Stromness, Scotland • Scotland
Stromness is Orkney's second town, set along the shore of west Mainland in the KW postcode area of Scotland. It's a ferry port with a working harbour, stone streets and more going on than its size suggests, and it's the natural base for crews working anywhere on the islands. KrewBase supplies whole serviced houses and flats in and around Stromness with bills, Wi-Fi and parking included on one monthly invoice. Because island lettings move fast, tell us your dates early and we'll hold the shortlist while you firm things up.
Stromness packs a lot into a small town: stone-built terraces climbing from the harbour, council houses on the edge, and a scatter of newer semis and bungalows on the roads out towards Sandwick. Parking can be tight in the old town, so we shortlist with vehicles first — every proposal comes with off-road space verified against what you're actually bringing. Houses here need to handle island weather too: solid heating, drying space for wet oilskins, and a kitchen where a whole crew can eat at once.
Orkney keeps crews busy across a wide spread: energy and grid projects around the islands, harbour and marine maintenance, construction and housing development, and the trades work that keeps farms, schools and public buildings running. Some contracts are on Mainland, others mean a ferry hop — either way, Stromness is the practical base, with the ferry to Scrabster for mainland supply runs and everyday shops a short walk from most streets.
Within Mainland, the A965 and A967 link Stromness to Kirkwall in about half an hour, and most island sites are a drive plus a short ferry. The ferry from Stromness runs to Scrabster on the mainland — the link for materials, tools and crew changes heading south. Flights from Kirkwall connect onward. What we can't do is shorten a ferry crossing, so when we shortlist we work from your actual site and shift pattern, and we'll say plainly if a house that looks fine on paper means a missed boat twice a week.
The whole property is yours for the duration, with rent, council tax, heating, electricity and broadband in our name. Your company gets one monthly invoice, paid by card, with no booking fees and no per-head pricing. Wi-Fi is speed-tested before check-in — we check the actual connection at the address, because island broadband varies street by street. Parking is confirmed against your vehicles, a weekly clean and linen change keep the place straight, and maintenance is our problem, reported once and handled by us.
Send us the requirement — town, dates, headcount, vehicles and any shift pattern we should know about. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold, not a search we have just started. You pick, we confirm, the crew moves in, and we stay on it for the length of the job. One monthly invoice, card payment for limited companies, no booking fees.
Two working hours from a clear enquiry, though island stock moves fast so early dates help. We hold the shortlist while you confirm, and we'll flag any property that can't accommodate ferry-delayed arrivals or equipment deliveries.
We base crews across Mainland — Kirkwall, Orphir, Evie and the west side — and can place crews on the outer islands where a house exists and the job justifies it. Tell us the site and we'll say honestly whether Stromness is the right base or Kirkwall is.
Yes. We verify off-road parking for every vehicle before proposing a property, which matters in the old town where streets are narrow. Vans and trailers are matched to the space at the address, not assumed, so there are no surprises on arrival night.
One monthly invoice covers everything: rent, council tax, heating, electricity and broadband, all in our name, billed to your company paid by card. No booking fees, no per-person pricing, and no separate island utility bills to reconcile.
There's no minimum. Two people on a short contract get the same whole-property service as a large crew for months — the rate is per house, not per head, so smaller crews simply get more space each. Island jobs often start small and grow; the setup handles both.
We do, end to end. Your crew reports a fault and our maintenance team arranges the fix with local trades — which matters on an island, where a quick response depends on knowing who's actually available. It's included in the service.
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Need beds in Stromness? Send us the dates, the headcount and the shift pattern. We come back within 2 hours with a shortlist from property we already hold.
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