Lime Tree Hotel

Pretty property, inside and out and location was great. Our room was clean and spacious and the view was beautiful. Reception desk personnel were lukewarm and one was a bit unprofessional, but we figured since we were from US, we might see some of that (although this was the only place). Very nice sitting room downstairs to relax. Breakfast was good, typical Scottish breakfast foods. Very easy to walk to town area and restaurants.

Upgraded rooms available when the hotel is quiet (at a great price). Some furnishings are rather tired and lack basics ie decent coat hangers (clothes slipped off the new plastic ones), no mirror near an electrical socket for hair drying etc but on the whole the room was lovely.||Very good service and staff were extremely friendly. Restaurant attached is good altho rather pricey (£12 for a small bowl of soup) main courses were very tasty. Breakfast could be improved but on the whole good. The cold selection lacked cheese and meats etc and was quite basic, the hot meal was well cooked and tasty (although lacked baked beans and haggis 🥴) |Great location (central) and adequate parking. Easy to find. |Garden area certainly needs attention and tidying/improving. |Overall a good experience for a late autumn stay.

Having arrived at the hotel we were quite disappointed on first impressions |The Grass was knee high outside the hotel so even if you wanted to sit on the outside tables you would not want to get through the long Grass .|As we entered the front door the paint work was all peeling off not what you would except we were put off right from the start|Having checked in no lift to get up the stairs to our room and the staircase looked like it needed a good dust down |On opening our room it was very stuffy we opened the windows to let the air in and went out for the afternoon |It was a nice bathroom with shower and separate bath quite modern to the rest of the hotel | Nice four poster bed that was very squeaky every time you moved it had nice clean sheets but dust was obvious around |the bed detail .| Breakfast was ok it was missing little things like utensils for bread and croissants as everybody had to use their fingers, which is not Very Hygienic|The location was ideal it was near to the town just a walk down and over all a very average hotel .

What to say? So very disappointed. We have been staying here quite often over the years. Id say c 30 visits in the last 12 years or so.|The hotel has clearly been sold onto someone who is only interested in making money, i suspect!|From outside the gardens are unkempt. The reception lady had a disinterested demeanour and again for me needs some training on how to delight her guests.|We were given room 11, this is one of I think 3 newly created rooms, downstairs adjacent to the dining room.|Terrible room. Bog standard decor, cheap fittings. The worst aspect, the wafer thin walls. One could hear the guests in the adjoining rooms. And I do mean hear. From using the lavatory to running the taps etc. so very cheap building works here. And the cost of this room, £260! |We did say to the lady that we did not like the room, tough!||There is a fantastic bit at this hotel though and that is the restaurant. Clearly operated by someone else. Great staff and service. Amazing food!||Finally, breakfast, time slots! Not great and poor choices.||Overall very sad and disappointed. Very let down.

Rooms seem to have been recently been renovated. We had a large party that stayed in the two apartments, the loch view rooms and ground floor rooms. Views are lovely, everything is clean and comfortable. The two side rooms are perfect for socialising. There is limited parking on site but there is a large low cost car park just across the street so not an issue!

Absolutely beautiful stay at Lime Tree Hotel! We have a corner room on first floor with a gorgeous view of the loch, beautifully comfortable 4 poster bed, large bathroom and all comforts you would want.

Ideally located in Fort William as a base for visiting Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The people running it were lovely and couldn't be more helpful. The restaurant food was great but it's not exactly cheap. The breakfast fry up somehow wasn't quite right. I would say though although clean and tidy everything in the room felt dated but that didn't matter as we were out and about for our stay.

Review of the Lime Tree Hotel Traveled thru for one night July 10.25. Arrived around 19:00, after hours note posted but very prompt service . Smooth and polite check in. Room 12 must have been recently remodeled new carpet, drapes clean and spotless. However very small for two adults. Tiny armoire, one luggage stand. Patio door to parking area not very private nor secure. Poor window ventilation as it opens into car park bathroom window opens into public walkway from rooms 11&10. Needles to say this area of the hotel likely a recent conversion and not the charm of the main area. Avoid 10,11,12 especially at the $247euro charged The bed gets 1 star it’s an American “double “ lumpy. I bottomed out at 5’11 and 210 pounds. Had to take apart the duvet: used the filler to sleep ON, used the cover as a light blanket. Otherwise with minimal air flow and such a heavy cover we would have overheated on a night in the mid 50s (F). Over priced for a small room with inadequate space, ventilation, and doors windows open on street level parking lot. Zero “charm”. Positive note: breakfast was perfect. Great service and delicious food! No I would not stay another night.

Wonderful two-night stay in this old manse. We had rooms one and five, both with views of Loch Linnhe. Room one on the first floor was a bit more spacious with a settee as well as a separate tub and walk-in shower. Room five was on the top floor up two flights of a curving staircase. Fortunately we discovered if you park around back there is a back door you can load suitcases out from. We enjoyed breakfast and dinner in the restaurant. Dinner was especially impressive with upscale playing and exquisite entrees and desserts. All the staff we encountered were helpful, patient and kind.

A true hidden gem!! I'm not sure who finds themselves out in this part of Scotland. It's a less busy part of town, but it seems like a perfect, quite stop for couples wanting a countryside vacation, hikers who love the thrill of the mountains or those just seeking a little refuge from the city. We planned to stay nearby in Glencoe and looked for a restaurant. The internet had little advice to offer but this restaurant came up multiple times with glowing reviews. Silly Goose is located in the Lime Tree Inn and it's pure perfection! We were greeted kindly and welcomed into the cozy dining space. Spacious but very romantic. We started with drinks enjoying local gin and whiskey. My husband got to try the Sassenach that he'd been eyeing! For dinner, we got the ribeye and chicken. We were so impressed with how well these were cooked. So soft and moist! We were too full for dessert but they had a nice menu of options. The restaurant is spectacular and worth the visit if you are in the area. Be sure to make a reservation as they did have to turn folks away!

