Bank Street Lodge

Great location just off the Main Street. Super clean rooms and friendly service. There’s limited parking on site but the neighbouring pay and display was free overnight. We liked it so much wanted to stay a third night but unsurprisingly the place was booked.

This was my first stay at the Bank Lodge. I knew it was going to be basic accommodation, but I was pleasantly surprised how good it actually was; in a central location too. Firstly we had arrived early in Fort William and the Lodge let us store our bags with them until we could get in our room. We had booked a twin room with a private shower/toilet and found that this was opposite our room across the corridor. As it happened this was not a problem at all and the Toilet and Shower room was quite spacious, with complimentary shower gel and was very good to use. The room was as expected, but it was fine for what we wanted and we had complimentary Tea/Coffee making facilities. I would point out that our room had a Smart TV and previous guests had left their details logged in to the various streaming sites. Be aware! The Lodge staff were very friendly and helpful and we would certainly return here when we come back to Scotland. The lodge doesn't do breakfast but there are plenty of places in Fort William where you can pick up something (the station cafe was our favourite). We found that the room was quite warm in the evenings and the Window only slanted open a little. Then on the last day we found that doing the handle a different way completely opened it!🙄

I didn't enjoy my stay at this hotel and would never stay there again. Old and noisy and at the top of steep hill. We had an "ensuited" room, but our ensuite was across the hall and required a separate key. The ensuite was modern and clean. Like most old places, it was difficult to negotiate stairs with a suitcase. The beds weren't comfortable, and the pillows were old. The staff were friendly, and we had washing done at a reasonable rate. The photos on the website make the rooms look better than they are. They were very drab and needed a major do-over. There is no way this is first class accommodation.

Simple and affordable rooms for a night at Fort Williams. We had a twin room with a private bathroom across the corridor. took a while to get used to but it was okay. Parking space might be an issue for bigger vehicles but it was good for me. High street really close by too.

Good value for money. Excellent service from staff. The car park was adequate for most, but as I had a high load the entrance was too low, however the car park opposite allows free parking overnight and paying £3 at 5:30pm took me through to 11:30am (by which time I was gone) . The rooms were clean, adequate tea, coffee and milk, but would have liked 2 hand towels for the 2 of us. The beds were comfortable. The wifi good.

First, if you have big bags or a lot of bags, I recommend taking a car or a taxi there since the hotel is on a hill so you would have to walk up a slope with those bags for a hot minute. It's in a very good location, less than a 2 minute walk away from the shopping street and less than a 15 minute walk away from the supermarket (Morrisons). The room was clean, the staff was very friendly and helpful. I noticed that the mugs and the coffeemaker weren't cleaned and were a little dusty but the front desk made sure to get me clean new mugs when I asked for it. The neighbors were loudly banging around their room doors but that can't be controlled so I highly recommend bringing good noise cancelling headphones or ear plugs if you have sensitivity to noises when sleeping. It was a all in all a good experience.

We made a last minute booking for this hotel as were let down by another local hotel the day before arrival. |We had a great stay here. Accommodation was simple but clean and had everything we needed. Staff were extremely helpful and friendly.

Bank lodge is very basic but our room Was spotless, linen good and clean. The people at reception were super friendly. There is a drying room and communal Lounge area. It's not fancy but it's perfect for a good nights sleep after a long day walking, and it's so close to the station and town. We will definitely use again when back in fort William! Considering most accommodation prices in Fort William, this is a bargain!

True to its marketing description as "comfortable and affordable," this hostel-turned-hotel certainly doesn't have many frills. What it may lack in "luxury" accommodation, however, is certainly made up for in location, being just around the corner from the main drag of shops and restaurants in Fort William. Of note, the car park is quite small, with only about 6-8 spots. Guests can access the public parking lot across the street for free overnight from 8pm-8am, but must pay the going rate during the daytime hours. Also of note, there is no elevator, and the floorboards in the hallways are quite squeaky!

Spectacularly poor service, even for a flop house, which is what this is - there are many places to stay in Fort William, and you should only stay at Bank Street if you're quite sure all your options have been foreclosed. I won't go into detail about the behavior of the staff, but suffice it to say that most every Scot I've met has been warm, kind, hospitable and friendly, and with the exception of Lou at the front desk, Bank Street Lodge seems to have found the dregs and put em all on staff.

I'm not sure how all rooms look like, so this review is with regard staying in a (non-shared) room with two beds; one single and one double. Including toilet/shower. The Bank Street Lodge feels like something in-between a cheap hotel and a hostel. There is a common room with tables and TV, and there is a shared kitchen. The kitchen is extremely tiny, it would be small for a regular flat but now it serves the whole hostel. You can cook food in the kitchen and put stuff in the fridge/cooler (but it is pretty occupied, since yet again, it is just a normal fridge for the whole hostel). Reception is staffed 24/7 and you can also lend a key to a drying cabinet (also pretty full be the end of the day when everybody is back from their day-hike). Pretty much all guests are there for hiking. Room gets the bed made with clean sheets and new towels every day, this is really nice and is indeed not something you get at a hostel. Location is excellent for hiking. The end of the West Highland Way is just a short walk down the street as well is Ben Nevis and a few other munros. Both bus and train connections are excellent to get to other places to start hiking. Overall, I would totally recommend the Bank Street Lodge if you want to up the quality of living a notch from a hostel, but not fully all the way to a B&B. If they only had a slightly bigger kitchen I would give Bank Street Lodge a four star rating considering what you get for the price.

Was a decent one-night stay for the price. Nice common area, and great location overall. We ended up being the only people in our room, which was cool, except the heater didn't work very well. We asked and there was no fix, so we just bundled up. Staff was friendly enough.

Stayed here after bagging a few peaks of the WaterAid 6 Peaks Challenge. Didnt stay very long due to the nature of the challenge, thusly only had about a 2 hour nap on a bunk in a sleeping bag. The front desk lodge manager was kind enough to let us use a room outside of the lodging that was warm enough to dry out all of our wet clothing. This helped quite a bit for the next peaks ahead.