Murray Arms Hotel and Seafood Restaurant, Orkney

The people running it Suzanne for just being a bloody brilliant host she couldn't of done enough for you n our dog Trixie!! Also the ladies who done breakfast 😋best omelette I've ever had cooked by Gail 🫡and rosemary was sooo lovely n kindly gave Trixie some breakfast too! (Spoilt dog!!!) The fish dinners were exceptional too mussels, hake ,haddock and amazing chowder!!!! Quaint courtyard! Easy parking. Comfy bed. Yes definitely stay there again and the village is so so cute!

All round outstanding. By far the best B&B we've ever stayed in. Staff team were outstanding, made to feel at home immediately, very dog friendly, facilities extremely clean and comfortable and the food amazing. Lovely to have a varied, and different from the usual, breakfast menu and great choice of freshly cooked options on the evening menu.

This is a lovely, characterful place to stay, situated in a village, down near the harbour. The staff were so friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our daily conversations - they always had time for their guests. The seafood dishes were just wonderful and very generous in size. We stayed for four nights; the accommodation was ample and very comfortable and breakfast was absolutely luxurious. It's a lovely place to stay when visiting Orkney and the drive to the island of South Ronaldsay, where the Murray Arms is situated, takes in some wonderful views of the islands.

What a place! From the moment we arrived we were met by the manager Suzanne and made to feel immediately welcome. She checked us in efficiently and helped us with any questions we had. The parking was convenient and highly accessible to the rooms. The rooms were spotless and comfortable with plenty of space. We ate here all three nights and the food was high quality and sourced locally (side note - having ate our way around Scotland this was by far the best fish and chips we had on this six week tour). Breakfast was fantastic and made to order. All the staff were great - of note were Jacqueline and Tina who really helped make this a wonderful atmosphere with good levels of local knowledge and banter. The location may seem a whiles away from the major destinations, but it really isn't - and crossing the Churchill Barriers on a daily basis and looking out to the sea was wonderful. If staying here do yourself a favour and make sure you have a drink in the bar and don't just stay in the restaurant all the time - the locals are fantastic. Thank you for an excellent stay - I cannot recommend this place enough.

Suzanne was a great host at the hotel in making us all feel welcome and at home for our stay The location was great even though it was at the bottom end of the island it was very easy to get around the island sight seeing and having The Murray Arms as a base Very dog friendly and even allowed in the restaurant Breakfast was excellent 👌 we had the 'Scrambled eggs and Smoked Salmon' a few times as it was delicious and 'Porridge' plus 'Bacon Egg and Mushroom Bap' other morning. The room was clean and enough room for us 2 with our 3 springers The bed was super comfy Plenty of tea and coffee making facilities Parking for 3 cars around the back plus street parking - we visited before 1st April start of season so no problem parking We will return to experience the Seafood Platter and Stayover again plus pre booking some island hopping on the next visit