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9.4/10Excellent248 Reviews
Cleanliness9.8/10 9.8
Service9.6/10 9.6
Comfort9.2/10 9.2
Condition9.4/10 9.4
Neighborhood8.8/10 8.8
Amenities9.2/10 9.2
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About Northern Sands Hotel
Enjoy garden views and amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. This hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, a picnic area, and a banquet hall.
Savor local cuisine at Logan's Bar, one of the hotel's two restaurants, or relax with a refreshing drink at one of the three bars/lounges. The front desk has limited hours. Event facilities include a conference center and meeting rooms.
A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge (on request), and free self-parking is provided. Each of the 12 guestrooms features a Smart TV and a Select Comfort bed. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available, along with satellite programming.
Bathrooms offer bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometer.
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Located in Thurso, Northern Sands Hotel is a 1-minute drive from Dunnet Bay Beach and 7 minutes from Mary-Ann's Cottage. This beach hotel is 4.7 mi (7.5 km) from Dunnet Head Lighthouse and 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Castle of Mey. Stay in one of 12 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions.
Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Popular amenities
Free WiFi
Parking available
Airport transfers
Concierge
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Business facilities
Banquet facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
4:00 PM
Check-in until
10:00 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
Beach nearby
No elevators
Guests will receive an email with special check-in instructions
Guest will receive an email before arrival 72 hours
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Contactless check-out is available
Cashless transactions are available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
- Contactless check-out is available.
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Special Instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 9:00 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Guests will receive an email within 72 hours before arrival with check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
- Cashless transactions are available
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- Airport shuttle fee: GBP 70 per vehicle (one-way)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
Nearby attractions
Dunnet Bay Distillery
0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Dunnet Bay Beach
0.8 km / 0.5 mi
The Green
5.1 km / 3.1 mi
Castlehill Heritage Center
5.1 km / 3.2 mi
Mary-Ann's Cottage
6.9 km / 4.3 mi
Dunnet Head Lighthouse
7.5 km / 4.7 mi
Castle of Mey
8.5 km / 5.3 mi
Gills Bay Ferry Port
12.4 km / 7.7 mi
Thurso Heritage Museum
12.8 km / 7.9 mi
Thurso Leisure Centre
13.4 km / 8.3 mi
Thurso Library
13.6 km / 8.5 mi
Thurso Harbour
13.8 km / 8.6 mi
North Coast Visitor Centre
14 km / 8.7 mi
Old St Peter's Kirk
14 km / 8.7 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 12
- hotel
- Car park
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fi
- Garden
- Banquet hall
- Meeting room
- Game room
- Picnic
- Minimum check-in age: 18
Upon availability
Room types
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TWIN DELUXETWIN • DELUXETWN.DX
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- TWIN
- View / characteristic
- DELUXE
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TWIN DELUXE
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- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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- TWIN
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- DELUXE
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Room code: TWN.DX
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Double or Twin DELUXE KING BEDDouble or Twin • DELUXE KING BEDDBT.DX-KG
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 6 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- Double or Twin
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- DELUXE KING BED
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Double or Twin DELUXE KING BED
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- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 6 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- DELUXE KING BED
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Room code: DBT.DX-KG
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Double or Twin CLASSIC KING BEDDouble or Twin • CLASSIC KING BED • 1 Bedroom • 5 m²DBT.AS-KG
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- King-size bed 150-183 width, 2 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC KING BED
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room amenities
- TV
- Electric Kettle
- Housekeeping
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Hairdryer
- Direct dial telephone
- Satellite TV
- Desk
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- Toiletries
- Wi-fi
- Ironing set
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Internet access
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Double or Twin CLASSIC KING BED
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- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- King-size bed 150-183 width, 2 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC KING BED
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: DBT.AS-KG
Room amenities
