The Orkney Hotel, Kirkwall ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

40 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, United Kingdom, KW15 1DN

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Rooms: Comfort and Style

The Orkney Hotel offers several room types: Single, Executive Single, Twin, Double, Superior, and Deluxe. Each room has a flat-screen TV with cable channels, tea/coffee facilities, and free toiletries. Select rooms offer seating areas and Jacuzzi baths. Larger-sized duvets provide added comfort. WIFI access is available throughout the hotel. All bedrooms are non-smoking.

Eat: Local Cuisine

The Garden View Restaurant sources ingredients locally, including native bred beef and lamb, and daily harvested seafood. Dinners are available from 6 PM to 8:30 PM, Monday through Saturday. The hotel is closed Sunday evenings for food. The Bar offers a bar supper menu. Breakfast is served Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM and Saturday & Sunday from 8 AM to 9:30 AM.

Drink: Whisky & Gin Bar

The Royal Cask Whisky Gin Bar features over 1,000 whiskies, 160 gins, wine, and local draft ales. Visitors can sample local selections from Highland Park and Scapa Distilleries. Draft ales include selections from both the local Orkney Brewery and Swannay Brewery. The bar is open Monday to Sunday from 5 PM and is closed from December 23rd to January 6th.

Location: Kirkwall Center

Located in the ancient royal burgh of Kirkwall, the hotel is minutes from St Magnus Cathedral, Bishop's and Earl's Palaces, and local jewellery shops. The hotel is 10 km from Kirkwall Airport. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Skara Brae, Maeshowe, and the Ring of Brodgar are a 25-minute drive away.

Services: Meetings and More

The Orkney Hotel provides free WiFi throughout the property, a restaurant, a bar, and a garden. Meeting rooms are available for hire on a day or half-day basis and can accommodate up to 35 delegates. Equipment is available for hire, and catering can be arranged. Room service is available. The hotel has a long and proud association with the Uppies as their preferred post-Ba watering hole.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals

Double or Twin Room

2 persons

17 m²

2 Single beds

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Single Room

2 persons

13 m²

1 Single bed

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Twin Room

2 persons

17 m²

2 Single beds

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Superior Single Room

2 persons

16 m²

1 Single bed

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City Centre

Kirkwall500 m

Airports

Kirkwall (KOI) 5.7 km

Eday (EOI) 32.5 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

No smoking on site
Free Wi-Fi
Free parking
24-hour reception
No pets allowed
24-hour security
Luggage storage
Smoke detectors
Fire extinguishers
Key card access

Sports & Fitness

Golf course

Guest Parking

Electric kettle

Services

Room service
Housekeeping
Welcome drink

Dining

In-room breakfast
Restaurant
Bar/ Lounge area
Packed lunches
Special diet menus

Business

Meeting/ Banquet facilities
Fax/Photocopying

Children

Children's menu

Spa & Leisure

Garden area

Room features

Heating
Sitting area
Tea and coffee facilities
Ironing facilities

Bathroom

Free toiletries

Self-catering

Electric kettle

Media

Flat-screen TV
AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

Carpeted floor

Location

40 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, United Kingdom, KW15 1DN

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40 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, United Kingdom, KW15 1DN

City landmarks

Landmark

Highland Park Distillery

1.7 km

Landmark

The Orkney Distillery

630 m

Marina

Kirkwall Marina

780 m

Landmark

Harbour Street

640 m

Landmark

Peedie Sea

670 m

Landmark

Scapa Crafts Orkney Chairs

760 m

Landmark

HMS Royal Oak Memorial

2.0 km

Landmark

Grain Earth House

1.6 km

Landmark

Scapa Distillery

2.3 km

Beach

Scapa Beach

2.2 km

Island

JP Orkney

3.1 km

Landmark

Quanter Ness

3.9 km

Landmark

Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn

4.2 km

Landmark

Wideford Hill

4.2 km

Landmark

Head of Work

4.7 km

Nearby

Monument

Saint Magnus Cathedral

220 m

Palace

The Earl's Palace

280 m

Museum

The Orkney Museum

150 m

Museum

Orkney Wireless Museum

560 m

Church

Kirkwall Baptist Church

140 m

Clay Loan At Intersection With Bignold Park Road

Orkney Witchcraft Memorial

280 m

Albert Street

The Big Tree

300 m

Restaurants

The Happy Haddock

150 m

69 Junction Road

St Magnus Cafe

180 m

Broad St Kirkwall Community Centre

Sinclair's Ice Cream Parlour

370 m

37 Albert Street

Pomona Cafe

450 m

9 Albert Street

Harbour Fry

560 m

3 Bridge Street

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Property information and rules

Check-in

from 15:00-23:59

Check-out

until 11 am

Guest Parking

Private parking is possible on site for free.

Internet

is available in for free.

Breakfast

At the hotel The Orkney guests are invited to a full breakfast served for free.

Children & extra beds

There are no extra beds provided in a room. There are no cots provided in a room.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

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The Orkney Hotel, Kirkwall

About the Hotel

Rooms: Comfort and Style

Eat: Local Cuisine

Drink: Whisky & Gin Bar

Location: Kirkwall Center

Services: Meetings and More

Select your room type

Price and Room Availability Calendar

Getting around

Facilities

General

Sports & Fitness

Guest Parking

Services

Dining

Business

Children

Spa & Leisure

Room features

Bathroom

Self-catering

Media

Room decor

Location

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