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Lav'rockha Guest House

Inganess Road, Kirkwall KW15 1SP, Scotland
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Ranked #9 of 10 hotels in Kirkwall
3.5 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
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Glasgow
Contributor
18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

After working night shifts around the Highlands and Islands, my stop for the Wednesday was this guest house in Kirkwall. It's a short taxi ride from the airport and set in a nice quiet street, although it backs onto the main road. It's listed here under hotels but it's not a hotel (in my opinion), to my mind it's a... More

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Was worried after I booked this B&B because of some very dodgy reviews on trip advisor (I'd booked on laterooms and reviews there were okay). I don't normally bother to write hotel reviews but thought it was worth it for this place as wanted to reassure people that some previous reviews were way off the mark... Booked rooms for me... More

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Lanarkshire
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2010

DON'T BE A FOOL! SAVE YOURSELF! This certainly was not the four star accommodation it promised to be. We left within 10 minutes of arriving. We never met nor spoke to Mr Webster and he has never made contact with us to ask why we left. We were not met on arrival (17:30pm), we were not given a room key,... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2009

I thoroughly enjoyed my 3 night stay, where my timings were erratic due to work but I was accommodated in every way. Delicious breakfasts and evening meals to boot. More

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Edinburgh
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2009
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person found this review helpful

Upon arrival at around 3.30pm, my group was told that one of our rooms wasn't ready, but it later transpired that what that meant was that it hadn't been built yet! This was despite booking months in advance, however, it appeared that the owner had only just realised that he'd taken too many bookings (after scrapping a previous idea to... More

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John4753, Owner at Lav'rockha Guest House, responded to this review
29 December 2009

What can I say. We goofed. This booking was taken nearly a year in advance at a time when we planned to make an additional room available for letting, and was amongst only a few dates we had fully booked out before a change in family circumstances caused us to put the plan on hold. I checked the bookings and... More

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Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2008
3
people found this review helpful

I have to say that I largely agree with the last review - poor organisation lets this place down. We arrived, as arranged, at around 5pm on the Friday to be greeted by the lady of the house stating that she hadn't known we were coming. I was handed a pile of towels and asked to take them to my... More

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John4753, Owner at Lav'rockha Guest House, responded to this review
29 December 2009

An overdue public apology and explanation to back up the private one given to the guests at the time. We do strive to rectify any problems as soon as possible, but unknown to me the foul weather had blown rainwater into the boiler flue, shorting the igniter. Just one of those things. Once aware of the heating failure, despite the... More

Sey Bay, Moray
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2008
3
people found this review helpful

We seriously suspect the most recent review to be a fake written by the owner or a member of his family. There is nothing that can't be remedied with decent hands on management but I am afraid this was not in evidence when we turned up last week. There was nobody in despite all the doors being open (testament to... More

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John4753, owner at Lav'rockha Guest House, responded to this review
29 December 2009

It is always a matter of regret when guests do not enjoy staying with us, and we always strive to the best of our ability to rectify any problems which might occur as soon as humanly possible, given the opportunity. We particularly welcome disabled guests, and aim to set up the room as close as can be for each guest's... More

Aberdeenshire
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 June 2008
3
people found this review helpful

We have just returned from a week staying at Lav'rockha Guest House and exploring Orkney. We were very impressed with the standard of this guest house and the friendly manner of the owner. Our room was large, light and very comfortable with a good sized en-suite shower room. It was all in excellent decorative order and spotlessly clean. The room... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2007
4
people found this review helpful

We stayed here two nights in the family room. The party consisted of myself, my sister, and my boyfriend. The good:The rooms were clean and tastefully decorated. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom was wonderfully large. The host family were incredibly friendly and helpful (everything you could ask). The cooked food was fantastic. Close to downtown and there is limited... More

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California
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 October 2006
6
people found this review helpful

This was our second trip to Orkney, and we stayed with the Websters both time. My cousins, uncle, and I highly recommended La'vrockha. It is centrally located near the Highland Distillery. On our first trip, three of us stayed in the family room, which is large and spacious. On our second trip, my uncle was older and had recently had... More

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  • Lav Rockha Hotel
Address: Inganess Road, Kirkwall KW15 1SP, Scotland
Price range (per night):* RM119 - 148

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