Mardon Guest House — Hotel in Great Britain

James and Angela who own and operate Mardon Guest House made my introduction to Inverness and to to Scotland a wonderful experience.|They both care about you having a great experience at their house, and in Inverness. It was a welcoming place to stay--clean, quiet, good food, and really close to "downtown"--City Centre (a 5 minute walk). ||1. Welcoming||James and Angela welcomed me when I arrived, and took the time to hear what my interests were for Inverness, and if I planned on using Inverness as a jumping off point to other cities. For example, some people travel to OR from Edinburgh.||Every morning for breakfast, James briefly introduces all of the guests and where they are from who are eating in the dining area. That was a great jumping off point for having quality conversations with the guests from Italy, America, and Scotland.||James would ask everyone how their prior day had been, and their experiences along with questions--which is really nice--considering he and Angela make and serve breakfast.||When my cell phone was temporarily not working, James called me a taxi for taking me to-and-from the Jacobite Loch Ness boat tour, and he scheduled my taxi to take me to the airport upon my departure.||2. Clean and Spacious Rooms||The rooms and bathrooms are clean, and James and Angela clean the rooms daily. ||My room had a king-sized bed (I think), a comforter with duvet, and multiple pillows for whatever your preference is (flat or fluffy). I slept well in the week I was in Inverness, which is cool during their summers. I cracked the window, and it kept the room cool, but not too cold. ||My room had a hot water pot for tea or coffee in the room. The bathroom has an electric shower, where you push the button for on or off---this was my first time using one of these, but I liked it. Also, the shower is big enough--I'm 6' 1"--where you do not have to wear the shower like a coat.||3. Breakfast||Every day, breakfast is served at different times on the half hour, which you select based on your day's schedule. There are cereals, and yogurt daily in addition to your choice of eggs, bacon or sausage, black pudding, toast, beans, etc. It allowed me to go on day tours or tour the city without being hungry until lunch time (Noon - 2:00 pm).||4. Location||The location is excellent. It is a 5-minute walk into the downtown. On your way, there is a Tesco grocery story, a coffee house ("Grain & Grind"), and it is on your way to the picking up point for some day tour companies. (an extra minute) Kenneth Street is lined with some guest houses, and you can head in either direction to enter into Inverness. One route takes you directly to a pedestrian bridge across the River Ness, and the other route takes you over the Grigg Street Bridge, which is where most pedestrians and cars use. Personally, at the end of a long day of a day tour or walking along the river, I liked the quick walk home to the quiet guest house.||Staying with James and Angela at the Mardon Guest House was a peaceful place, and a great jumping off place for exploring Inverness, and going...

Looking in from the street, Mardon House looks similar to the other B&Bs lining the road. However, the wonderful hospitality we experienced courtesy of James and Angela was untouchable. Very accommodating, friendly, knowledgeable of the area. Our flights were delayed and we ended up arriving 6 hours later than planned, just before 12 am and they still waited up to welcome us in without rushing us. The facilities are very clean, rooms just what you need and quaint. Each morning Angela cooks each person breakfast to-order while James waited on us with a full Scottish breakfast service, which added to the charm of the house. We had extensive, fun conversations with James after a couple of breakfasts. Private parking is available behind the house, just be sure to be comfortable with 6 point turns. The house is a 5 minute walk across the river to downtown Inverness, which is a very walkable town in itself. Tea and coffee are available in each room, and board games and table space for takeout available in the dining room downstairs. There is a Tesco a couple minute's walk away. You can really tell that James and Angela do this because they love it, and it shows. It was a wonderful introduction to Scotland and I would 100%...

We had a wonderful 3 night stay in one of the best Bed and Breakfasts on our 20 day 2000 mile journey through Scotland. James and Angela were so welcoming and helpful in getting us situated, advising us of things in the area to do. Our room was exceptionally neat, clean and roomy enough for us and all our stuff. Breakfast was exceptional with many options to choose from.||Mardon Guest House is located near the walking bridge to the busy commercial side of the river with shopping and restaurants. It is in a much quieter area even though it is close by and it actually had parking which was hit and miss at many of the places we booked. Best value for money we spent on the entire trip!||Also don't forget to buy a copy of their daughter's childrens' book "The Tale of Tom The Tomato" about a tomato who is different (an allegory for people who have autism) overcoming the difficulties of fitting into a world...