Four star recently upgraded character building situated along the shore of Scapa Flow in Burray village. All rooms are en suite overlooking the beach and pier where local fishermen work from. Our busy restaurant is open daily serving lunches, bar meals and a la carte, fresh local produce is used whenever possible. The rooms, restaurant, Garden room and Lounge Bar are all none smoking; smokers are allowed to smoke in the Sands Bar.

The Sands Hotel, originally built as a fish store in 1860, has been recently refurbished and upgraded to provide a high standard of both bed and breakfast and Self Catering accommodation in Burray Village.

The imposing building overlooks Burray Harbour, Watersound Bay and South Ronaldsay. The village shop and Burray Post Offce are just 2 minute's walk away and there is also a garage nearby. The Sands Hotel is just 4 miles from the Pentland Ferries terminal at St Margarets Hope.

The hotel is very popular with tourists during the Summer season as a central base for exploring Orkney. It is also especially popular with divers who come to Orkney to dive the wrecks in Scapa Flow. The flag pole outside the building was once on the German Steamer Ilsenstein.