Glentower Lower Observatory is a well established Guest House in Fort William offering luxury accommodation to visitors to the Fort William and Ben Nevis area. Majestically placed on the shores of Loch Linnhe Glentower Lower Observatory has stunning views of Loch Linnhe & the Ardgour Hills. The Centre of Town is only a walk away.

Breakfast is served in our beautiful dining room which looks out onto Loch Linnhe and also our secluded garden. Breakfast is our favourite time & most important start to your day. At Glentower you can look forward to an appetising breakfast from a tempting menu - we have something for all tastes. If you are planning a visit to the Highlands, Fort William is very central for touring and sight seeing in all directions of the compass.

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Please use the online check availability tab to book a room in our Fort William guesthouse online or we would be delighted to speak with you on the telephone if you ask for Catriona or Trevor we will be happy to help with your holiday. Reservations may be cancelled up to 4pm 7 days prior to the day of arrival without charge.

Individually decorated bedrooms Report

Our bedrooms are tastefully decorated to a very high standard and provide all the facilities you would expect of a 4 star Fort William guesthouse. All rooms are en-suite, 1 superior kingsize room with slipper bath & 2 deluxe family rooms with slipper baths. Plenty of hot water and fresh towels supplied daily.

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Our large and attractive dining room has a good view over the loch at the front and to our garden at the back. We serve breakfast from 7.45 - 9.00 Monday to Sunday and offer a varied menu to suit all tastes and diets. We will also cater for all your early risers we can supply a packed breakfast or early morning continental breakfast tray just let us know when you arrive.

Ben Nevis and The Observatory Report

In the 1890's and early 1900's, pioneering meteorologists raised the funds to built a weather observatory on the summit of Ben Nevis, and also a new home for the Observatory Superintendent. Glentower was where the telegraph signals came in from the summit and were transmitted to Liverpool and other main shipping ports, where warnings for gales were provided for ship owners and skippers.

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Andrew Milford

Oct 29, 2021

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Lovely B&B, great hosts, decent breakfast accommodating everyone's requests. Very handy for Fort William on foot, and the stunning, surrounding area. Our room was very nice, separate single beds for the kids which is always a bonus. 4 piece bathroom very stylish.
The friendly hosts were also happy to pass on their knowledge of good places to eat, see the local wildlife and other useful information.
I would very happily stay there again.
Only slight negative is that it is not perhaps the cheapest.

Benjamin H.

Aug 03, 2021

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Katrina was a lovely host, hotel was clean, beds were comfortable, view was stunning breakfast was delicious, could not fault it. Would love to come back !

Linda Smith

Jul 23, 2021

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Stunning place loch views very clean, lots of extra,s in your room breakfast really good a d staff are so lovely ,will come back again

Jack Griffiths

Jun 13, 2021

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Everything was fine to be honest but it just doesn't quite justify the cost we paid for it. Fantastic bathroom though! Nothing particularly wrong it was just quite expensive, I would still recommend staying there and lovely hosts.

John Anderson

May 23, 2021

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Trevor and Catriona were fantastic hosts. The B&B was very clean and tidy, the breakfasts had everything you could hope for (including haggis and black pudding in the full Scottish option) and the rooms were very nicely decorated. We had a huge bathtub as well. Would happily come back here!

Kristina Kasumova

Jun 14, 2020

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Very beautiful and nice place, clean rooms, comfortable beds, friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend!

Jess Cooke

May 13, 2020

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Lovely cosy rooms and in an ideal location- 5 minutes walk away from bars, restaurants and the town. Stunning view right on the loch and Trevor was really lovely and friendly - even dug out a set of scales for us which was probably a request he wasn't expecting!
Lovely breakfast and lovely staff. Really enjoyed our stay in Fort William :)

Bree McNairn

Nov 03, 2019

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The question of why it was excellent? The room was spacious, beautiful, super clean, the beds were comfy and the bathroom was Wow!
We had a bay window to see the mists sitting on the water while drinking tea. The breakfasts were super tasty and set us up for the day and the takeaway breakfast for our day trip was so very thoughtful. The hosts are extremely friendly and special people and it was our favorite hotel in Scotland on our trip. Feel very blessed to have stayed there.