Britain's most northerly hotel is situated on the island of Unst, the third largest of the Shetland Islands. This small, informal, family-run hotel caters both for holiday-makers and for business tourists. It offers comfortable accommodation in cosy log cabin style rooms, which are well-equipped with all the usual amenities.www.baltasound-hotel.shetland.co.ukBaltasound Unst, ZE2 9DS

Your first experience of Shetland may be the view of the archipelago of islands from a plane's window. Or it might be the vista of distant cliffs seen from the rail of a ferry steaming towards Lerwick - or maybe even a glimpse of land from the deck of your own yacht, sails straining, as she carves through the blue waters to the east of Noss.www.kgqhotels.co.uk149 Commercial St Lerwick, ZE1 0EX

Brudolff Hotels pure Shetland through and through. Our locally owned and managed company assures you of a genuine Shetland welcome with a warm, personal approach. Delicious food using fresh local produce, fine wines, comfortable, relaxed surroundings and friendly, helpful staff will help to make your stay in these fascinating northern isles an indulgent as well as an exciting one. Commitment to the highest standards is what we are all about and this is evidenced in the care we show to you, our guests. We aim to enhance the enjoyment of what will be an intensely pleasurable stay in a beautiful setting. Choose one of our fine hotels, relax and enjoy - the Shetland Experience!www.shetlandhotels.comGreenfield Pl Lerwick, ZE1 0AQ

Come and stay with us, in the heart of the ancient capital of Shetland!www.scalloway-hotel.co.ukMain St Scalloway, ZE1 0TR

Busta House is a perfect setting for holidays and celebrations of all kinds, blending history, romance and intimacy with an attention to detail which makes for perfection. Busta House??s features include our garden that will soothe your spirit, our cuisine that will satisfy your palate (lots of local produce) and our premium wines and whiskies that will relax you before retiring contented to your bedroom.www.bustahouse.comBusta Brae, ZE2 9QN

Sumburgh Hotel is one of Shetland??s finest country house hotels, situated at the tip of the southern Mainland of the Islands, where the North Sea on the east meets the Atlantic Ocean on the west. This unique position is unparalleled by any other. Over the sea to the south, Fair Isle can be seen through the haar. Whatever your interests are, Shetland has much to offer. Close to the hotel are seabird & seal colonies, some of the finest archaeology in Europe & facilities for many outdoor & indoor activities. As a guest at the Sumburgh Hotel, every available assistance will be given to create a lasting memory of your trip to the isles.www.sumburghhotel.comSumburgh Virkie, ZE3 9JN