The Caledonian Hotel

3.0 star property
Enjoy the free parking at this 3-star Fort William hotel

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Restaurant
1 bedroom, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk
Property grounds
Restaurant
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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

Room options

Double Room (with Loch View)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room (with Loch View)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the area

Fort William

In Fort William .A stay at this hotel places you within half a mile (1 km) of Loch Linnhe and 3 miles (5 km) of West Highland Way. Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre and West Highland Museum are also within 3 miles (5 km).

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

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Great Glen - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ben Nevis Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Black Isle Bar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ben Nevis Inn - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The Caledonian Hotel

Enjoy the free parking at this 3-star Fort William hotel
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. The Caledonian Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance, a porter, and an elevator. Free self parking is available.
  • 81 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
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.

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

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

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
  • Elevator (32 inch wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

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

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

Property is also known as

Caledonian Hotel Fort William
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The Caledonian Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 293 out of 1097 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 336 out of 1097 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 228 out of 1097 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 147 out of 1097 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 93 out of 1097 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jen

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Robert

Needs updating Musty smells Restaurant was decent A lot of money for what we got for a room
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, spacious rooms, with a beautiful view of the lake. Easy to park and close to town
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aileen

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

trenton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Went in December room was warm, hot water & excellent water pressure. Staff was friendly and helpful. The hotel restaurant had great food.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

kellie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

IRD

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

Very untrust worthy.

Arrogant, deceitful manager who tried to double charge my credit card even though it had been explained that the additional charge was not valid. He took no notice and tried to charge my credit card anyway. Luckily Barclays Fraud team spotted the activity and blocked the additional transaction.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotlessly clean. Comfy bed. Great shower/bath. Excellent breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My previous visits to this hotel have all been very good. However on 15 March, the very loud fire alarm in all the guests' rooms went off six times between 02:00 and 05:30. Not a good sleep!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick H

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Older building. Noisy floors-sounds like everyone was stomping. People outback of hotel smoking drinking and loud very late-through the window noisy. Fire alarm went off 6 times during the night beginning at 2:30. They did give free breakfast in service recovery for being up all night
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Scott

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic but good breakfast and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Sandeep

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Albert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nousy
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beds was uncomfortable, outdated rooms, and outside is also outdated, no restaurant open due to staff issues
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Decent for the price

The back of the bathroom door handle was dirty and there were a couple stray hairs in undesireable places. No face cloths. Dont like combo shampoo/body wash.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Sanchia

Travelled with pets
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
The room was very small but sufficient for the price bracket. Most of the staff were extremely helpful and pleasant. One member of staff was very over stressed, frequently ignored people at reception for a long period of time, complained a lot about his workload, made it seem that getting a table for dinner was a really big deal and inconvenient despite there only being three tables eating when I was there. Asking for a drink in the evening felt like a big inconvenience. Whilst he was polite when you did get his attention you were made to feel that everything was just too much for him despite the place being practically empty. Some background music would have also made it much more pleasant. The evening meal was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean and warm. The staff were very helpful and polite, We had a brilliant view across the Loch and the rates were very good. We intend to return. Thank You All Col
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Kerry

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a budget property and I paid a budget price. The positive - breakfast was pretty good. The not so positive - no hairdryer in the room, duvet was very thin and no top sheet either. Overnight roadworks meant a lot of noise (obviously this is not the hotel’s fault). I was twice woken up by people running along the corridor and knocking on my door. Very limited dining options - I was told that I could only get bar food and had to book a time within a specific one hour period. I declined.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

P

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

margrethe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025