Albert Hotel

Good location for exploring Orkney. Small rooms but clean and tidy. Breakfast was good, all freshly cooked to order. Ate in the restaurant for one evening meal. Good selection of dishes available and not too pricey. Would return if visiting Orkney again

The hotel is located on a side street, just off the main route through the centre of town, so ideally sited without feeling busy. It's a couple of minutes from the harbour one way, and similarly to the travel centre/bus station in the other. The restaurant was fully booked on our first evening, but we were directed to the bar, which had the same menu. A good selection of food, and very friendly staff - so we ate there for the rest of our stay. Unexpectedly spacious room. Would definitely stay there again.

We didn't stay here just had a meal with our large group with Rabbies. The food wasn't too bad, the service was good. We had the breaded Grimbister cheese, macaroni and cheese, tofu salad and sticky toffee pudding. They were pretty good to be able to serve such a large number of people and get all the food right. So I would give them kudos.

The hotel has been refurbished to a good standard relatively recently, was comfortable and well maintained. Our room (superior) had space for a desk, small sofa and small table so we had plenty of space to spread out and for our clothes. The hotelier was welcoming and very helpful, as was the service throughout. The hotel is conveniently placed close to the waterfront in Kirkwall and in easy walking distance for the main attractions. Although there is no complimentary parking, it is only a couple of minutes walk from the town's free parking. Breakfast was basic but OK - we had the continental each day so cannot comment on the cooked breakfasts Like others in Kirkwall I suspect, they have trouble in recruiting staff so the Bothy Bar was only open at weekends, but the main restaurant, with a bar, was open. We ate in the restaurant for 3 of our 5 nights there, partly out of convenience and partly because few restaurants were open in Kirkwall at the start of the week. The food there was average , but not expensive. Dishes looked good on paper but often were slightly over-cooked. Choice of wine by the glass was weak. Overall, the Albert was a very good place to base ourselves in Orkney

The entire staff was polite, friendly, SUPER HELPFUL, and professional. We stayed in room 208. It was huge and it has a large bath tub which is always lovely.

Great visit to Kirkwall! The Albert hotel was fantastic! It is an older property decorated very nicely! Our room was upgraded to a larger room because there were 2of us! The meal we had in the restaurant was the best we had in our visit to the Orkney’s. The staff was so accommodating and helpful. I would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it for anyone headed to the Orkney Islands

Noisy location with a lot of noise outside at the weekend and youths shouting at each other when the bars in the surrounding area close. Very poor quality breakfast, the bacon and sausage were over cooked - perhaps even deep fried. The room was okay but tired and not worth what we were charged in mid January (off season).

Lovely accommodations great location and delicious food

The Albert Hotel is nearly impossible to find which is not what you need at the end of a long tiring day. Thw names of the Hotel or the lane on which it is located are not visible while driving nearby.. Despite selecting for a hotel with parking on *********** only public parking was available.