Black Friars

4.0 star property
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Deluxe Double Room
Front of property
Front of property
Interior
Interior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
93-95 Academy St, Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1LX
  • Victorian Market
    4 min walk
  • Eastgate Shopping Centre
    6 min walk
  • Inverness Visit Scotland Information Centre
    6 min walk
  • Inverness (INV)
    17 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the area

Inverness

With a stay at Black Friars in Inverness (Inverness City Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Inverness Castle and Victorian Market. .This bed & breakfast is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Merkinch Local Nature Reserve and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Inverness Museum and Art Gallery.

What's nearby

  • Victorian Market - 4 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Eastgate Shopping Centre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Inverness Castle - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Inverness Cathedral - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Eden Court Theatre - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Inverness Station - 6 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Scotch & Rye - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hootananny - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Black Isle Bar & Rooms - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The King's Highway - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cafe de Paulo - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Black Friars

Bed & breakfast with a restaurant, a short walk to Inverness Castle
Black Friars offers 9 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Inverness bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include portable fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 9 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
At Black Friars, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Black Friars has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Off-site parking available (GBP 10 per night)

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM: GBP 10 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Family friendly

  • Soundproofed rooms

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total pets
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 10 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

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Black Friars Inverness
Black Friars Bed & breakfast
Black Friars Bed & breakfast Inverness

Black Friars Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 164 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 254 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 254 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was a shame cause I walked in and smelt like badly kept toilets and our room was super noisy so we left after one night and we had paid for 2 …
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lallah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little place in a great location in Inverness! The staff was excellent and the rooms were clean and well appointed. Lots of shops and restaurants right outside the door. I would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ariana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice rooms over the puband restaurant. Live music was playing downstairs but the room was quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Because we missed our connecting flight we were going to miss the check in window. I called and was assured someone would wait for me until I arrived. Which they did. The bed was so comfortable that we got our much needed rest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay here very much. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leta

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were located above the Black Friars pub. It was a unique experience. The pub had great live music and food. The room was great, very roomy the bed was very comfortable. Th area was surrounded by restaurants and shopping. Parks and the river were very close by. There was a public parking lot a couple blocks away.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfection!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful stay at the BlackFriar’s. Very friendly and helpful staff. Room was lovely with nice touches like a basket in the room with local snacks. The bathroom shower and tub were top notch. This was by far the nicest option in town for the price. Great location near everything and a short walk from the train as well as the bus station and supermarkets.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Jaime

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
I do not understand the 10/10 reviews here. Very disappointed. Not a hotel. Rooms above a pub. No desk. Waitress gives you a key for your room in the pub. Pub shares same small entrance as stairwell to the rooms. No service overnight. No customer service if there’s an issue. No view. You can hear all your neighbors doing everything all night long, as well as all the noise and traffic from the street. Stuffy. Small desk fan. No convenient place to plug in. Can’t open windows because of the constant noise. Would not recommend if you’re looking to sleep or be comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
The place itself was nice. There was a pay lot up the street.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, friendly, and had good food.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Margaret, Easton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very easy to utilize train and bus and very close to the tour pick ups, nice rooms not handicapped accessible just as fyi - pub was great views from rooms not so much
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charm of Scotland
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
No one on site after-hours for issues… such as the banging on our door and jiggling of our door handle for most of the night and early morning! Was it a ghost or a drunk patron? No idea, but it certainly impacted the quality of sleep we got that night!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Vivian

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant room, friendly and helpful staff. Pub downstairs had good food and lovely ambiance. Was unsure at first staying above a pub as I was travelling with my child, but it felt comfortable and safe.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Mindy

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Moreno Valley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved this hotel, it's small and quaint. super clean and connected to a restaurant and bar. Staff was awesome and I would def recommend this hotel. Our stay was awesome and its in walking distance to the bus station and city centre for shopping and dining.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay! Wishing more rooms in Scotland had ceiling fans but we're discovering thats not very common
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is my second time staying there and it’s just as good this time as it was last time.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024