Castaway Guesthouse

–Excellent location – show map
Scored 9
Rated wonderful

Free Wifi

9.8

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Castaway Guest house 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 3.7 mi from Kirkwall Airport, the guest house is close to Scapa Beach (1.9 mi), Maeshowe (9.3 mi), 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 in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms

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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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 twin bed
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1 full bed
2 twin beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • N
    United States United States
    “Nice home, ground level, great food, friendly staff, room had a mini-fridge!”
  • Traveler12122020
    United States United States
    “This is a very clean BnB. I felt safe and the on-site parking is a big perk. The breakfast is good and served quickly. I had a ground floor room. I'm not sure if they even have any rooms that aren't on the ground floor. I would stay here again.”
  • Diana
    United States United States
    “Comfortable, clean and spacious room, lovely breakfast, and friendly proprietor. Convenient suburban location.”
  • Magnús
    Iceland Iceland
    “Very comfortable, very clean and everything functioning well. Very nice atmosphere.”
  • Celia
    United States United States
    “Our accommodation at Castaway was lovely. Highly recommend this guest house for future Orkney travelers! The room was really comfortable and included all necessary amenities, and Stacey was extremely helpful and provides delicious breakfast...”
  • Godown
    United States United States
    “The location in Kirkwall is approximately a 20-minute walk to downtown with very good restaurants. The addition to Stacy's house, which was the guest rooms was completed by her husband who put in every thought to the construction making it a...”
  • Kristin
    United States United States
    “Stacy was a wonderful host, always ready to help. The rooms were spacious and clean and the building was in a wonderful location. They were a few miles walk from the food shops, and a couple more minutes then you were in the center of town. A...”
  • Becky
    Ireland Ireland
    “A lovely place where we could sleep and shower. And then go explore this lovely island.”
  • Kelly
    United States United States
    “Accommodating host, excellent location, very clean with comfortable beds and linens.”
  • Theresa
    United States United States
    “Very friendly staff. Exceptionally clean room. Quiet. Easy parking. Short walk to center of town. Assortment of teas, instant coffee, and snacks provided. Refrigerator in room.”

Host Info

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 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Check-out
From 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's 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

Must-know information for guests at this property

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

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