5 East Mayfield, Newington, Edinburgh, EH9 1SD, United Kingdom
#19 of 153 B&Bs and Inns in Edinburgh
Guests' ChoiceBased on 58 hotel reviews
9.5Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.7
Location
9.4
Facilities
9.4
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.6
Free WiFi
9.7
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We are currently testing a weighted review system in Malta and Iceland (excluding hotel and vacation rental chains). For properties in these countries, the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
End of dialog content
Showing 1 – 25
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Cathy
United KingdomI guess an upgrade on the shower? It was ok but not powerful enough to wash a head of thick curly hair....haha, so I'm probably moaning about something that wouldn't bother most people x
Hosts were lovely and welcoming. The room was great.Clean accommodation. Beds were comfortable and an excellent hot breakfast !!! Wonderful xxx definitely recommend.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 1 February 2024
Helen
United KingdomThe only one minor thing was that the showers were not powerful at all in either room. If had better shower would have been a full 10 :)
Staff were so friendly. Great breakfast with lots of choice. Very clean, lovely decor and comfortable. Home away from home. Thank you
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 26 April 2023
Princess
Norwaymust try the breakfast special menu of the day.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 28 March 2023
Karen
GermanyA lovely building, very comfortable and the hosts are amazing. Delicious breakfast. Good recommondations for sightseeing and dining.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Alex
United KingdomWelcoming hosts, very clean & just a short walk to the centre of Edinburgh.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 5 March 2023
Lori
United StatesNot a thing!!
Lovely room with fabulous breakfast. The innkeeper was very sweet and full of helpful knowledge.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 29 November 2022
Rebecca
United KingdomThe breakfast was amazing, great choice, plenty of food and delicious! Perfect way to order and a daily special too! Great location to explore everywhere. Room was comfortable and had everything we needed, very nicely decorated and clean!
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 26 November 2022
Virginia
United KingdomNothing bad at all - I would just mention the stairs, whilst appreciating the age and lay out of the house, the stairs to the top floor were very steep- but this did not limit my enjoyment of the stay at all- just flagging for less mobile folk.
A truly lovely place to stay, both a home and a guesthouse. The hosts are amazing, friendly and very helpful, the breakfast is truly outstanding (try the tatty scone) the room was stylish and very clean. Great to have free parking too,
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 25 November 2022
Timothy
United KingdomBeautiful old style guesthouse. Charmingly decorated, preserving the histоry of the house, but yet with all the modern conveniences. Warm (a must for Edinburgh!) and comfy rooms. Impeccably clean. Nice breakfast and very nice and helpful owners.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 27 May 2022
Al
United KingdomNothing.
Excellent breakfast !
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 12 April 2022
Paweł
United KingdomGreat owners. Good location. I can recommend it with all my heart.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 4 April 2022
Pierre
CanadaLoved the building, the room the bedroom and location but mostly the welcoming of the owners. Gary fixes the tv for us within no time. Very friendly, professional and very attentive. Thoroughly recommend it! Many thanks for the great breakfast also and all. Our best regards xo
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 6 March 2022
Tony
United KingdomThe small 14 inch Bush TV. An upgrade to Smart TV would work excellent.
Liked everything except TV was cheap.If TV was smart TV I would rate this hotel 5 star not 4 star. Staff was very friendly. 10 out of 10.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 27 February 2022
Ross
United Kingdom-
We stayed at Kingsway Guesthouse for two nights for a weekend break and for the Six Nations. Lizzie and Gary were so friendly and welcoming. The room was clean and comfortable and the breakfast in the morning was excellent with good choice! We really enjoyed our stay!
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 5 February 2022
Donald
United KingdomBreakfast excellent and location suited our purpose.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 1 February 2022
Galina
United KingdomEverything was great.
Location was great. You could quickly go to the city centre and walk back. The staff were really nice. As well as the breakfast. We were late for check in times but the lady call and arranged everything for us, so we didn't have any problems. As we were in the city during the weekend we parked on the street just outside the house for free. However there was a free parking at the back if we wanted to use it as well.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 31 January 2022
Lisa
United KingdomBreakfast was excellent, sets you up for the day. Lizzie and Garry are really hospitable hosts. Walking distance from guest house to the Royal Mile (approx 30 mins)
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 7 January 2022
Zoe
United Kingdomnothing , we would love to come back again
clean and lovely owners ! the breakfasts are delicious!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 1 January 2022
Mingaile
LithuaniaEverything starting from stuff and location and finishing with breakfast, beds, space and tideness in the rooms were really perfect :)
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 20 December 2021
Ashley
United KingdomGood location and EV chargers available.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 19 December 2021
Bethany
United KingdomNothing !
Everything was amazing! Rooms good size and bed really comfy. Lovely owners who couldn't do enough for you. Breakfast very tasty. Xmas decs a bonus made place look all cosy. Right next to loads of bus stops that take you into town in approx 10 minutes. Defo recommended
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 15 December 2021
Laura
United KingdomMy husband would have preferred to have breakfast slightly later.
Lovely room, good value for money and a nice breakfast. Easy access to city centre via bus and onsite free parking.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 10 December 2021
Gillian
United KingdomFantastic breakfast. Perfect poached eggs.. Bus stop just around the corner. Lovely hosts. Room was clean and warm. Free decent Wi-Fi.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 3 December 2021
Peter
United KingdomCharacterful, quiet, guest house with lovely spacious room and very friendly hosts. Nice to have a choice of a `special' on the breakfast menu. Very convenient location and private parking.
Stayed in December 2021
Showing 1 – 25
Bangkok, Thailand
Breuil-Cervinia, Italy
Boumalne, Morocco
Gárdony, Hungary
Mureaumont, France
Bigastro, Spain
Kråkberget, Norway
Split, Croatia
Booking.com is part of Booking Holdings Inc., the world leader in online travel and related services.
We have more than 70 million property reviews, and they're all from real, verified guests.
1
The only way to leave a review is to first make a booking. That's how we know our reviews come from real guests who have stayed at the property.
2
When guests stay at the property they check out how quiet the room is, how friendly the staff are and more.
3
After their trip, guests tell us about their stay. We check for naughty words and verify the authenticity of all guest reviews before adding them to our site.
If you booked through us and want to leave a review, please sign in first.
End of dialog content