub down the street.

After almost 4 weeks of traveling across the UK. There are only two places we would not recommend. This is one of them.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
“A bit disappointed!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2010

My first reaction was it looked a lovely old house. We were shown to our room and then our host disappeared very quickly without asking if it was okay. The room was very dated with worn carpet and dark wallpaper. Tiles near the sink were coming off and the furniture was cheap flat pack. The mirror had no sockets near, the telly had an insde arial and a rubbish picture. The en suite bathroom turned out to be across the landing and only we used it. It was clean but the shower had very poor water pressure and the toilet did not flush very well. The breakfast was okay but the girl who served it had no chat at all. On the plus side it was very handy for the town centre. I would not rush back as my own house is in better decorative order than this guest house.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Bretagne
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
“Nice place to stay”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2009

This house provides the travellers with the basics of a place to stay : cleaned and comfortable rooms, free parking, staff welcoming, close access to the city center.
Some of the rooms do not have their bathroom included, you'll have to go out in the corridor to access your private bathroom, which can be a little bit annoying.
Breakfast was really good, even if the salty food was not as well cooked as other guest houses we know.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London
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“Highly recommended guest house”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2009

We've been in Kinkel House this weekend and we've had a great time. The location is excellent, very close to the river and the centre (nice if you don't have a car, it's easy to go out for dinner in front of the river). Also, it is close to the bus and train stations, so it is easy to take buses for tours.The owners have been very nice, attentive and helpful with us, and they were not impassive at all. The decoration is very cozy, the room and bathroom very clean, they have WiFI, it was everything we were looking for. I will strongly recommend this guest house to a friend.

  • Stayed September 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Germany
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Nice place - some problems with service”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2009

Large bedroom, very small bathroom.
Breakfast hardly enjoyable - little friendly employee.
Impassive owners.
Situated side by side with Inverness prison.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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11 Old Edinburgh Road, Inverness, Scotland
Price range (per night):* INR5,406 - 10,979

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