What time is check-in at Orkney Guest House?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 7:00 PM.

Where is Orkney Guest House located?

Situated in Berwick-upon-Tweed, this guesthouse is steps away from Lions House, Cell Block Museum and Berwick-upon-Tweed Town Hall. The Maltings Theatre and Cinema and Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks and Main Guard are also within 5 minutes. Berwick-Upon-Tweed Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Orkney Guest House Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

26 Sept, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good for one night

A good value for money, no-frills stay. The whole B and B needs some TLC, but Helen is a lovely host, and for a one-night stop over, which was our stay, it was good.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Kevin

15 Jul, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was okay for the price but I’ve stayed in much better & I won’t be using it again.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

17 Jul, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awful. Should not be closed down.

The whole house was filthy, cluttered and run down. The rooms had no locks on the doors and my husband had to help the host install one. The bathroom was filthy, with plain evidence of the previous peoples use(to put it politely). The cold tap on the basin did not work and the shower had thick black mould round it. The breakfast room was quite clearly used as the living room of the owners and was full of clutter and laundry, with just a space cleared for us to eat. No choice given at breakfast, we had what the host decided on. Lucky we were happy with fried egg and bacon.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Marcus

9 Aug, 2022

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Needs a lot of time and work to be a business B&B

This is rather a difficult review to write. There are many positives about the property so I'll list those first: The location is fabulous. There is parking outside the front door, the town walls are about a minutes walk and the town hall and high street maybe two minutes. Helen is a wonderful host, chatty and knowledgeable. The other side of the coin is that the property is run down, untidy and in severe need of maintenance and updating. I can imagine it is a struggle running a property such as this but if you are going to advertise it as a guesthouse then that's what it needs to be, not a dosshouse. There are other people staying there, and I can imagine the income is a life saver, but they really had no idea how to interact with paying customers. One of them was washing in the sink when we came downstairs and then walk to his room just in his boxers. Not a big issue but again it comes down to which income stream is more important. The house has the potential to be a fabulous boutique B&B but to do so would need a lot of investment. It's not there at the moment.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Richard

10 Jul, 2022

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Lynda

31 May, 2022

Liked: Staff & service

Location ideal for exploring the town. It was great for a one night stay. Pretty basic facilities, but bed was comfy and bath hot (no shower)

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

23 May, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A very nice bathroom and bed

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michael

2 Feb, 2022

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michael

25 Jan, 2022

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

calum

8 Dec, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

The cost was the first thing that attracted me, in addition to the property being slap bang in the middle of Berwick. It is a lovely old terrace house which retains its original features and is extremely quirky. The owner was very helpful and text me with regard to arrival and breakfast. The only downside was the weather was frightful when I arrived and I struggled to find the entrance.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Daniel

5 Dec, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Excellent comms from Helen. Very friendly. Convenient location for town centre.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Frank

22 Nov, 2021

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Away days

Located roughly 10 minutes walk from railway station. Good comfortable bed, plenty of teabags & milk. Landlady was very helpful with local information. Very good freshly cooked breakfast. Very old building. Would stay again.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

9 Nov, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value for solo stay

Very nice room. Excellent breakfast

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

10 Oct, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very centrally located and Such a warm welcome on arrival. Wonderful artwork around the property. Very good breakfast and room was bright and comfortable.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

David

16 Sept, 2021

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Has character

Very characterfull property and freindly helpfull host. Could do with some updating of the decorating.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

22 Aug, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hospitality.

We were there for 3 days. The lady greeted us and received us with great hospitality. Definitely recommend this guest house to a holiday in Berwick. The room was clean and the lady was helpful with everything that we needed.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTINE

28 Jul, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent!

Orkney Guest House was perfect and offered everything I needed. My host was friendly and helpful. It was a very pleasant stay. Thank you.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

13 Sept, 2020

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

There was no coffee, milk sachets were from April 2019, had to ask for more toilet paper and shampoo.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Hodge, London

9 Sept, 2020

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

We had a good overnight stay. The room is large and the bed was comfortable. There is a reasonable pressure electric shower. The decor is rather tired but generally clean. The landlady was very kind and helpful.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Kev&Claire, Yorkshire

31 Aug, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Quirky Hotel, clean room, well stocked coffee teas etc the bed was exceptionally comfortable. The land lady was very welcoming friendly and knowledgeable of surrounding areas. Breakfast freshly cooked and good quality food. Parking not a problem plenty of on street available opposite and near property with discs easily obtained from library and local shops.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

3 Mar, 2020

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Rowena

6 Jan, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Confusing but friendly

Check in was a little confusing, as it transpired the manager had texted me (but it wasn’t obviously from her ) and there was no one there nor was it even obvious which door it was. In the end we called her and she had left the side door open for us so we let ourselves in. The place itself seems a little tired, and a little haphazard but the manager was friendly and even offered to make me honey and lemon tea when we were leaving, as I felt unwell, which was very kind of her. We had a continental breakfast with great marmalade.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Gary

27 Nov, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

29 Sept, 2019

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely host who was helpful and cooked a wonderful breakfast to order. Very homely.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Yolanda Fraser

7 Aug, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

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