- TV
- Electric Kettle
- Housekeeping
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Hairdryer
- Direct dial telephone
- Satellite TV
- Desk
- Toiletries
- Wi-fi
- Ironing set
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Internet access
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DOUBLE PREMIER SEA VIEWDOUBLE • PREMIER SEA VIEWDBL.PE-VM
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- DOUBLE
- View / characteristic
- PREMIER SEA VIEW
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DOUBLE PREMIER SEA VIEW
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- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- DOUBLE
- View / characteristic
- PREMIER SEA VIEW
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Room code: DBL.PE-VM
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SINGLE STANDARDSINGLE • STANDARD • 1 Bedroom • 5 m²SGL.ST
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Non-smoking room- Room size
- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–1 • Adults: max. 1 • Children: max. 0
- Bed setup
- Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- SINGLE
- View / characteristic
- STANDARD
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Room amenities
- Toiletries
- TV
- Housekeeping
- Electric Kettle
- Direct dial telephone
- Hairdryer
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Satellite TV
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SINGLE STANDARD
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- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–1 • Adults: max. 1 • Children: max. 0
- Bed setup
- Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- SINGLE
- View / characteristic
- STANDARD
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: SGL.ST
Room amenities
- Toiletries
- TV
- Housekeeping
- Electric Kettle
- Direct dial telephone
- Hairdryer
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Satellite TV
- Desk
- Wi-fi
- Ironing set
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Internet access
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Double or Twin CLASSICDouble or Twin • CLASSIC • 1 Bedroom • 5 m²DBT.AS
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- 2 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room amenities
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- Desk
- Satellite TV
- Housekeeping
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Hairdryer
- Direct dial telephone
- Electric Kettle
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- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- 2 × Single bed 80-130 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: DBT.AS
Room amenities
- Toiletries
- Desk
- Satellite TV
- Housekeeping
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
- Hairdryer
- Direct dial telephone
- Electric Kettle
- TV
- Internet access
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Ironing set
- Wi-fi
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DOUBLE CLASSIC KING BEDDOUBLE • CLASSIC KING BED • 1 Bedroom • 5 m²DBL.AS-KG
Room overview
Non-smoking room- Room size
- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- King-size bed 150-183 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- DOUBLE
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC KING BED
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
- Electric Kettle
- Housekeeping
- Satellite TV
- Desk
- Toiletries
- Ironing set
- Tea and coffee making facilities
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DOUBLE CLASSIC KING BED
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Non-smoking room- Room size
- 5 m²
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–2 • Adults: max. 2 • Children: max. 1
- Bed setup
- King-size bed 150-183 width
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Room type
- DOUBLE
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC KING BED
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: DBL.AS-KG
Room amenities
- Wi-fi
- Electric Kettle
- Housekeeping
- Satellite TV
- Desk
- Toiletries
- Ironing set
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- Internet access
- TV
- Direct dial telephone
- Hairdryer
- Bathtub or Shower allocation on arrival
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TRIPLE DELUXE WITH VIEWSTRIPLE • DELUXE WITH VIEWSTPL.DX-WV
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 3 • Children: max. 4
- Room type
- TRIPLE
- View / characteristic
- DELUXE WITH VIEWS
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TRIPLE DELUXE WITH VIEWS
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 3 • Children: max. 4
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- TRIPLE
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- DELUXE WITH VIEWS
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Room code: TPL.DX-WV
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Northern Sands Hotel
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Brian
The room was clean, the food is fantastic.
But the main thing is the staff, so friendly and helpful.
But the main thing is the staff, so friendly and helpful.
Alex
The room was clean, small but cozy. Good value for money for a popular destination. One minor thing was being able to hear the music from the bar in the roombut this wasn’t an issue after 11pm
Kalyani
Great location and very helpful staff...we we were scheduled to leave early before their staff came in for the day, they still left out a bag with goodies for breakfast for us
Joan
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Gary
It was clean.
Yvonne
Excellent food and accommodation.
