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Karrawa Guest House

Property class: 3

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A spacious dining area with high ceilings and large windows, featuring plaid chairs and a central table.
A reception desk with a modern design, a framed artwork above it, and a potted plant to the right.
A house with a covered patio, a garage, and a snow-covered yard.
A bedroom with a wooden bed, a chair, a bedside table, a mirror, and a window with curtains.
A sign for Karrawa Guest House, indicating no vacancies, fully ensuited, with WiFi and guest parking, and located at the entrance on Inganness Road.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $117
$97 nightly
$117 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 3 - Nov 4

Explore the area

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Inganess Road, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1SP
  • Place, Highland Park Distillery
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Earl's Palace
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Magnus Cathedral
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Kirkwall (KOI)
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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A bedroom with two beds, a desk, and a window.

Standard Triple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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A bedroom with two beds, a grey armchair, a window, and a ceiling light.

Standard Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, bedside tables, a desk, a chair, and a small desk with a chair.

Standard Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with a wooden bed, a chair, a bedside table, a mirror, and a window with curtains.

Standard Double Room (Small)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Kirkwall

When you stay at Karrawa Guest House in Kirkwall, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Highland Park Distillery and Bishop's Palace. .This guesthouse is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Earl's Palace and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from St. Magnus Cathedral.
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What's nearby

  • Highland Park Distillery - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Bishop's Palace - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Earl's Palace - 17 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • St. Magnus Cathedral - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Orkney Museum - 1 min drive - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Kirkwall (KOI) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Movement Coffee - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lucano - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Storehouse - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Archive Coffee - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Bothy Bar - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Karrawa Guest House

Karrawa Guest House offers 6 accommodations with DVD players and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 6 guestrooms featuring DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) can be requested.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 8:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • In-room crib

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property class

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Karrawa Guest House Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 118 out of 138 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 138 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 138 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 138 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 138 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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8/10 Good

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Very nice staff and excellent location, yummy breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very nice B&B, clean and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very friendly hosts, breakfast was very good. Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Colin andcFiona were helpful and kind. Great place to stay with your own car. Breakfast was just as you ordered and delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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We had a wonderful stay here, staff was awesome and outstanding breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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This guest house is very welcoming and homely. Owner is lovely. Breakfast is great with plenty of choices. Only thing if you don’t have a car it’s a bit of a walk to centre of town. Bus stops near by and host can give details which is very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very welcoming. Clean and well appointed. Breakfast is high quality with many choices. The owners are helpful. Highly recommended. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very comfortable stay, fantastic breakfast and warm welcome from host.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Excellent accommodation and lovely host. The breakfast was fantastic too!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Extremely well maintained and clean property in residential neighborhood. Managers/owners are very helpful and nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Friendly, clean hotel with a nice breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Very lovely place, highly recommended!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Our stay was wonderful; the hosts were so friendly and the B&B was spotless. Breakfast was delicious with great choices, and we would happily return.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Everything 100%. Location great, host excellent, breakfast very presented and good choice.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Karrawa Guest House was great. Rooms were nice, clean, roomy, comfortable. Owners, who were also the staff, were very helpful, friendly, attentive. The rooms include breakfast, which is a full breakfast including made-to-order hot dishes -- food was good, the grilled tomato was a big hit in our family. The Guest House is in a quiet neighborhood (about a 20-minute pleasant walk to center of Kirkwall, or an easy bus or car ride).
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Great hospitality, very friendly host, wonderful breakfast and easy parking for our car
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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Fyona was a wonderful hostess and the breakfasts were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Room was lovely and very clean. Breakfast was fabulous too. Owners are very friendly and helpful. Would recommend and we'd stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Great stay

The condition of the guesthouse was impeccable. The hosts were great, the breakfast was tasty and the location was walkable to town. The parking was on the premises. Would totally stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Very nice place, clean and quiet, nice breakfast. Host was very nice. Highly recommend Karrawa Guest House.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
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10/10 Excellent

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We highly recommend the Karrawa Guest House. It was very clean and comfortable and the breakfast was excellent every day. The host went above and beyond to ensure a fantastic stay. Definitely the best we’ve stayed at.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Great place with an amazing breakfast

Amazing breakfast! I especially loved the mushroom. The hosts were great & the location was very convenient. We were able to walk to dinner after a day of frazzled nerves from white knuckle driving.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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This guesthouse has everything you need. It was immaculate, the breakfast was outstanding. The hosts were lovely and welcoming. Cannot recommend this place enough. Great location for exploring.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Amazing

Really nice place to stay and food was amazing (even the black pudding 😉)
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
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10/10 Excellent

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Great Orcadian Hospitality

Lovely modern guesthouse with very hospitable hostess. Extensive breakfast menu using local suppliers.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024