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Edinburgh Holiday Guest House

3.0 star property
Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Royal Mile

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Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
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Basic Triple Room, Private Bathroom (External Private Shower)
Located near Royal Mile, Edinburgh Holiday Guest House offers a warm welcome with breakfast and free WiFi in public areas. With multilingual staff and express check-in/out options, this bed & breakfast makes for a convenient base to explore the University of Edinburgh.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Single Room, Ensuite, Garden View

Comfort Single Room, Ensuite, Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Suite, Ensuite, Mountain View

Deluxe Suite, Ensuite, Mountain View

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Basic Twin Room, Private Bathroom (External Private Bath)

Basic Twin Room, Private Bathroom (External Private Bath)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Shower/tub combination
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Basic Triple Room, Private Bathroom (External Private Shower)

Basic Triple Room, Private Bathroom (External Private Shower)

Highlights

Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Digital channels
Daily housekeeping
Desk
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Newington, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, is home to Edinburgh Holiday Guest House. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grassmarket and Princes Street. Check out an event or a game at Murrayfield Stadium, and consider making time for Edinburgh Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed.
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7 Minto Street, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 1RG

What's nearby

  • University of Edinburgh - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Royal Mile - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Grassmarket - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Edinburgh Castle - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Princes Street - 5 min drive - 1.5 miles

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop - 5 min drive
  • Slateford Station - 9 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Brass Monkey Grange - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Abbey - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Southpour - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Leslie's Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Newington Cafe & Restaurant - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Edinburgh Holiday Guest House

Bed & breakfast near University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House provides free breakfast and more. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Self parking (surcharge), multilingual staff, and a computer station
  • Smoke-free premises

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (surcharge)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Edinburgh Holiday Guest House
Edinburgh Holiday
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House Scotland
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House B&B
Edinburgh Holiday Edinburgh
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House Edinburgh
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House Bed & breakfast
Edinburgh Holiday Guest House Bed & breakfast Edinburgh

Frequently asked questions

Is Edinburgh Holiday Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Edinburgh Holiday Guest House?

Self parking is available for a fee. Limited spots are available.

What time is check-in at Edinburgh Holiday Guest House?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Edinburgh Holiday Guest House?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Edinburgh Holiday Guest House located?

Located in Newington, this bed & breakfast is within a 15-minute walk of National Library of Scotland and University of Edinburgh. Royal Mile and Grassmarket are also within 1 mi (2 km). St Andrew Square Tram Stop is 28 minutes by foot and Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) is 25 minutes.

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Reviews

Edinburgh Holiday Guest House Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

9.0

Staff & service

7.6

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 112 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 112 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 112 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 112 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 112 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delighted with my stay! Simple but very quiet & clean single en-suite room (No.3 on 1st floor) overlooking the rear garden. Nice selection of breakfast options, pleasant manager(s) with excellent & speedy communication, parking outside, & the ‘Old Town’ within walking distance. Thanks Duncan & Mei: you’ll be my first choice the next time I visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not very clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
People were very sweet very clean However the Tv was 10inches on the furthest wall couldn’t see it with 4 channels Curtains did not keep room dark Breakfast food quality was terrible
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Denis

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
To describe the property and room as basic would be an exaggeration. The only redeeming factor was the breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very nice, helped us get our luggage inside and very friendly welcome. Showed us to our room and showed us how to use locks, and let us know to reach out for any help we needed. Breakfast was amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Holly

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location and good breakfast. The property would be much better with a deep clean and some new towels and sheets.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff. I had issues with online booking, rang hotel and very helpful reply. Would recommend staying at this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Shawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Host was fine, room was sufficient, lousy bed & pillows. Noisy room on main drag.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our host was extremely accommodating and friendly. I would absolutely recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love my stay here! My room was clean, comfortable and had the most comfortable bed ever! I highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant place to stay for a weekend trip to Edinburgh. Lovely room, great food and service, fantastic location. 10/10
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean and Comfortable.

I was made very welcome and the establishment was very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location and ease of checking in. The room was clean and bright.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Enjoyed our visit

Great staff. Room could have done with an overhaul as a bit dated. Expensive due to Tattoo and in city. 30 min walk to the castle.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

aurelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host is good and approachable,good for a stop over to the tattoo
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Comfortable and convenient

Comfortable and convenient. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ning

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The included breakfast is very delicious, the location can be reached by buses. Even walking.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice room in a nice place conveniently located

Our stay here was great. The owners were available to advise on parking, shopping and restaurants. The nearby pub, the Old Bell, was a short walk and served good food and drink. There was also an Indian food restaurant that was excellent. All was good with our room. Parking is tight and requires 2 rows so the second row cars need to leave contact info (room no/name) if they need to move for a first row car to leave. Bus stop was very near and took us right to the Royal Mile, the Day Pass is a great option. Note that are several different room options, we had room 8 on the 2nd floor (level 1 in EU) lots of room and an ensuite bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sebastiaan Floris

Liked: Staff & service
Affordable accommodation with free parking. Many pubs around for a drink. Spacious room and ok breakfast. Toilet kept running. Apparently they knew, but they hadn’t bothered to fix it. Found three long hairs in both the room and the bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Emma

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not cleaned prior to stay.

We paid £148.50 for one night (we had a 10% discount code for hotels.com so should have been more) and feel ripped off and did not get what we paid for. The room was covered in dust and not in a being ‘picky’ kind of way. It was all over the coffee/side tables etc. This is basic furniture that needs cleaning so it made us wonder what else hadn’t been cleaned. We then checked the bedding and there were bits all in that. Overall, this made us feel uncomfortable and gross. It didn’t help that we are unable to open the windows in any rooms. Regardless of the price, (e.g., if it was priced as what it was worth, £60-70 max) you expect a place you are staying to be cleaned. The access to the house was easy enough and location fine and the bath/shower we big enough. The lady cooking breakfast was lovely and prompt. There was cereals, bread (butter, jams) and cooked for food breakfast. The cooked breakfast was to order and you had the choice of: bacon, eggs, beans, sausage and hash-browns. I had eggs and bacon and couldnt eat it as it was too greasy for me with visible oil all over the plate. There was no ‘mountain view’ as described, more of an untidy garden view. Definitely would not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Wenchu

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
the room is dusty, and noisy as facing the main road and i had to keep window half opening to get fresh air. the room and stairs are also smelly. The good part of the house is not far from city center.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't judge a book by it's cover!

Location is great, very easy to get regular buses into the city centre. I had a single en suite room for one night. I'll start with the cons and then give the pros... Cons: - The room is soulless - The bed is super creaky -The TV is tiny and reception was poor on some channels - A mug would be preferable to a teacup - The digital combination locks are clever but they'd be better if they could be silenced as I could hear the ones for other rooms - There's a gap under the door so you can hear people walking and talking Pros: - The room was warm - It's at the rear of the property so no traffic noise - Sockets with USBs next to the bed - Plenty of tea and coffee - The bed was comfy The best? The owners were absolutely lovely! Breakfast isn't served until 8am, which is a little late for business travellers. I thought I'd need to skip it but when I mentioned this I was told I could actually get into the dining room at 7.45am whilst the room was being set up. This was perfect and allowed me to have the cold offerings and coffee - and put in my cooked breakfast order early so it was ready just after 8am! The breakfast was lovely - far better than the big name chains I usually stay at. The bread for toasting was good quality and had a seeded option, and the bacon was cooked exactly as I'd asked. In fact, I ate far more than I would usually!! When I was leaving I was met with a huge wave and wished well for my day. On balance it was an enjoyable experience!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

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