ANDREW
Our bedroom was modern and clean with blue tartan soft furnishings. We slept well, breakfast and the optional dinner was tasty and the portions good. At each stage we were served by Theresa, a very hard manager. In summary a great hotel at the very north of mainland Britain.
Nirav
Courteous, friendly staff. Nice bar, restaurant. Breakfast was decent. Overall great experience
barry
Amazing place to stay
fiona
Great place. Comfortable and lovely food and staff. Thanks
Craig
A massive thankyou for the care and attention to detail from the staff. I arrived late and even though the kitchen closed at 8pm the chef remained to freshly prepare my evening meal. Delicious inc breakfast
Tracey and Mark
Overnight stop that fitted our needs to be near ferries
Welcoming staff, well presented accommodation, reasonably priced
A good find for us which we will probably use again in the future
Welcoming staff, well presented accommodation, reasonably priced
A good find for us which we will probably use again in the future
MARY
Great stay and wonderful service
William
This is on the NC500 drive and close (5 min walk) to an idyllic cove
Louise
Lovely staff, amazing gluten-free menu, right next to the Distillery!
Colin
Great service, friendly staff, nice food and great location for NC500 and beach access etc.
Lynne
Lovely hotel within minutes to the gorgeous beach! Loved our stay here…food was excellent as were the staff.
Would highly recommend.
Would highly recommend.
Susan
Really nice stay
We had a really nice stay in this hotel. The staff were fantastic and the restaurant food and breakfast was very good. We highly recommend this hotel for your stay.
Rebecca
Lovely hotel in a good location for the beach. Had a single room which was plenty big enough with a nice shower room. Dinner and breakfast were very good. Would stay again.
Gary
No negatives staff wer really nice and friendly, and the beach is lovely..regards Gary.
Megan
Enjoyed our stay, very comfortable and staff were wonderful.
Genevieve
Clean, modern, amazing food, great staff.
Helen
First visit for over 10 years and it didn't disappoint. The hotel is modern and the staff were all lovely and couldn't do enough to make sure we felt welcome. The bonus is that it's just a short walk to the beach
Simon
10/10
Excellent hotel. Friendly staff, clean room, great breakfast.
Mary
The comfort and cleanliness of the room were both excellent. What impressed us the most was the absolute perfect choreography of breakfast being served! The food was delicious and everything was served in perfect order so hot goods were hot and cold foods were cold when eaten. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Wonderful stay!!!
Janette
The staff were all really friendly. Good food at night and at breakfast. Comfortable room. Hotel in nice quiet location.
Bipul
What a lovely hotel to stay in. After a very lovely welcome and walked to my room. I had a lovely dinner and dessert followed by a walk to a beautiful surfers beach. I walked back and enjoyed a comfortable nights sleep. Great hotel and friendly staff.
Mark
Great staff!
Ruen
I really enjoyed my stay. Room was small but cosy. The fire alarm went off when i was eating breakfast, but these things happen. Staff were friendly and helpful and lent me a small screwdriver which i needed. I recommend this hotel
Daniel
Really enjoyed our stay, it was short but sweet. Very comfortable and spacious room, loved the touch of naming rooms after clans
martin
Wonderful Location
Fantastic overnight stay, evening meal and breakfast excellent, staff friendly and very efficient. Wonderful location, would definitely stay here again.
Robert
From entering the hotel, the staff were lovely. The food was exceptional and service was first class. We met all the staff in the bar later in the evening and enjoyed the craic with them. Would absolutely recommend and plan to return soon.
karen
Nice room with comfortable bed, small area for making tea/coffee and good shower. The breakfast was ample and the staff were all very friendly and efficient. We had dinner there as there was not much in the way of other restaurants and it was fine - nothing special but hot, good portions and vegetarian options available. There is a bar at the hotel.
Elizabeth
A lovely hotel, staff were very friendly. I would definitely stay again.
