Included in your stay
All accommodation bookings made direct with Kirkwall Hotel – either by phone or through our website – include:
- Full Scottish Breakfast with cooked and continental options*.
- Wi-Fi.
*If you book via a third-party website eg Booking.com or Expedia, please check your tariff as breakfast may not be included. If this is the case, a Full Scottish Breakfast is available for £17.50 per person.
Planning your stay
Check-in and Check-out
Check-in: 15:00
Check-out: 11:00
You are very welcome to arrive early to squeeze in some early Orkney adventures. Perhaps you'd like to enjoy a bit of 'me time' in our lounge
(can we tempt you to Afternoon Tea?), or maybe you'd like to take a seat in our Highland Park Bar for a bite to eat whilst you wait? We will happily take care of your bags if you do. If your room is available before 15:00, we’ll let you know. Late check-out is available from £20.00, subject to availability. Please email enquiries@kirkwallhotel.com to arrange.
Dining times:
- Breakfast is served from 07:30 - 09:30 Monday to Friday and 08:00 - 10:00 on weekends and Bank Holidays.
- Afternoon Tea is served from 14:30 - 16:30 on the first weekend of each month (pre-booking is essential 48 hours in advance).
- Lunch is served in our Harbourview restaurant from 12:00 - 14:00.
- Lunch is served in our Skippers Bar from 12:00 - 14:00.
- Dinner is served from 18:00 - 20:00 Monday to Sunday.
Accessible stays
We don't have any ground floor rooms but we do have a small lift to the upper floor where we have an accessible bedroom.
Please call us on 01856 872232 or email enquiries@kirkwallhotel.com to find out more about this bedroom and its suitability for your stay.
Our Disabled Access Policy explains how we strive to provide the best possible experience for all our guests and visitors through a policy of continuous monitoring and improvement of our facilities and training for our staff.
Dog-friendly stays
We're pretty relaxed when it comes to holidaying with your pooch. We just have a few 'hound' rules we kindly ask you to follow during your stay:
- Your four-legged friend is welcome in all areas of the hotel, apart from restaurant and the lounge (unless assistant dogs).
- If you would like to dine with your pup, meals can be enjoyed in our Highland Park Bar.
- Our team are armed with doggy treats - we'll always ask before we dish these out!
- All dog-friendly stays must be pre-booked so that we can make sure you have the best bedroom for your stay.
We ask just one thing in return: please consider the comfort of other humans, keeping your hound on a lead where necessary and being sure to calm them if they become a bit excited! We understand, we're excited too, but it's always good to be considerate!
Dog-friendly bedrooms need to be pre-booked; a fee of £20.00 per night applies for each pup (2 pups max).
Please call 01856 872232 to book a dog-friendly room.
Family-friendly stays
Families are welcome. Including our Junior Suite, we have a handful of spacious rooms which have additional space for sofa beds and cots (provided, with bedding), These can sleep 2 - 4 guests. Please call to book Family Bedrooms: all our bedrooms are individual and we’ll help you find the best one for your family dynamic.
We also have a scrumptious children’s dinner menu for smaller appetites.
Sustainable stays
Green tourism
We understand the importance of our responsibility for future generations and how the choices we make at The Kirkwall Hotel, if they're not environmentally driven, could affect this.
As a business, we don't do 'green' by halves; we're evolving our operations to protect our natural environment from any adverse effects our hotel could have.
We believe that making conscious changes, implementing them in every aspect of your stay and actively seeking out more ecological choices, is more about the journey than the destination. This is why we're proud to say that we've taken our first steps towards adopting a smart, sustainable outlook from top to bottom, showcasing efficient and eco-friendly decisions.
Follow us as we shift into the green tourism space. For now, take a closer look at the policies and processes we've already implemented to be kinder to the planet.
Deposits & cancellations
Your credit or debit card information will be collected when you book, but no pre-payment is taken. Full payment will be taken on departure.
This pre-payment is only fully refundable if you decide to cancel your booking with 48 hours' notice.