The Ferry Inn

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Scored 8
Rated very good

Staff

9.3

The last hotel on highway A9, The Ferry Inn at Scrabster is newly renovated and has wonderful sea views. Just north of Thurso, Scrabster Harbor is the gateway to the Orkney Islands. The renowned restaurant, The Upperdeck, has a fantastic steakhouse and also specializes in locally caught seafood. The lively Popeye’s is a public bar with a wide-screen TV showing sports events. The bedrooms with private bathrooms have tea/coffee facilities and flat-screen TVs with Freeview channels.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Bar

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)

FREE parking!

Availability

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Sandra
Canada Canada
“The staff here are so friendly and welcoming. We appreciated the location being so close to the ferry. We really enjoyed our dinner in the upper restaurant too!”
Michael
United States United States
“Location was great to get on the Ferry first thing next morning. Dinner in restaurant of hotel was great. Would stay again.”
Elizabeth
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Very friendly staff, great value for money. Food in the restaurant was very good and reasonably priced”
Lisa
United States United States
“The location was amazing! The room was comfortable. Perfect place to spend the night before the morning ferry.”
Bo
Germany Germany
“The place has a nice rustic aesthetic. It is situated perfectly between the harbor and the hill behind it, my room was facing the harbor and I therefore had an amazing view of it. They still use metal keys, and I hope to the powers that be that...”
Philippa
Australia Australia
“The hotel was in an excellent location for a one night stay before catching the ferry to Orkney in the morning. Parking was easy and the ferry was just a few steps away. The room was clean and comfortable and the staff friendly and helpful. There...”
Stephen
United States United States
“Staff was friendly and accommodating- they put two twin beds together for us. Restaurant was great. We stayed here in transition from ScotRail to ferry to Orkney. While it was possible to travel straight through, the break made the trip...”
Gaita
United States United States
“A little run down, but it actually was well kept, just faded carpet, old look, etc. the people were all lovely and the sourdough pizza at their restaurant next door was fantastic. All the rooms are either in the 2d or 3rd floor and the restaurant...”
Victoria
United States United States
“Modern appointments in an older inn. Great friendly staff and nice to have restaurant attached with good food. Nice size room and location near the ferry was key for us after a long day of scenic driving from Inverness.”
Stephen
Australia Australia
“We we travelling on the ferry from Scrabster to Orkney the next morning and the Ferry Inn was ideally located to walk to the ferry. There was convenient parking across the road from the Ferry Inn, where we were able to leave our car during our day...”

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Amenities of The Ferry Inn

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Tea/Coffee Maker in All Rooms
  • Bar

House rules

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Check-in
From 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
From 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

0 - 2 years
Extra bed upon request
Free
Crib upon request
Free
3 - 12 years
Extra bed upon request
Free

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No age restriction
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Pets
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
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