Scotland Firth
Binnaquoy, Firth
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated September 2026 · paw rating built from 4 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Firth / the Scotland and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.8/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 4 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 4 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 56 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.8/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: September 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet-friendly summary
Binnaquoy is a self-catering house at Finstown on the Orkney Mainland, and it turns out to be an easy place to bring a dog. It is a whole house rather than a room in a shared building, so there are no corridors to negotiate and no other guests to work around - you arrive, unpack, and the place is yours. Dogs are welcome, and guests travelling with them describe a straightforward welcome rather than a list of conditions.
What comes up most often is how well set up the house is as a base. Guests mention a kitchen stocked better than their own, comfortable beds, a bath, plenty of parking and a village shop a short distance away - all of which matters more than usual when the day is built around walks and wet paws. The hosts get consistently warm mentions too, including flexibility over an early check-in.
The one thing to plan around is the garden. Guests travelling with dogs consistently flag that the outdoor area is not fully enclosed, so dogs need to stay on a lead rather than run loose. It reads as a wish rather than a complaint - an enclosed area would make the place close to ideal - but if you rely on a secure garden to let a dog out last thing at night, bring a long line.
The setting is the other draw. Finstown sits on the Bay of Firth on the north side of the Mainland, roughly midway between Kirkwall and Stromness, so most of Orkney is inside an hour and you are not committing to one corner of the islands. It is quiet, with sheep in the field behind the cottage the main thing you will hear, and there is open ground straight from the door.
Best suited to walkers and island-hoppers with a dog that is content on a lead outdoors. It earns a 4.6/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Whole house with no shared corridors
- Garden not fully enclosed, lead needed
- Quiet rural setting with open ground
- Well-stocked kitchen for self-catering stays
- Central base for exploring Orkney
About this hotel
Binnaquoy is a self-catering house at Finstown, in the parish of Firth on the Orkney Mainland, holding a 9.8/10 guest score across 56 reviews. The whole property is yours, with a well-stocked kitchen, comfortable bedrooms, a bath and plenty of parking. It sits on the Bay of Firth midway between Kirkwall and Stromness, with a village shop a short distance away.
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Binnaquoy, Firth, KW17 2ER