Group trips · The View, Thurso
Get the gang together. We'll do the rest.
Nine keys on Thurso Bay for surf trips, North Coast 500 drives, Orkney and far-north weekends and small celebrations. One call to Samantha sorts the rooms, the rate, the parking and the awkward split-the-bill bit.
The plan's free. You only pay when you say yes. From £85 per head.
9
keys
9
bedrooms
Kitchen
in every unit
18
max, whole house
Seafront
on Thurso Bay
The problem
Herding nine people across three bookings is nobody's idea of a weekend.
- ×Nine check-in links, nine checkout times, one group chat nobody reads.
- ×Who booked which room, who paid the deposit, who still owes?
- ×The last to arrive gets the room with no sea view.
There is a simpler way.
Our solution
One roof. One plan. One person to call.
One roof
Take the whole house or a block of rooms, everyone under the same one.
One plan
Rooms, parking, check-in, the bill. Sorted before anyone sets off.
One person
Samantha builds the package. You deal with her, not nine separate check-ins.
Made for these trips
Pick your trip.
Three reasons groups book The View, from £85 per head. All of them can take the whole house.
Surf trips
Thurso East, the coldwater reef break that puts Cornwall to shame and Hawaii on notice. Dawn patrol, empty lineup, a fire pit on the beach by dusk.
- Board and suit storage, warm shower
- Local surf forecast on the kitchen screen
- Five minutes to the break, ten to the pub
North Coast 500
Five hundred miles of the world's best coastline, and Thurso is your base. Drive west to Durness, east to John o' Groats, or take the loop.
- Park the cars, take the loop
- Two nights, three days, one tank
- Scrabster to Durness and back
Orkney & the far north
Ferry to Orkney, Castle of Mey, the cliff walks at Dunnet Head. The far north that most people never see, all from one base.
- Orkney day trip from Scrabster
- Castle of Mey and Dunnet Head
- Beach walks and sea fishing
Surfing, fishing, Orkney day trips and coastal walks all on the doorstep too. Tell Samantha what you're into.
Trip cost calculator
See what your group stay looks like.
No email required. Dial in your numbers to see indicative per-person and total rates for The View, Thurso.
Indicative group estimate
No deposit to plan. Per-person rates locked for 48 hours once Samantha sends the plan.
A taste of it
See what your group stay looks like.
Surf, the NC500, Orkney, or all three. Samantha lines up the forecast, the ferry and the dinner table. You turn up and enjoy it.
Friday
Arrive
Self check-in from 4pm. Dump the bags, walk the beach. Dinner at the pub, a five-minute stroll.
Saturday
Dawn patrol
Thurso East at first light. NC500 west to Durness, fire pit back at the house.
Sunday
Brunch and head home
Castle of Mey on the way out. Home by dinner.
Every group gets their own plan. Tell Samantha your dates, your crowd and what you're into.
Celebrations
The whole house, for the occasion that matters.
Take all nine keys, set one long table, and keep the party under your own roof.
The big birthday
The 40th, the 50th, the one you actually remember. A long table, the sea view, no neighbours to keep quiet.
Small weddings & elopements
Say the words with the sea behind you. Intimate ceremonies and a private dinner for the people who matter.
Milestones & reunions
Anniversaries, retirements, the reunion you keep putting off. One roof, one plan, the far north.
The space
Your kitchen. Your fry-up. Your 2am toast.
Room to rest
Nine proper beds.
High-powered showers, blackout curtains, a 42-inch TV with Netflix. The mate on the late ferry isn't locked out, your code works at midnight.
Room to relax
The beach, through your own window.
Big windows straight onto the shore, a balcony to lean out on, a kitchenette for the kettle and a desk if work won't wait. One room that does the lot, with the tide as your backdrop. This is where the trip actually happens, not a hotel corridor.
Room to arrive
Walk in and you're already home.
Bed, kitchen, a desk and the telly, all in the one room with the window on the bay. Drop the bags, put the kettle on, and you've arrived. Everything you need before you even unpack the car.
