The Lovat
  • ★★★★
  • Country house
  • Fort Augustus
  • 8.9/10

The Lovat

Elegant Accommodation: The Lovat, Loch Ness in Fort Augustus offers a 4-star country house experience with a beautiful garden and terrace. Guests enjoy free WiFi, a restaurant, bar, and outdoor seating area. Comfortable Amenities: The property features family rooms, a lift, electric vehicle charging station, and bicycle parking. Additional amenities include bathrobes, private bathrooms, tea and coffee makers, and work desks. Dining Options: Breakfast is available as continental, à la carte, or full English/Irish. The restaurant serves dinner with vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Prime Location: Located 67 km from Inverness Airport and 26 km from Urquhart Castle, the property is highly rated for its attentive staff, convenient location, and delicious breakfast.

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)
  • Breakfast info: Continental, Full English/Irish
  • Free private parking available on-site
Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, PH32 4DU, United Kingdom, Fort Augustus, UK

Facilities

Free parking Free WiFi Non-smoking rooms Restaurant Facilities for disabled guests Family rooms Tea/coffee maker in all rooms Bar Superb breakfast

Reviews

David 10/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭

Perfect stay

Pros: This hotel is a true gem. Every detail is carefully considered, and the décor throughout the property is simply remarkable. The staff is incredibly helpful, and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. The central location makes it easy to explore, yet the hotel remains wonderfully calm. Highlights include the beautiful piano and cozy fireplaces, which add a unique charm and warmth to the atmosphere.

Cons: N/A

Fabian 10/10
Austria 🇦🇹

Pros: There was Always a little extra that Made the stay Special, we will definitely come back

Caroline 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Very comfortable.

Pros: Location ,welcome, and staff were excellent, lovely Xmas stocking left at our bedroom door when we returned from Church was a lovely touch .

Cons: A more affordable wine list would have been good.

Joanna 9/10
Singapore 🇸🇬

Expensive stay, but it is nice snd luxurious.

Pros: The hotel is luxurious and it’s shown in the small touches - genuinely warm and friendly staff, welcome hot alcohol, beautifully decorated lobbies with log fires for guests to hang around to drink, chat or play games, choc bar to make choc drinks etc. The rooms, as expected, are thoughtfully put together and well maintained. It is also closed to a few eateries, providing alternative dining options.

Cons: The shower pressure is pretty weak. As that also happened in my son’s room, I assumed it is not just my room’s issue. While I do love the hotel, the room rate is expensive. If there’s a free breakfast offered, I think that would be very nice.

Laurence 8/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Beautiful hotel in a great spot, with excellent food but choose the right room.

Pros: Beautiful hotel right at the bottom of Loch Ness - really peaceful and the food is excellent. Bonus points for the welcome drink and cocktails by the fire whilst playing scrabble.

Cons: The rooms are fine but the bathrooms could do with an update as they’re a little tired but clean. Also our room, 18, was below an area where some kind of fan or washing machine was on for most of the stay except at night. Not the loudest but wasn’t the most peaceful and started back up at 7/8 in the morning.

Zhang 10/10
Australia 🇦🇺

Perfect for visiting Loch Ness

Pros: Beautiful location and really good breakfast! Mins walk to the loch and shops.

Cons: None.

Dawn 10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Wonderful night at this luxurious hotel. Would love to stay again.

Pros: Everything was excellent. Dinner and breakfast were delicious. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful or pleasant. Hotel was fabulous.

Cons: There wasn’t anything I didn’t like.

John 9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Excellent, clean welcoming hotel, all staff very nice.

Pros: We were in the loft rooms in the hotel, Rooms were excellent, clean, nice bed. Breakfast was good with a good choice of cold and hot food. We never eat in the hotel for dinner as the menu choice wasn't for us, we preferred food in the town where there are a few places to eat. The lounges in the hotel were great to sit and chat/drink, just like your own living room, brilliant and comfortable. Choice in the hotel for food was £35 pp for 3 course set menu or £135 for 9 course set menu. :-( Food looked good but some simpler food choice would be a great addition.

Cons: bigger choice of menu in the hotel would have been nice, simpler additions to the menu would help along with it being slightly cheaper cost.

Mcroy 8/10
Australia 🇦🇺

Helpful staff, great room in good location but pricey.

Pros: After a mishap with booking, manager relocated us to a suitable room. That room was extremely well suited to our needs. The bed and linens were great.

Cons: Restaurant was closed on several nights so we had to drive out for evening meals. It was much more expensive than comparable hotels at home.

Cindy 9/10
Australia 🇦🇺

Fabulous

Pros: Location was excellent. The bed was very comfortable. Staff were very friendly. Breakfast was delicious.

Cons: No sourdough for breakfast as they had run out.

Restaurant

Station Road
Open for: Dinner

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