Lerwick
A friendly young family run this likeable place in a former bank building handily located close to Lerwick's centre. Imbued with a sense of space and…
Must-see hotels in Orkney & Shetland
Orkney
This well-equipped hostel is efficiently run and has excellent facilities, including a fine kitchen and a lounge room with great perspectives over the…
Orkney
These spacious, well-presented flats behind a shop offer decent comfort and a proper kitchen, including an oven plus a washing machine. Kelpie has one…
Orkney
This clean, bright, modern hostel has an enviable location, around 15 minutes’ walk from Moaness Pier, at the base of the rugged Cuilags. Rooms are all en…
Orkney
Powered by wind and solar energy, this place offers first-rate accommodation and ornithological activities next to the ferry pier. There’s a cafe-bar with…
Orkney
An easy stroll from the ferry (turn left at the main road), this organic farm has a wee hostel with two dorms and a pretty little kitchen and common area…
Orkney
Within a few paces of the Stromness Museum are these five traditional stone cottages for rent, ranging from one to four bedrooms each. All are right on…
Orkney
On Stromness' main street, this handy, sociable place has cosy private rooms – no dorms, no bunks – at a good price. There's an inviting common area,…
Shetland
By the Bressay ferry slip, this solid old hotel has reopened and makes a fine alternative to staying in Lerwick. Comfortable rooms with good, large beds…
Lerwick
This typically grand Lerwick mansion houses an excellent hostel, with comfortable dorms, a shop, a laundry, a cafe and an industrial kitchen. Electronic…
Kirkwall
Right on the waterfront, this welcoming 200-year-old hotel with spruce, inviting, large-bedded rooms makes a great Kirkwall base. It's definitely worth…
Kirkwall
This likeable spot south of Kirkwall's centre has eight bright rooms, all with modern en suite bathrooms. Photos of Orkney decorate the guesthouse, which…
Shetland
At the scenic northern end of Foula, near the spectacular sea stacks, this place offers comfortable self-catering accommodation in a modern croft house…
Shetland
In the keepers' cottage by the Stevenson lighthouse at the southern tip of Fair Isle, this is an atmospheric place to stay and offers two comfortable…
Kirkwall
Right on the harbour, the Shore has a can-do attitude and a friendly vibe. The rooms vary widely, from compact upstairs chambers to excellent, spacious…
Kirkwall
In a peaceful location on the southeastern edge of Kirkwall, this enthusiastically run guesthouse offers significant value for well-kept modern double…
Orkney
Four miles north of the ferry pier, this renovated, community-run hostel is a simple but comfortable place to stay. Dorms are spacious and rates include…
Pickaquoy Caravan & Camping Park
Kirkwall
There's no view, but plenty of grass and excellent modern facilities at this campsite, which is handily close to the centre of Kirkwall. There are also…
Shetland
Just off the main road through Yell island, this farm B&B has friendly owners and three good rooms. Breakfast features eggs from the farm, which also has…
Fair Isle Lodge & Bird Observatory
Shetland
This well known bird observatory unfortunately burnt down in March 2019. The aim is to rebuild and for it to become again the mix of accommodation and…
Shetland
By a sweet little fishing harbour, this small, immaculately kept year-round campsite has white picket fences, lush grassy pitches and an excellent,…
Point of Ness Caravan & Camping Park
Orkney
This breezy, fenced-in campsite has a super location overlooking the bay at the southern end of Stromness and is as neat as a pin.
Orkney
Proudly surveying the main street and harbour of Stromness, this lofty Victorian hotel is a reminder of the way things used to be, with posh revolving…
Orkney
Though it has its quirks, this old seaplane base still makes for a comfortable spot if you've got a car. The rooms are renovated, spacious and commodious,…
Kirkwall
Guests come first here, but the wee folk – a battalion of garden gnomes and clans of dolls with lifelike stares – are close behind. Some of the good-sized…
Shetland
There are four spacious berths in this cute wee stone böd, 3.5 miles northeast of Eshaness, with its challengingly low door. It’s very basic, with no…
Shetland
The former home of famous Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid is now a simple camping böd. It has no electricity or shower, but there is fuel for sale. Prebook…
Orkney
This solid 19th-century house sitting right on Pierowall Bay is a very comfortable B&B with unusual extras, such as original artworks on the walls and a…
Shetland
This is a simple and comfortable hostel run by the Shetland Amenity Trust, with fridge, peat fire (£5 a bag), power and decent hot-water bathrooms. It was…
Orkney
The island’s watering hole is near the ferry and has refurbished rooms with good bathrooms. It's run by a friendly couple who also do decent if…
Shetland
This bungalow in Sandwick offers some marvellous vistas over the Isle of Mousa from its hilltop vantage point. The two rooms share a bathroom; the small…
Kirkwall
This attractive pale-blue-and-yellow hotel is gradually being modernised by personable new proprietors and is worth keeping an eye on. The attic rooms are…
Shetland
On the A968 below the haunted ruins of Windhouse, you'll find this well-kept, clean, snug camping böd (hut), with power and a pot-belly stove to warm your…
Lerwick
Cheerfully run, this sound selection has spacious, very well-kept en suite rooms with good showers. The top-floor rooms have plenty of character, with a…
Orkney
This cosy, clean, modernised spot, 6 miles from the ferry at Moaness, has two four-bed dorms and is popular with walkers. You can also camp outside and…
Orkney
Characterful and a bit chaotic, this place can make for a relaxing away-from-it-all retreat, with great star-watching on clear nights and opportunities…
Shetland
This pebble-dash bungalow is a handy year-round two-room B&B with some water views at the south end of Baltasound. A twin and a double are cosy and…
Shetland
In previous incarnations, this building by the pier was a fishing shed and knitwear factory, but it’s now a camping böd, with coin-operated showers and…
Shetland
By the shop in Fetlar's principal settlement, friendly Gord B&B has sea views and two twin rooms and one double, all with en suite. Home-cooked dinners…
Shetland
Near the Loch of Funzie and by the water, this cute cottage is a no-frills hostel with hot water and a kitchen. Take pound coins for the electricity meter.
