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Hotel3 stars

Albert Kirkwall

Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JZ

Nearest town on the route
John o' Groats ~39 km
Total number of rooms
18

About this place

The Albert Hotel in Kirkwall places you within a five-minute walk of the Orkney Wireless Museum and St. Magnus Cathedral. This convenient location also puts you just a short distance from the Orkney Museum and Bishop's Palace. Enjoy a meal at the on-site restaurant, a snack in the coffee shop, or relax with room service (limited hours). Unwind with a drink at one of the two bars/lounges. A full breakfast is available daily (for a fee). The hotel offers 18 guestrooms equipped with flat-screen televisions, complimentary Wi-Fi, and digital programming. A desk and electric kettle are also provided, and housekeeping is available upon request. For business needs, the hotel offers three meeting rooms, as well as express check-out, dry cleaning, and laundry services.

No 24-hour front desk. If you arrive late, arrange your arrival with the hotel in advance.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Accessible

Facilities

Facilities 8
  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Check-in hour (16:00)
  • Check-out hour (11:00)
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Laundry service
  • Lift access
  • Clothes dryer
Catering 2
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
Business 1
  • Meeting room (3)
Meals 1
  • Breakfast
Good to know 2
  • Non-smoking establishment
  • Minimum check-in age (16)

Rooms

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Junior suiteup to 55 adults / 3 children
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

Meals and key facts

Meal plans

  • Bed And Breakfast
  • Room Only

Key facts

Total number of rooms
18

Where it sits

Mounthoolie Lane, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1JZ

Straight-line distance to the route's towns

  • Inverness184 km
  • Applecross243 km
  • Ullapool179 km
  • Durness117 km
  • John o' Groats39 km
  • Wick61 km

Figures are measured in a straight line from the hotel's coordinates. Single-track roads make the drive far slower than the map suggests; see driving notes.

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Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 07/09/2026.

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