Hotel in Stromness with a coffee shop This hotel features a coffee shop/cafe and free WiFi in public areas. Weekly housekeeping is available. The Stromness Hotel offers 42 accommodations. 24-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. This Stromness hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
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Amenities
Parking
Pet Friendly
Designated Smoking Area
Bedding/Linens
Fireplace/Heating
Guest Services
Child Friendly
Internet
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3:00 pm; check-in end time: 11:00 pm early check-in fee: gbp 15 early check-in subject to availability minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 am late check-out fee: gbp 15 late check-out subject to availability
Child Policy
Children are welcome. rollaway/extra beds are not available. cribs (infant beds) are not available.
Payment Policy
Pet fee: gbp 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay) service animals are exempt from fees early check-in fee: gbp 15 (subject to availability) late check-out fee: gbp 15 (subject to availability) the above list may not be comprehensive. fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Pet Policy
2 total pets pets allowed for an extra charge of gbp 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay) service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees welcoming dogs and cats only
Cashless transactions are available extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed this property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Reviews
Lawrence
Oct 13, 2025 03:52:08 PM
Review Score:
6
Summary: Bearing in mind it was just at the end of the season, and I arrived 1 hour early - unable to contact anyone by telephone or at reception to see if room ready. Despite the hotel being almost empty, it wasn’t!
Staff friendly enough but a bit of a ‘Shining’ feel to a mostly empty hotel.
Room fine, bed comfy and shower fine. Need to address the ‘dry’ hotel situation as it forces guests to go out - and probably dine elsewhere too.
Staff (when you find them) helpful enough but lacking initiative?
Would stay again for experience and ferry convenience. Unusual layout makes sense if arriving by car and you get directions to the car park in advance!
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Reviews
Lawrence
Oct 13, 2025 03:52:08 PM
Review Score:
6
Summary: Bearing in mind it was just at the end of the season, and I arrived 1 hour early - unable to contact anyone by telephone or at reception to see if room ready. Despite the hotel being almost empty, it wasn’t!
Staff friendly enough but a bit of a ‘Shining’ feel to a mostly empty hotel.
Room fine, bed comfy and shower fine. Need to address the ‘dry’ hotel situation as it forces guests to go out - and probably dine elsewhere too.
Staff (when you find them) helpful enough but lacking initiative?
Would stay again for experience and ferry convenience. Unusual layout makes sense if arriving by car and you get directions to the car park in advance!
John
Oct 3, 2025 07:13:04 PM
Review Score:
8
Summary: Breakfast good. Limited food options in stromness. Access to buses ferries and neolithic sites very good
David
Aug 29, 2025 01:08:13 AM
Review Score:
4
Summary: £188 for a tiny , dated , tired room. Uncomfortable bed , cobwebs hanging from the ceiling , the only thing smaller than the bedroom was the bathroom…. Ridiculously over priced , mainly because of the captive trade on Orkney , but no need for the poor condition and quality.
Martha
Aug 27, 2025 12:21:55 AM
Review Score:
6
Summary: The staff all seemed to be seasonal and weren’t really able to give us directions to places. But they were very friendly.
Peter
Aug 14, 2025 12:19:42 PM
Review Score:
10
Summary: Pros: Friendly staff. Fantastic English breakfast. Great location, walking distance from the ferry terminal and all stores near the Stronmess waterfront. Even without an elevator, the parking location made it easy to access the room. Beds were clean and comfortable. Showers had nice high water pressure that gave a massage feeling.
Cons: The building is historic, so the floors had older carpet. Newer flooring, e.g. newer carpet or luxury vinyl plank could improve the stay experience.
Parking area had mosquitos after the rain.
Mosquito counter measures may have been helpful. E.g. Spaying, stratgeically placed zappers, torches, etc...
This was our first visit to the Orkney islands. We visited in August. Insect repellant is highly recommended when visiting certain areas on the island. The local people were all very friendly.
Overall, the Stromness hotel was a great experience. My family and friends all had a fun time. We would stay at this hotel again if we were to visit the Orkney Islands.
Adam
Aug 12, 2025 05:52:33 AM
Review Score:
8
Summary: Clean and spacious, but rather basic facilities.
Wonderful staff!
Amy
Jul 30, 2025 07:06:49 AM
Review Score:
8
Summary: This hotel is conveniently right by the ferry terminal. There is an elevator but when we stayed in late June 2025, the elevator was broken. We brought a car to the island and it was difficult to find the designated parking area behind the hotel; even with GPS there is no clear sign for the hotel when approaching from the back road until you have already driven down the driveway and into the parking area. We were unfamiliar with how to use the vintage locks, but the staff on duty was very helpful coming to our room and showing us how to use the lock. The bathroom was spacious and beds were comfortable.
kevin
Jul 1, 2025 03:25:58 AM
Review Score:
10
Summary: close to sea port and right next to whole rows of shops bars places to explore- jut dandy
Mark
Jun 18, 2025 01:21:23 PM
Review Score:
4
Summary: Faded glory. Very over-priced. Shower had not been cleaned properly since previous guest. Housekeeping door (with COSSH label re hazardous substances within) was lwft unlocked / open for half my stay. No lift so stairs were a chore. No-smokiny policy not enforced properly (guests were opening the fire door outside my room to smoke, the fumes of which were then present in my room.
Lesley
May 21, 2025 02:20:36 AM
Review Score:
8
Summary: The hotel car park has a skip full to overflowing, and this, as well as disused furniture and scrap metal reduced the hotel parking, on an island where parking spaces are hard to find.
We were not given the code to the fire door but were lucky enough to meet another couple of guests who did and let us in.
The manageress was aloof and abrupt but the 2 girls working in the restaurant rescued the hotel from getting a lower grading.
The hotel also let itself down with the amount of litter at the under side of the hotel, as well as seemingly dumped bedding.
