How you can ebook a fort in Scotland utilizing Hilton factors

Do you know you’ll be able to keep in a fort utilizing resort factors?

Like an precise, real-world fort the place Queen Victoria as soon as stayed, with a non-public loch on a 500-acre property within the Scottish Highlands close to Fort William. A fort fort.

Nicely, you completely can keep in a fort on resort factors, and we simply did it. We booked a keep on the 17-room Inverlochy Fortress Lodge, which begins at 110,000 Hilton Honors factors per night time. Which will sound like a whole lot of factors, however since money charges begin round $1,000, it is truly a really stable use of your Hilton Honors factors, particularly contemplating it’s a fort in any case.

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As you would possibly count on, the grounds of the fort resort are beautiful. With 500 lush acres nestled in an space identified for mountains and glens, you will need to price range a while to get outdoors and luxuriate in.

The within of the fort feels such as you’ve stepped into somebody’s centuries-old property that is been handed down for generations, which isn’t often my vibe. Nonetheless, it is a fort, so the decor works for the setting and helps you faux you are residing out a couple of episodes of “The Crown” whereas on a Scottish summer time vacation.

Reserving rooms in Inverlochy Fortress on factors

We booked our rooms (which had a most of double occupancy) once they have been a smidge cheaper, at 105,000 Hilton Honors factors per night time.

Professional tip: You’ll be able to earn as much as 175,000 Hilton Honors factors by way of a welcome provide for a Hilton card or switch factors to Hilton (generally with a switch bonus) from applications akin to American Specific Membership Rewards and Chase Final Rewards.

When staying on a regular variety of Hilton factors, the room choices are both in the principle fort or the separate walled backyard. I stayed in the principle fort, however as a result of we wanted a number of rooms, we additionally had one within the backyard space, the place you will discover a further eight rooms. The backyard rooms do look a contact extra fashionable and have greater loos, so there are advantages and downsides for every possibility. That mentioned, I might in all probability decide the principle fort if given the selection.

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Here is a take a look at the backyard room, which was a few five-minute stroll from the principle fort.

And here’s a collection of pictures from the 2 rooms we had within the fort itself. Simply know that if you’re touring as a household like we have been, you are in all probability going to need to ebook a number of rooms, so plan prematurely, as occupancy actually is proscribed in a fort.

Eating within the fort (generally free, due to elite standing)

As Hilton Gold members (by advantage of getting the The Platinum Card® from American Specific; enrollment required), we have been advised {that a} full breakfast was included. It was a scrumptious deal with with a small buffet desk with continental choices (regionally sourced, when doable) and an inventory of cooked-to-order entrees akin to a full Scottish breakfast, whisky-cured sea trout and pancakes.

Like all the things on the fort, it wasn’t simply what you have been served, however the way it was served — upon charming china units and surrounded by flowers on this case — that actually stood out and made it particular.

We skipped the flowery multicourse dinner you’ll be able to ebook within the evenings with one set timed seating, however we did get pleasure from tea and a extra informal meal with soups, burgers and sandwiches by the fireside with a stay pianist within the background after that formal dinner was over.

Even in the event you do not eat a meal on the Inverlochy Fortress (although it’s best to!), I extremely advocate making time for a cocktail, mocktail, or glass of wine or whisky because the choices are prolonged and the atmosphere simply cannot be beat.

Attending to Inverlochy Fortress

In the event you’re questioning the way you truly get to the property, close by Fort William is accessible by way of the Jacobite Steam Prepare, made further well-known by the “Harry Potter” movie collection. So, in the event you have been so inclined, you may expertise that iconic prepare and this fort in the identical journey.

In any other case, the fort is a scenic drive from each Edinburgh (about three hours) and Glasgow (about 2 1/2 hours) in the event you select to hire a automotive after flying into both of these cities.

Is it price staying in a fort?

Between the excessive ceilings and chandeliers, the stay piano music, the historic and vibe-y billiards room, the stainless grounds, enjoying chess by the fireside, and comfy heated towel racks, your complete expertise of staying in an actual Scottish fort on Hilton factors was a possibility manner too particular to move up whereas we have been on a bigger journey to Scotland.

Typically you simply want your resort factors for a handy in a single day someplace, however generally, the keep is usually a memorable a part of the expertise all by itself. Inverlochy Fortress is certainly in that latter class for us, and there isn’t any query this was completely definitely worth the Hilton factors it took to ebook our memorable keep.

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