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The Shore

3.0 star property
City centre Kirkwall hotel with bar/lounge
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed
Double or Twin Room, Accessible | Bathroom
Premier Double Room | Bathroom
Dock
Property entrance

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Non-smoking
  • Free WiFi

Main amenities (5)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar/lounge
  • Luggage storage
  • Limited hour front desk

Feel at home (6)

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free parking nearby
  • Free toiletries
The price is AU$201
includes taxes & fees
3 Jan - 4 Jan 2025

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Double or Twin Room, Accessible

Double or Twin Room, Accessible

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premier Double Room

Premier Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 King Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
LCD TV
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Free bottled water
Electric kettle
Digital channels
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Map
Shore Street, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1LG

What's nearby

  • St. Magnus Cathedral - 5 min walk
  • Orkney Museum - 7 min walk
  • Bishop's Palace - 9 min walk
  • Highland Park Distillery - 2 min drive
  • Scapa Distillery - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Kirkwall (KOI) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Storehouse - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Trenabies - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sunbean Coffee House - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Skipper's Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Empire Chinese Restaurant - ‬9 min walk

About this property

The Shore

The Shore is a great choice for a stay in Kirkwall. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and continental breakfast is available daily.

Languages

English

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 17 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
  • Contactless check-in and check-out are available
  • Late check-in subject to availability
  • Minimum check-in age – 18
  • Check-out time is 10:30 AM
  • Contactless check-out

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Special check-in instructions

  • The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
  • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
  • If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required
  • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

  • Pets not allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • Free off-site parking within 66 ft

Other information

  • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast (surcharge) each morning 7:00 AM–9:30 AM
  • Bar/lounge

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • LCD television
  • Digital TV channels

Home comfort

  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Sleep well

  • Free cot/infant bed
  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Continental breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately GBP 17.5 per person

Policies

This property does not have lifts.
Guests can rest easy knowing that there's a fire extinguisher, a security system and a first aid kit on-site.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.

Also known as

Shore Hotel Kirkwall
Shore Kirkwall
The Shore Hotel
The Shore Kirkwall
The Shore Hotel Kirkwall

Frequently asked questions

Does The Shore offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, The Shore does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Are pets allowed at The Shore?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at The Shore?
No, unfortunately, but there's free parking nearby.
What are the check-in and check-out times at The Shore?
Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM. Check-out time is 10:30 AM. Contactless social distancing and check-out are available.
What's the area around The Shore like?
The Shore is in the heart of Kirkwall, a short 5-minute walk from St. Magnus Cathedral and 12 minutes' walk from Mainland.

The Shore Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Very good

Very happy with my stay with a niggle.
Got an upgrade from a single bed at the shore to a double within the larger Kirkwall hotel and the room was beautiful. For what I paid It was fantastic value for money. I would have given five stars but for one niggle. Room 215 could do with sound proofing as I heard two people speaking until the early hours either in my neighbouring room, or between levels. I had to use my earphones to get sleep to tune them out. I wonder what like it would be if either room was watching a film if I can hear whole conversations. I didn't report this to management as the voices were not roudy or anything just people minding their own business but regrettable I can detect conversations between walls. Again the room was stunning, the value amazing it's not a complaint as such.
Christopher, 1-night business trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Great location, very clean.
Morven, 2-night trip
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6/10 Good

Separate buildings
We hadn't understood that the Shore is a subsidiary of The Kirkwall Hotel. The Shore only has bedrooms, breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant 100m along the street. Not an issue in good weather but Orkney can be very windy!! Running through dtiving rain before and after breakfast or dinner is a different matter. Our room was very small. The hotel had emailed a few weeks before our trip offering an upgrade but when I replied asking for details said there were none available.
Christine, 3-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Room good tight stairs
Liz, 1-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Incredibly small, old, creaky room; I thought I was going to fall through the floor. Window and view was out to moldy roof. Loud toilet; loud hallway. No ventilation. Only saving graces were kind staff who were helpful and went above and beyond to haul my luggage to my room late at night and to store luggage the next day. The hotel had a great, walkable location which was very important to me.
Kathy, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

wonderful, friendly lady on reception. Part now of Kirkwall Hotel which is very smart, and great food. Room in the Shore was very spacious. Staff helpful in general and perfect location.
MARK, 4-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

