The Stromness Hotel, which counts Cilla Black, Gracie Fields and Robert Carlyle amongst its previous guests, is being marketed for sale by Bruce & Co with a price tag of £850,000.
The Victorian building has traded as a hotel since 1901 and overlooks the stunning Stromness Harbour and the Scapa Flow. The hotel has 42 en-suite letting bedrooms and is approachable from the mainland by ferry or air, being just 200 yards from the ferry terminal and within driving distance of the airport. The Stromness Hotel currently holds three stars and a bronze award for Green Tourism from Visit Scotland.
Included within the opportunity is the Scapa Flow restaurant and Hamnavoe lounge bar, which offers a la carte dining for 70 covers and overlooks the harbour. The hotel’s public bar, The Flattie Bar is accessed by a separate public entrance and has a pool table, jukebox, games machine and fruit machine.
The Stromness Hotel holds a full wedding license and can cater for wedding parties for up to 120 guests within its function room, which leads out into the Victorian garden. There is also a smaller function room, often used for meetings, which can accommodate 20 people.
Stromness itself is renowned for its archaeological heritage as well as its historical sites such as Skara Brae and the Ring of Brodgar, the standing stones of Stenness, tomb of the Eagles and the Boroughs of Birsay and Gurness. Tourist attractions also include St Magnus Cathedral, the Italian Chapel and the Churchill Barriers. The Island is well renowned for the events that are ongoing all year round, together with the annual celebrations including the St Magnus Festival, The Orkney Science Festival and The County Show.
The Orkney Islands, and in particular the local surrounding area to the hotel, are also well known for the diving opportunities in the waters of Scapa Flow to explore the war wrecks of the scuttled German fleet.
Bruce & Co’s Andrew Dodd said: “The sale of The Stromness Hotel offers an excellent opportunity to purchase a high quality, beautifully presented Orcadian hotel which benefits highly from its location and high levels of tourism.”