About this property

Spacious Accommodation: Old School - Exclusive 5 Room private suite in Orkney offers a recently renovated, spacious bed and breakfast. Guests enjoy sea and lake views, a private garden, and free WiFi throughout the property. Modern Amenities: The suite features a washing machine, tea and coffee maker, dining table, and outdoor furniture. Additional amenities include a work desk, soundproofing, and free toiletries. Convenient Location: Located 17 km from Kirkwall Airport, the property is a 6-minute walk from Burray. Nearby attractions include Orkney Fossil and Heritage Centre and Maeshowe, each approximately 33 km away. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the host, breakfast provided by the property, and the convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.9)

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom
1 extra-large double bed
Living room
1 sofa bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Marlene
    Canada Canada
    Janice is the perfect hostess from greeting you upon arrival, wonderful breakfasts cooked to perfection, outstanding and very comfortable accommodations; great and informative conversationalist. The unit is clean, bright and very comfortable. ...
  • Colin
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything it was perfect, spotless, everything we needed
  • Brian
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Terrific accommodation in a beautiful location. Great breakfast that sets you up for the day. Nothing was too much trouble for Janice, who went above and beyond on more than one occasion and helped make our stay on Orkney a truly memorable...
  • Sabine
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Absolutely loved it here! Janice, the host is wonderful and she put so much effort into the property and airbnb. Her garden is a paradise for flowers and wildlife and she is a beautiful nature guardian. You can feel the good energy and care put...
  • Sandra
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    This place was lovely, couldnt fault anything, had a breakfast room, lounge, bedroom, bathroom and even a little dressing area, shared the house wuth the owner but had your owm front door, Janice the owner was lovely had your breakfast ready for...
  • James
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    hostess exceptional. accommodation exceptional. breakfast superb. location breathtaking with amazing sunset. best accommodation we have ever experienced.
  • Roger
    Canada Canada
    Janice was a wonderful hostess. She gave us a wealth of suggestions of hikes, restaurants and things to fo on Orkney. She provided a huge breakfast, cooked whatever we wished as well as juice, fruit,yoghurt, toast etc. The accommidation is a...
  • Annabel
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staying here became one of the actual highlights of our trip to Orkney - really comfortable and enjoyable space with just the best hosting from J - not to mention a beautiful breakfast. Really loved the chatter and the helpful tips about places to...
  • Maria
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Janice was a brilliant host, thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely go back .
  • Christine
    Australia Australia
    Old School exclusive 5 room was more than we expected. It was absolutely beautiful. So spacious and in a great location. Janice our host was wonderful with giving us information on what to see and where to have meals. Janice also cooked amazing...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Janice Lea

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Janice Lea
Exclusive five room king suite. Enjoy stunning loch and sea views in this rural setting located on the outskirts of Burray village. Easy access to Orkney Mainland and South Isles via the historic Churchill Barriers.
Old School is a one level newly remodelled private home. I am Janice, owner and host for your stay. You will be my only guests with your own private entranced five room suite. Full attention will be given to making your stay as comfortable as possible. Your accommodation is large and well stocked consisting of a king size master en-suite with attached living room, dining room and a sun room. Set in over an acre of gardens it is a lovely peaceful spot to sit outside and enjoy the views over Loch Echna and out into Scapa Flow. During your visit a traditional full Scottish cooked breakfast locally sourced with cereals, fruits, yogurt etc will be served. Please advise in advance of your stay if you have any special diet requirements, allergies etc. I can customize the menu to your needs. Your suite accommodates couples or single travelers. If friends are traveling together the living room has a sofa bed, so there is an option to have two separate sleeping rooms.
Orkney is very easy to get around, the roads are quiet and nothing is too far away. Basic directions to Old School: Head into Burray village (staying on the main road) turn off at cemetery and Ness sign. Head up the hill and turn left at the top. At the crossroads you will see Old School. Old School is located a 5 minute drive from the Pentland Ferry service in the village of St. Margaret's Hope and 7 miles from the airport. Burray village is half a mile from Old School and has a lovely cafe, shop, restaurant, pub and sandy beaches. Take a short walk up from the house and you can visit the Fossil Heritage Museum and Tea Rooms. Burray has spectacular scenery, walks, beaches and wildlife. It is a 20 minute drive to the main town of Kirkwall. What3Words = awestruck.grandest.point
Language spoken: English

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House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

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
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

License number: OR00097P