Glen Orchy House

Close to Lerwick centre and has a Thai restaurant downstairs.

Room was very hot, but thankfully there is a wee fan provided. The bed was a bit uncomfortable.

Breakfast was superb, lots of fresh fruit and everything you could possibly want

Stairs were hard for two octogenarians. We were up two flights

The hotel gives a visitor easy access to Lerwick’s town centre.

Breakfast finishes at 8.30am which seems a bit early when you’re on holiday. While the room was fairly comfortable the owners should invest in some new bedding, especially the pillows.

I am not sure how to rate this hotel. Positive The man that checked us in was great. Extremely helpful, very nice and very polite . He is an asset to this establishment. Positive our room number 7 , the beds were fine we slept well. Positive the room was clean Positive the internet was fine and easy to connect to. Positive, breakfast was good. Cooked to order. Orange juice would have been good as an alternative to Apple ( it may have been apple cider my husband wasn’t sure ) they may have ran out by the time we got down to breakfast . Positive is that there is an on-site restaurant which is great especially on a Monday night when most businesses are closed in the town. We did not go down to have a meal but it was recommended to us. Not so good were the following The decor of the room is definitely too old. That didn’t really worry me but If there was one thing I would do immediately is replace the TV in room 7. A white monitor style, small TV , is probably what surprised me the most. The room being a twin room made it very hard for the person furthest away to see the tv. I was also a bit surprised by the ‘ information page ‘ in the room stating that any damage to linen or other appliances would result in a fee ( I think 30 pounds If you’re arriving by ferry walking to the Glen Orchy really isn’t practical. It took us at LEAST twenty minutes to get from where the northlink ferry docks to the main town hub, Commercial St, and the Glen Orchy is another 10 to 15 minute walk up a road depending on fitness level , as Knab road has a pretty decent incline The other consideration is luggage . We opted to leave luggage at the ferry terminal and take just a backpack each as we were only staying one night. Glad we did as there would have been two flights of steps to get big suitcases up. There could have been a few rooms on ground level but I am not 100% sure of this. The problem in Lerwick is that accommodation is pretty limited so we were happy to have a room

THE TV, please replace the TV to something a bit larger and definitely more modern .