Stayed for one night. Room was OK, basic. Clearly the 4 poster bed room elicits a different standard of feedback with previous people remarking about how fantastic the hotel is. However, our rooms ( we booked 5 rooms) were just OK. No view, in fact looked out onto a dirty roof top. Food was OK- they did use local produce but it was a hit and miss. One in the party had lamb and it was done well but the local haddock - was not brilliant. Dining room was quiet and lacked any ambiance. Staff were nice, young but very helpful. Quiet lounge for reading and it scores on the location.
Disabled guests will either have to breakfast and dinner in their room or in the bar - not ideal if you are travelling as part of a group. Dining room and guest lounge on the first floor- no lifts. Overall, I would not describe the rooms as 4*, more like a high 2 or low 3*.

Hi, We stayed in a Junior Suite room at The Orkney Hotel on March 8th for one night. The room was nice, clean, and the bed was comfortable. The bathroom had a great shower and tub. Our room had a peekaboo view of St. Magnus Cathedral. The hotel is perfectly located on the main shopping street. The staff was very nice. We ate dinner one night in the Saloon bar and Chris the bartender was great. The next morning we had a good breakfast in the dining room. We would stay there again, if we ever go back to Kirkwall.

We have stayed in most hotels in Kirkwall and in our opinion without doubt The Orkney Hotel is the best. We have stayed in the hotel 3 times now and find it's friendly atmosphere, excellent food and quality of rooms to be excellent value for money. You can find cheaper and dearer hotels in Kirkwall but none have the homely atmosphere of The Orkney Hotel.
Situated in the old town centre Victoria Street is a typical quaint narrow street of Kirkwall but you can drive right to the hotel door and unload your luggage. The hotel has no private car park as such but public parking is very close and only 2 mins walk from the hotel.

When we book this hotel for 10 nights we where offred a double room for the high range price of these rooms when we arived we got a room I would not even qualify as a single room. The room had a bathroom kind of build into the room that had a sink we would not even have in our toilet. The bed was the sze of a just over single bed and had a matras that was so thin you realy slept on the planks under it. actualy the experiance startet when we arrived due to a festivity the road to the hotel was closed and the only advice we had from the staff at reception was we had to wait until it was finished and they had no tidea when that would be. After kindly asking the trafic warden they had no problem letting us through to reach the hotel. where there are the huge amount of 2 parking spaces for guest alternatives is a pay for carpark or a free car park about a mile away. The restaurant I would qualify as an upgraded fish ans ships shop. Realy dreadfull hotel we will never go back here. If you have to book this hotel please be aware what room you are being offrered.