Islesburgh House Hostel

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Scored 9.2
Rated superb

Staff

9.7

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Islesburgh House Hostel in Lerwick offers family rooms with private bathrooms, ground-floor units, and shared bathrooms. Each room includes a refrigerator, TV, and electric kettle. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a garden, restaurant, and free WiFi. The property features a lounge, lift, shared kitchen, games room, full-day security, and luggage storage. Free on-site private parking is available. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and high tea in a welcoming ambience. Prime Location: Located 11 km from Tingwall Airport and a 6-minute walk to Bain's Beach. Highly rated for its kitchen, convenient location, and attentive staff.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Family rooms

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)

Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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2 single beds
4 bunk beds
4 bunk beds
6 bunk beds
8 bunk beds
12 bunk beds
12 bunk beds
2 bunk beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

James
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Friendly , helpful staff, very clean, very quiet, very comfortable, very convenient location , interesting history to the building which is well maintained , new kitchen facilities , loads of information, drying room. In short , 5 stars.”
Helen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“What's not to like? Perfectly situated in a grand old building. Very clean bedrooms, toilets and showers. There's a fully accessible kitchen, which has every conceivable facility, appliance and tool. Better than my kitchen at home! The bedrooms...”
Merran
South Korea South Korea
“Great location. I've stayed here twice now when visiting friends and family. It's nice having the room all to myself. Having access to the big, well equipt kitchen, dining room and 2 lounges is lovely.”
Rebecca
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“A building I drive past regularly but never needed to go inside. Spotlessly clean, beautiful building & great staff, just needed somewhere to sleep last minute between a late evening event & being back first thing for another, with bad weather...”
Julie
New Zealand New Zealand
“Well kept old house with a great kitchen and a drying room !”
Lisa
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Really good location, friendly staff, great price and everything you need”
Susan
Australia Australia
“Amazing amazing! Fantastic property. Clean, comfortable. Staff were knowledgeable and able to help with questions about the area.”
Nicola
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Beautiful old building inside and out, it was very clean and cosy, our room had a private shower & toilet which was great. Large kitchen area, games room and sitting area with plenty of seats.”
Kirsten
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Excellent location, great welcome from staff and super clean - will stay again!”
Stephen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Good hostal facilities in a period property conversion. Staff were friendly and allowed us to still use the facilities on the last day after check out because the ferry was an evening departure.”

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Central Cafe in Islesburgh Community Centre next door
  • Open for
    Breakfast • Brunch • Lunch • High tea
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly

House rules

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Check-in
From 12:00 to 22:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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