The Royal Guesthouse

3.0 star property

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Suite, Ensuite (Double and Single)
1 bedroom
1 bedroom
Classic Twin Room, Ensuite
Miscellaneous

Reviews

5.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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High Street, Dingwall, Scotland, IV15 9HL
  • Dingwall Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Inverness Castle
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Inverness Cathedral
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Inverness (INV)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Basic Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Single Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Basic Double Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite, Ensuite (Double and Single)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Dingwall

With a stay at The Royal Guesthouse in Dingwall, you'll be a 3-minute walk from Dingwall Museum and within a 5-minute drive of Blackmuir Wood. .This bed & breakfast is 14.4 mi (23.2 km) from Inverness Castle and 4.6 mi (7.3 km) from Eagle Stone.

What's nearby

  • Dingwall Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Strathpeffer Pavilion - 8 min drive - 8.3 km
  • Inverness Castle - 22 min drive - 28.3 km
  • Inverness Cathedral - 22 min drive - 28.2 km
  • Eden Court Theatre - 22 min drive - 28.2 km

Getting around

  • Dingwall Station - 5 min walk
  • Inverness (INV) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ord Arms Hotel Bar - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Storehouse Of Foulis - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Glen Ord Distillery, Visitor Centre & Whisky Shop - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Cookies chinese - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Strathpeffer Old Station - ‬7 min drive

About this property

The Royal Guesthouse

Bed & breakfast in Dingwall with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
The Royal Guesthouse offers 20 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 20 guestrooms. Conveniences include electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free bed & breakfast features hiking/biking trails nearby and mountain biking nearby.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Extended parking on site (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Royal Guest House B&B Dingwall
Royal Guest House B&B
Royal Guest House Dingwall
The Royal Guest House
The Royal Guesthouse Dingwall
The Royal Guesthouse Bed & breakfast
The Royal Guesthouse Bed & breakfast Dingwall

Reviews

The Royal Guesthouse Reviews

5.0

5.6/10

Cleanliness

5.4/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

4.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 302 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 302 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 49 out of 302 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 66 out of 302 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 107 out of 302 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ideal accommodation for putting your head down

Perfectly adequate for my purposes. Room was pretty clean - particularly the bed linen and the bathroom were immaculate. Service from the staff was excellent - very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. If you’re looking for budget accommodation this is ideal.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Room in poor condition. Complete lack of building security. Door to room had clearly been kicked in by previous occupant. Room unfinished. Rubbish skylight blind. Electric shower with poor water pressure and ineffective controls. No breakfast to speak of, despite promise of ‘continental’. Cheap as chips but price reflects quality of stay. Would avoid if I were you!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

andrew

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities
Worst room i have ever been in
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Magnus

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I mean its a budget hotel and was comfortable enough but very basic, I wasn't expecting or needing much so in that respectwas fine.. but loud banging music from downstairs bar kept me awake till after 1am .. unacceptable..
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Claudine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We drove round and round as GPS said we'd "arrived" and there was no signage indicating Royal guesthouse. Parked and asked at a Boots pharmacy and she said she thought it was "on the corner." The only thing we saw on the corner was a Snooker/pool bar/club with people all standing at the front smoking and when we went in the lobby stunk of smoke. There was a sign that said "reception" pointing upstairs. Really loud music was throbbing all around. I am severely allergic to cigarette smoke and already starting feeling nauseous. There was no way we could stay there. When I called the reservation service said to go to the Waverly inn down the street and thankfully they had a room for us there. The managers there were very helpful and hard working.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Meryl

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hostel not hotel

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Debra

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid at all costs!!!

Absolutely horrific!! Booked the Royal ended up in the Waverley Inn as we got there late?? The smell hit you when the door was opened and permeated through the place even into the tea in the room. Shower held together with black tape, mould on bathroom ceiling, curtain rail broke unable to shut curtains. Left after one night without the breakfast and booked into another hotel for the rest of our trip!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Colin

Travelled with pets, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room hadn't been cleaned, excrement in toilet. Windows were painted shut. No staff there to check in, no tea or coffee in the room had to walk to Waverley inn to get room key. After complaining, we were moved to the Waverley inn. The room there was acceptable! Dont book this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Marg

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
So hard to find.walking the streets Was above a pool hall Mattress poor Few comforts Good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Shubham

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never go there

The hotel is closed they charged me 47£ without any cost i don't even stay there the room i booked they don’t have that they are bring me to another hotel room is totally disgusting i need a family room they just provide a double bed and bathroom is totally damp and door even not closing properly , i just pay the rent and leave the property and drive to my home for 8 hours its better option i think to stay at this property never ever go in this property
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Billie

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
I would rate my overall stay a 3/5. The property was hard to find. It’s not clearly labeled. Our toilet in our room leaked every time you flushed it. The hot water in our room took 30 minutes to heat up and had weird water pressure. I will say that the staff was very nice and accommodating in the fact that we got in super late after check in due to transportation issues. The overall room was clean but very small.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Vino trip to Inverness from Edinburgh

Good: 1. Location is in main area. Just to find the room is little tricky as no board. 2. Room iscomfortable. 1 double bed, 1 single bed room. 3. Nice breakfast and receptionist is good approach. 4. Dedicated car parking at The Waverley Inn hotel just opposite to this. . 5. Got hot water in shower. Needs to improvement: 1. Toilet flush set leaking water on the floor 2. Need tea and cups , sugar, salt at rooms itself. No hanger. 3. No mat in bathroom to wipe foots. 4. No lock inside bathroom door. 5. Central heater is not working provides temp electric heater. In summer fine but winter need heater in room and bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brenda

Just awful

We booked as a stop off on our way to wick.First of all couldn’t find it as changed name.The room was not cleaned,no hot water.Bed was filthy with crumbs under the sheet and damp,some of the plug sockets were not working,lamp with no bulb.Did not have breakfast as the dining room was filthy.Over all so disappointing for £74,won’t be going back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff absolutely lovely, couldn’t have been any more attentive. Room lovely & quiet. Breakfast basic but good. Will definitely book again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Hogmanay accommodation

Hotel staff was very helpful and very accommodating, we arrived very late and we picked up a meal from outside, the staff arranged a seating in the breakfast bar for us right away, very helpful this was. The room was very clean and also the beds spotless. At the time of visit, NewYear an eve we got the hotel for £62 for a family room, every where else was several hundreds. With this in mind you get what you pay for but we got a family run business that I would recommend no problem. Thank you staff at the Royal hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pratap

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No hot water 🚿. Others things like staff cleaning is good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Muhammad

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best service I can't sat 5 star but area wise best place to stay with family or without family. Im doing couriers delivery 🚚 i almost stay every area this is my favourite to stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

To cold
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Sonia

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