Reviews

Reception staff friendly &helpful.parking good. Room comfortable had all the amenities required in a room. Ensuite clean witb lovely hot shower. Good nights sleep. Didnt stay for breakfast so cannot comment if it was worth the £10 charge. Would stay again.

Reception staff friendly &helpful.parking good. Room comfortable had all the amenities required in a room. Ensuite clean witb lovely hot shower. Good nights sleep. Didnt stay for breakfast so cannot comment if it was worth the £10 charge. Would stay again.

Very pleasant stay here for two nights. Room very clean , bed very comfortable, breakfast each morning very good. Plenty to eat dealt well with vegetarian request. Pleasant bar in evening with varied choice meals delicious and hot. Only negative tv reception on first night, probably due to weather.Will stay again, great location to stay if interested in visiting Orkney.

Only stayed for one night in the bunkhouse which is exactly what it says! Not the comfiest beds ever but a very large bathroom and excellent shower and facilities. The food is brilliant and the staff are friendly and welcoming. We were doing end to end and its perfect place to start or end your trip at.

The Seaview Hotel has a wonderful team of well trained and naturally helpful staff. The bar is a lot of fun and the dining room offers a very tempting well priced menu.

Great location close to John O\’Groats ferry. Very comfortable bed and excellent hot shower.Superb full cooked breakfast.Highly recommend.

Great location close to John O\’Groats ferry. Very comfortable bed and excellent hot shower.Superb full cooked breakfast.Highly recommend.

Very comfortable with very friendly staff. Food served in restaurant was of good quality. Rooms were nice and clean. Will need to go back for longer sometime to try more of the Gins and Whiskies ?

Arrived at 5pm and checked in. We were a bit surprised to find our accommodation was across the road. I had not seen this mentioned prior to our arrival. Rooms were fine, beds comfy and en suite adequate and clean. We had a drink in the public bar before dinner. Nice atmosphere. Dinner was delicious as was breakfast the next day. Only problem having to cross road to rooms was the pouring rain.

Found this hotel great value for money. Staff really friendly,room comfortable,clean and warm. Best chicken curry I\’ve ever had!Double aspect view of sea which was just ashort walk away. Excellent service.

nice views.Good breakfast. Friendly and helpful staff. Good F&B.Huge family room

Friendly atmosphere;the food is simple but good and fresh;the staff is welcoming;the service is slow but who\’is in a hurry anyway;the room is simple, clean and well heated;the location is perfect to visit john o\’ groats;a place to attend which is good because there is no other choice around

Lovley and Clean, nice staff and Manager.

Seaview Hotel was value for money for my 2 night stay in John O\’Groats.My room was clean, spacious, warm, good ensuite all with a great view of the Pentland Firth.It is a short walk from here to the Orkney ferry.

I love my stay at this hotel ,there not one thing I would change. Room 31 sea view ,clean ,nice size good shower

Good location,and a fair price for our stay good food and friendly and helpful staff .

We reached late n although kitchen closed, took last order. The food was very tasty, portion really big with tasty sides. Rooms r new and stay comfortable- had room with sea view. Everyone really made us feel welcome- lovely team. Breakfast with less selection, being vegitarian I had cereal, toast n beans only, some roast potato and Hash brown would have added greatly to breakfast. All in all good experience n would go there again

Thank you for your help

This hotel is just up the road from John O\’Groats and many other tourist locations, the rooms are quite basic but clean and tidy. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the food is very good.

Camera carina e ben fornita di tutto, spaziosa e comoda. Pulita. Rapporto qualità prezzo buono.

A delightful hotel hotel in every way.

Thanks to you for the warm welcome and availability. I will try to come back safely. Many thanks.

Good service and food. Lovely clean room. Would stay again.

Made a last minute booking online on route to John O Groats. No problem booking website was easy to use and customer friendly. We booked at Pod (hobbit hut) and it was very comfortable, spacious and clean. It easily slept 3 adults and surprisingly the hammock was a great way to fall asleep.Overall a great place to stay, staff were friendly and very helpful. We will certainly use again.

Stayed one night B&B, wished to stay longer. Staff could not do more for us. Room very clean. Breakfast very tasty ?.

The bright spot of John o Groats.Nice meal, good range of drinks and decent breakfast.Smallish room but clean with good shower.

