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This large, functional hotel by the harbor offers ample accommodation choices—including a wing of nine spacious, self-catering apartments—plus a good bar--restaurant. Public rooms are spotless but lack character, while the modern guest rooms combine light wood, creams, and purple-accented soft furnishings. Ask for a room with a good sea view on an upper floor to avoid a room around the back.
About 34 acres of grounds surround this modern, ranch-style hotel overlooking Scapa Flow, about 3 miles southwest of Kirkwall. Bedrooms are simply furnished, with firm beds and well-maintained bathrooms. Its restaurant has an attractive light-wood Scandinavian-style dining room and serves elegant dishes using quality, local ingredients including the sweetest scallops from Kirkwall Bay Shellfish, North Ronaldsay mutton, and Orkney beef.
