Central Kirkwall Apartment - Copinsay

Central Kirkwall Apartment - Copinsay is a bright upper-floor flat tucked under the eaves, where skylights and Velux windows fill the rooms with light. It sleeps four across two bedrooms and sits right in the centre of town.

Inside

The living room is relaxed and roomy, with two black leather sofas dressed in yellow and blue cushions around a glass coffee table and a striped rug, a coastal painting on the wall and skylights overhead. It opens through to a clever galley kitchen built around a long dark breakfast bar with four wooden stools, a microwave, toaster, kettle and integrated oven, with a white-spindled staircase running down beside it. There's a Velux above to keep it bright, and a washing machine for longer stays.

Where you'll sleep

Of the two bedrooms, the double is comfortable and calm, with a mirrored wardrobe, teal and bird-print cushions, crisp white bedding, bedside lamps and abstract art above the headboard. A second living area, with another leather sofa, a TV and a wader-bird ornament on the windowsill, gives the group somewhere extra to spread out.

The setting

You're bang in the middle of Kirkwall, so the cathedral, shops, cafes and harbour are all on your doorstep. It's a true walk-everywhere base for getting under the skin of Orkney's capital, with the wider islands an easy drive away.

Perfect for

Sleeping four across two bedrooms with wifi, a washer and a TV, it suits a family or two couples who want a light, central town apartment with a bit of extra living space.