Mackays Hotel
A family-run hotel of thirty rooms in the centre of Wick, beside the river, with a bistro on the world's shortest street, a bar and afternoon tea.
On a corner by the river in the middle of Wick, a tall sandstone building with its name on the wall has been welcoming travellers for generations.
Mackays Hotel has been run by the same family for more than seventy years, and it makes a base for Caithness and the top of the North Coast 500.
There are thirty rooms, from singles to family rooms and larger superior rooms, and dogs are welcome in some of them. Downstairs, the bar serves a dram or a local beer, and the No 1 Bistro, open to everyone, cooks Highland produce, from Caithness smoked fish to local vegetables, for lunch and dinner, with afternoon tea too.
The bistro has a claim to fame: its door is the only address on Ebenezer Place, the short end of the hotel, which Guinness counts as the shortest street in the world. It is just over two metres long.
A hotel, open all year.
The No 1 Bistro and the bar are open to non-residents; book the bistro by phone.
- Where
- Union Street, Wick, KW1 5ED.
- Rooms
- 30, en suite.
- Run by
- One family for over 70 years.
On Union Street by the river in the centre of Wick, KW1 5ED.
Wick Heritage CentreUnder a mile1 min by road
Ebenezer PlaceThe shortest street in the world, on its corner.Under a mile2 min by road
No 1 BistroUnder a mile2 min by road
Wick Heritage CentreThe main Caithness town of Wick has one of the best local museums, and it is bigger inside than it looks from the street.Under a mile2 min by road
Castle of Old WickThe old castle south of the town.2 miles8 min by road
Places to stay near the hotel, and when each is next free.
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
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