We visited Sanday for a day and looked at the two hotels for lunch with hindsight we chose the wrong one. The bar area was very tired looking and generally unclean and uncared for. Service was poor, with the staff playing on the pool table and swearing. The food was prompt and tasted good we had orkney beef burgers with... More

We stayed here for two nights whilst visiting Sanday. A friendly well run establishment but looking distinctly tired. The double room with ensuite was adequate but nothing special. There are no separate residents' facilities. There is a small dining room and a locals' bar which was in serious need of a makeover. Breakfast was good but otherwise we chose to... More

Stayed here for one night when on Sanday, this is a comfortable well ran family hotel. Everything was done to make my stay enjoyable and the owners were a delight to talk to. The only minor issue was the noise in the room from the bar below but this was not constant and was only slight. The bar itself was... More

We have just returned from a visit to The Orkney Islands, after four or five days we had seen all of the main attractions on mainland Orkney (very interesting) and decided to do a bit of island hopping we jumped on the morning ferry to Sanday (approx 1.5hrs) from Kirkwall.Well what a place, fantastic clean sandy empty beaches,seals basking on... More