Booked this hotel to go to a wedding nearby, the room was lovely, everything was newly decorated and it was very pleasant. The problem was the noise at night which started at eleven o clock and went on to midnight. On the Saturday night it was one o'clock. Breakfast was adequate although uninspiring to say the least. The dinners at... more

Lovely place. Lovely food. Lovely people. So much better than I expected!!! more

A great hotel. Orkney is pricey but I moved here after a 2 nights at a horrible hotel. food is good with local fresh seafood. Lobster can be ordered with 24 hours notice. Water view. I would definately go back more

We stayed at the Sands Hotel for three nights as part of a tour of the Highlands and Islands. Although this hotel has a rating of four stars in the 'Small Hotel' classification, I'm not sure how it managed to get it. Three stars would be more realistic. The hotel was comfortable, and recently renovated, but the walls are thin... more

I was really looking forward to visiting the sands hotel and I was VERY dissappointed. We arrived at the hotel and the owner seemed pleasant at that point (if only we had realised then how rude she was!) We were shown to our hotel room - the hotel room was basic and very modern, I was very pleased and was... more

We stayed in two rooms at the top of the hotel. One room had 2 beds and the other had three. They are not inter-connecting but they share the stair and feel quite separate. We liked this. The rooms were well decorated, had hospitality trays, a kettle, hairdyer and were very clean. Nice bathroom and the rooms overlooked the pier... more

We arrived in Orkney on the car ferry to St. Margaret's Hope, and the Sands Motel is just a few minutes from there. As it was pouring rain, we were happily surprised to enter this recently renovated building and find a modern reception area, a charming and comfortable room with a view to the water, and an attractive restaurant that... more