Lovely modern rooms, very clean, very comfortable beds. Nice bar, restaurant and conservatory with views over the sea. Good service and staff. Restaurant popular with external guests. Good breakfast.

The location is limiting if you want to explore the island, and there’s no other restaurants/pubs nearby. We chose from the a la carte menu. The Cullin Skink was very good. But the pork Stac and the scallops were disappointing. All guests were served with a mixed bowl of veg - mash potatoe, chunky carrots, broccoli & red cabbage. There was an attempt to ‘dress’ the food but this was amateurish, and thick slices of apple in the stac. So unfortunately the food was underwhelming for restaurant prices.

Thank you to the staff at the Sands. The person who welcomed us, arranged with the Chef to provide a basic salad when that was all I wnated, for the milk for our breakfast cereal - awesome customer service and really appreciated. And the salad and the other meal were really good. And the Orkney fudge cheesecake was the best (seriously, the BEST) we have ever tasted! Very handy to the ferry (7 miles/10 kms).

The only thing were the beds - hard, or shall I say very firm. But this is what we have found across all our stays in Scotland.

The hotel is well located for arrival on Orkney via St. Margret's Hope, easy parking, access and polite and friendly staff. my stay here set a high bar for expectations on the island as the first impression and thankfully i can say even on a short trip i dont have a bad word to say about any part i saw of Orkney

due to my schedule i arrived in darkness and left in darkness, but there is nothing the hotel could have done :)

The location was a bit of a surprise, right at the harbour/waterfront. Staff were friendly and able to let us into the room even though we arrived before check in time. The restaurant was very busy but they still booked us for a (late) dinner and gave recommendation for a late lunch. As we had to leave 6.30 the next morning we could not use the breakfast, but they made us a breakfast pack with some sandwiches. We had a family room, 3 comfortable beds, with a view of the waterfront. Parking was free right behind the hotel.

Nothing comes to mind

The Sands Hotel in Orkney is located in a small village, right across the street from the sea. You can enjoy a top quality meal in the restaurant, sit outside ( Orkney weather permitting) with a quiet drink from the bar, and loose yourself in the mesmerising sea. The rooms are all very tastefully decorated with everything you need. In the morning, enjoy a good breakfast to set you up for the day. Cannot recommend The Sands Hotel highly enough.

Absolutely nothing not to like.

The Sands Hotel is located in southern Orkney, about 10 minutes by car from St Margaret’s Hope where the Pentland ferries arrive. It’s a rather quiet area, your on,y dinner option in walking distance is the on-site restaurant (which offers very good pub food at a reasonable price). Our room on the 1st floor was simple but well-kept with a newly renovated en-suite bathroom. Breakfast was served in the restaurant and while rather basic (think packed cereals and mini containers of jam and marmalade), hot breakfast could be ordered the night before and was freshly cooked. Parking is available in a large parking lot behind the hotel free of charge. Overall a nice hotel which may be lacking the views one might expect on a small island.

Best Hotel by far that I stayed at in Orkney. The rooms have great sea views and are spacious, clean and very comfortable. Staff and locals are super friendly. What I like about this place is they have thought of every small touch to make things just that bit better than routine hotels, so you get a sense they really care about guests. Food and drink was also great. Location is a bit out of the way from some of the key Orkney mainland tourist sites, but I'd recommend the bit of extra mileage if you want a very relaxing hotel. I booked an extra night as I liked it so much

The rooms were comfortable and clean. Lovely setting & location. It's a bit of a drive to get there, but it is so worth it. Breakfast choices were brilliant. We all said we would love to return - all 7 of us! Thank you to the lovely staff for a perfect stay. It just wasn't long enough!

Nothing to dislike about our stay here. We would recommend it to everyone!

Where to start. The staff were very welcoming, and couldn't do enough to make us welcome. The view from the room is superb - don't get that in landlocked Leicestershire. Nice breakfasts. EV charging station 2 mins walk away for overnight charging at a reasonable rate. When our plans changed slightly due to the weather, they even made us some sandwiches in lieu of our last breakfast - unexpected and very welcome.

Really nothing to say here.

Our room and ensuite was very spacious and clean. Little extras in addition to tea and coffee were very much appreciated. All the staff from reception to restaurant were so helpful and attentive. Location was very handy to St Margaret's Hope ferry. Great range of menu in restaurant for breakfast and dinner. It was obvious that many of the locals also come to enjoy the restaurant. Would highly recommend The Sands.

Nothing - it was all good.