Room to work
WFH, but make it seafront.
Decent wifi, a proper desk and the bay out the window. Run the morning call, then shut the laptop and head for the break.
Room to unwind
The good part of the day.
A bottle on the balcony, the group sprawled across the sofas, nowhere to be till morning. The bit the trip is actually for.
What real guests say about The View.
"We had two nights at the View Thurso and were very happy with everything! Beautiful views over the beach. The beach is stones throw away, the location could not have been better! The room was very clean and comfortable."
Lorna Clarke
Two-night coastal group stay
"Fabulous, spacious room with lovely bathroom and fantastic views over the sea. Perfect for a stopover on the NC500 or for a longer stay. Great base for exploring the Highlands."
Anne B
NC500 coastal road trip
"Wow. Stayed at The View for 5 days and wish I could have stayed longer. Check-in was great and located a quick 7 min drive to the ferry. The sea views and staff were wonderful."
Mairead Mackenzie-McEnhill
Orkney ferry & Highland stay
The offer
The plan's free. The dates are held. You only pay when you say yes.
One booking for the whole group. From £85 per head for two nights, and everything below comes with it.
Your whole trip planned, free
Samantha builds the lot: surf forecast, the NC500 route, the Orkney ferry, the local chef. You just say yes.
Group rates that beat online
These rates never appear on Booking.com. No commission means the saving stays with your group.
Secure parking for the convoy
Room for the vans and the cars. On the doorstep, locked up overnight.
Samantha's local black book
The right surf spot, the right skipper, the right pub. Thrown in with the plan.
These rates never appear on Booking.com. No commission means the saving is yours.
No risk to start
Free plan. Dates held 48h. No deposit till you say yes.
Tell us your dates and your group. Samantha builds the whole trip plan and sends it back within a working day. You don't pay a penny until you love the plan and say yes. Your dates are held for 48 hours while you decide, and the per-head price she sends is locked for that time.
No risk on the day
Not as promised? We fix it same day or refund that night.
Wrong rooms, wrong access, wrong dates, anything not matching what we confirmed, we fix it the same day or refund that night. This is a delivery guarantee, not a vibe guarantee: the rooms and access are exactly as confirmed, so there's no room to game it.
One weekend at a time
Nine keys. One group at a time.
We take one whole-house booking a weekend. Midweek dates go first. Hold yours with a word to Samantha.
Your group trip fixer
The people behind Bide.
Samantha Kirkland
Your group trip fixer, co-owner of Bide Hotels
"Tell me who's coming, the occasion and the dates. I'll build the package, line up the surf forecast and the Orkney ferry, and send you the numbers the same week. That's all it takes."
David Liddell
Founder, Bide Hotels
"Thurso has needed somewhere properly comfortable for a long time. We took a tired old building, stripped it back, did it up properly. Nine keys, on the bay, easy in and out. Bring the lot of you."
The awkward bit, sorted
One plan. One invoice. Or split it, room by room.
One booking for the lot.
Rooms, parking, the dinner table. Sorted under one reservation, not nine. One person holds it, the whole group is in.
Or split it, room by room.
Pay as a group, or a deposit now and the balance nearer the date. The awkward money bit is ours, not yours.
The practical bit
Getting here is the easy part.
Drive times from The View
- BThe View from BideYou are here
- SScrabster Harbour5 min
- EThurso East (surf)5 min
- CCastle of Mey15 min
- DDounreay15 min
The View from Bide · 38 Shore Street, Thurso KW14 8BN
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Up to eighteen across all nine keys. Take the whole house, or just the rooms you need.
You've read this far. Now do the boring bit.
Close the tab, lose the dates, explain to the group why the trip fell through. Or spend fifteen minutes on a call and let Samantha hand you the whole plan for free. Your call. Literally.
The View from Bide · 38 Shore Street, Thurso KW14 8BN · Stay your way.