George
This hotel was just perfect for what we needed. The room was comfortable and spacious with all amenities in good working order. The staff were so polite and helpful. It all added up to a great stay before we boarded our ferry at Gills Bay.
Liz
The property has been decorated to a very high standard. Every area is spotless. The staff are all friendly and helpful. Nothing is too much trouble. There is a wide choice of breakfast items and come cooked to perfection. It is a lovely calm place to stay. Loved it and already booked our next stay.
Brian
THE ONLY COMMENT AS A CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM WAS THAT THE STAIRS WERE DIFFICULT TO CLIMB FOR DISABLED PEOPLE. HANDRAILS NEED TO BE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STAIRS AND SHOULD BE ROUND IN SECTION FOR WHOLE HAND GRIP RATHER THAN FINGER TIP GRIP
Ian
Directly on NC500, friendly staff, excellent breakfast.
MICHAEL
Very comfortable no problems.
Jefferson
Very good
David
This was my forth stay at this property it's clean and tidy with friendly staff and on the NC500 route definitely recommend staying here
Jill
Great hotel for the NC500
A great hotel, lovely rooms all with Scottish names. Great service and food.
Clive
Lovey staff and service made our stay a joy.
Very reasonable too.
Thank you
Very reasonable too.
Thank you
John
Super nice staff, clean comfortable rooms, good quality bed, well situated in an incredible part of the country.
Robert
Great stay, very convenient if using the Gills Bay ferry to Orkney as only 15 minutes away from terminal.
Newly refurbed room, comfortable bed, excellent shower and great food served in bar/restaurant at both dinner and breakfast.
All staff encountered very cheery.
One small critique - the Smith room could do with a lamp for in the evening, rather than just the harsh spotlights. Even a dimmer switch would do the job! Wi-Fi in room could also be better as signal quite poor.
Those small issues aside, a great stay and would visit again when the opportunity comes up.
Newly refurbed room, comfortable bed, excellent shower and great food served in bar/restaurant at both dinner and breakfast.
All staff encountered very cheery.
One small critique - the Smith room could do with a lamp for in the evening, rather than just the harsh spotlights. Even a dimmer switch would do the job! Wi-Fi in room could also be better as signal quite poor.
Those small issues aside, a great stay and would visit again when the opportunity comes up.
wee
Outstanding amazing rooms brilliant food and great customer service
Derek
6 stars if they had 6 available
Cant fault place from start to finish only stayed one night as was on the NC500 then onto Skye next day wish I booked two nights minimum
First off hats off to housekeeping spotless immaculate perfect great job, next Julie she was an angel and last but not least lady on breakfast where do I start do they do Michelin starts for fry ups as they should do was perfect
Thanks all will be back
First off hats off to housekeeping spotless immaculate perfect great job, next Julie she was an angel and last but not least lady on breakfast where do I start do they do Michelin starts for fry ups as they should do was perfect
Thanks all will be back
Lesley
Lovely remote hotel in a great location
Lovely location can walk to the beach.
Rooms very clean and comfy if a tad on the small side for a double room, very tight at the bottom of the bed.
Fantastic food for both dinner and breakfast
Rooms very clean and comfy if a tad on the small side for a double room, very tight at the bottom of the bed.
Fantastic food for both dinner and breakfast
Robinson
Fabulous hotel
Fabulous hotel, staff really friendly and helpful
Heidi
Outstanding property! Absolutely gorgeous, lovely rooms, fantastic bathroom- and the restaurant is top notch! We walked to the beach to see the sunrise in late September- and it did not disappoint. I was really looking forward to staying here and it was excellent in every single way!!!
Mark
Lovely visit
Beautiful place. Staff were really friendly
luc
Wonderful place and great local fresh food
Mark
Great location
Susan
Lovely renovated property with a lovely little bar area with comfy sofas , staff so friendly and welcoming and a choice of 2 places with both having amazing food The bedrooms lovely and clean with a walk- in shower for some . Worth the drive up 👌😊
Maurice
Dining area too big and lacked warmth and atmosphere .