1-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review

4/10 Fair

Hallways smelled terrible, window was stuck and I had to call front office to have someone open it, bedstand lamp flickered, I had to physically move the bed away from the wall as the bed frame was directly against the outlet and I could get to outlet to charge devices otherwise, the fire alarm went off shortly after 8:00 am on my first day off when I had hoped to sleep in - and I was told that ‘steam from someone’s shower will sometimes set off the fire alarm’ - I asked if an inspection would be made and was waved off, and on last morning when toilet was flushed it noisily ran and ran for over 10 mins, until I lifted the tank lid and jiggered the ball and placed a water bottle in the tank to float it until it could fill with water. Lovely staff, clean ‘to the eye’, but very poor condition of property.
Rose, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Very close to the cruise dock
edward, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Nice hotel on a central location. There were usually good, free parking places across the street. Our room had been recently redecorated. Plenty of hangers but the only downside was that none of the drawer units opened smoothly.
Miia, 4-night romance trip
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8/10 Very good

Richard, 3-night business trip
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8/10 Very good

Eunice, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

The hotel looks closed, possibly for a refit, though high season seems an odd time to do this. A small sign on the door informs guests that check-in is via the next-door hotel, which proved straightforward and friendly. The room itself was fine, clean and attractive and obviously quite recently refurbed/redecorated. Kettle, teas, coffee and biscuits were provided - though no milk. A ground-floor room, it was designed to be fully accessible, with appropriate clearance and an ensuite wet room with fittings adapted for wheelchair users. Access to the room was via a 20m lane off the main road, which looked a bit shabby but was convenient and proved surprisingly quiet. Unfortunately the decorative scheme chosen for the wet room was stained-concrete-effect. It looks terrible - hard to imagine why it was chosen. The effect was worsened by rusting on some of the fittings. But the shower was good, everything worked fine and nice toiletries were provided. Quite pricey for what it is but I know that Kirkwall is very busy in high season.
Andrew, 2-night business trip
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10/10 Exceptional

The reception lady was exceptional and went out of her way to provide great information and took the time to answer all our questions. Really exceptional highly recommend
Glenda, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

We enjoyed our stay at The Shore. Clean, comfortable and updated room. We had a few “learning curves” including discovering check in is next door at The Kirkwall Hotel. Also, we had to climb 2 flights of stairs through a narrow corridor to reach our room. Fine for us but may be a challenge for others. Also, there are very limited dining options -especially in the evening. Shops shut down around 5pm and if you don’t have reservations you have very limited choices to eat. Overall a great experience though!
Megan, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very good

The staff was very nice and competent. Would go back
Kimberly, 3-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Large clean room and close to everything.
James, 3-night family trip
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2/10 Poor

Kelvin, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Don’t let the outside of the Shore put you off, the rooms are fantastic and it’s obvious it’s been under restoration. Hopefully the outside gets a lick of paint next 👍
Kev, 1-night trip with friends
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4/10 Fair

Walked past the Kirkwall Hotel to get here only to find a note pinned to the front door of the Shore telling me to go to the Kirkwall to check in. Probably would have appreciated this in an email prior to arrival. Room clean. Terrible view. Plenty of teabags. Sadly this room (number 16) gave me one of my top 3 worst hotel nights ever. At 4.30 there was a noise of rushing water next to my room - super loud. I thought it was an early departer in the next room having a shower. However the rushing water and loud droning noise then just carried on about every 15 minutes or so until I had to get up anyway, so I don't think it can have just been an adjacent room. No sleep at all after 4.30 and the noise did drive me mad. Unacceptable to take money off people to sleep next to this row IMHO. Reception staff were polite but not very interested when I checked out. PS if the shower doesn't work you might need to pull the cord in the bathroom. I didn't know this, but a lovely friendly cleaner helped me when I couldn't work out why the 'on' button didn't work.
CATHY, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

The property is on the water with easy access to the main avenue with shops and food options. There isn't a lift if you have an issue with stairs. Easy access to the towns sights, pubs and the staff was very friendly and helpful. We just needed to stay longer!
john, 2-night family trip
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6/10 Good

In need of investment and more staff
Shown to our room by member of staff who was very pleasant & explained everything. We were in a front room with a view of the port which was nice. The room was modern & nicely decorated & the bed was very comfortable. The wooden blinds at the window did not reach the bottom as the strings were too short so we had to use a blanket to shut out some of the light. As a result it was quite light in the room all night. Breakfast was in the main Kirkwall Hotel a short walk away. Not ideal if it’s raining or freezing cold but thankfully it was fine both mornings. Our shower would not produce any hot water although we had hot water to the basin. Not a problem as we wanted to get out & explore anyway we thought it would be fixed by evening & we would just have a shower then.
Philippa, 3-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Convenient location near the harbor, easy free parking and walkable to nearby restaurants and bars.
Robert, 2-night romance trip
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8/10 Very good

Appreciated nearness to northern islands ferries Reasonable value for money
Margaret, 1-night romance trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice stay in Kirkwall
A nice place for several nights in Kirkwall. Withing walking distance of shops and restaurants. Picked this place due to pickup for tour.
william, 2-night trip
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