Waterfront holiday rentals in Shetland Islands

With friendly, helpful hosts and a cosy, warm atmosphere, this one of the best places we’ve stayed. From the breathtaking views to the comfy and beautifully equipped accommodation with its warm and relaxing spa, Niki and Piet have created a true oasis of tranquility in a hectic world. While Shetland itself was even better than we’d hoped for, our trip was made truly special with our stay at Voortrekker.

Voortrekker ranks as one of the top places I've ever stayed. Not only was the apartment very evidently thoughtfully handcrafted (half of the furniture is built-in) it was also very functional with everything well supplied, especially the kitchen. This was only made better by its location, with amazing views and perfectly positioned near the airport and for adventuring in any direction you'd wish. The spa is a fantastic addition. Lastly, Niki and Piet were incredibly helpful and knowledgeable hosts – plus they helped me out (twice!) when I had car trouble. As a woman travelling solo, the apartment struck the perfect balance of privacy/independence and security/safety. I highly recommend staying here!

Spacious home with a harbor view in the heart of Scalloway, within walking distance of excellent restaurants and the outstanding Scalloway museum.

Excellent two nights stay in Joanne’s house，good location with seaview from the big window，the room is warm and cozy. Joanne and John are very friendly and helpful，they gave us some suggestions about the ferry to yell and unst，and allow the advanced luggages storage

Beautiful home-away-from home with lovely hosts! Lerwick is a special town on its own, but our experience as first time visitors was truly elevated with guidance from Jane and John. We are sad to leave but look forward to our return sometime in the future!!

Lovely location. Friendly local people. Ultra quiet. View of sea from outside front door. Amazon Fire TV. Electric hob and oven, microwave, coffee cafetière and teapot. Lots of mugs and glasses. Combined washing machine and dryer. Fast wi-fi. Old-fashioned hat & coat stand in lobby for coats, hats and boots. Lots of blankets and towels.

We had such an amazing stay at Jenny & Pete's! The home was so comfortable, with a really great kitchen set up and a fabulous shower (strong pressure and super hot!) and the most beautiful views over the hill side and cove below. Very convenient to Lerwick, right at a bus stop and less than 10 minutes from town. Jenny was also a really great host, flexible with our check in time and dropping off luggage early, and even helping us sort some car trouble at the end of the trip! Highly recommend!

What a find! This place was fantastic - well equipped, perfect location & fabulous host. I hope we’ll be back next year.

Lovely location, well equipped kitchen, fluffy white towels in bathrooms, elegant and comfortable living room with large windows and great views over harbour. Charming housekeeper with lots of useful information. We loved it.

What a wonderful place! Perfect if you want to get away from it all and enjoy many home comforts. Sylvia was fabulous. We arrived at dead of night in thick snow after a flight delay due to extreme weather. Sylvia quickly contacted a friendly neighbour who came around instantly with a shovel to clear the snow. Her kitchen is the best stocked one I have ever stayed at. Vidlin is a great base to explore Shetland including the far north islands of Yell and Unst. The whole area is a walkers paradise with beautiful scenery all around. Due to the season most tourist places are closed so you need to be a pretty independent traveller. Stock up on food shopping in Lerwick although there is a small convenience store a short walk away - no pubs or close by restaurants/cafes.

A perfect location for us on our trip to Shetland. Located in a quiet area and easily walkable to the local hotel and restaurant. A nice way for us to relax after a hard day's coaching in Lerwick. We really enjoyed our trip and will look forward to coming back.

Excellent location with fantastic views. A very well appointed comfortable property.