Suzanne
Our stay was lovely! A great find!
Helen Joy
every thing excellent. good food, clean room and pleasant staff. Thank you
Alastair
The hotel was very clean and well run by staff. Food was lovely and staff very friendly and helpful.
Barbara
Excellent stay.
Staff brilliant. Food first class. Room small but adequate since just sleeping in it. Spotless. Location perfect for seeing North Scotland. Would stay again. Left a pair of shoes and Jo sending on for me. Can’t ask for more
Laura
The toilets near the restaurant were unclean, dirty underwear was found in the bin the bedroom and heating worked very intermittently and was controlled centrally, so rooms were extremely cold. However the radiator in the small bathroom was red hot and left burn marks on shoulder when negotiating getting in and out of the small shower cubicle.
Evening food was not the best, tasted like reheated frozen ready meals. Breakfast however was very nice as was the staff in the morning.
Evening food was not the best, tasted like reheated frozen ready meals. Breakfast however was very nice as was the staff in the morning.
Duncan
Very enjoyable stay. Room very comfortable. Staff very friendly and helpful. Restaurant food choices for breakfast and evening meal were excellent. Gluten free choices very impressive.
Grant
Perfect. A fab two night stay at the Northern Sands Hotel.
david
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Good hotel. Good food.
Convenient location on nc500. Good parking. 3 restaurants. Good food. Room newly refurbished to very comfortable standard. Just a shame with view from window. Website does say all have views all i could see was a view of the bins and banquee tents. Apart from this room very comfortable bed even so. Need to order breakfast in advance before 8pm the night before.Dont make the mistake i did of ordering starter and main. Portions are large. I could only manage half of main after the starter. Free wifi however i found with being at far end of hotel the signal was poor 1 or 2 bars only. Need to have some extra wifi boosters on the hallways upstairs.
JOHN
Fantastic room with great view. Home from home. Amazing shower. Food delicious for breakfast and evening meal. Close to the beach.
Pete
Very clean, helpful staff,lovely food would highly recommend anyone to stay here.
Stephen
Devon boy goes north
Overnight … staff very friendly, recently renovated but tiny room. Road view not sea view. Food predictable pub food with Scottish angle.
Michelle
The outside of the property is not as good as the inside
David
Best stay of the trip, the staff were excellent, the hotel is in great condition beautiful inside the room was excellent, facilities great.
The food was out of this world, best cooked breakfast of the journey, just a nice atmosphere.
The food was out of this world, best cooked breakfast of the journey, just a nice atmosphere.
Sue
Great Location, Clean,Freindly staff
Ann was fantastic an asset to the hotel
Would stay again
Ann was fantastic an asset to the hotel
Would stay again
Brian A R McCullough
Nice Hotel
Friendly staff, good food, comfortable bed and powerful shower.
The standard in the area is not brilliant but this hotel was a massive improvement from the previous night in another hotel.
The standard in the area is not brilliant but this hotel was a massive improvement from the previous night in another hotel.
Russell
Immaculate property which is well presented and cared for. I didn’t frequent the bar, but eveything is well catered for. The highlight is undoubtedly the friendliness of the staff, all of whom are a credit to the Scottish Tourist industry who all went above and beyond to ensure I had a pleasant visit, including a free room upgrade as they had larger rooms available. Would happily stay again.
Patrick
Perfect place to stay to visit the end of mainland UK. The food was great and they catered well for my coeliac wife and fussy children. All the staff are lovely with Jo in particular making our 2 x breakfast times brilliant, laid out ready for us both days and recommended us a great hike. Thanks again, thoroughly recommended.