The Seaview is a comfortable basic Hotel.Staff were excellent, good bar and food.

We stayed in the hotel for 1 night an it was very clean an friendly with good food

Second time of stopping here. Excellent room, superb meal in the evening and brilliant portion for breakfast,which set us up nicely for our 700+ mile trip back to Somerset which we done in 15 hours. See you next year

Stayed here during the Wildcat Rally. Excellent accommodation, and fantastic food. Clean, comfortable, friendly and great value.

A bit annoyed with myself for not booking a ground floor room and the \"receptionist /barman\"was slightly less than helpful. However our room, when we got to it was fantastic, absolutely nothing to criticise. The drinks in the bar were reasonably priced.We only stayed for one night but were still in the area by lunchtime the following day,so returned there for food. Again, excellent, and this time so was the service . Would definitely stay again.

Just spent the night at the Seaview visiting John O\’Groats and I am happy to say that it was a great place to stay. Staff was friendly and helpful the food was great and the room was comfortable. 10/10

First impressions when we arrived at hotel were not great as conservatory entrance was bare and uninviting and really musty smell.We were surprised to discover our room was across the road in separate building. Room was ground floor and spotlessly clean with a huge window which gave us a beautiful sea view. Only blip was window needed a good clean from the outside. Breakfasts were excellent – really efficient staff and hot food. Dining room was spotless and again excellent sea views. Lovely weather helped and we were 1 minute away from John O\’Groats\’ visitor centre and coffee shops, cafes and gift shops as well as \’the signpost\’. We also went a short drive to Dunnet Head,the most northerly point of the Scottish mainland which was so worthwhile as the views were fabulous. We also visited the Castle of Mey visitor centre for late lunch although we didn\’t go into castle or gardens. What a lovely setting. All said and done we really enjoyed our visit to JOG and would probably go back to Seaview with a view to visiting Orkney islands.

Location location location says it allBasic, clean with good foodGreat value worth a stay

Small but cozy room, friendly staff, good dinner and breakfast, fair price.

We very much enjoyed our stay at Seaview Hotel. Food was lovely and accommodation at the pod was comfortable.We plan to come back next year again.

I enjoyed my stay even though it was short. The room was well appointed, very clean and good value for money.If you want a good view though pay a bit more for a sea view. The staff were extremely pleasant and went out of their way to help.

We had a twin room in the house opposite the main hotel, alas no sea views. The room was clean and functional, the bathroom had everything needed, the shower was excellent. The bar in the hotel is well stocked and does meals, we ate in the restaurant where the food was excellent, and said to be locally sourced. We didn\’t have the full breakfast but the porridge was very good and set us up for a very full day in the Orkneys. It\’s a good place for overnighting when planning to visit the Orkneys or the surrounding area.

This is a pleasant hotel, with a great location for all the surrounding attractions. Bar and restaurant were good.

Splendid end to Lands End to John O\’ Groats. Clean, comfortable – great showers and wholesome food.

Rooms were comfortable and clean.Loved that the hotel was geared towards being eco friendly….the dining room was good although the bar was a bit crowded and it took awhile to be served (I\’d recommend staying in the dining room for faster service).A good base for exploring the northeast corner of mainland Scotland.

We checked in after completing our Lands End to John O\’Groats walk. The room was a decent size, clean and modern with an excellent ensuite bathroom. We ate excellent food in their pub restaurant. I can thoroughly recommend this hotel.

We enjoyed our stay at the Seaview very much – spacious room, warm comfortable beds,good bathroom and shower, and good selection in the restaurant. The Orkney Scallops were particularly delicious!

Doing the NC500, the best facilities we encountered on our 10 day trip

Suzy and Debbie cycled 1041 miles from Lands End for Teenage Cancer Trust and Ellen MacArthur Trust – look it up! Seaview is ideal, fair price, warm and friendly welcome an great showers for those that had done the last 87 miles in support!

Staff was friendly, the view was excellent, the food was great and the room was nice.

We both had an enjoyable and fun stay. The service was great and we both noted how hard and dilligently all staff worked. They were so efficient and courteous. The bar and restaurant were top notch! We met some super nice folk and enjoyed interesting conversations. Our room was. Wry comfortable.

