We have used both aarajura guest house and aarajura apartments a lot this month and in april for ourselves and collegues and our familes. The service has been impeccable, the quality of the rooms excellent and the breakfasts for those in the b and b were delicious. We can highly recommend aarajura for business people and holiday makers. the staff were so kind to our children too.
we look forward to using the aarajura again soon.

Supposed to be a 4* guest house but it was more like a 2* at 4* prices. Me and my boyfriend stayed in the Aarajura's 4 poster bedroom. The room overall was ok, however the bathroom was badly finished, the £10 extra we paid to have the 4 poster bed was definitely not worth it as the bed was poor quality and although there was supposed to be a tray with tea, coffee and biscuits, the biscuits were nowhere to be found!

When we arrived at the guest house the bell didn't work so I had to use my own mobile to contact the owners to let us in, and the first morning we went down for breakfast we opened our door to find one of the owner's dogs had had an "accident" on the landing carpet.

Overall, not a great experience and certainly not value for money. I would not recommend staying here.

When we saw the posting below, we knew we were not alone. We stayed in the Aarajura Guesthouse for two nights in August. Having seen the website of the guesthouse we were also very much looking forward to our 2 night stay in Edinburgh but we were astonished when we saw the room, which was totally different from the pictures of the website.

Our room was so tiny and small that our back or shoulder would hit the bathroom door when we washed our hands. There was no place (or even space) to hang up the towels or clothes in the bathroom. Luckily, the room was so small and the bed was so close to the bathroom, we can actually use the bed as a table to place the wet towels!). We saw a comment below saying that you guys received one small round bar of soap for use in both the sink and the shower? That make us more upset….we got none in our 3 days of staying.

Also we were told it was in proximity to Princes St, it was more like a half hour walk at least. Also, I totally agreed that it was a matter of value for money. We understand that August was the busiest month in Edinburgh; but we paid for more than 120 pound per night and found out that our friends’ guesthouses are much closeier, prettier and bigger (double our size) than ours and most importantly they were only paying 60 pounds!

Another issue was lack of hospitality, we would think that the guesthouse would be a friendly place to live it but the owner/staff were very impatient to answer our questions (or in a rude manner). Now I get more understanding of these because they might have to deal with so many disappointing people like us everyday.

While we enjoyed our stay at Edinburgh very much, it was extremely disappointing. The only thing to appreciate is their website. Other than surfing this, we definitely would not recommend this guesthouse to others.

A little tip: The guesthouse would not hold luggage after checkout (10am) like other guesthouse does. Be prepared or you don’t want to like us carrying the luggage between checkout time and 6pm flight time.

Having seen the website and positive reviews we were looking forward to our 2 night stay at the end our our Scottish tour. Our first impression of our room was of disappointment. The decor was dated and the the room felt dreary. The bed spread was grubby and had some stains on, as were the cushions on the bed and chair.There were no towel rails in the shower room, the shower was tiny and there was dust on the top of the fabric headboard. A lightbulb in the ceiling light was out. There was a general lack of attention to detail, although the overall cleanliness was ok.
Encouraged by literature in the room seeking feedback, I relayed my lack of satisfaction to the young man in charge. He was courteous and having shown him the areas of concern, he said he would feed my comments into the system for the proprietors. Shortly after, I was handed a mobile phone with the proprietor on the other end. I was astounded by the ensuing conversation. Having explained my concerns, these were disputed on the basis of a recent AA inspection. My request for her to come and see for herself was rejected. It was suggested I check out, if I wasn't happy, as the room could easily be resold. I was also told that everyone else in the house was paying more that the £120 a night for a double that we were charged and that we were 'only staying for 2 nights' . (the inference, I believe, that this was an inconvenience). I was accused of trying to bully her into reducing the rate. There was no sense of being a valued customer!
The manager returned to try to address the issues and shortly after ,the house keeper brought a clean bedspread and removed the bed cushions.
The following morning we were moved to a different room, which was brighter and roomier. However, there was stll a lamp with a dead bulb, no towel rail and a stained white cushion on the seat of the chair. I didn't bother to bring these to anyone's attention, as I assumed they could see them as well as I could. The entrance hall was stacked, for most of our stay ,with bags of dirty bedding, presumably awaiting collection.
On a positive note, the young, foreign staff were friendly, helpful and polite and produced a good breakfast. They were available and responsive, We found the distance from the centre to be a 20-25 minute quite brisk walk, and the bus service was close by. In summary, for us it was a matter of value for money. Even acknowledging that this was Edinburgh during the festival, when prices are hiked up, the standard fell far short of our expectation, for the money charged and the attitude of the proprietor at the end of a telephone line left a sour taste at the end of an otherwise lovely holiday. Needless to say, we won't be returning!