Stuart
Fantastic hotel highly recommend, foood is superb
Stay was for business. I ate at the hotel for 2 mornings and 2 nights. Food was absolutely outstanding. Staff were friendly and a good laugh beer was relatively cheap. Would definitely recommend a stay at this hotel 100 %
James
1 night stay, very comfortable friendly staff and good food
Richard
Staff (Chloe) very helpful. A gem! Carried our big bags upstairs. We upgraded to larger suites. Excellent. Great dinner and excellent breakfast. Easy parking. Loved our stay!
Leslie
Diamond at the top of Scotland!
What a pleasant surprise. This hotel is wonderful. We were not expecting much, being the remote location, but Northern Sands exceeded all expectations!! They are kind and thoughtful and the room was great. My husband has celiac disease and they went above and beyond making sure he had everything gluten free. Thank you for your excellent service!!
George
Very comfortable
Nicola
Great stay - thanks
The staff were friendly and helpful. The room was good and a brand new shower mat for the bath was provided on request.
Susan
Very welcoming hotel! Greeted right away by the receptionist. Walked me to my room. Ensured I understood where dinner was and breakfast. The room was spotless and very modern. Dinner was wonderful. The wait staff did a great job. I greatly appreciate gluten free options. Check out was easy.
Verified traveler
Lovely stay. Clean and beautifully decorated room.
Lovely food as well
Lovely food as well
Carl
Best NC500 Hotel
North Sands is one amazing hotel. Staff are so friendly, always having a smile and happy to chat. Food is out of this world, both breakfast and dinner.
We are doing NC500 & Orkneys, it rained for 2 days, the staff could not do enough to ensure we dried out.
We are doing NC500 & Orkneys, it rained for 2 days, the staff could not do enough to ensure we dried out.
Matthew
Lovely hotel, clean room, good food, great!
Malcolm
Close to North Sea beaches and Thursoe
Stuart
Enjoyable stay.
We were warmly greeted and the bedroom was cosy and comfortable. We ate in the restaurant and the food was very tasty. The staff were were courteous and helpful.We enjoyed our overnight stay.
Christo
Excellent service, great food, well located
James
1 night stay
Very nice hotel . Just a tad warm in room with a dodgy thermostat on radiator. Nice food and nice staff.
Sandra
The hotel room was lovely and the people were so helpful and nice.
Steve
Great Find
Great hotel food was very good with friendly staff will stay again
Rachel
The hotel staff were exceptional and the food was good.
Malcolm
Very friendly and helpful staff.
The restaurant has been attractively refurbished. The food was very good.
The restaurant has been attractively refurbished. The food was very good.
Robert Eugene
This is a lovely place to stay: great staff, great food and a great room. We know next time to book a bigger room for us. However, the comfort at the bar downstairs was perfect.
Chris
Great location for the NC500
Comfortable, clean and well located for a stop on the NC500 route.
Norman
Lovely hotel, spacious and immaculate room.
Excellent food and very friendly welcome
We would recommend this hotel to everyone.
Excellent food and very friendly welcome
We would recommend this hotel to everyone.
Richard
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Lindsay
Lovely hotel
Staff all lovely and hotel was really clean food was really nice what else could you want we really enjoyed our stay.
John
Excellent, very clean and comfortable rooms; and great beach so close!
Robert
Great Place in a grand spot.
Excellent choice of hotel. Best hotel staff I have come across in a long time and I am a world traveller. Fully recommend this hotel. Thanks to all the staff.
michael
Amazing
What a fantastic place to stay, bright fantastic room and very modern,
Staff were very pleasant and helpful,
Food was totally first class,
Also multiple gluten free and vegan 🌱 options that today is definitely becoming a great advantage for a lot of people,
Thanks for a great stay and we will stay again,
Staff were very pleasant and helpful,
Food was totally first class,
Also multiple gluten free and vegan 🌱 options that today is definitely becoming a great advantage for a lot of people,
Thanks for a great stay and we will stay again,
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Northern Sands Hotel
Dunnet Dunnet Head, Thurso, United Kingdom
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