Your hotel was a safe and warm place to be during a storm that hit while we were there. We enjoyed our stay and were quite comfortable.Good friendly service too.

We had booked 2 nights for a day trip to the Orkneys, knowing your location to be ideal but assuming perhaps modest accommodations.What a wonderful surprise.Your staff were extraordinarily helpful, the dining and bar facilities were fabulous, and our room was well equipped and with a postcard-perfectsea view including grazing sheep in the foreground and the sunset-lit Orkneys in the distance.Sadly, we never got to the islands, as I learned in the middle of the first night that my mother had died and we needed to return to the U.S. immediately, our sudden and early departure greatly assisted by your staff.We\’d like to return, and meanwhile can\’t recommend your hotel highly enough.

Bed was comfortable, food was good, curtains shut out the light, shower controls either not easy, lack of hot water or me. I would stay there again.

We thoroughly enjoyed our two night stay atThe Seaview Hotel. The room was clean andcomfortable, the staff very pleasant and helpfuland the food well cooked and presented.

The hotel was clean and tidy and very busy.The reception was a little slow but very pleasant.The food was very good with a reasonable choice.I would definitely stay at the Seaview again.

Our room at the hotel had been recently renovated to a very high standard! It was the best shower we\’d had in days (in terms of water pressure AND hot water, after a few days on the road through more rural, western parts). And the service of the wait and bar staff at the hotel was the BEST example of genuine, warm hospitality we have had to date on our trip. No request was too great and they took the time to get to know us and provide individualised recommendations. We couldn\’t recommend the Seaview as your port of call in the North East more!

Having just finished LEJOG we were looking for a quiet comfortable room and we got that – with an excellent shower.Food in the hotel was good for our evening meal and nice to have some real ale in Scotland.We left too early to sample breakfast the next morning but cost was taken off our bill.

Ideally situatedfriendly

Seaview Hotel gave a very warm friendly welcome to us and our dog.The food was absolutely amazing and made even more special because the dog was welcome in the bar area so we could all relax with good food and drink all night

Perfect, exactly what we expected, quiete &nice place, friendly staff, good Food!

Nice place great food and staff were good

Pleasant stay in the seaview hotel. Very friendly staff. We were in a room over the road from the hotel which had very good facilities including lovely shower hotel is in good location and has bar and restaurant which also used by the locals. we had good service in the bar and the restaurant.Food is typical pub food and plenty of it, disappointed that there was not more local sea food on offer.

Pleasant stay in the seaview hotel. Very friendly staff. We were in a room over the road from the hotel which had very good facilities including lovely shower hotel is in good location and has bar and restaurant which also used by the locals. we had good service in the bar and the restaurant.Food is typical pub food and plenty of it, disappointed that there was not more local sea food on offer.

Perfect place for a nights stay before a week in the area with friends. Cosy clean rooms with a lovely atmosphere. Did not eat dinner at hotel and was too tired to wake up in time for breakfast but really enjoyed my stay!

Very nice stay at sea view good food in the restaurant,only down side was that we could not see moch from window in room 29 ,but would return.

It was well situated for visiting this part of Scotland. The restaurant was good, rooms were clean and staff were helpful.

Comfy clean and tidy room

Greeted by Andrew. Lovely room upstairs, over the road from hotel. Very quiet, lovely ensuite with large walk in shower. Lovely view towards wharf. Meals very tasty. Staff very friendly.

Our four night stay was most enjoyable. Food in restaurant was first-class and staff very friendly. Didn\’t venture into public bar. Would have been nice to have had a separate lounge for visitors. Room very comfortable.

Seaview Hotel doesn\’t look fantastic from the outside but couldn\’t fault our stay, staff were friendly and helpful, rooms were fine and the food was excellent, would recommend.

Comfortable room with lovely bed. good shower, clean towels

We\’d just finished walking LEJOG. Andrew and his team were all very welcoming and we ate and drank heartily.

I HAVE STAYED AT THE seaview before and it is just as good value as the first time. The room was clean and spacious and the bar meals and breakfast were excellent, early breakfast meant that I could get an early start.

We had a very warm welcome on a very cold and windy day whilst cycling the North Coast 500. I\’d booked a room in the bunkhouse for the 2 of us and this was warm,spacious and comfortable with a good hot shower – adequate for our needs.

