Islesburgh House Hostel
Islesburgh House Hostel
<h2>Comfortable Accommodations</h2> Islesburgh House Hostel in Lerwick offers family rooms with private bathrooms and ground-floor units. Each room includes a refrigerator, shower, carpeted floors, TV, and electric kettle. <h2>Exceptional Facilities</h2> Guests enjoy a garden, restaurant, and free WiFi. The property features a lounge, elevator, shared kitchen, games room, full-day security, and luggage storage. Free on-site private parking is available. <h2>Dining Experience</h2> The family-friendly restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and high tea in a welcoming ambiance. <h2>Prime Location</h2> Located 6.8 mi from Tingwall Airport and a 6-minute walk to Bain's Beach. Highly rated for its kitchen, convenient location, and attentive staff.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Free Wifi
- Restaurant
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Family rooms
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Frannie
United States“location very clean safety measures in place & quality of service. very comfortable” - Sandra United States“The staff and fellow guests were friendly and welcoming. The staff went out of its way to be accessible and helpful.”
Bonnie United States“Everything. Beautiful house, fantastic facilities.”
Marilyn
Canada“Fabulous location. Amenities were great - bathrooms, kitchen, free parking, other facilities. Staff friendly and helpful.”
Frank United States“This is the world best hostel!!! As far as hostel goes this was the best I ever stayed in!!!”- Marcia Canada“Location was great, building itself was really nice - lovely heritage structure!”
- Linda United States“The hostel is beautiful and the city bus stop is right out front…it’s pretty easy to get around - and there is an elevator!! (Not something you always have in historic buildings)”
Laurie United States“Islesburgh House is a beautiful historic building within walking distance of the main commercial area of Lerwick. Our room was nicely furnished with comfortable bunk beds, a small sink, and lots of outlets for electronics, and was close to the...”
David United States“It had been awhile since we had stayed in a hostel. However, excellent facilities, friendly and responsive staff, beautiful historic building. We missed not having our own bathroom, but there were plenty of facilities available.”
Steve United States“The manager that took care of our stay arranged a different room for us than the one we had reserved, because we are somewhat elderly and not really able to handle stairs. He prepared a room especially for us that we could access with the lift. ...”
Area info
Restaurants1 Restaurant On Site
- Central Cafe in Islesburgh Community Centre next door
- Open forBreakfast • Brunch • Lunch • High tea
- AmbienceFamily-friendly
Amenities of Islesburgh House HostelGreat facilities! Review score, 9.4
Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Free Wifi
- Restaurant
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Family rooms
Bathroom
- Toilet
- Shower
Outdoors
- Garden
Kitchen
- Shared kitchen
Activities
- Game room
Food & Drink
InternetWifi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.
ParkingFree private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
Services
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Vending machine (snacks)
- Vending machine (drinks)
- Baggage storage
Entertainment & Family Services
- Board games/Puzzles
Safety & security
- Fire extinguishers
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- Smoke alarms
- Key card access
- 24-hour security
General
- Heating
- Elevator
- Family rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
Accessibility
- Lowered sink
- Toilet with grab rails
- Wheelchair accessible
Languages Spoken
- English
House rulesIslesburgh House Hostel takes special requests – add in the next step!
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy info, add the number and ages of children in your group to your search.
Crib and extra bed policies
The number of cribs allowed depends on the option you choose. Check your selected option for more info.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cribs are subject to availability.
