Inverness is called the Capital of the Highlands and provides the airport, hospitals, shops and professionals for the area. One of the most interesting Hotels in the Highlands, with several hot tubs, is the Rocpool Reserve and Chez Roux in the city. The Kingsmills on the outskirts of the city is one of the golfing Hotels in the Highlands, being next door to Inverness Golf Club.
Glenmoriston Town House Hotel on Ness Bank has three AA rosettes for cuisine. At Culloden, near the battlefield, is Culloden House, one of the most historic Hotels in the Highlands where Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed on the eve of the decisive battle.
Travelling east, at Auldearn, near Nairn is the 8-bedroom , 4 AA rosette Boath House, one of the most exclusive and gastronomic Hotels in the Highlands. The Newton Hotel in Nairn was a favourite of Charlie Chaplin. It stands in 21 acres of grounds and borders Nairn Championship Golf Course.
West of Inverness are two good hotels: Coul House in Strathpeffer and 12th-century Tulloch Castle at Dingwall, another historic Hotel in the Highlands. South of the city,
down Loch Ness, we come to Loch Ness Lodge at Brachla, one of the Spa Hotels in the Highlands, just 7 bedrooms and winner of many food awards. On the East side of Loch Ness is Craigdarroch House, Lower Foyers, an exclusive small hotel near the Loch Ness Monster Exhibition Centre.