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Moorings Hotel
4.0 star property

Upscale waterfront hotel, walk to Lochaber Geopark

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Moorings Hotel

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Exterior
Balcony
Exterior
Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets
Dinner served

Overview of Moorings Hotel

Reviews
8.0

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendlyPet-friendlyPet-friendly
  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry
  • GymGymGym
  • Restaurant

Check out the area

Map
Seanivan, Banavie, Fort William,, Fort William, SCT, PH33 7LY
  • Popular LocationNeptune's Staircase2 min walk
  • Popular LocationInverlochy Castle4 min drive
  • Popular LocationBen Nevis13 min drive
  • AirportInverness (INV)116 min drive
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Room options

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Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double or Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double or Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Balcony

Executive Double or Twin Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets

Executive Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Soundproofing, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Satellite channels
  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Fort William

Located in Fort William, Moorings Hotel is on the waterfront. Neptune's Staircase and Inverlochy Castle are notable landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Aonach Mor Ski Resort and Nevis Range Mountain Experience. Lochaber Geopark and Loch Linnhe are two other places to visit that come recommended.
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What's nearby

  • Neptune's Staircase - 2 min walk
  • Ben Nevis Distillery - 3 min drive
  • Inverlochy Castle - 4 min drive
  • Nevis Range Mountain Experience - 10 min drive
  • Ben Nevis - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Banavie Station - 1 min drive
  • Inverness (INV) - 117 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's - 7 min drive
  • Black Isle Bar - 7 min drive
  • The Great Glen - 7 min drive
  • Ben Nevis Bar - 7 min drive
  • The Crofter Bar - 6 min drive

About this property

Moorings Hotel

Upscale hotel near Lochaber Geopark
Located close to Neptune's Staircase and Inverlochy Castle, Moorings Hotel provides a terrace, laundry facilities, and a bar. The on-site restaurant, Bistro, serves dinner. In addition to a gym, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Free self-parking
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free property and wedding services
  • Luggage storage
Room features
All guest rooms at Moorings Hotel offer amenities, such as free WiFi, sound-insulated walls and free bottled water.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with baths and free toiletries
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Coffee/tea makers, daily housekeeping and phones

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

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

Restaurants on site

  • Bistro

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • On the waterfront
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Check-out

Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 42 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Hotel Moorings
Moorings Fort William
Moorings Hotel
Moorings Hotel Fort William
The Moorings Hotel
Moorings Hotel Hotel
Moorings Hotel Fort William
Moorings Hotel Hotel Fort William

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking at Moorings Hotel?

Self-parking is free at this property.

Moorings Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 73 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

DON

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
So disappointing!
For a 4 star hotel this was appalling. During our 3 night stay we didn’t see one member of hotel staff. No reception (self checkin & out) room was dirty I had to clean the toilet when we arrived and the cups but there was no one to tell. Rang reception several times no one picks up. Went down whole area in darkness. You would have thought the hotel was closed. Dinning room closed breakfast in attached bistro, thank goodness this was lovely.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Superb location - views and easy to find. Excellent shower and balcony. Room quiet and dark, and decor, facilities and size good. Bed could benefit from new mattress. Self check in not great - impersonal and awkward to use, but suppose helps to save money during hard times for hospitality sector. Bar n restaurant staff pleasant, prompt and helpful. Food OK for price. Overall value for money OK. Would stay in refurbed balcony room again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived @ Fort William on the Blue Pullman train & caught a taxi to this hotel, book in is electronic and we reserved breakfast for two days, 2 early morning calls and enjoyed a nice meal on the Sunday. We even found time to walk up Neptunes Staircase to the top and down the other side the scenery is fantastic. Ben Nevis was looking majestic.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

pauline

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable Stay
The staff where welcoming and looked after us extremely well.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Traditional Scottish hospitality, beautiful area.
Amazing location by Caledonian Canal. Great view of Ben Nevis. Excellent room. Very friendly staff, but perhaps newer members of staff could have done with a bit more restaurant training. Would return again to use as base for a magnificent area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very overpriced
Paid £260 for a standard room. The room was very basic and definitely not worth that much
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Cyn

Disappointing stay
We booked to stay at the Moorings Hotel last year. When we arrived they did not have us on their system & had no room for us to stay. We had to find alternative accommodation in the town which was not particularly good. So very disappointing- not sure how the Moorings lost our booking?
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

dominic

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Short family staycation near Ben Nevis
This hotel has two distinct areas, the original and a new section. We stayed in the original so can only review that area. Was a lot of stairs (both up and down) to get to our room (no lift) and with heavy bags was awkward (no porter to help). This part of the hotel needs to be refurbed, although clean, the carpets are a bit shabby. The hotel has a 4 star review which in my opinion is outdated (may apply to the new section). There is an automated check-in system that didn't work and just caused queues. There was also no one at reception during our 2 days stay at all, including when i tried to check out. In our room the windows were screwed shut so unable to open meaning the room was stuffy and hot, there was a plug-in- fan in the wardrobe but it only recirculated the stuffy air. The views from our room (old section) were pretty amazing of the Caledonian canal locks and of Ben Nevis. We didn't try breakfast as thought £15 /head was a bit expensive. Best thing about the Moorings Hotel for us was it allowed dogs to stay (for an extra charge of course) and the views. This was a staycation for 2021 and we were somewhat surprised with the cost of everything (appreciate the area is remote, but.....)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The location was excellent overlooking Neptune’s Steps and with beautiful weather we were able to sit on the deck with a view of Ben Nevis. We were disappointed with the contactless check-in, it was a faceless experience which then spread throughout our stay. Although the staff we encountered were on the whole very friendly and helpful there was a distinct lack of leadership and an obvious shortage of staff. We understand that because of the pandemic there have to be changes to the usual practices but that doesn’t really explain why we had to ask for extra toilet rolls (one for a four day stay was never going to be enough). We also had to ask for clean towels and empty our own bin because the rooms weren’t made up daily - which we would expect for a so-called 4 star hotel. Again, the pandemic may be an excuse but surely cleanliness can be maintained with careful planning. When we asked staff why our towels hadn’t been changed they said that we should have been made aware at check-in that rooms weren’t going to be made up but of course it was contactless so we weren’t told. When we complained to a member of staff about how ridiculous it was that we had to ask for toilet roll she was very apologetic. She explained that the hotel had changed hands a couple of years ago and the property was now run by a management company - which may explain why it felt lacking in atmosphere and warmth.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021