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Palace Festive All Inclusive Palace Festive All Inclusive

Palace Festive All Inclusive

Palace Festive All Inclusive

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Join us as we head to Scotland to get into the festive spirit on our Palace Festive All-Inclusive Tour. Get the party started with a wonderful food, drink and entertainment package with use of the superb leisure club facilities with, bubbling spa, steam room and 50ft heated swimming pool all at your disposal throughout your stay. Spend free time in the compact city of Inverness, the capital and gateway to the Highlands, easy to explore on foot and steeped in history since its Pictish origins. Included are excursions to make the most of the magnificent Scottish winter scenery, majestic mountains and unique wildlife of the area with a Loch Ness Cruise included. Don’t forget to pack your Christmas jumper for the legendary Christmas jumper competition and join us for festive fun on this great festive all-inclusive tour with no hidden extras at the wonderful Palace Hotel.

 

Your Holiday Includes:

Door to door service

Porterage

Dinner, bed and breakfast (super buffet breakfast with a choice of 54 items on the buffet, so something to suit everyone. Delicious 3-course dinners with at least 3 fresh choices on each course, each night).

En-suite bedrooms

Free tea/coffee any time of the day, just like at home.

Packed lunch each day or lunch at the hotel if staying local

Mulled wine and mince pies on 1 day

Free bar from 7pm-10pm each evening (selected drinks and house brands only, Champagne, and vintage malts are excluded from free bar)

Oliver & Greg’s Chardonnay and Merlot with dinner each evening

Minimum 2 nights entertainment

Cream tea – relax with tea and cream scones Mon - Wed in the stylish new lounge

Legendary Christmas Jumper Competition (if wearing a jumper come down to the bar between 2-4pm for your free drink and to be entered into the Christmas Jumper Competition, the more festive and Christmassy the better, bottle of wine for the best jumper! (date to be advised at hotel)

Complimentary use of leisure club including 50ft heated swimming pool, sauna, bubbling spa and steam room. (N.B Sleeping Beauty Spa treatments are not included within the cost of the holiday, these with incur an additional cost and must be booked and paid for locally by the customer).

Loch Ness Cruise

Excursions

Executive coach travel throughout

 

Single room supplement - £96.00 – Limited availability

Itinerary

Sunday (Christmas Eve)
Depart Leyland at 08.00am for our journey to Inverness with a suitable lunch stop en-route. Arrive to a warm Scottish welcome, don't forget each night, including tonight is a free bar between 7pm - 10pm and during our stay there is free tea/coffee any time of the day just like at home. Speciality selected Oliver and Gregs Merlot and Chardonay wine is served at dinner each evening. Tonight's entertainment will be a Christmas Eve arrival night celebration.

Monday (Christmas Day)
Today we have a day of leisure to enjoy the hotel and explore Inverness, lunch will be provided at the hotel today along with party fun and don't forget your cream tea this afternoon in the lounge. Tonight, we enjoy party fun entertainment along with our delicious 3-course dinner.

Tuesday (Scottish Hogmanay)
Following breakfast, we take a scenic journey to visit Elgin located on the south coast of the Moray Firth, a picturesque town straddling the River Lossie surrounded by breathtaking scenery, enjoy our packed lunch provided by the hotel, return to the hotel to relax and enjoy a cream tea. Tonight, we enjoy a Hogmanay party along with our delicious 3-course dinner.

Wednesday (New Years Day)
Today enjoys free time in Inverness and a Loch Ness Cruise the perfect way to experience the magnificent scenery, wildlife and history of the famous loch, enjoy our packed lunch provided by the hotel, return to the hotel in time for afternoon cream tea. Tonight, we relax and unwind and enjoy our delicious 3-course dinner.

Thursday
Check out of our hotel following breakfast for our return journey home with a suitable lunch stop en-route.

Hotel

Inverness Palace Hotel & Spa

8 Ness Walk

Inverness

IV3 5NG

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Star Rating

 4 Star

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Website

 https://www.invernessspapalacehotel.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Contact

 01463 223243

 

 

 



 

About the hotel

The Best Western Palace Hotel and Spa is a magnificent 4-star quality hotel located on the banks of the River Ness, opposite Inverness Castle. A firm Ava Travel customer favourite. Conveniently located just a few minutes’ walk from the compact city centre, an ideal base from which to explore the Scottish Highlands. The historic hotel combines the best of the past with the contemporary style of the present offering elegant interiors and a superb leisure club and spa with indoor swimming pool. Guest bedrooms are elegant, spacious, beautifully decorated, and furnished rooms, a wonderful haven in which to relax.



 

 

 

 

TV

 

Yes

Hairdryer

Yes

Lift

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

Toiletries

Yes

Safe/Safety Deposit Box

No

AC

No

Pool

Yes

Gym

Yes

Iron

Yes

Tea/Coffee

Yes

Porterage

Yes



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About Us

Ava Travel, based in Leyland, is a relatively new company specialising in the creation and operation of coach tour holidays throughout the UK and Europe.

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Ava Travel (Leyland) Ltd
41 Hough Lane
Leyland, PR25 2SB
Office Opening Hours
Monday to Friday - 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 14:00, Sunday - Closed