The Merkister Hotel , Harray Loch , Harray, Orkney

For sale: £1,200,000 OIEO

Hospitality & Leisure Restaurant

Key Features

Stunning hotel with panoramic views over Harray Loch

Long established business, with excellent trading history

Close to all of the main tourist attractions in Orkney and only a 15minute drive to the main towns of Kirkwall and Stromness

16 bedrooms, restaurant and bar, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens

Offers in Excess of £1,200,000

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About the property Location

Key Features

Stunning hotel with panoramic views over Harray Loch

Long established business, with excellent trading history

Close to all of the main tourist attractions in Orkney and only a 15minute drive to the main towns of Kirkwall and Stromness

16 bedrooms, restaurant and bar, all set within beautifully landscaped gardens

Offers in Excess of £1,200,000

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Property Description

The Merkister Hotel comprises of a stunning licensed hotel with panoramic views out over Harray Loch and the surrounding countryside. The hotel, in addition to a spacious restaurant and lounge bar, provides a total of 16 letting bedrooms, 3 of which are Garden Suites. All bedrooms are en-suite, with the exception of one room which has a private bathroom. Other facilities include a Reception area, Resident's Lounge, fully fitted modern kitchen, laundry room and a variety of stores and other ancillary space. All windows are double glazed and the hotel benefits from oil fired central heating and electric radiators to rooms, in addition to an LPG gas supply for cooking purposes. The hotel also boasts its own Boat House on the shore of the Loch and 6 rowing boats, used for fishing on the Loch. Although the hotel does not include private owners accommodation, a detached dwelling house situated directly adjacent to the hotel, could be purchased under separate negotiation if required.

Get in touch

For more information please get in touch with our agent:

Gary Louttit

0141 331 2807 g.louttit@shepherd.co.uk

Jennifer Patrick

0141 406 6348 j.patrick@shepherd.co.uk

Location

Situated on the shores of Harray Loch on the mainland of Orkney, the hotel is only a 15 minute drive from the main towns of Kirkwall and Stromness and within close proximity to all of the main tourist attractions on the island to include Skara Brae, Maeshowe, the Brough of Birsay, the Standing Stones of Stenness, Ring of Brodgar, St Magnus Cathedral and many more.
The archipelago of the Orkney Islands are situated off the north coast of the mainland of Scotland. Orkney is 10 miles to the north of Caithness, being made up of a total of around 70 islands, 20 of which are inhabited.

The islands have a rich history, with their prehistoric and Norse heritage being the most prominent.

The Orkney Islands offer a wide range of outdoor activities to include walking, cycling, fishing and shooting and have a thriving local craft industry.

Orkney benefits from excellent ferry and air connections with mainland Scotland, to include a 1.5 hour ferry from Scrabster to Stromness and a 7-hour ferry from Aberdeen to Kirkwall. In addition, there are flights to Kirkwall from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen. There are also multiple ferry and air connections between many of the islands of Orkney.