The Glenmoriston Townhouse Hotel
The Highland capital and the departure town for both day trips to Skye — the base for anyone who wants the island in a day rather than three days on a coach.
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The Glenmoriston Townhouse Hotel
A townhouse hotel on the bank of the River Ness at number 20, with thirty rooms plus three apartments, the Contrast Brasserie and a piano bar; it describes itself as four-star. The riverside position is the point — a short walk from the centre without sleeping on top of it, which is the useful compromise for a night wedged between a train and a minibus. The three apartments are worth remembering if you are four people and the room arithmetic in Inverness stops working.
Best for: Travellers who want a central Inverness night with a river view — and small groups who need an apartment instead of two rooms.
A short walk from the centre of Inverness, the departure town for both Skye day trips.
Essential information
Strengths
- On the River Ness, a short walk from the centre
- Thirty rooms plus three apartments
- Restaurant and piano bar in the building
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Location
- Inverness, Scottish Highlands
- A short walk from the centre of Inverness, the departure town for both Skye day trips.
- Anyone taking a day trip to Skye, or breaking a Highlands journey.
Good to know
- Both Skye day trips in our selection start in Inverness. Getting here by train takes 3h29 from Edinburgh Waverley on the fastest direct service, with six direct trains a day Monday to Friday, and 3h17 from Glasgow Queen Street (National Rail Timetable, 17 May – 12 December 2026). Transport Scotland still lists 2h45 as a long-term ambition for this line, which tells you what the journey costs in time today.
- Inverness airport handled 796,000 terminal passengers in 2024 — the closest airport to Skye and by far the smallest of the three, with Amsterdam (KLM) the only scheduled link to continental Europe its operator names. Edinburgh, at 15.8 million passengers, is the easy arrival.
- If you plan to carry on to Skye rather than day-trip, watch the last coach: in the summer 2026 timetable, Citylink 917 leaves Inverness bus station for Portree at 06:10, 08:30, 13:15 and 17:45. Nothing has been verified about winter frequencies, so check before you build a plan on them.
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