Great location. All thr staff were friendly and attentive especially the girls in the restaurant. Our room 'Farquhar' was beautiful, big and the bathroom was clean with an amazing shower. Big bed which was very comfortable we had a great nights sleep. We are in the restaurant in the evening, lovely hot and tasty food, good value. Played several games of pool in the bar and enjoyed some banter with the locals. Breakfast is preorder, which was again hot and tasty. We will definitely stay again.

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Our room had king bed with lovely large bathroom & a bath (shower over bath) that we loved as it was a cold night. Heated towel rails. Bed very comfy. Easy to get dinner & a drink downstairs.

Breakfast whilst very good wasn’t quite up there with other hotels - having to order the night before - that’s just ok as hot choices were great but it’s whole fruit that you have to slice yourself and no plain yoghurt, nuts, seeds etc which we experience elsewhere in Scottish hotels but maybe we are a minority.

Staff were extremely pleasant and helpful . Room was well designed and had plentiful hot water . Towels were large ! Dinner was limited choice,but delicious . Breakfast was pre ordered the night before,but freshly cooked and made for efficient delivery . We stayed the night before . One hotel we wouldn’t ever stay again and ine we would definitely use, I leave it to the reader to decide which this is !

More milk in room ,and I would like to see fresh milk offered instead of McDonalds sachets where you need at least two to a cup

We chose the Northern Sands hotel as an overnight stop off between John O'Groats and Durness along our NC500 trip. The staff are super friendly and the our room was really spacious, the bed was huge and everywhere was very clean - It felt like it had recently been refurbished. We visited mid-September 2024. We chose to eat in their restaurant for dinner and it was really great - the food was really good quality and they had a a nice welcoming bar area too. We'd be happy to recommend this hotel to anyone doing the NC500. Oh and the breakfast was super too!

My room was clean and comfortable. My evening meal was rump of lamb and it was cooked well. Breakfast offered considerable choice. My porridge and kipper was just to my liking. Breakfast time service was very good.

I would have liked a small table with a bedside light in my room (Smith). I had to get out of bed to turn off the overhead light after reading. Service in the dining room in the evening was slow and it wasn't because the dining room was busy.

This was a great place as part of our NC500 trip. The room was nice and the shower was fabulous!!! All the staff we met were really friendly. There was a nice bar and some outside seating. Plenty of parking available too. We had an evening meal which was delicious and plentiful. Breakfast was really good and a great choice. We would certainly stay here again

We have stayed here before. A nice hotel in a pleasant location next too Dunnet Bay. Rooms are all well equipped and comfortable. Staff are helpful and pleasant. Had an evening meal which was good and the breakfast range was also very good. Parking for your car is available in the adjacent Car Park. If you are looking to stay in this part of Scotland Northern Sands Hotel would be a good place to stay.

Couldn't fault anything.

Great location for users either ferry and on N500 for that crowd. Really good restaurant with very friendly staff, good bar with well kept real ale. Room fine size with adequate storage. Breakfast generous and good quality.

In ‘could have been better’ (but not bad) category bed pretty hard, for us at least. Bathroom tight, shower small for a 6’1” bloke (good pressure and temp though) and light over basin mirror not working. £140 a night but steep for what it was.

Great location for stopover while touring the NC500, just a few miles from John O Groats. Excellent breakfast cooked to order served by friendly staff

Not really much to dislike here, our room was small, but still comfortable, and didn't have great views, maybe other rooms are better. Fine for one night though while travelling

The staff were superb. Nothing was too much trouble. Friendly and helpful at all times. Really good location.

The room (named Smith, no room numbers used in this hotel) had everything I needed but until about 11.00 at night was a bit noisy due to it being near the kitchen extractor fan and the bar sound system.