About Us
Perched on the banks of Loch Ness, we offer unrivaled access to Scotland’s most famous Loch!
We also offer a delightful hostel experience – comfy dorm beds, a vibrant lounge area, extensive kitchen, nice showers, outside areas galore with great views of the Loch and events happening each and every day!
We provide a warm welcome to backpackers, hikers, cyclists, Great-Glen walkers, canoeists, Nessie-hunters, international travellers. So you never know who you’ll meet on your next stay at Lochside!
- Cash and credit cards accepted
- Continental breakfast for £3.50
- Laundry service for just £5
- Free Towel Rental
- Groceries sold at reception for self-cooking.
- Kayak & SUP Rental Provided by Kayakomat.
- Large self-catering kitchen
- Free Starlink Wi-Fi in our Common Areas
- Free tea, coffee and hot chocolate
- Luggage storage
- Book exchange
- Clean bed linen provided
- Board games
- Pool table
- Free use of hair dryers
- No curfew
- Non smoking
- Ice-machine!
- Sunny and cheery patio
- Bus stop out front
- Fabulous views over Loch Ness
- Scottish owned - backpacker run
- Beer & wine sold at reception
Please check our booking table below for availability.
This is an over 16s hostel strictly – sorry we are not family accommodation and cannot negotiate on this.
If you are booking for 4 or more people you must phone to check prior to booking. We advise that you check our refunds policy before booking. Sorry but we do not take Stag or Hen parties.
- NO PETS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
- Reception is open between 07:30-11:00 and again between 17:00 and 23:00.
- If you are making a booking of 5 or more people, please contact us directly before booking.
- Sadly we cannot accept American Express payments.
- The latest check in is 23:00 when reception closes.
- If you think you may be later than 23:00 please contact us ASAP otherwise you may not be able to stay.
- There is a designated smoking area.
- The front door and fire escape door get locked every night at 23:00 for safety.
- It gets very dark at night and hard to see the road, we do not want anyone to run out into it accidentally. so please be careful.
- CHECK OUT is at 10:30 am. We just ask that you remove your duvet (comforter) from the bed and place it on the floor so we know that bed needs changing
- Reception closes at 23:00 and re-opens at 7:30 am for breakfast.
- We serve breakfast for £3.50 every morning from 7:30-10:30 am. There is no reservation for it, just pay beforehand .
- We offer free towel hire.
- We also do laundry service for £5.00 we wash and dry it for you.
- Important note, our alcohol licence runs out at 11:00 pm so we can only serve you beers up until this point.