Stromness Apartments

Stromness Apartments sits up at Milldam on the edge of Stromness, and the surroundings are a big part of the appeal. From the drive you look out over green fields and rolling hills, and a short walk along the coastal tracks opens up sweeping views across the water to the dramatic hills of Hoy. It's open, breezy, properly Orcadian countryside, with the harbour town just below you.

Inside

The accommodation is bright and freshly styled. The main bedroom has a smart upholstered headboard, floating oak bedside shelves, warm orange and teal cushions and framed coastal prints, with bedside lamps and a soft round rug. A further sleeping space carries the same comfortable feel, with a kilim rug, twin reading lamps and a shower close to hand. There's a kitchen for self-catering, a washing machine and a TV, and the whole place sleeps up to five.

Step outside

This is walking country. The field tracks lead out toward the coast with the Hoy hills filling the horizon, and the fields and skies around the drive make for a peaceful arrival and an easy place to slow down.

The setting

You're minutes from the heart of Stromness, with its flagstone streets, working harbour, the Pier Arts Centre and the ferry terminal for the Scrabster crossing. It's also a handy launch point for the West Mainland's standing stones and Skara Brae.

Perfect for

Families and groups of up to five who want comfortable, modern accommodation with parking, a kitchen and big countryside-and-sea views right on the doorstep of a characterful harbour town.