About this place
Looking out across the harbor of the Orkney Islands’ largest town, The Kirkwall Hotel features a high-quality restaurant and bar along with stylish rooms with attached bathroom. A short walk from the town’s main shopping area, this 4 star hotel provides free Wi-Fi and free parking. Each room at The Kirkwall Hotel has private bathroom facilities with shower or bath, hairdryer and complimentary toiletries. All rooms have a flat-screen TV, telephone and tea and coffee facilities. A freshly cooked breakfast includes local butchers’ sausages, haggis, black pudding, free-range eggs and locally baked bread. The Harbor View Restaurant serves extensive menus showcasing the local produce of the island, and Skippers Bar provides a relaxed setting to enjoy Orkney ales or whiskeys by the waterside. Kirkwall’s attractions include the Orkney Museum and the 12th-century Saint Magnus Cathedral. The town’s Pickaquoy leisure center and cinema is around 15 minutes’ walk from the hotel.
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
Facilities
Facilities 5
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour (16:00)
- Check-out hour (12:00)
- Wi-fi
- Room service
Catering 2
- Bar
- Restaurant
Good to know 1
- Non-smoking establishment
Green programmes 1
- Green Tourism
Rooms
Double room
Classic Double Room
Twin room
Classic Twin Room
Junior suite
Junior Suite
Double room
King Sea View
| Room type | Guests | Adults / children |
|---|---|---|
| Double room | up to 2 | 2 adults / 1 children |
| Double room | up to 4 | 4 adults / 3 children |
| Junior suite | up to 3 | 2 adults / 2 children |
| Junior suite | up to 5 | 5 adults / 3 children |
| Twin room | up to 2 | 2 adults / 1 children |
| Twin room | up to 4 | 4 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
Type of stay
Key facts
- Total number of rooms
- 37
Where it sits
Harbour St, Orkney, Kirkwall KW15 1LF
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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