South Lodberrie

Entire home in Lerwick, United Kingdom

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 2 beds
  4. 2 baths
Hosted by Gil
  1. 4 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

Check yourself in with the lockbox.

Beautiful and walkable

This area is scenic and easy to get around.

Beach and bay views

Soak up the views during your stay.
Lodberries: (Old Norse, hladberg, a landing rock) were used as waterfront stores.
A short walk from the town centre and harbour. Historic setting & unique layout, built into the sea.
Main rooms look directly over the water & rocky beach, directly opp the house famed as the home of DI Jimmy Perez in "Shetland".
Ground Floor: Kitchen with open plan dining area + main bedroom with ensuite shower room/toilet
Upper Floor: Large lounge with balcony overlooking harbour area, 2nd bedroom & bathroom

The space
The house is located in the historic Lerwick Lodberries. Internally, it has been upgraded and maintained to a high standard.
There is a small entrance vestibule, leading in to an open plan dining room with modern kitchen area. The dining area looks towards the island of Bressay, whilst the kitchen area faces to the front. The kitchen is fitted with Neff appliances, including two ovens (one with microwave) an induction four ring hob, fridge, freezer, washer/drier and dish washer.
At the sink there is a "boiling water" Quooker tap (care is required as it has the potential to burn if not used with caution!) The hallway overlooks a rear courtyard and boat shed (not part of the property to let).
The main bedroom is downstairs, and forms part of the building which is built out into the sea, with two windows directly over the sea/beach area. If you open the window, you can enjoy the sound of the waves breaking onto the rocks on the beach. There is a modern shower room/toilet off the bedroom, constructed in the area that used to the be the entrance to the old North Boats ticket office (the doorway can still be seen from the outside).
An open staircase leads to the upper area which has a large open plan lounge with balcony looking towards Bressay. The small Bressay ferry goes back and forward, and all other boats heading to and from Lerwick pass by.
There is a 4K OLED Sony TV in the lounge, feel free to login to your favorite streaming service!
There is also a newly renovated upstairs bathoom with over bath shower.
There is a basement room and an attic which are not included in the stay.

Guest access
The whole house (excluding the basement and attic), as described above is available for use.

We have private parking right in front of the house, just block the right garage door (with the sign that says don't block garage, it's our sign!)

Other things to note
Please note that we only take bookings on a weekly basis, from 2 pm Saturdays to the following Saturday at 10 am.

4K Sony OLED is available for you to enjoy, feel free to log in to your favorite streaming service!

A wonderful work area with a 32" 4K professional Dell monitor is available, very useful for photographer who would like to do some edits on-the-go. The monitor can be connected with a single USB-C cable (and will charge your laptop as well!) or via DisplayPort and a USB cable for legacy devices.

Last but not least:
Kareene and I are proud Jews and Israelis. The South Lodberrie displays both a Shetland and an Israeli flag near the kitchen window, along with a small sign calling for the return of the hostages. These items must not be removed. If this causes you concern, please seek alternative accommodations. Thank you.

Registration Details
SH00028 F

Where you’ll sleep

What this place offers

Bay view
Sea view
Shared beach access – Beachfront
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 71 Mbps
Unavailable: Carbon monoxide alarm

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 15 reviews.

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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in

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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Neighborhood highlights

The house is located at the best possible location in Lerwick, right on Commercial street, overlooking "Da Lodberrie" (DI Jimmy Perez house), 100m from Bain's beach, 5 minutes walk to the other side of commercial street. It doesn't get any better than that!

Meet your host

Host
15 reviews
5.0 out of 5 average rating
4 years of hosting
My work: Product Manager, Waze
Speaks English and Hebrew
On September 26th, 2015 at 8:15 we disembarked the MV Hjaltland and arrived to Shetland for the first time. A few weeks earlier we were hiking the West highland way and my wife who is a knitter saw that there is a thing called "Wool Week" in a place called "Shetland". She said that she wants to visit it so I said "Why not?". We fell in love with the place on first sight. We then fell in love with the people. In July 2021 we visited Shetland for the 5th time and fell in love with the South Lodberrie after spending a month at the house. After back and forth discussions with the lovely owners, Ingrid and Mike we decided to buy it. We plan on living at the house most of the year but the house will be available for weekly rentals from the first Saturday on November to the last Saturday on June.

Host details

Response rate: 100%
Responds within a few hours
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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 2:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Carbon monoxide detector not required