Alder Lodge Guest House

About Alder Lodge Guest House

Alder Lodge occupies a stone building on Clairmont Place in Lerwick's Old Town that was originally constructed between 1830 and 1840 as Shetland's first bank, and the property has traded as a guest house since 1984, run throughout by the same family. The combination of a historic shell and long, consistent ownership gives it a settled, well-practised feel rather than the turnover common to short-let guest houses.

Rooms are comfortable and modernised behind the period stonework, and the central Old Town position means the harbour, the Shetland Museum, Commercial Street's shops and the main bus route to the airport are all within easy reach on foot. The house's own history connects it to the town's Viking heritage sites and its calendar of festivals, including Up Helly Aa and the Shetland Folk Festival, both a short walk away when they are running.

As a smaller, family-run property, Alder Lodge suits visitors who want a personal welcome and local knowledge over the scale of a hotel, and its price point makes it one of the better-value central bases in Lerwick for a Shetland trip built around walking into town each day.