Having popped on here to praise this guest house to the hilt I was stunned to read the negative reviews - none of them sound like the same place. I can't praise Rob & Vicky enough, nor the accommodation, service and welcome.
Stairs? Hardly an inconvenience! Wide, not steep and hardly numerous. *shakes head in wonder*
Anyhow, back to the well deserved praise! Ron took time on the phone when I rang to explain the options - which fitted us perfectly. Close enough to Murrayfield, and closer to the city centre, especially the excellent Grassmarket. (As it happens also several "local" eating options if the trip back to the busier centres isn't fancied, and pubs nearby and an off licence/general store opposite. )
We took the 4-poster room with ensuite and I must insist it's fantastic value. A BIG characterful room, big bed, clean and contemporary bathroom. TV, TWO radios (when was the last time you stayed in a room with a radio and not just the ubiquitous TV?), kettle and fixings. Fantastically warm and cosy, a delight to get back to after a hard days pounding the streets and watching rugby!
And so to breakfast... well, you can't be disappointed here. HUGE is the word, and even so for my wife's veggie breakfast. Lots of choice of breakfast items and no stinting on the amount. Gallons of coffee, juice and tea. Toast till it comes out of your ears.
But the real strength of the place is Rob and Vicky. Loads of time, lots of advice, and Rob should get rewarded by Lothian buses for the promotion he gives them. Plenty of bus options if you don't fancy walking up to the city centre, tho the routes don't work so well/at all going west (Tho I hasten to add I don't blame that on Rob ;-). Rob even lent us some change for the bus on the first night.
A quite fantastic place. I refuse to believe you can get better value for money near a city centre in the UK.
