Edinburgh Holiday Guest House

Basic but affordable accommodation 20 mins walk from the centre. Dated but ok. Breakfast is basic. Very welcoming hostess.

damaged, badly maintained seperate bathroom with snapped off tiles, residue from previous appliance,dirty grout, dirty mirror,damp on the ceiling and towels in bad, old condition. The towels are also very small and as this is a seperate bathroom, can be embarrassing for us to use and then cross the hall to our room. The towels are also not refreshed and the bathroom is not cleaned whilst we are out and about. -the hotel room looks like it hasn’t been maintained or decorated in fifteen years, this includes, Dinks in the door, gaps in the door, scrapes and scuffs on the wall, suspected damp on one side of the room, a cheap, inefficient mirror, no wardrobe or adequate storage, scuffed and damaged furniture making it seem cheap and careless, bed linen fitted inside out and threadbare, only one pillow per guest and no option to ask for more, a sheet only big enough the cover the mattress toooer which also lacks quality and finally, a lock that isn’t very user friendly. -the advertised included breakfast is abysmal and in a dirty dining room setting. The tables are small and even the place mats don’t match, the crockery is visibly used which raises questions about hygiene,glassware is much the same and breakfast is lukewarm at best and left us feeling a little unwell. The heaters the food is served in also looks in bad condition. The presentation of the breakfast is also unacceptable, the toaster looks like it was found in the bin and yet again so many scrapes and damages to the walls of the dining room. My main concerns here is that each room has a lock worth about £100 each and whilst it is appreciated that security is thought about, it’s ludicrous that nothing else has been shown care or thought. When returning to our room after being out for the day, it was evident no effort was made to clean the room. For the cost of £320 for two nights, this standard is appalling, and I am very unsatisfied with this cost, as I expect something significantly better. It is also worth noting that upon researching after my stay, I discovered the hotel did not maintain a valid food hygiene certificate which is against the law.

Very good guesthouse with friendly staff. You are greeted each morning with a big smile by the staff and offered a nice breakfast. Location wise - this is just a short 15 minute bus trip (bus stops are just across the road) into Edinburgh and there are lots of decent places to eat at night. All just a few minutes walk away. Please bear in mind though, as is usually the case with many Inn's and Band B's in the uK - stairs are steep and narrow in buildings that were built in the 1700 or 1800's but that's part of the charm. Not an issue but just carry one bag up or down the stairs at a time.