Karawa

My travel mate and I had unit 4 at the top of the stairs. We had two twin beds and a lovely en suite. Our room had a tea kettle and a coffee pot. Plugs were located in convenient spots. The mattresses were heavenly after our long walkabouts. The entire establishment was very clean and well maintained. Fiona, the hostess, issued us breakfast order forms each evening and breakfast was cooked to order. We experienced our first piece of haggis at Fiona’s and it was lovely. The b&b had been booked by our tour group The Highland Explorer / Haggis Adventures / Radical Travel. It was delightful.

We stayed at the Karrawa Guest house for 2 nights in early April 2025. Hosts (Colin & Fyona) were very helpful and friendly. Fyona provided wonderful warm porridge for breakfast. Colin also owns a painting company, so the room was very clean and nicely decorated. There is plenty of off-street parking available on-site. While Karrawa has a convenient suburban location, it is only a pleasant 20 minute walk to downtown restaurants.

Absolutely beautiful B&B , very spacious rooms and the biggest shower EVER!|The beds are so comfy... Best nights sleep after an amazing few days on Orkney.|Fyona was a delight! And our yummy breakfast set us up for the day!|Can't wait to be back!!

A very cosy place to stay while in Orkney for work. Fyona was incredibly accomodating for my needs of leaving the house well before breakfast time. I fortunately got to try the offered breakfast once - it was brilliant! Clean rooms. Great showers. Walking distance to Kirkwall. 100% recommend.

We found this to be the best place we stayed on our recent trip to beautiful Orkney and around Scotland. Fiona is so sweet and has a great sense of humour, my father and I thank you for that and for answering our multitude of questions. We had the same lovingly prepared breakfast 3 days in a row because it was so good, the fruit salad is cut up by hand with fresh fruit. Best showers and very clean rooms, snacks out all of the time. 100% recommend, you don't need to look anywhere else.

One of the best places we stayed in throughout our trip to Scotland. |Our host Fiona was so friendly and helpful, nothing was too much trouble. |Our room was fabulous, very comfortable with every detail thought about. |Very quiet location. |Superb breakfasts. |About a 15 minute walk into Kirkwall town centre. |Highly recommend

By far the best stay on our recent trip to Scotland. We had a two night stay at the Karrawa Guest House and it was such a good experience, we were really sorry to leave.|The overall quality was by far the best among our various stops on a two week trip through Scotland and Orkney. The breakfast room was amazingly good! The family who runs this guest house were kind and accommodating and really made us look forward to another trip to Orkney.

Fiona (and Colin) were brilliant, thoughtful hosts. The breakfasts are fresh and cooked to order, along with a wide selection of cereals and juices. Our room was spotless and roomy, with a big closet for hanging up rain-dampened clothes. It’s a 20-minute walk to the centre of Kirkwall, or a 6£ cab ride if you’re coming back from the pubs.||Lovely, quiet, and very good value, with ample parking on the property.