"Excellent hotel on NC500 route.
Easily parked to rear of property.
Helpful staff with big clean rooms and competitively priced dinner menu in restaurant.
Breakfast was perfect to set us up for the days onward travel.
We stayed in room 18 which was right next to the road on the ground floor.
Was honestly a little noisy with traffic initially but settled in evening and we slept ok.
Suggestions:
King sized beds would be a good improvement as room is big enough.
We were awoken by a group loudly chatting while waiting for a coach pickup outside our window at 7am, so would suggest hotel put a sign on window just asking anyone waiting to be mindful of customers sleeping."
"Would recommend facecloth in bathrooms, plus small towel rack for hand towel above toilet (room 212), plus recommend at least one hand rail in shower.
Should post policy notice regarding cleaning and towel replacement in the room."
"This hotel was very convenient for a stay off the ferry from Scrabster. It was clean and comfortable and the breakfast was lovely. Staff were friendly and helpful."
"Was welcomed and checked in.
Very friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Went into Kirkwall for a meal, approx 10-15 minute walk.
(Supermarkets are quite nearby also)
Lovely breakfast after a comfortable nights sleep
Thank you 👍"
"Grateful for the clean, tastefully decorated room in a great location (downtown waterfront). It's an older building so it can be a bit noisy - particularly as the patrons in other rooms come in for the evening and get going in the morning. "
"I had the best, tastiest breakfast ever. Nothing fancy just really great tasting. The eggs were so fresh and I had the same thing all three mornings and it was very consistent. Room was great. Great location. Easy to find. I’ll definitely be back and would recommend it to anyone who wants a lovely place to stay that’s very comfortable. 11 out of 10 for breakfast!"
"our room was in a separate building from the main hotel, but the room was excellent, clean, comfortable and well maintained. We had breakfast in the main hotel, and also dined there one evening. The food was well cooked and tasty"
You can spend time exploring the galleries in Scapa Flow Visitor Centre during your travels in Hoy Island. Stroll along the seaside or visit the monuments while you're in the area.
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