The perfect B&B! Great location, comfortable bed, delicious breakfast and the kindest of hosts. Joy made me feel very welcome and was always happy to help. Would definitely stay here again and would recommend it to anyone travelling to the Orkneys. Thanks Joy!

Fantastic accommodation and amazing breakfast. The location was perfect for exploring the Neolithic sites - Skara Brae and Mae Showe are highly recommended! Shower was very powerful - exactly what you need after a long walk. We had to leave 5.30am to catch the ferry home - Joy got up extra early to take us to the ferry terminal and... More

We stayed at Burnside for 3 nights - october 12-15, 2012. Joy was a wonderful host. Our room, Hoy view was beautiful with a kingsized bed and ensuite bathroom, newly renovated. Joy even accomodated our 10 year old daughter, giving us a discount for her room. The ensuite bathroom had heated floors and a luxurious shower. Joy cooked us the... More

Burnside Farm definitely deserves all the accolades that led us to choose it as our base for our stay in Orkney. With a warm welcome from Joy, we were soon settled into our beautiful room, with a gorgeous view across the farm and looking down to Stromness. The short distance into town is just the right length of walk that... More

About a month ago we spent over a week at the Burnside Farm in Stromness. The remarkable thing is that we are still there. In mind we still stay in the living room of Joy and Robbie, drink a glass of Highland Park, talking about our ups and downs, go back to our room upstairs with views of the bay... More

what a welcome we received from Joy and Robbie at the burnside b&b. The food was so good and so plentiful, we certainly didn't need lunch out after one of joys huge breakfasts. The bedroom was fantastic i want one of the showers in my house, such luxury. Underfloor heating in the bathroom made such a difference when getting out... More

Joy was a pleasure to be around. She was friendly and hospitable (to the point where she let me borrow her boots to trek around Hoy - that saved my life) and always had good pointers about where to go, what to eat or what to see around Orkney. Our room was the Scapa View and it was so cozy,... More

Burnside farm is a very pleasant B+B located just outside Stromness. We had a very satisfactory stay there and enjoyed Joy’s and Robbie’s hospitality. Joy takes very good care of her guests and not only recommended sites to see, but provided us with maps and a schedule for the ranger-guided tours on the different site, further readings and helped us... More

We loved the Orkneys and loved Burnside B&B. Our family of three had 2 rooms side by side that included every modern convenience as well as wonderful cookies with the tea! The only stayed for three nights, but wished we had stayed longer, as there was so much to see and do. Joy and Robbie were extremely helpful, and the... More