Our home in the Highlands

Welcome to Foyers Lodge, a stunning adult-only Victorian retreat overlooking Loch Ness; Scotland's most famous loch and one of the world's most famous lakes.

Recommended in ‘The Good Hotel Guide’ and listed in The Times and Sunday Times ‘top places to stay’ in 2021 as well as featuring at No.20 in the ‘Top 50 Boutique Hotels’ list 2023/24.

Built in the 1800s and recently fully refurbished, it has a rich history in Highland hospitality. Foyers Lodge offers stylish accommodation, delicious food prepared with local produce, beautifully kept grounds and unrivalled views of Loch Ness and the magnificent surrounding landscape in the heart of the Scottish Highlands.

Located on the quieter ‘south side’ of Loch Ness , we’re naturally geographically secluded. Surrounded by stunning natural landscape, we aim to provide a calming home from home experience where people can relax and unwind.

The team welcome you to the Highlands and hope the cosy environment and beautiful surroundings will entice you to return again and again.

We accept bookings for groups of up to 4 adults.

Foyers Lodge operates seasonally and is closed during the winter months (from 10 November 2024).

The history of Foyers Lodge

In the mid-1600s an Inn at Foyers was first built and at that time was mainly used by cattle drovers moving cattle to and from the markets in the South. The site of the property, under a variety of names, has been used almost continuously as an inn to this day.

In 1726, General George Wade started work on the military road between Inverness and Fort Augustus down the south side of Loch Ness. At Foyers he built himself what was to become known as the ‘General’s Hut’ and here he lived while supervising the 500 soldiers from the Highland Companies engaged on this tremendous undertaking. It is said the present building, formerly known as ‘The Foyers Hotel’, sits on the site of the ‘General’s Hut’.

The Foyers Hotel was extended to its current standing in around 1863 by an Edinburgh businessman and land owner, Mr Fountaine Walker.

Foyers Lodge, as it’s now known, operates as a Guest House and is owned, run and managed by husband and wife team Anna and Phil who recently fully refurbished this beautiful property.

Inn at Foyers, 1860’s Image courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery — Inn at Foyers, 1860’s
Image courtesy of The National Portrait Gallery