West End Guest House is set in Kirkwall, 1.2 km from Highland Park Distillery. Free private parking is available onsite. Certain rooms feature a seating area for your convenience.
Anne
United States
The location was the best. The breakfast was also good, though the coffee was terrible.
Looking out across the harbour of the Orkney Islands’ largest town, The Kirkwall Hotel features a high-quality restaurant and bar along with stylish en suite rooms.
John
United Kingdom
Nice restaurant and bar. Super friendly staff. Room appeared recently refurbished.
Set in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands region, The Shore is located 1.9 km from Highland Park Distillery. This 3-star hotel offers luggage storage space. The hotel has family rooms.
Virginia
Australia
Its location. The size of the room and the comfy bed and pillows.
Located in Kirkwall and within 16 km of Maeshowe, Albert Hotel features a bar, allergy-free rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. This 3-star hotel offers room service.
Richard
New Zealand
The staff were amazing: really helpful and friendly.
Set in Kirkwall, Orkney, family-run Ayre Hotel & Ayre Apartments overlooks Kirkwall harbour. It offers local produce in its restaurant and traditionally styled rooms, with free Wi-Fi.
Christopher
United Kingdom
The furniture and fittings in the Hotel are very well chosen, two shades of green. The Orcadian Restauarant was excellent and we ate there 3 nights of our 6 night stay.
Grainbank Mews, a property with a garden, is set in Kirkwall, 16 km from Standing Stones of Stenness, 18 km from Ring of Brogdar, as well as 17 km from Ness of Brogdar.
Sandor
United Kingdom
From the moment we arrived, Albert made us feel incredibly welcome and at home. The accommodations were cozy and impeccably clean, with thoughtful touches that added to the overall comfort of our stay.
Offering free WiFi throughout the property, Orcades Hostel is located in Kirkwall. The units in the hostel are equipped with a TV. The private bathroom is fitted with a shower.
Peem
Thailand
We love the facilities and everything are well organized. The location is not that fae from Kirkwall’s center. We can reach almost everywhere by walking distance. The bus stop is even nearby with supermarkets.
I’d highly recommend for a group of friends, regardless of gender. I traveled with a group of female.
Sanderlay Guest House, a property with a garden and a shared lounge, is set in Kirkwall, 17 km from Maeshowe, 19 km from Standing Stones of Stenness, as well as 20 km from Ring of Brogdar.
Cezary
Poland
A fantastic guest house with comfortable and clean rooms. Sian is a wonderful host and her Scottish cooked breakfasts are delicious! Sanderlay Guest House is a great base to explore Orkney, I highly recommend it.
Kirkwall caters well for its visitors with an array of...
Kirkwall caters well for its visitors with an array of quality shops selling a range of local products. The coffee shops are close by and coffee is tasty. There a lot of things to see as you wander through the town. The Cathedral dominates the town and is full of history alongside the bishops and earls house.
However there is so much more to explore outwith Kirkwall if you are interested in Neolithic structures, naval warfare history or the wonderful sights of nature.
Niall
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
A visit to Kirkwall Church is beautiful & full of history...
A visit to Kirkwall Church is beautiful & full of history the place is so calming when you enter those huge church doors. This is my 2nd visit Orkney loved it.
They have quaint streets dating back to 1200's or more but with the Lidl, Tesco + Co-op supermarkets you can get all you need at these stores. We went to excellent restaurant The Ayre Hotel for fish & chips + seafood platter it was excellent + staff were excellent very friendly we are from Catering too it was great good !! We decided to fly this time it was fantastic there in an hour Loganair excellent staff Kirkwall Airport is so cute excellent facilities for travellers lovely cafe & toilets + the staff were excellent special mention to Heather in the Cafe very friendly the scenery taking off from this cute airport was amazing beautiful scenery no wonder Lorraine Kelly loves Orkney too we do too 😀😁😊☺
Mary
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Kirkwall has everything for a relaxed holiday.
Kirkwall has everything for a relaxed holiday. Lots to see food is excellent Roads are very good driver behavior is excellent . Local residents are very friendly and helpful.
The Cathedral is fascinating , would have loved to hear the organ being played during the afternoons
Willie
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
A place combining plenty of history of different periods (we...
