Alexandra Hotel

You're standing on Fort William's main thoroughfare, and the Alexandra announces itself with Victorian confidence. It's the kind of place where tourists and locals have been crossing paths for generations, where the bar still feels like an actual bar (wood, leather, no pretence), and where you might catch folk from the climbing community rubbing shoulders with families stopping between Glen Coe and Mallaig. The rooms are decent enough if you're after a solid night's sleep before tackling an early start on the hills, and the location means you're never more than a few minutes from High Street proper.