Hootananny Hotel - Inverness

Live music, quiet rooms, city-center base-Hootananny in Inverness, Scotland.

Hootananny in Inverness

A city-center stay with nightly live Scottish music and quiet, well-equipped rooms.

Rooms and dining

Each room has a private bathroom, coffee machine, tea maker, hairdryer, work desk, TV, and free toiletries. The bar restaurant serves Scottish pub classics, with live acts performing most nights. Dinner reservations are recommended, and hotel guests can book tables when reserving a room.

Location

Centered in Inverness, the hotel is a short walk from the castle, transport links, and riverside sights. A covered public parking garage sits two blocks away, and an ice-skating rink is also in the area.

Hootananny edge

The value comes from the live-music pub downstairs paired with quiet, modernized rooms above. Guests get the full venue experience-without the noise-and a location that puts Inverness's main sights within walking distance.

Nearby activities

Beyond the pub, guests can walk to the museum and art gallery, drive 3 miles to the university, or head 6 miles for golf at Castle Stuart. An ice-skating rink is also nearby for a change of pace.

• Live**Scottish** music plays **every night** at the pub below **Hootananny in Inverness**, and the guest rooms above remain quiet. That combination puts a working music venue at the center of the stay.
• **Inverness Hootananny** provides free WiFi, non-smoking rooms and public areas, a restaurant, and a bar. Each room includes a private bathroom with shower, tea and coffee maker, coffee machine, hairdryer, work desk, TV, and free toiletries. Rooms have carpeted floors. Superior rooms add city or river views, and some bathrooms include walk-in showers. Self check-in and checkout are available, and after-hours entry uses a key fob.
• The bar at **Hootananny Inverness Scotland** serves dinner and hosts named acts plus open session musicians. Dinner reservations are recommended; guests who book a room can reserve a table at the same time. The menu includes Scottish pub classics such as haggis macaroni and fish and chips. Live music usually ends by 11 PM, and the location above the pub does not carry sound into the rooms.
• **The Hootananny in Inverness** sits a 7-minute walk from Inverness Castle, 1300 ft from Inverness Railway Station, and 4 minutes from Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. Inverness Airport is 9 miles away. A covered public parking garage is two blocks away. The University of the Highlands and Islands is 3 miles away, Castle Stuart Golf Links is 6 miles away, and an ice-skating rink is nearby. Invoices are provided for business guests.