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1 Gordon Terrace, Inverness IV2 3HD, Scotland
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Redcliffe Hotel
Ranked #117 of 193 Inverness B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 49 Reviews
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Cambridge
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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Go for a B&B at half the price”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2010

At £80 a night the Redcliffe is over priced for what it is. Rooms are clean, comfortable but basic. We stayed in the "town house", a separate building to the main hotel. The big problem here is sound insulation from the other rooms. Some other residents were talking at a normal volume at 1am, and it was loud enough in our room to wake us. Overall, we felt that the hotel didn't offer anything over a B&B for which you can pay half the price in Inverness.

  • Stayed December 2010
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Dunfermline, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“pleasant staff,good food,good sleep”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2010

booked room 7 online £40 per night, o k its small but very clean .the shower is excellent.
all credit to the very pleasant staff ,a shall return ! u can here some noise from a fan,,,and the walls are a bit thin. just have a good wine at hand!

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“rooms are diabolical”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2010

Start with the positives.Staff are friendly, in particular the owner Derrick. Breakfasts are also good, although we didn't have dinner I'm guessing the food standard above average.
What's particularly poor is the rooms in the main building. They are tiny and basic. Doors with poor handles, mine looked like someone had struggled to get in one night and was not solidly attached to the door. Thin walls and doors, you can hear everyone moving about around you. the tiny TV is on a stand, mounted on the wall, and since the rooms are so small there's only one place to watch telly, from the bed, and the LCD screen is too high to view properly, I'm surprised noone's mentioned this, but assuming the hotel read this they might pick it up.
Bathrooms equally dismal, with one of those cheap power shower units which dribble out the water. Broken toilet seat that would not raise properly. Very poor and depressing.
It's not too expensive, around £65. But frankly every bed and breakfast I have tried has have had far better rooms and beds.
Stay somewhere else I would say

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Derek Maclachlan, Owner at Redcliffe Hotel, responded to this review
22 September 2010
This room is at the lowest end of our hosting capability.
This guest was offered a double for sole on reservation but "single ensuite was fine."
For the record, including full scottish breakfast , free wi-fi and free onsite parking, this guest was charged the kingdomly sum of £50!
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2010

first time i had eaten at the Redcliffe for a few years - lunch menu is SERIOUSLY good. Great value, and one of the best lunches I've had in Inverness this year - the wife, who is a dyed in the wool Mustard Seed fan, says this is now her favourite place in town - never thought I would hear that. Excellent service & decor in the restuarant ; highly recommended

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“Lovely little hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2010

Having read all the other - mixed - reviews, I can only offer my own experience. As a guest of a small wedding party, I booked in for the night, just to have somewhere to stay before I set off home. I think this hotel is rated as 3-star so I thought I knew what to expect, being a bit of a hotel expert. I also think I got a very good price, maybe as a wedding guest, but even so...

The wedding lunch was impressive; generous, imaginative and beautifully served, with delightfully attentive and friendly staff. Once it was over, I was shown to room 8, which was compact, but with everything I could want. Clean and fresh, new furniture and furnishings, a modern shower-room with a great shower (often hard to find in the UK!) and plenty of clean, good-quality towels. Plugs for the hairdryer were related to the location of the mirror (often not the case!) and although I had to sit on the bed to see the mirror, thought had been given to that too, and it worked. I hate generic plastic soap/shampoo dispensers, but I reminded myself that this is a 3-star place, and not the Ritz. The most important thing was that the bathroom was spotless and everything worked. Bring your own soap and shampoo if these things matter to you.

The bed was extremely comfortable with extra pillows in the (tiny) wardrobe. Good lighting in both rooms, quietly tasteful decor, good information on the local area and an abundance of tea, coffee, hot chocolate and quality biscuits. My only gripe with the room was that it had a skylight window which was too high to reach to open and I couldn't find a pole to do this, nor could I close the blind. The room gets the afternoon sun and it heated up quite a lot for a couple of hours. However the bathroom window opened, and by leaving the connecting door open, it cooled down. And I could have asked someone to sort it for me, but I didn't. The room was quite small, perfectly adequate for one night, but had I been staying for longer, I would have had to have moved - my large suitcase took up a lot of floorspace.

I sat out in the courtyard that evening with a glass of wine and my book, and enjoyed the view over Inverness, before going in for dinner. After my big lunch I wasn't too hungry, which was just as well as it took ages before it arrived! However, I hadn't booked and the place was packed with local diners - always a good sign - and the staff were apologetic and kept me informed of progess. When it arrived it was delicious, again generously proportioned, and beautifully served. They have a good chef.

I slept like a log and then enjoyed a lovely breakfast of poached eggs, toast and bacon, with good coffee. The staff readily agreed to hold on to my suitcase until the evening when I was leaving, effortlessly carrying it for me to a locked room, then back again, and ordering me a taxi.

To summarise, had I been staying for longer, or with my husband, I would have had to have a bigger room, but as a single traveller, it was absolutely fine, especially for the price. The staff, including the owners, were attentive, hard-working and friendly, as Highlanders are. They fairly ran about looking after their guests. For a last-minute booking in one of the best locations in Inverness, for £50, I think I got a very good deal, and had a very enjoyable experince. I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again ot to recommend it to others.

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled solo
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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1 Gordon Terrace, Inverness IV2 3HD, Scotland
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