My friend and I were touring Scotland and Fort William was one of our overnight stops. We booked a hotel room the night before our stay and didn't really know what to expect. Ryan (the restaurant manager) answered the phone and was so helpful - he even encouraged us to book a reservation into the restaurant - and we're so glad we did! The restaurant inside the hotel is called The Silly Goose and the food was absolutely amazing. I had a request to not have certain spices and Ryan fixed it right up perfectly with the chef (David, I think his name is). The accommodations were just what we needed after a long day of road-tripping across Scotland - quaint, clean, and met all our needs - it even included a gorgeous hot breakfast! The food and accommodations were fantastic, but if we're being honest, it is the staff that made this such an incredible experience. Ryan was absolutely lovely and friendly, and made us feel completely at home. Pamela, who worked the hotel reception desk and in the restaurant was so friendly and willing to help in any way. David, who is owner and chef of the restaurant was lovely and quite frankly has built a fantastic business and experience for his restaurant guests. If you're in Scotland, be sure to stop in Fort William and stay at the Lime Tree Hotel!

Hotel - Charming and comfortable Our family of 4 recently stayed in two rooms in the older section of the hotel facing Loch Linnhe. Both rooms were lovely with comfortable beds and furnishings. The one on the 2nd floor had a window seat and sofa with amazing views out of the loch and was more private but the window did not open (which was suboptimal in hot weather). The one on the 1st floor had windows on two sides of the room which allowed for a nice cross breeze but didn't have that 'Wow" seat with a view. The ground floor public rooms were very nice (particularly the 'map room') though sadly we never really had the time to just stay and enjoy them. The location is hard to beat. Just across the street from the end of Ft. William's 'downtown' area it was quiet yet incredibly convenient. And the staff was welcoming and quite helpful. All in all I would strongly recommend the hotel.

Lime Tree offers up innovative and excellent dishes using local Scottish produce. The staff were kind and attentive, and started us off with a tasty curry amuse bouche. To start, we shared the scotch ramen, which was made with fried haggis, chanterelle mushrooms, and langoustines -- it was delicious, with a great haggis-musty flavor. For entrees, we ordered the bree (a saffron-based seafood stew chock-full of trout, squat lobster, etc.) and the pan-fried trout. Both were lovely, with the latter entree being particularly tasty -- crispy skin in a nice pool of butter-chive sauce. For dessert, we were equally pleased with the roasted pears, which came paired with honeycomb crumble, an excellent ice cream, and a bread-pudding like pastry. All told -- including the two drinks we got -- our bill came out to 77 GBP, very reasonable for the quality of food and service we received!

Exquisite food, nice staff. We had great canapés (vegetarian option) and amazing starters. Pigeon was perfectly cooked and the vegetarian haggis was excellent, with walnuts to add a crispy note. We had Napoléon portobello as mains, which were once again really tasty! Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. We definitely recommend this restaurant, we enjoyed the great food and our evening in Fort William. Restaurant is on the road, just steps from the loch.

You have to try this place just to see if the service was as WEIRD as it was for us! Our innkeeper called to get us a reservation. Thank goodness. Because basically the place was maybe 1/3 full, but we watched them turning several people away. As for us, we were told our table wasn't ready yet -- but we could sit in the lounge and have a glass of wine while we waited. Then, someone came and took our order -- while we were STILL in the lounge and not yet at our table! Finally -- we were allowed to go sit down at our table. Meanwhile ... nothing discernible had CHANGED in the dining room... no diners left and no new ones came ... I guess for some reason you just get to sit in the lounge awhile first. The wait staff seemed generally unsure of themselves and did not know the answers to any questions we had ... although one guy did go ask someone else to get the answer. once we finally got to the table, the FOOD was really quite amazing -- this chef is worth seeking out and worth 'enduring' a little bit of oddness. I can't say i really LIKED the grouse but I CAN say i think this chef presented it in the best way possible. I had never had grouse and am pretty sure i'd find it to be QUITE dreadful prepared by a less skillful chef.

We were very comfortable staying in April 2014. No temperature problems though the floor was rather creaky in our room. Shower was great, spacious and accommodated all three of us without problem though there was an obtrusive post in the middle of the room, we just wrapped a towel around it so we could see it clearly in the nighttime. We stayed here on two separate occasions and both times were very satisfied. Unlike other reviewers experience, the staff are friendly and greeted us very professionally. The setting is gorgeous. Lovely seating rooms, replete with maps and mountaineering memorabilia. There's a lovely art gallery for perusing though we very much wanted to get out and see the true attraction, the Scottish countryside.

Very good food (breakfast & dinner), friendly staff and pretty large rooms with sea view. Also they offer free parking. You're only 200-300 meters away from the "city center".

Lovely place! Right by the water. Older building with updated rooms though bathroom not so much, but with a tub. Best reason to stay here is the close location to shops and restaurants as well as water views. I was not thrilled with the food to be honest. It was elaborate but seemed overly fussy for the taste and price..Just not quite it for me. They contacted us a few days in advance to get our dinner reservation. Looking back, that was a strategy I would resist next time.

Our stay at the hotel was uneventful. The hotel is freezing though as the heating only comes on in the evening and is then off for the rest of the night. This was June but the temperature was about 7 degree. I guess this is standard in Scotland. The owner gave us a small heater for our room. There are two nice areas to sit at the front with fireplaces. The room was decent. We stayed in Room 9.

Great, not so common, special plates. The presentation of every plate is very nice, the staff is, nice location and cosy interior. One negative thing: not a lot of parking spaces!