Nice quiet village. Take a walk down Harbour Road. You'll come to a small forest. Walk through it. Takes 5 minutes, then you'll catch sight of the coast. The view is extraordinary. It's also the home of the Flagstone factory ruins complex. All very interesting and haunting. The pier is very unusual with several abandoned boats and countless lobster baskets strewn about. It feels a bit like the land that time forgot. Ultimately, it's a very attractive harbour and a brief look into a time long since forgotten.

My room's bathroom sink gave off a mild stagnant water smell.

I thought mostly it was great. My only complaint is that I was moved to the Pentland hotel in Thurso and there was no compilatory parking. this was one of the reasons for booking. the bed was the comfiest of all three hotels that we stayed at. Well done on that. Great night's sleep. Wish I could have laid in longer, but sadly, had to leave before 9 am to avoid parking ticket.

Bathroom fittings were a bit ancient - weak flow on shower. Though I appreciate that its an old building. The bar was lit up like Tesco which always makes me bulk a bit, since I'm really a fan of subtle lighting and am not into glare.

The friendliest and most helpful staff, clean, well sized rooms. This hotel is really dog friendly - cuddles, bowls, treats and blanket are provided and your furry friend can be with you for breakfast and dinner. Dinner is super yummy and plentiful. The bar is well stocked, and the breakfast buffet can hardly be outperformed. Fresh fruit and a good choice of hot and sweet delicacies. Parking Spaces are sufficient and for free. Located between Thurso / Scrabster and St Gills it’s the ideal stopover for a trip to or from Orkney! We’re looking forward to our next visit.

Breakfast was the star = properly tasty, seemed really home-cooked, not at all generic like so many hotel breakfasts nowadays, with the haggis a real treat! The character of the place was lovely, especially the library Nice bar as well after dinner Very good value for money for a twin room with breakfast Parking fine too

Showers weak At breakfast veggie options should have different serving spoons to meat ones Ceiling Lights at the bar later in the evening should be turned down a bit as quite bright, and there were more atmospheric lights that could have made the bar feel more inviting.

This was so far the cheapest and best hotel I had on my 13 day journey through Scotland. Very clean rooms-I also told the cleaner she’s doing a great job. The room was cozy and comfortable. It’s well-connected by bus if you don’t reach by car, 2 mins walk. It’s close to many points of attraction in Castletown-the flagstone abandoned village factory, as well as the northernmost tip of mainland UK, as well as a short bus trip to John O Great. The staff is sweet and accommodating and I definitely appreciated the choice of fruit for breakfast, after having had a lot of greasy breakfasts before. It is also close to a supermarket Spar, 2 mins walk.

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What a great hotel. The staff are outstanding, genuinely friendly, and very helpful. What really stood out, though, was the food. The restaurant is roomy, and the menu had a little bit of something for everyone. Having been on the road for the last 4 weeks, eating out every night was becoming a chore. The Castletown hotel gave me the best meal I'd had so far. It was fresh, tasty, and imagine this. . . hot! I think this hotel has a lot of things going for it, and this is because of a great team of staff, both front of house and behind the scenes. It is great value, with honestly priced food and drink. Do yourself a favour, make the effort to stay, or just pop in for their food. You will not be disappointed.

I only stayed one night 😌

After a long drive and chilly visit to John O'Groats it was lovely to walk into a pre-heated, warm bedroom. There was a clean blanket, white fluffy towel, bowl and three treats to welcome my dog, which was so nice. The food was good, I counted seven different vegetables accompanying my chicken! Friendly, helpful staff and someone ensite overnight.

If hotels were portable I'd take this one with me everywhere I went. But maybe just have lower light switches for the bed lights as difficult to reach unless sitting upright!

Location good, food good. I have stayed at this hotel on previous occasions so new what to expect. Evening meal on 1st night was good, food hot and appetising.

The 2nd nights stay there was a private function on, which impacted on us not being able to have an evening meal in the hotel. We were not informed of this until we got back to the hotel late afternoon, so had to make last minute alternative arrangements and although the area is nice not many alternatives too choose from.

Staff were great, food was really nice and excellent value for money. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable but the room we stayed in could be doing with a little TLC. Restaurant was really busy and no wonder you could not fault the food or the staff both were amazing. We had our dog with us so we stayed in a dog friendly room and the hotel is really dog friendly. When we arrived they provided a blanket, a towel, a bowel and treats for our dog which he loved. There is a £10 per night extra charge for your dog but we found this to be excellent value and some places charge much more and don’t provide anything for him.

We stayed in one of the “dog friendly” rooms. The room was perfectly clean and the bed was really comfortable but could be doing with some TLC. Quite a few marks on the walls and certainly now frills. Though the welcome tray was nice and the little extras provided for our dog were very welcome.

Castletown Hotel, is a great place to stay in a convenient location, close to local places of interest and a variety of costal and woodland walks and ample parking space. The hotel is very clean and well presented in keeping the lovely traditional style of the building. Lovely bar area and a beautiful library reading lounge to relax and read or play board games, chess board and various other games with a copious amount of books available to utilise during your stay. The en-suite room was also clean and well presented the bed was very comfortable, tea and coffee making facilities with complimentary biscuits and TV. The free WiFi was great. I had an evening meal at the hotel both nights I tried the Vegetarian Haggis Crepe starter course which I had with the Onion Stack the first night and it was absolutely delicious, I enjoyed it so much I just the had to have the Haggis Crepe on my second night. For breakfast there was a variety of cereals, fresh fruit, yogurt, and juices, with a super hot food selection to accommodate vegetarian tastes. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. I really enjoyed my stay. Would definitely recommend.