Nice rooms with all you need. The View is stunning. Liked the food and the atmosphere in the bar. Good breakfast and friendly personal. Will come again.

Wonderful Hotel, beautiful room, in fact perfect room with amazing views of Orkney, and fields full of sheep and their lambs.Staff were efficient, friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere in the bar was welcoming and friendly.Room had everything you could need, and the bed was amazingly comfy.Food was high quality both in the restaurant for breakfast and in the bar for meals.Hotel is placed perfectly for a short walk to the beach and seafront shops.

Wonderful Hotel, beautiful room, in fact perfect room with amazing views of Orkney, and fields full of sheep and their lambs.Staff were efficient, friendly and helpful, and the atmosphere in the bar was welcoming and friendly.Room had everything you could need, and the bed was amazingly comfy.Food was high quality both in the restaurant for breakfast and in the bar for meals.Hotel is placed perfectly for a short walk to the beach and seafront shops.

Everyone was friendly, room was brilliant food lovely

Happy with everything

Rooms are reasonably priced for what you get. Friendly bar for a couple of beers and decent breakfast before getting the ferry at Gills Bay

Nice location and clean rooms. Excellent ales and food.

Great B&B, the bedroom are clean and tidy which I really expect ? For me the more important thing is the bathroom are big , I like it so much . The breakfast are good and fast delivery , the staff and manage are friendly and warm welcome . Hight recommended to other people\’s and great to stay for few days. Thanks

Very pleased with the Seaview. From the warm and friendly welcome, including help and advice on local spots to help with our trip, to the relaxed and cheery atmosphere in the bar for dinner.The rooms are basic, yet well appointed with comfy beds and great showers!Definitely recommend.

Nice friendly helpfull staff good food resonably priced bedrooms clean could do with some comfy furniture uncomfortable sitting on bed for a couple of hours though it did have a couple of hard chairs would book again.

Everything was good, but I would pick out that the young lady who greeted us, assisted us with good humour and served us food and drinks was brilliant.

Excellent stay here during visit to John O’Groats.Very comfortable beds, food excellent.

Excellent stay here during visit to John O’Groats.Very comfortable beds, food excellent.

We stayed only one nite at the sea view hotel, really friendly bar staff on Monday nite, good food , rooms clean and comfortable , worth staying at the sea view good \"sea views\", I will be back another time .Elizabeth

As always a great welcome, bed supper comfy, food very good.

A well run, good staffed hotel with excellent food and facilities

Friendly helpfull staff. comfortable room.And one of the best showers I have ever used.

I just completed the End to End ride. Everyone was very helpful and polite at the hotel. The barman on duty had 2 of his friends in the bar help remove my pedals from my rental bike.Thank you for a pleasant stay.Alec Brownlow

High room cost for solo traveller (and £5 more than advertised).Large room with great view to seaExcellent service from staff including supply of picnic breakfast due to 06:00 checkout.

A big thank you for the service from all your staff.The atmosphere in the bar was warm and welcoming. The food both in the bar and the restaurant was hearty and filling.We thoroughly recommend your hotel to others looking to stay in the area.Your location was ideal for catching the ferry to Orkney.

Simple room but with all necessary. Good breakfast and friendly staff.

Finished LEJOG cycle and Seaview location was perfect.Clean rooms and easy location for food.

We had room with bunk beds, which was not really big but it\’s what you can expect so no surprise. Really good quality/price, which include full Scottish breakfast

Food was good in restaurant/bar and the breakfast outstanding.Very reasonably priced for what is on offer.

Ideal for \’end to end\’ travellers, especially tbose who arrive soaking wet and hungry after a very long cycle ride. The room was quiet, clean and pleasant and both dinner and breakfast were very enjoyable.

We stayed at the Seaview for 1 night on our route 500 tour, we had a couple of issues but these were sorted out to our satisfaction by the trainee manageress who was very professional in her manner, I would also like to mention the evening meal we had you could not fault a thing, complaments to the chief, will be back

We stayed at the Seaview Hotel for two nights in September. Staff very friendly and efficient on our arrival and didn\’t require the usual signatures and card details upfront like most other hotels which was nice after a long drive. Our room was basic but comfy and clean. The shower water presure was so good it was like having a power shower! Plenty of hot water too. Room very quiet and bed comfy. The wee bar was great with lovely friendly staff and food was really good. Great position, a five min walk to ferry terminal which makes day trips to Orkney really easy. Really don\’t have a bad word to say about this hotel! Highly recommended

Accommodations were comfortable and clean. Food andservice were very good. Trip to Orkney Islandswas outstanding.

