Inverness was the third city we stayed in on our tour. It is often called the gateway to the highlands, as it is a good jumping off point for traveling into that region. It is a larger city, which we thought had a bit less charm than the other places we stayed. This opinion may have been influenced by the large amount of construction going on in the city while we were there and the drearier weather that we had. Inverness seemed to have more businesses and regular stores and fewer specific "tourist attractions" that might draw visitors. I'm glad it was included in the tour, because culturally it felt like it was probably what modern day, working class Scotland feels like. We enjoyed walking around the city and found it easy to listen to music in pubs if you wanted to. There was also a nice park on the outskirts of town you could walk to where you would find many locals walking their dogs and taking their kids out to play. Both days that we stayed in Inverness were long touring days, so we did not have much time to explore the city, but the hotel was right in the center of town, so it was easy to walk about.