Name: The Sands Hotel Orkney
Address: Burray, Orkney
Telephone: 0800 031 8416
Rating: 4.75

A great hotel for a...

Liked: The location and view are lovely. We had an excellent dinner and breakfast was very good.The staff were very friendly and helpful. Our room had a good view of the water and the bed was very comfortable.We would certainly stay there again.

Loving Orkney!

Liked: The location was great, the food was delicious, the rooms were comfortable, the staff was so accommodating, and it was perfect for our visit to Orkney!!

Nice comfortable room but ……..

Liked: Lovely modern rooms, very clean, very comfortable beds. Nice bar, restaurant and conservatory with views over the sea. Good service and staff. Restaurant popular with external guests. Good breakfast.
Disliked: The location is limiting if you want to explore the island, and there’s no other restaurants/pubs nearby. We chose from the a la carte menu. The Cullin Skink was very good. But the pork Stac and the scallops were disappointing. All guests were served with a mixed bowl of veg - mash potatoe, chunky carrots, broccoli & red cabbage. There was an attempt to ‘dress’ the food but this was amateurish, and thick slices of apple in the stac. So unfortunately the food was underwhelming for restaurant prices.

Exceptional

Good

Liked: Location - view from bedroom window. Very friendly staff.
Disliked: No seating in reception area.

Good place to stay, great...

Liked: Thank you to the staff at the Sands. The person who welcomed us, arranged with the Chef to provide a basic salad when that was all I wnated, for the milk for our breakfast cereal - awesome customer service and really appreciated. And the salad and the other meal were really good. And the Orkney fudge cheesecake was the best (seriously, the BEST) we have ever tasted! Very handy to the ferry (7 miles/10 kms).
Disliked: The only thing were the beds - hard, or shall I say very firm. But this is what we have found across all our stays in Scotland.