Solheim Guest House

Great location in Lerwick for locations and also for nature, walking etc. A lovely warm accommodation with a warm shower and good WiFi. Good for driving up, down and across to places. Good to be able to do a self check-in as we wanted to tour for the day before arriving. It was good to have a sea view also easy street parking. A slight downside was the buffet breakfast- good enough but sadly not the Full Scottish individually served which we were hoping for. The room curtains were flimsy and completely useless for cutting out the light- even at night. The bathroom had a small hand basin and needed mould removal & decorating. The most concerning issue was the very low balustrade approx 78cm high with some loose vertical parts - This needs to be dealt with immediately.

After a stormy 14 hour overnight ferry trip we arrived at the guest house very tired at around 8am. We were met with a warm welcome . Caroline advised our room was yet to be cleaned but would be ready at 10am, hours before we anticipated. She invited us to sit down in the breakfast room and bought us a lovely French press each. After a rest we left our luggage and went on the recommended walk. Caroline advised if we did the circular walk our room will be ready waiting and it was! We tend to choose places to stay that are welcoming, friendly and feel like home. This place did. Its clean, comfortable and set up beautifully. Breakfast is good quality thick bacon, fresh eggs, beautiful bread, yoghurt, fruit, juices, cheese, Pastries and of course good coffee! We took Caroline's advice on sightseeing and it was just as described. I would not hesitate in staying again. We stopped in room 7, top floor with ensuite. Probably ask for ground floor if mobility issues. As usual I forgot to take photos when we got into the room, the photo of the room is when we were packing to.leave hence the mess. Sorry.

Absolutely beautiful stay at Solhiem, staff incredibly friendly and supportive, and the location is excellent, only a few minutes walk to everything in Lerwick. The room is spacious and clean, and the view is terrific. Parking was good, and our week in Shetland Islands using the Solheim as a base was brilliant.