Busta House Hotel

Property class: 3
Busta hotel with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Enjoy your visit to Busta with a stay at Busta House Hotel. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
The current price is $175
$210 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 31 - Nov 1

Room options

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A neatly made bed with a headboard, a bedside table with a lamp, and a power outlet on the wall.

Single Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A neatly made bed with a headboard, a bedside lamp, a framed picture on the wall, and a window with curtains.

Double Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A bedroom with two beds, a desk with a computer, a lamp, and a window.

Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Double Room, Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Twin Room, Garden View

  • Sea view
  • 10 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Busta House hotel, Busta, Scotland, ZE2 9QN

What's nearby

  • North Mainland Leisure Centre - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Sullom Voe Oil Terminal - 24 min drive - 17.0 km
  • Up-Helly-Aa Exhibition - 55 min drive - 49.1 km
  • Lerwick Town Hall - 56 min drive - 49.4 km
  • Shetland Museum - 57 min drive - 50.3 km

Getting around

  • Lerwick (LSI-Sumburgh) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Peirhead Inn - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪The Cake Fridge - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Frankies Fish & Chips - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Pierhead At Voe - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Yum Yum Cake Fridge - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Busta House Hotel

  • Enjoy your visit to Busta with a stay at Busta House Hotel. You can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge, and the restaurant is the perfect spot to grab a bite to eat.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 22 rooms
    • Arranged over 3 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 16
    • Check-out time is noon
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • There is no front desk at this property
    • Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 16

Children

    • Up to 2 children (2 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding

Pets

    • Pets stay free
    • Service animals welcome
    • Specific rooms only. Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation; restrictions apply*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Busta House Hotel Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.4

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

9.8

Staff & service

8.6

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The restaurant served good quality food with excellent breakfast and dinner options. (9 reviews)
  • Breakfast was generous, well-cooked, and of high standard with great options available. (7 reviews)
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Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

This is a fabulous hotel. Our room was wonderful and the quality of the food was amazing. Most importantly, the staff were so kind and accommodating. Looking forward to our next visit.
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely place to visit, Staff are always friendly and attentive, food is always very nice
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Comfy stay thank you

Friendly staff, lovely views and good food
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful stay

We just loves nice hotel with its genuine atmosphere. The staff was wonderful and caring
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10/10 Exceptional

The staff was outstanding. The food was great, I wish I had the recipe for the Beef in Guinness Gravy. We would have no problem staying here again.
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10/10 Exceptional

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Busta House. The staff were outstanding and the food was excellent and aways hot.
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10/10 Exceptional

Restful place to stay. The “long room” was great for sitting and thinking (and reading).
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Always a friendly welcome and service at Busta. Very thoughtful to make sure I had a quiet room as the hotel was busy with Christmas parties and I was travelling for work.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful old hotel with lovely rooms. The breakfasts were wonderful! And the staff were engaging!
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10/10 Exceptional

2 night sta5

Great stay. Food was good and friendly staff too.
Verified review

6/10 Good

lovely staff, very welcoming and friendly and attentive. While I have a deep appreciation of the significant history of the building, it is very run down and the hotel as a whole could do with an upgrade and modernisation.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Amazing experience to stay. Restored old features to give an authentic historical experience
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10/10 Exceptional

Stay in the Shetlands.

This Hotel offered excellent service, the room was perfect and we enjoyed our stay. We ate in the dining room for breakfast and dinner and both meals were of a high standard. We would definitely recommend to others to stay here if they came to the Shetlands and we would stay here again.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

A beatiful location with much character and history. Hearing the sound of the sea from my bedroom was very special. Excellent customer service too, I would recommend a visit.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Lovely food, lovely ambience

This was a wonderful 'chill-out' short break/honeymoon. The staff were wonderful. With the exception of one meal, which was dealt with immediately by the owners, the food was excellent and plentiful. The rooms are desperately in need of refurbishment but still comfortable and cosy. Thankyou, Busta House, you made our time with you special
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10/10 Exceptional

We loved our stay at Busta and only wished we had another day there. Staff was fantastic. The front living room for tea, whiskey or just hanging out was spectacular in charm and comfort. Historic place visited by Queen Elizabeth in 1960. Connection to Shetland TV show adds another fun feature. Great location — less than an hour from Lerwick and close to north and west mainland areas.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

We spent two nights here and loved it. The friendliness of the staff combined with the professionalism of the chef made it a start to remember. Dog owners: although dogs are not welcome in the general areas, the hotel grounds are great and lead straight to the shingle beach. Plenty for the muppet to sniff and lots of rabbits to chase.
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8/10 Very good

We had a lovely 4 night stay at Busta House in October 2025. The building has plenty of historic character and it was nice and warm, even as autumn temperatures began to hit. The bed was very large and comfortable. The food was excellent with plenty of choice and was always served piping hot. The staff were great, friendly and always willing to help, especially Alan and the owner, Grant. There is free parking on site. The two bonuses to our stay were seeing the northern lights and what must be one of the largest whisky collections on the Island (over 200 bottles to sample!). I learned a lot about whisky over the course of our stay.
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10/10 Exceptional

A real treat.

Great hotel. The staff, in particular- Andrew, Bradley and Stephanie- were excellent. Both our Breakfasts and the evening meal we had were good quality. The Whisky selection was amazing. They are refurbishing parts of the hotel, but it did not have an impact on our stay. Our room’ Muckle Roe’ could accommodate four people. What would have enhanced our stay would have been if the second bed could have been moved to one side and two comfy chairs placed by the window to really appreciate the view from the room.
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10/10 Exceptional

We had a lovely big room Yell overlooking the garden. The hotel was peaceful and quiet even though there were some big groups staying. Always plenty of hot water and heating which was needed after being in the cold winds at Shetland. Staff very helpful and polite - they helped us book ferries to Yell and Unst. Breakfast and dinner very plentiful - too much for me at times but you can ask for a half portion. Lovely lounge to relax in on an evening. Highly recommend and we hope to be back at spring time in a couple of years
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Perhaps living on past glories

The hotel didn’t meet our expectations that were formed by their website. Our room looked like it had been recently refurbished and certainly the bathroom had been, however the decoration looked very amateurish- I can paint a door better than the bathroom one. I thought the food offering would be more high end with an emphasis on Shetland seafood but it was fairly standard, nothing particularly stood out. For example one choice was lasagna and it was made with Aberdeen Angus beef and Orkney cheese to give it that locally produced feel. Dundee marmalade is world famous but their choice of Tiptree from Essex and portions of Lakeland butter shows they are not walking the talk. Another area for improvement would be to vacuum more thoroughly, especially the stairs leading to the bedrooms. We still enjoyed our stay and the staff are very welcoming.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great charming little hotel
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10/10 Exceptional

We enjoyed our stay over three nights. A good locations for various trips and hikes around Shetland. The staff was excellent and the hotel is a historic and quite place. Excellent parking conditions. Great Scottish Breakfast and good selections for dinner. Great bar with brilliant service. Beds where a bit hard for our taste. LA
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Lovely hotel.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Lovely historic hotel and we loved how welcoming they were to our dog as well