A place combining plenty of history of different periods (we went on a fantastic trike trip (https://orkneytriketours.co.uk/) - great experience, visiting the Italian Chapel, standing stones and Scara Brae. The town itself has a 12-century cathedral, historical ruins, and museums, including the wireless communications museum, which was created and is being run by enthusiasts. There are also different daily art groups at Gallery 25 (https://www.facebook.com/Number25Kirkwall/?locale=en_GB) which we enjoyed joining. And the local English is very melodic - it is a pleasure listening to it! I can't say we discovered the fantastic seafood, but there is a lovely shop, The Brig Larder (https://www.jollysoforkney.co.uk/pages/the-brig-larder, one can also order local delicacies to be delivered) - again with lovely staff and a good selection of locally sourced dairy, cheese, seafood and preserves.
Milena
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
The people of Kirkwall & surrounding areas were so helpful...
The people of Kirkwall & surrounding areas were so helpful and friendly we used Kirkwall as a base and hired a car to visit all the historical and beautiful scenery throughout the Islands of Orkney. We Definitely will be Back
Charles
United Kingdom
10
Scored 10
Kirkwall is a beautiful little city.
Kirkwall is a beautiful little city. I came for the incredible Neolithic history and to search for family ties in the area. There are many jewelry shops as well as artists studios and tweed or wool shops. The museum is also fantastic. It’s a fibre artist’s dream.
Good location just out of Kirkwall with plenty of parking. Our room was spotlessly clean with comfy bed and two comfy easy chairs. There was a great choice of breakfast from continental to full Scottish breakfast and all freshly cooked to order. Our hostess was great and obviously very experienced at running a very efficient service together with providing a warm welcome. Nothing was too much trouble. Would definitely recommend.
Staff very kind and helpful and went the extra mile to help me. It’s only a few minutes walking distance from shops.
If coming via boat to Island, the peer is two miles away. Do arrange a taxi in advance. The hotel looks over the bay. I would definitely stay again. They also allowed me to leave my luggage after check out while exploring the shops as there are no left luggage facilities in Kirkwall.
For un "unmanned hotel" I seen the owner more often that most manned hotels. Andrew was lovely, constantly helpful and always trying to assist. The hotel was clean, well maintained and comfotable enough. The location is PERFECT for a night out or in my case doing work on the mainstreet with everything within walking distance. There is parking for a car and plenty of restaurants nearby.
Hotel has a perfect location around the Kirkwall harbour area, everything is a city centre is in a walking distance. Staff is located in a sister hotel where also happens check-in/check-out procedures.
Unfortunatelly was able to stay only one night out of booked (and fully paid) two, cause of the "traditional reliability" of Loganair who cancelled the flight at the time of boarding.
The restaurant food and service at The Kirkwall Hotel is superb. Local ingredients showcased to their best. All the waiting staff were excellent, really friendly and nothing too much trouble. Location of the hotel right on the harbour offers super views across the bay. Everything in Kirkwall is easily accessible from this base.
Great location in Kirkwall. Plenty of options for meals within walking distance. Grocery store nearby. Central for driving to all the tourist sites, with parking outside apartment.
The apartment is cosy to come home to and well fitted out.. The owner was very helpful when we needed assistance, with good communication.
Great location for hotel, good car parking close to entrances. We enjoyed a lovely meal on 2nd evening. The hotel is close to centre of Kirkwall and a good base for travelling round Orkney. The bedroom was at the back so there was very little noisy background.
The Kirkwall hotel has been renovated to a lovely standard. Very tastefully done. The staff were all really helpful, friendly and professional.
Breakfast was really good, served in the dining room and their Covid system of pre ordering worked really well.
Great guest house a short walk from downtown Kirkwall. This is an ideal base to see everything Mainland Orkney has to offer. We walked to Kirkwall and the Highland Park distillery from here. Breakfast was very good, and the rooms were comfortable.
The room was small but cozy. The staff was phenomenal and made our stay amazing. The breakfast served in the morning was just right. It was right next to the main shopping street and close to restaurants and shopping.
A home from home in the centre of Kirkwall. The owners have thought of everything, including extra toiletries, lovely welcoming hamper and a permit for parking our car directly outside the property.
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