St Magnus Bay Hotel

Ein tolles Hotel in Hillswick mit Blick auf Ura Firth auf den wunderschönen Shetlandinseln. Voller Charme vergangener Tage, mit sehr freundlichem, stets hilfsbereitem Personal. Das Zimmer war sauber und hatte alles, was man brauchte. Das Essen war ausgezeichnet (wenn auch etwas teuer). Wenn Sie ein warmes Frühstück wünschen, mit dem Sie so richtig in den Tag starten können, dann sind Sie hier genau richtig. Nächster Halt: Sonntags-Fleischbuffet! Ich würde auf jeden Fall wieder hier übernachten.

We were not greeted upon arrival and had to wait quite awhile for someone to come lead us to our room. The bed was not comfortable and lacked a headboard. We could not control the bathroom combo light/fan, rather, it went on and off at its own whim. At breakfast, it was unclear whether to enter the dining room - the door was closed and had a sign saying, "Please wait to be seated." Once inside, it was so unbearably hot that my husband and I sweated throughout the meal. (Outdoors was not at all hot, but temperate.) Breakfast food was good; dinner the night before was not good. The main course tasted as if it had been frozen and reheated, or was made with powdered ingredients. Not as expected given previous reviews.

My last review was deleted by the management , how disappointing, reviews are there for a reason so I'll keep it short . This is my last stay here , I think its time to try other hotels or Airbnb's on Shetland, the room i had was nicely refurbished, the staff were attentive and couldn't do more for you , apologies for things that were a miss, like communication, doors that didn't open , remotes missing , dirty cups , but this was soon rectified , thanks to Jess and Leanne. Overall its a bit hit and miss , the owner picking his bare feet on the sofas in the bar area is a bit disgusting , but talking to the bar keep this is normal and looks like he's a bit embarrassed by the situation. Thanks to Andy again for breakfasts, and fresh coffee, and the chefs for the evening meal.

The lack of receptionist upon arrival at 3pm was somewhat disappointing, the handyman was friendly and apologised for the lack of staff and communication over our arrival , anyway an hour later we were in our rooms, again helped by staff as some of the locks didn't work . Room was nice ,with a seaview , everything very clean. After returning a couple of hours later , we decided to have a drink in the bar , very modern and fits in well with the hotels history,plenty of alcohol on offer if you require it. However the person sat on the the leather sofa who i later found out to be the owner, i was not overall happy with , sat with socks off picking his feet on the table , I just felt sick. Who does this in a bar area? I complained to the other member of staff, but he said there's no point, so I left it at that . Breakfast was perfect , just what you need to start the day off. Would i stay again ? Unfortunately not, Big thanks to breakfast chef Andy, and Jess and Leanne I think who did our rooms.

When you see the st Magnus it doesn’t look too great however I can assure you it’s very comfortable. The staff are very friendly and super relaxed you will get fed very well. The breakfast in the morning is buffet style with all the usual choices. The evening meals are really good and will keep you going. I found the room very comfy with everything you need the WiFi is really good there is usb ports on all the sockets which is really handy. Be aware the hotel is about 10-15 mins from the town of brae if you need a big shop but I think the local will have everything you need. I would stay again as it’s a great base for all the walks in the area.

Stayed here as part of the Shetland Nature wildlife tour last week. The hotel was nice with usual amenities in the room, TV , tea, coffee etc. Food quality and selection was very good, very generous portions. The staff were all really friendly and helpful, special shout out for Esme, who took really great care of us, nothing was too much bother and made for an excellent stay. Added bonus I was in room 16 and could watch out for otters in thd bay with binoculars. First morning there were four!!!