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About this property
This Georgian building is a family-run guest house with easy access to Edinburgh city centre by bus. It offers free WiFi, free parking and en suite rooms with flat-screen TVs. All rooms have a hairdryer and hospitality tray. Some rooms have period features and others have views of The Royal Observatory and Arthur's Seat. Allison House 16 is 2.4 km south of Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station and the city centre. The regular buses take about 10 minutes to reach the city centre.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Free parking
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Heating
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Liz
New Zealand
“Location was very good - an easy 20 min bus trip to the city centre - multiple buses available. Also, an easy walk to cafés, supermarket and restaurants. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. It had all the usual facilities, including...” - Joanne
Canada
“Comfortable. Easy check in and out. Free parking and accessible on bus routes.” - Hodgso
United Kingdom
“Great communication, with easy to follow instructions for self check-in / check-out. The room was lovely and clean, with coffee/tea making facilities, hairdryer, iron, TV, free wi-fi.” - Kathleen
United Kingdom
“Perfect location in walking distance to the city centre with lots of interesting things to see whole you make your way there. Lots of lovely local shops and places to get a gorgeous breakfast or a delicious night time munch.” - Alison
United Kingdom
“Location was great, 25 minute walk into the city where we were seeing a band. Too was clean and had tea making facility and an iron which was great. Easy access instructions when we arrived and managed to get one of the 2 car park spaces outside...” - Akshita
United Kingdom
“Big rooms , easy self checkin and luggage storage. On street parking” - Grant
South Africa
“Everything. Location good and easy to find and access. Very neat, clean and quiet! Loved the shower/toilet arrangement!!” - A
United Kingdom
“the mattress was SO comfy. i was trying to find a label to see what make/style number it was so i could maybe buy one . nice white towels and cotton bedding. nice that there are chairs to sit in.” - Chloe
United Kingdom
“Good value, nice location for easy walk into central locations. Well equipped with iron, hairdryer and tea and coffee. Bedding was super clean.” - David
United Kingdom
“Location near enough to town, clean tidy room and comfortable bed. Very quiet also”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 6 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Please note self check-in is available anytime.
At the point of check-in guests can leave their luggage anytime in the provided luggage storage area in the property, but cannot enter the room until after the stated check-in time which is 14:00. Check out time is 10:30. On check-out, the key must be left in the check-out key box in the lobby. Guests will be subject to charges if the key is not posted on check-out.
Guests will also be subject to charges if there is any unreported damage to the property.
Please note our staff working hours between 08:00 – 11:40, and between 14:00 – 18:00 Monday to Sunday. Please note our telephone contact hours between 14:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday. Please leave a voice message outside these times.
Please note the hotel is in a Georgian building and there is no lift, please advise in your booking if you require a room with no stairs, which is subject to availability.
Car parking is limited and cannot be guaranteed. Car parking is available on a first come, first serve basis. If spaces are not available outside the front door of the property, there is free 24/7 on street parking on Peel Terrace.
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 05:00:00.
If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £50 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.