Edinburgh House Hotel - B&B

Exceptional

Passable

Hotel cashing in on Edinburgh...

Liked: The bed was firm
Disliked: Very expensive for what it was. Decor tired and needed to be refurbished. Concerned that there were no staff overnight? Concerned that our room key opened the street door, did all the rooms have the same key? Bathroom was like a sauna, no blind to close against the sun. Blackout curtains could not be closed completely and no net curtains for privacy.

More like a hostel than...

Liked: The cleanliness was good in the bathroom. The beds were made neatly. It was a large room as we swapped with our friend who was on her own.
Disliked: The room was tired. The wallpaper must have been up for many years and there were tears etc in it. The wifi was unreliable, and the TV aeriel didn’t work on the first night. The room was on the ground floor, so lots of noise, but no sign anywhere to say to be quiet at night as people were sleeping. Apparently the key to the room also opened the front door, so we then wondered if each room key opened everybody’s doors also? There were no signs to hang out to request the room isn’t cleaned, and as there was rarely someone on reception to tell, it meant we had no choice but to have our room cleaned. We didn’t want anyone in our room at all as we were only there a couple of nights. Our “curtains” were enormous awkward and very very old shutters, with a big bar across, which were tricky to close. Also the gap that was in the shower when the door was slid across was only around 35-40 cm, which could be difficult to get in and out of for a lot of people. The furniture was very old, and there was nowhere to put the cases to sort them out - only the beds themselves. It seemed odd in a large room that they hadn’t thought of that.

Pictures very misleading, decor is...

Liked: Location was good
Disliked: Decor very dated and in poor condition. Grout missing in tiles, mould in shower, stains and messy work patches in walls, wood peeling on units. Room was up two flights of stairs (1 very steep) You could hear other guests through walls.

Very good

Liked: Very comfortable mattress. The two windows inside the room allowed a nice air circulation which was much appreciated
Disliked: The shower drain was slow

Good

Very good

Did the job but I...

Liked: Easy to get to city centre on foot or by tram
Disliked: Tired and drab, tiny room, shower handle fell off. It was the cheapest I could find during Fringe and Oasis weekend, I knew I was overpaying, but in normal circumstances I'd have been disappointed at a third of the price, it's just not a nice place.