Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lynnfield Hotel££
(
01856-872505;
www.lynnfieldhotel.co.uk
;
Holm Rd; s £85-95, d £110-150; )
South of the centre, this sizeable yet intimate hotel is run with a professional, but warmly
personal, touch. Rooms are individually decorated, and feature extremely handsome fur-
niture and plenty of character. Deluxe rooms feature enormous bathrooms and opulent
four-poster beds; others might showcase a jacuzzi or antique writing desk. The public
areas include a cosy dark-wood drawing room and a large, well-regarded restaurant (din-
ner mains £16 to £19).
HOTEL
Orcades Hostel£
(
01856-873745;
www.orcadeshostel.com
;
Muddisdale Rd; dm/s/d £18/40/50;
HOSTEL
)
Book ahead to get a bed in this cracking hostel on the western edge of town. It's a guest-
house conversion so there's a very smart kitchen and lounge area, and great-value
doubles. Comfortable dorms with just four bunks make for sound sleeping, and young, en-
thusiastic owners give the place plenty of spark.
2 Dundas Crescent££
(
01856-874805;
www.twodundas.co.uk
;
2 Dundas Cres; s/d £40/75; )
This
former manse is a magnificent building that has four enormous rooms blessed with large
windows and sizeable beds. There are plenty of period features, but the en suite bath-
rooms are not among them: they're sparklingly new, and one has a free-standing bathtub.
Both the welcome and the breakfast will leave you more than satisfied.
B&B
Ayre Hotel££
(
01856-873001;
www.ayrehotel.co.uk
; Ayre Rd; s/d £80/112; )
Right on the
waterfront, this 200-year-old hotel has been recently renovated, leaving its low-ceilinged,
large-bedded rooms looking very spruce. It's definitely worth paying the extra few pounds
to grab one with a sea view.
HOTEL
Karrawa Guest House££
(
018356-871100;
www.karrawaguesthouseorkney.co.uk
; Inganess Rd; s/d £50/64)
In a
peaceful location on the southeastern edge of Kirkwall, this enthusiastically run guest-
house offers significant value for its well-kept modern double rooms with comfortable
new mattresses. Breakfast is generously proportioned.
GUESTHOUSE
