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buy tickets at the tourist office and catch a free minibus to the boat. Other cruises and
combined cruise/coach tours, from one to 6½ hours, are also available.
HAPPY TOURS
(
www.happy-tours.biz
)
Offers 1¼-hour guided walks exploring the town's history and le-
gends. Tours begin outside the tourist office at 11am, 1pm and 3pm daily.
| Walking Tours
INVERNESS TAXIS
( 01463-222900;
www.inverness-taxis.co.uk
)
Wide range of day tours to Urquhart Castle,
Loch Ness, Culloden, and even Skye. Fares per car (up to four people) range from £60
(two hours) to £240 (all day).
| Taxi Tours
Sleeping
Inverness has a good range of backpacker accommodation, and also has several excellent
boutique hotels. There are lots of guesthouses and B&Bs along Old Edinburgh Rd and
Ardconnel St on the east side of the river, and on Kenneth St and Fairfield Rd on the west
bank; all are within 10 minutes' walk of the city centre.
The city fills up quickly in July and August, so you should either prebook your accom-
modation or get an early start looking for somewhere to stay.
TRAFFORD BANK££
( 01463-241414;
www.trafordbankguesthouse.co.uk
; 96 Fairfield Rd; d £110-125; )
Lots of
word-of-mouth rave reviews for this elegant Victorian villa that was once home to a bish-
op, just a mitre-toss from the Caledonian Canal and 10 minutes' walk west from the city
centre. The luxurious rooms include fresh flowers and fruit, bathrobes and fluffy towels -
ask for the Tartan Room, which has a wrought-iron king-size bed and Victorian roll-top
bath.
| B&B
ROCPOOL RESERVE£££
| Boutique Hotel
( 01463-240089;
www.rocpool.com
; Culduthel Rd; s/d from £175/210; )
Boutique chic meets
the Highlands in this slick and sophisticated little hotel, where an elegant Georgian exteri-
or conceals an oasis of contemporary cool. A gleaming white entrance hall lined with read
carpet and contemporary art leads to designer rooms in shades of chocolate, cream and
gold; expect lots of high-tech gadgetry in the more expensive rooms, ranging from iPod
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