Must-see hotels in Orkney & Shetland

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…

This well-equipped hostel is efficiently run and has excellent facilities, including a fine kitchen and a lounge room with great perspectives over the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

This typically grand Lerwick mansion houses an excellent hostel, with comfortable dorms, a shop, a laundry, a cafe and an industrial kitchen. Electronic…

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…

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…

At the scenic northern end of Foula, near the spectacular sea stacks, this place offers comfortable self-catering accommodation in a modern croft house…

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…

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…

In a peaceful location on the southeastern edge of Kirkwall, this enthusiastically run guesthouse offers significant value for well-kept modern double…

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…

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…

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…

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…