About this property
The last hotel on the A9, The Ferry Inn at Scrabster is newly renovated and has wonderful sea views. Just north of Thurso, Scrabster Harbour is the gateway to the Orkney Islands. The renowned restaurant, The Upperdeck, has a fantastic steakhouse and also specialises in locally caught seafood. The lively Popeye’s is a public bar with a wide-screen TV showing sporting events. The en suite bedrooms have tea/coffee facilities and flat-screen TVs with Freeview channels.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Linda
United Kingdom
“The Location was excellent. Room was clean and had everything we asked for. The meals we had were very good Staff very friendly.” - Shelley
Australia
“We were catching an early ferry the following morning, so it was perfect for that. Comfortable and clean room with a surprise dram of whiskey awaiting us. Restaurant right next door with good food. Parking available too.” - Christopher
United Kingdom
“Staff were excellent - friendly and accommodating. The food at the restaurant was lovely and it was nice to be able to look out into the harbour. There are some not bad walks on the cliffs and it is handy for the local area. Perfect if you are...” - Claire
United Kingdom
“Great staff. Comfy room. Really helpful with info and staff were lovely to our dog. Meals in the upstairs bar are very nice” - Dan
Netherlands
“We booked a twin but there were no twins available on arrival so the staff just gave us seperate rooms, absolutely hassle free, no extra charge and extremely client friendly. They wanted to ensure we were comfortable and happy. It was genuine....” - William
United Kingdom
“Great staff. We were finishing LEJOG bike ride the following day and the staff gave us a congratulations note and prosecco” - Coralyn
Spain
“The breakfast. You can choose whatever you like from the breakfast menu. The Traditional Scottish Breakfast was great It was a nice touch to provide a tot of f whisky in the room on arrival” - Kathy
Canada
“We liked the location for taking the ferry, it's not a fancy place, but it was very comfortable and very clean. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. We would stay again.. their restaurant Upper Deck had excellent food for dinner, good...” - Shirley
United Kingdom
“Friendly staff, good food.,comfortable bed Perfect location for catching ferry.” - Andrew
Australia
“Perfect position for a trip to Orkney parking easy just across the road and free breakfast was good and plenty of it staff were very friendly”
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