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The Inn at Y-not

Aparthotel in Thurso with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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Meadow Lane, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 8ER
  • Thurso Beach
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Scrabster Ferry Terminal
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Dunnet Bay Beach
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Wick (WIC)
    ‪32 min drive‬

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  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
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  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About the area

Thurso

Thurso is home to The Inn at Y-not. Scrabster Ferry Terminal and Wolfburn Distillery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Thurso Beach and The Green. Discover the area's water adventures with windsurfing and sailing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and horse riding.

What's nearby

  • North Coast Visitor Centre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Thurso Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Scrabster Ferry Terminal - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Dunnet Bay Beach - 13 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Dunnet Head Lighthouse - 19 min drive - 21.2 km

Getting around

  • Thurso Station - 10 min walk
  • Wick (WIC) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Commercial - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Top Joes - ‬2 min walk
  • Y not bar + grill
  • ‪Station Hotel Thurso - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Robins - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Inn at Y-not

Aparthotel in Thurso with restaurant and bar/lounge
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free aparthotel has a bar/lounge and an outdoor tennis court. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a computer station. This aparthotel has 6 apartments. Housekeeping is not available.
The Inn at Y-not offers 6 accommodations.
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an outdoor tennis court.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Bar
Business services

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Frequently asked questions

How much is parking at The Inn at Y-not?

Self-parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at The Inn at Y-not?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Inn at Y-not?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Inn at Y-not located?

Situated in Thurso, this aparthotel is within a 5-minute walk of North Coast Visitor Centre and Thurso Beach. UHI North Highland - Environmental Research Institute and Thurso Library are also within 10 minutes. Thurso Station is 10 minutes by foot.

The Inn at Y-not Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 136 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 136 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 136 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 136 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 136 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The friendliness of the owners was tops ,close to all the sights in the area
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds. Very clean. Mistake in exit times expedia information Stated 11.00 am. Cleaner had 10.00 am. As we arrived very late the day before We adhered to official time of leaving.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really good.

Couldn’t fault this place. Great food and accomodation as well as easy parking.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

annie, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very central. Easy to walk places

Very good but breakfast not included and expensive
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Jules, Adelaide, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just what we needed

Great location, close to the High Street and within walking distance of everything we need. The pub served great meals and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The rooms are really clean, spacious and very comfortable beds. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Cathy and Doug, Christchurch, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Easy to locate

This is a family restaurant/pub with the accommodation above. The room was comfortable. We did not bother to avail ourselves of the restaurant facilities in the evening but had breakfast which was a very generous Full English.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rock n roll

This is a good try at providing accommodation but it lacks the finishing touches that the modern traveller demands. You need to drink a lot of booze to get some sleep while the music plays in the bar downstairs,
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice tidy ensuite room and great food at attached bar. Staff were outstanding and always seemed to be doing something whether serving customers or cleaning etc, would certainly recommend.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel on top of the restaurant bar

Easy checkin with a very quiet room in pristine condition. Comfortable bed in a a great spot. The restaurant and bar was terrific.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Keith, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Why not?

Beautiful room with most amenities.Service pretty good.Handy location for the area.

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, attached resteraunt good food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

jeremy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Be aware these are very basic rooms above a busy and noisy restaurant. Check in is at the bar and not at all friendly. We had phoned ahead and booked meals for both nights. But no booking found for either and made to feel like a nuisance rather than receiving an apology. Service on 2nd night was terrible. Told it would be a 25 min wait for our dish, but took 50 mins. Waited after finishing mains for someone to come near us to ask about coffees etc but ended up walking out after around 30 mins with no one coming near us. People beside us returned their food complaining too. Seemed to be being run completely by students with not a single 'grown-up' anywhere to be seen. Would go to the near-by Premier Inn instead next time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was lovley and fresh perfect for what we needed. Staff were very friendly and tentative would definitely stay again. Breakfast downstairs was also beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom was clean and modern. Beds comfortable. Close to main center
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, comfortable and friendly

Very friendly and welcoming staff. Despite the grill not being open (last minute change) we had various options in the nearby town. Room was clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Surprisingly quality stay.

Not our usual place of choice however booked due to other premises being booked up. Didn’t know what to expect other than images. Closest comparison would be a Travelodge style. Twin beds that were comfy if duvet not a little small however comfortable. Good tv with freeview. Nice large bathroom with one of largest shower cubicles which was very pleasing and very good pressure. Staff very friendly. Just a couple of points for improvement. Lock from the street was awkward to unlock even for the staff showing us to the room. Handle to the room was also coming away from the door and no emergency phone number left for when staff not on site.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There are no elevators and the stairs and about 2 flights and kind of steep. The hair dryer is appalling, so loud you could hear them down the hall. If you have luggage, you won’t wat to take them. The restaurant is excellent! Incredibly good food.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Steve, Market Harborough

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel with a great menu, unfortunately it's very noisy well into the night with live groups in the bar.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Customer service needs improvement

Suits it’s name as when staff constantly said NO to any of our requests we asked Y Not!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not what we expected but still good!

We were very disappointed on arrival to be told that there wasn’t a room for us due to maintenance issues but we would be put on a house that consisted on 2 en-suite bedrooms and a kitchen. No living room or eating area. There wasn’t much we could do about it. I was very disappointed that we were not in the hotel with the bar and restaurant just downstairs and there was no eating area in the self catering house that we were offered but it was modern, very clean, great showers and the Y-not were helpful when we frquested more towels and some ice.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Was a nice enough hotel but was charged twice after a staff did not register me paying when I first arrived. Website also said ‘1 double bed’ but all of the rooms are single beds. The food however made the night, 10/10 couldn’t fault it.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021