Our room was large and perfect for a 4 people family.

Nice and comfortable Hotel, very kind staff. Good value for money.

Stayed at the seaview for one night and had a great sleepoverand the shower was awesome the food was spot on and will definitely come back and stay for longer

VERY COMFORTABLECLEAN ROOMNICE COOKED BREAKFASTPLENTY OF PARKING FOR GUESTS

Friendly staff, excellent food biker friendly.

Had a lovely night at Seaview hotel. Couldn\’t fault anything. Room clean and comfortable. Friendly staff, food excellent

The room was very clean. Good shower. Very handy having the hotel across the road the breakfast was very good.The evening meal was also satisfactory. Very good service. It as great being close to the ferry. The room we stayed in did have quite loud road noise though which was a little disturbing during the night.

Perfectly situated with easy access to John O\’Groats passenger ferry, Duncansby Head and nice views over Stroma and the Pentland Firth. Food in Bar/Restaurant is very good as well.

Seaview hotel was comfortable and perfectFor our one night stay.Room was clean and the staff were very helpful.Breakfast was very good and value for money.

We stayed here for a night whilst visiting the Puffins at Duncansby Head and Dunnet Head.Our stay was very pleasant and our room was very clean and tidy with a lovely ensuite toilet and a shower to die for!We ate in the pub, prices are a little pricey for the real ale but then it is locally produced;the food was good and generous.All in all a good night was spent and we would return.

Very pleasant even though it was a gale force wind blowing

Had a great time in John O\’Groats, our room had a wonderful view, the food was excellent, we both enjoyed it and the selection of 40 gins was just what we were looking for.

Friendly hotel. Ate in bar – good Thai curry. A couple of minutes drive takes you to the marvels of Duncansby Head and the Duncansby stacks. Charming little harbour of John O\’Grotes also worth visit. Very comfortable room. Recommended.

VERY GOOD IN ALL RESPECTS AND RECOMMENDED.

We booked two nights at the Seaview at the end of our LEJOG bicycle trip. The hotel is conveniently located a 1/4 mile from the John O\"Groats sign post and ferry. The rooms were fine–ours had two single and one double bed–although there wasn\’t much other space to move about because of the beds. It was not a problem for us, since we were away all day and most of the evening. My wife and daughter enjoyed the evening meals. Breakfasts were Scottish traditional and tasty as well.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The meals were delicious &staff very friendly.Don\’t know if we will get back but we will certainly recommend it to any other Aussie visitors.

Room was clean and had excellent view! Toilet facilities a little limited, but the food was excellent, specially the burgers!! Overall, great value.

Lovely. Couldnt fault it

Seaview hotel was kind of what you expect of a large hotel catering for the needs of mostly one night stayers in a ferry port. Having just cycled 1100 miles to get to it I could have used a little more personal service but you get what you pay for. It\’s clean, has what you need, is reasonably priced and so it\’s fine.

Lovely clean rooms plenty space, food is delicious and staff very friendly. We highly recommend putting this hotel on your itinerary

Very comfortable, good food. Able to house bikes securely. Great place to finish after a long trip

Pleasant staffthe food is excellant we were in the bed and breakfast rooms across the road from the main hotel rooms were cleanlittle basic for the price but we had a fine stay

Comfortable room with lovely view, very convenient for ferry terminal. Delicious meals in the bistro.

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the Seaview hotel. It\’s location was great. Itaccodoated all our needs even to the laundry service which was great. The food in the restaurant was also excellent would easily stay there again if I was again at John O\’Groats. I could easily recommend it to anyone looking for accomodation in the area.

Finished LeJoG and stayed overnight.Was very happy and enjoyed several malt whisky\’s from an impressive choice.

