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title: "Royal Thurso Hotel, Thurso: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Royal Thurso Hotel in Thurso: rated 7.0 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Hotel · ★★★
# Royal Thurso Hotel

Thurso, Thurso, United Kingdom

7.0 ·  Good 19 reviews ·  #7 #7 of 7 in Thurso ·  7.5 Location score
## About Royal Thurso Hotel

Royal Thurso Hotel is a hotel in Thurso, Thurso, United Kingdom. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 19 reviews. It is 100 m from the centre of Thurso. The nearest beach is 340 m away. The nearest airport, Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), is 29 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 15:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 9

Traill Street [royalthurso.co.uk](http://www.royalthurso.co.uk/)

## How Royal Thurso Hotel scores

Compared with the average hotel in Thurso.

-   Guest rating **7.0**
-   Location **7.5**
-   Beach access **9.2**
-   Public transport **7.7**

Thurso average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **7.5**/10

- **Walk grade:** **52**/100 Somewhat walkable

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **27**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **1**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">340 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Thurso railway station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">580 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">29 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">66 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Thurso</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">100 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   North Coast Visitor Centre250 m

### Compare

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## Questions about Royal Thurso Hotel

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Royal Thurso Hotel?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Royal Thurso Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Wick John O'Groats Airport (WIC), is 29 km away in a straight line.

### Is Royal Thurso Hotel close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 340 m from the hotel.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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