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!

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.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable rooms. Kitchen provides very good food. Spacious rooms and shared areas for dining. Plenty of on site parking. Windows all operated fine and could be opened for ventilation.

I stayed with my 94 year old mother. When we booked we knew that there was no lift and that she would have to use the stairs. Whilst the stairs are wide with normal size steps the handrail is of a design (similar to a picture rail) that you cant wrap your hand around and she found this a challenge to hold on to and had to be helped up and down stairs by myself. A better hand rail should be installed which runs all the way from the bottom to the top and around the mid staircase landing.

I came across the Northern Sands quite by accident and I am very glad I did. A little gem. The hotel is located approximately 8 mile out of Thurso but well worth the additional mileage. The staff couldn't have been more helpful if they tried. I had both a lovely dinner in their onsite restaurant & a freshly prepared breakfast even though I wanted it before their normal starting time of 0700.

Nothing.

Location and staff were outstanding. We had dinner one evening which was lovely.

We were in a room that one window looked into a wall & the other over the fire escape. Room was very warm but if you opened the window there was the constant hum of a generator or air conditioning unit all night. So annoying. First morning served toast then our cooked breakfast. I was aiming for Poached eggs on toast. Toast came first was then Cold when the eggs arrived some time later. Rectified that the 2nd morning by requesting all food arrive at table together.

We love the location very close to Dunnet Bay.It was easy to find on the North Coast 500 route. The staff were exceptionally welcoming. Our room was very comfortable. We are dinner there & the food was tasty & reasonably priced. Our breakfast was cooked to order & was delicious. We would definitely return.

No lift but this was a feature of most of the older properties on the North Coast 500 route.

Hotel was quite big for that area and looked to be busy for night what I stayed. There was big car park, no issues with parking. Restaurant was quite big and capable to cater for everyone in good speed, very helpful staff. Breakfast is pre-order with some non-traditional breakfast choices based on local fish, really liked that

Single room was quite small

I cant thank the staff enough we. Travel up from the birders a 7 hour drive ,we arrived it was 2am and the owner had stayed up to show us our room .what a legend. The room as beautiful we had a great sleep that good we slept in for breakfast. That wasn't a problem for this hotel ,again they bent over backwards for us .Big thank you to Jo she was amazing. We will be back .ps the food was perfect wow that breakfast

Nothing to not like