Stayed for a couple of nights with my daughter on way tp Orkney. The staff were very friendly and efficient.The room was clean if a bit dusty but very small and dingy. The only view we had was of wheelie bins and a barking dog. Breakfast was more than adequate and very efficiently served. We ate in the bar of an evening and the food was excellent. On the whole value for money.

we had a wonderful stay loved the accommodation comfy beds great shower great views.food was wonderful freshly prepared full of flavour and good value.the only comment we would make is that we would have benefitted from better communication with regards to the dining room, we where made to feel a little uncomfortable on the first morning when we inadvertently sat at the wrong table, apparently it was already set for dinner and we didn\’t realise that we should have sat at a table in the other room, where your evening staff where fabulous the gentleman serving breakfasts was quite curt and made us feel like an inconvenience.as a guest staying in your facilities it would be beneficial if when you have large bookings you could advise your guests so that they could book an evening meal around your bookings or have the chance to find an alternative, that said you have a wonderful facility in a good location offering excellent service that we would no hesitate to recommend to our friends and family and you would be our first choice to book with should we be in the area again.

Stayed while walking around the North, hotel in ideal location, enjoyed my stay and food was of a good standard with plenty choice.

Wonderful place , wonderful service. The sea and the beautiful silence all around. I highly recommend to all.

Stayed while in the North of Scotland on Business, very good, clean and food was excellent.

Stayed while doing the NC 500, excellent location, enjoyed the stay, food was very nice.Bar had a good selection of whisky &gin, local ale was excellent.

Stayed while up in North on Business, will stay again.

Enjoyed our stay again, thanks very much.

Had a good stay with the children.

Stayed overnight on way to ferry, very good position.

We had a lovely view from our room.Really enjoyed our stay.

Excellent accommodation and very convenient for travelling to Orkney. Clean, courteous and good food.

Stayed here on our holiday in Scotland, we were happy with our stay and had a good sleep.

Great Location to explore the area and Orkneys.

Enjoyed our overnight stay while doing the NC500.

We were happy with our stay and would come back again.

Very Happy with our stay.

Thanks for a good stay and the view from the room was amazing.

All good here,please don\’t be put off by the drab exterior as this is down to the beating all the buildings receive from the grim weather most of the year. Staff oat pleasant 10/10 , Food is excellent value for money considering it\’s a tourist trap 10/10, room 26 in the annex superb for bikers as you can park under the window and pass luggage through large window, room very modern and clean although they need to employ a window cleaner. Other than that a brilliant place to lay your head and chill out with a few beers or one of the many whiskys

Happy with our stay, thanks.

We were very happy with our stay and the welcome received.

Friendly helpful staff. Comfortable room. Good atmosphere in the bar, tasty food

Enjoyed our stay very much.

Wir hatten eine sehr gute Zeit hier , danke.

Fantastic location for the ferry to Orkney. Very friendly staff.

Very happy with my stay, thanks.

Very nice all in all. I was very surprised that they did not supply a wash cloth (flannel) in the room and were very surprised I would ask for one. I asked the young lady what people washed with and she said she didn\’t know. Quite odd?

This is a lovely hotel with friendly staff. We where on a biking trip round Scotland and it\’s perfect for overnight stay.

Great staff, great food, great bed, only problems we had were a faulty toilet and the shower door was too small but a great place to stay, management tried to fix the toilet but a Plummer would be needed

We stayed in a newly built/refurbished room, very clean and helpful staff. The hotel is a stone throw from the John o\’groats sign post. This was a perfect end to a Lands end to John o\’groats trip.

Had a great stay in John O\’Groats.

Had a good stay overnight here, thanks.

Thank you for a nice stay, enjoyed it very much.

Enjoyed our time here

Happy with our stay, nice palce.

We were very happy with our stay and would return.

Great food – dinner and breakfast. Very nice, comfortable room. We weren\’t sure what to expect in quite a remote location, but our stay was very pleasant.

Had an excellent stay, see you again.

Enjoyed my stay, thanks.

We stayed here for two nights, 30-31st December as we wanted to see the new year at John O Groats. The room was very comfortable, the shower hot and lots of pressure. The bed to hard for me but that\’s personal taste. Tea and coffee provided, room is very warm. Food is cooked and served between 6-8pm and is good in quality and volume. Breakfast is served 8-9am, I really would have liked a later breakfast option so I could have a longer sleep. The people who work here are friendly and helpful (thank you for returning my husbands wallet he left behind). I recommend this as a place to stay and explore the surrounding area. Ohhh and as a bonus, we got the northern lights on NYE 🙂