15 Queen Elizabeth Way, Kirkwall

15 Queen Elizabeth Way is a modern terraced home on a tidy newer development, its white render and grey-trimmed windows fronting a neat paved courtyard with a Juliet balcony above the door. It sleeps four across two bedrooms with two bathrooms, and has its own parking.

Inside

The home is fresh and contemporary throughout. The dining area sits by the foot of an open wooden staircase, with a light oak table, orange chairs and a bowl of fruit set out, the kitchen close at hand. It's a bright, easy space to gather over breakfast before a day out.

Where you'll sleep

Two bedrooms are made up with crisp white linen and rolled towels. The main bedroom looks out through a glazed door with a small balcony over open fields, and has a wall-mounted TV, a chest of drawers and a framed Orkney hills print. There are two bathrooms here: a ground-floor cloakroom with a basin and WC and a cheerful sea-turtle print, plus a bathroom upstairs with a bath and an over-bath shower behind a glass screen.

Step outside

The front gives onto a private paved courtyard, and from the upstairs window the view runs straight out over grass and fields to the edge of town.

The setting

You're on a quiet modern street within easy reach of central Orkney life, with your own parking for trips further afield. It's a calm, practical base on the edge of Kirkwall.

Perfect for

Sleeping four in two bedrooms with two bathrooms, wifi, a washer and a TV, it suits a family or two couples who want a comfortable, low-fuss modern home with room to spread out.