WiFi in public areas and multilingual staff are available at this smoke-free guesthouse. Housekeeping is not available.
Orkney Guest House offers 2 accommodations.
Orkney Guest House features multilingual staff. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
Orkney Guest House is a smoke-free property.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge)
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee
Guest services
Multilingual staff
No housekeeping service
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Smoke-free property
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
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
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Property is also known as
Orkney Guest House Guesthouse
Orkney Guest House Berwick-upon-Tweed
Orkney Guest House Guesthouse Berwick-upon-Tweed
Orkney Guest House Reviews
Reviews
7.2
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 35 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 35 reviews" "
8 - Good
18
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 35 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 35 reviews" "
4 - Poor
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 35 reviews" "
2 - Terrible
4
6.6/10
Cleanliness
8.2/10
Staff & service
7.2/10
Amenities
6.0/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Daniel
Sep 26, 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.
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.
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.
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.
calum
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
8/10 Good
Daniel
Dec 5, 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Excellent comms from Helen. Very friendly. Convenient location for town centre.
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.
Very centrally located and Such a warm welcome on arrival. Wonderful artwork around the property. Very good breakfast and room was bright and comfortable.
David
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
8/10 Good
David
Sep 16, 2021
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Has character
Very characterfull property and freindly helpfull host. Could do with some updating of the decorating.
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.
Orkney Guest House was perfect and offered everything I needed. My host was friendly and helpful. It was a very pleasant stay.
Thank you.
CHRISTINE
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
Sep 13, 2020
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
There was no coffee, milk sachets were from April 2019, had to ask for more toilet paper and shampoo.
Verified traveler
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
8/10 Good
Hodge, London
Traveled with partner
Sep 9, 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.
Hodge
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
8/10 Good
Kev&Claire, Yorkshire
Traveled with partner
Aug 31, 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.
Kev&Claire
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
8/10 Good
Verified traveler
Mar 3, 2020
Verified traveler
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
6/10 Okay
Rowena
Jan 6, 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.