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The Sands Hotel, Orkney 4 stars

Hotel in Burray Village

Set in a 19th-century building, The Sands Hotel, Orkney is situated along the shore of Scapa Flow in Burray village. It has a bar, a restaurant and beautiful sea views. Food Good, Staff and facilities excellent.

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9.2
Superb
322 reviews
Price from
£143
per night

The Royal Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Stromness

Located in Stromness and with Standing Stones of Stenness reachable within 8.5 km, The Royal Hotel provides a restaurant, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar. Amazing room. Fantastic breakfast with the chef cooking a perfect fried egg for a very fussy person and amazing porridge with rhubarb compote.

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8.1
Very good
136 reviews
Price from
£149
per night

Albert Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Kirkwall

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. we came in on the late ferry from Aberdeen and had stayed at the front desk late for us. very comfortable room with all amenities.

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8
Very good
166 reviews
Price from
£237.50
per night

The Kirkwall Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Kirkwall

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. Loved the old world charm and character. The position was fantastic and the rooms very comfortable and lovely.

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8.3
Very good
479 reviews
Price from
£209.50
per night

Smithfield Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Dounby

Situated on the Orkney Island, 14 miles from Kirkwall, Smithfield Hotel offers 3-star accommodation with free parking, a bar, and a restaurant. Kirkwall airport is 30 minutes’ drive away. A wonderful place to stay as long as you don't mind driving. It was semi centrally located to most sites you may want to visit while in Orkney. The staff was excellent and extremely helpful. Breakfast was delicious and prepared to order. The restaurant offered a nice variety of meals for dinner as well as beer, wine, and cocktails. The tv room/lounge was always available if you wanted somewhere to unwind. The staff was also kind enough to allow me to stay there a couple of hours after checkout while awaiting my ferry. I highly recommend this hotel.

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8.6
Fabulous
273 reviews
Price from
£80
per night

Merkister Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Harray

Located on the shore of Harray Loch and family-run for over 30 years, the Merkister Hotel is a 15-minute drive from the main towns of Kirkwall and Stromness. The breakfast was beyond expectations. Absolutely delicious and hearty portions!

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8.9
Fabulous
161 reviews
Price from
£175
per night

Ayre Hotel & Ayre Apartments 3 stars

Hotel in Kirkwall

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. Didn’t actually have breakfast

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8.2
Very good
616 reviews
Price from
£160
per night

The Orkney Hotel 3 stars

Hotel in Kirkwall

Located in Kirkwall, 2.7 km from Scapa Beach, The Orkney Hotel provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a restaurant and a bar. Good location. Parking available on private parking lot. Good breakfast. Comfortable room and bed. Friendly staff.

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7.8
Good
226 reviews
Price from
£140
per night

The Stromness Hotel

Hotel in Stromness

The Stromness Hotel is set in Stromness. This hotel offers free WiFi. Ring of Brogdar is 6 km away and Standing Stones of Stenness is 6 km from the hotel. All rooms in the hotel are fitted with a TV. The food was the best I have had in a long time. The location of the hotel is just near the ferry and other amenities. The staff are very friendly and accommodating.

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6.2
Review score
323 reviews
Price from
£108
per night

West End Guest House 3 stars

Hotel in Kirkwall

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. No hesitation in thoroughly recommending this guest house. It has excellent staff who all do their jobs in a totally profesional manner, they are a source of lots of useful information about the weather, attractions, buses and even steer you clear of dangereous roads for walkers (traffic on Orkney can be ruthless!) The rooms may intially seem a little dated, but they are well equiped and a great place to get dry. There's an outstanding cooked breakfast which you pre order I found this prevented delays and hearing "we've got your order muddled" which I ecountered in another hotel whilst I was in Scotland. There's also a good range of cereals and fruit -a cornucopia has nothing on this place,

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7.8
Good
418 reviews
Price from
£79
per night

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