Castaway Guesthouse

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Scored 9
Rated superb

Free WiFi

9.8

About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Castaway Guesthouse in Kirkwall offers a welcoming environment with free WiFi and free on-site private parking. Each room features a private bathroom with a shower, hairdryer, and free toiletries. Modern Amenities: Guests can enjoy amenities such as a dressing room, electric kettle, wardrobe, and TV. The property ensures a pleasant stay with carpeted floors and a private entrance. Convenient Location: Located 6 km from Kirkwall Airport, the guest house is close to Scapa Beach (3 km), Maeshowe (15 km), and other attractions. Water sports are available in the surrounding area. Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated by guests for its breakfast, room cleanliness, and convenient location. Reception staff speak English.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

    • Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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1 single bed
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1 double bed
2 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Artful007
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Location perfect. Easy little walk into the town. Room was spotless. Stacey the owner was very friendly and helpful. The breakfasts were on another level.”
  • Massimo
    Italy Italy
    “Extremely clean well-equipped. Stacey is a perfect landlady”
  • Sharon
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Lovely place to stay in Kirkwall, large rooms, comfortable beds. The host was really friendly and made me feel completely at home.”
  • Mary
    Germany Germany
    “Very comfortable beds and room. The house was located in a quieter part of Kirkwall. Our host was very friendly and helpful and allowed us to store our luggage for longer. Breakfast was individual and excellent.”
  • Suzie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “The room and bathroom were spotless. Bed linen was beautifully soft. Room was a good size. Lovely biscuits provided.”
  • Julie
    Australia Australia
    “This was comfortable and welcoming accomodation. Accessible after hours due to the overnight ferry. Bus from ferry will drop you at the bottom of the road, bus driver even explained where it was!”
  • Madeleine
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Good location, clean, super comfy and great breakfast.”
  • Susan
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Beautifully presented room, very clean and comfortable. Lovely breakfast and friendly informative hostess. CAmple parking and within easy walking distance of Kirkwall town.”
  • Catriona
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “A very friendly, welcoming host who provided us with an excellent cooked breakfast. The room was well appointed and very clean.”
  • Viv
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Very convenient location. Friendly and helpful owner. Delicious breakfast.”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

9.5
Host review score
Castaway Guesthouse is a newly built house in 2015 its a family run business centrally located in kirkwall, we are a 10 minute scenic walk to the town centre,passing the 'Peedie Sea' and Harbour where local restaurants and watering holes ;)are situated. We offer very comfortable,clean and homely en-suite rooms with WIFI, freeview tv and hot drink facilities. Our breakfast produce is all fresh locally sorced butcher meat and local farm eggs, we also offer gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian breakfast on request. All our rooms are on ground floor with wide corridors for wheelchair access Off road carpark available pics on our page are of Castaway,some sites you may see on your walk in to Kirkwall.
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 18:00
Check-out
From 10:00 to 10:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.