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Reviews of Ben Cruachan Guest House

17 McDonald Road Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH7 4LX, United Kingdom

#13 of 188 B&Bs and Inns in Edinburgh

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 525 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    8.7

  • Free WiFi

    9.6

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  • Reviewed: 7 September 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful small room in a perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was on the ground floor with a window directly on the street (although a very calm street), so couldn't open the window, and sometimes I heard noises from the outside.

    Perfect location. The room was beautiful, comfortable and had everything needed. The kitchen and common room were amazing and fully equipped too!

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2025

    9.0
    Beautiful, clean and fresh Guest House and great location for restaurants and the city of Edinburgh!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    We were in a room by the road and had the window open to keep cool in August. It was however, noisy which disrupted my sleep. I'd definitely book here again but not so close to the road.

    Breakfast isn't served at the guest house but there is a beautiful, clean, modern kitchen in the basement where you can help yourself to fresh coffee and cereal. There's a lovely dining area also. If you brought bread you can make toast and there's a cooker and hob that you could use if you had the ingredients. There's also a garden area that you can sit in but I didn't see any seat cushions which would be an added bonus. I thought the kitchen/dining space was a lovely addition for the stay.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    10
    Exceeded our expectations
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was great. Location is not bang centre but still well-located - 15 to 20 mins easy walk from Royal Mile.

    Everything. The room decor and size, the garden, the kitchen available for all to use fully equipped and with light snacks. The service offered by Ollie. One of the best accommodation I've been at.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I don't prefer being on the ground floor. We had to have the blinds shut almost all the time. But i'm sure the rooms upstairs would be great. And it would be nice to be able to open the windows. The air in the morning is not fresh and the ventilation system is too slow. Being able to open the window for 5min would improve the situation a lot.

    Very clean, beautiful TV which doesn't stick out too much, very comfy bed and easy self-check-in.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No mirror in the bathroom.

    Location was perfect.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2025

    10
    Great location, very comfortable bed, immaculate room,lovely host, would definitely recommend,
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely personal touches, Scottish products in the bathroom, comfortable bed, lovely bedding

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was quite small and very hot. Unable to use blackout blind as cord was broken.

    Very clean

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Price

    Good location, lovely backyard, perfect room

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    9.0
    Enjoyable place
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I knew that it won't be any breakfast but could you provide a small fridge so guests could get some yogurt or milk, please? Then the place would be perfect!

    The host is great! It was very easy to check in with very sharp instruction. I like everything. The decoration and bathroom are high standard. The location is walkable distance from the centre (around 20 minutes to the train station) and a tram stop was just around corner.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2025

    9.0
    Would absolutely stay here again. I wish we could have extended our stay in this space!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower door doesn't stop water from going out onto the bathroom floor, and the bathroom fan isn't strong enough, making the small bedroom muggy. We would have appreciated a small stool or chair to use the desk beside the bed.

    Location was amazing. Staff was attentive. The space was very clean and the bed was comfortable. The space was attractive and we hope to stay there again.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 June 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very cosy bedroom with a nice patio right outside. The bathroom was very nice and clean. The location was great, walking distance both to the city centre and to the seaside.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 June 2025

    10
    Very flexible with time to check in
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very relaxing and nice

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 June 2025

    8.0
    Overall accommodation good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toilet very small

    Location

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Basically hotelrooms and no appartment amenities; a small desk in the room would be nice; in current situation everything has to be done from the bed; no mirror in bathroom

    All well appointed; nice bathroom with excellent waterpower; access to enclosed garden at least from our room

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could have used a mini fridge for water and a few more towels/ was cloths otherwise perfect!

    Great location, clean room.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    10
    Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is nothing to conplain about. Maybe a little fridge would be nice and luggage storage after checkout.

    Location was great. Plenty of bars and restaurants around. For breakfast we reccomend "Brunswick Bookclub". Room was located towards the back yard therefore very quiet. It was clean and nicely decorated. There were different pillows to choose from, the bed was comfy. Communication, check-in and check-out was easy and reliable.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    8.0
    Weekend Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Could invest in better toiletries and ideally ones that are half used. Also new towels!

    Good location, very clean and comfortable. Room is well appointed with all the mod cons.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2025

    8.0
    Long Weekend Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Toiletries could be better quality and not half used. Linen was good quality however the towels were quite thin. I think new fluffy towels would be a great improvement.

    Good location, clean and comfortable. Our rooms was a good size and nicely appointed, with all the facilities needed.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2025

    9.0
    Modern room not far from Edinburgh centre
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No storage facilities outside of check in and check out hours. The checkout for my room was also very early: 10 am.

    Very comfy room and bed, modern and recently refurbished and very clean. There is a small garden at the back too. Walkable from Edinburgh Waverley in 19 minutes or so, but also buses available every 7 minutes which is better if you have suitcases. There are a couple of interesting cafes/restaurants nearby if you don't have time to go central and a Tesco super market for your day to day. Self check in was great though a bit more guidance eg about turning on/adjusting heating would have been well received!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2025

    9.0
    Amazing room near city centar very comfortable and with amaizing garden.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely decorated, very clean, confortable bed. I loved the garden and the window seat. There was no noise which was amazing because the location is so cloce to centar. Everything was great.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Well organized, nice contact

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2025

    9.0
    A lovely place that suited us well and would definitely stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing really to dislike.

    Fairly central for what we wanted to do in the area.The room we had overlooked the garden and was very quiet while we were there.Good sized room and bed,decor was lovely,plenty of space for clothes etc and a lovely shower room.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    9.0
    Beautifully decorated room in a wonderful location. Clean and well
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room felt a little small for our liking. Couldn’t get more than our suitcases in there. Definitely no more room for anything else. Didn’t get room service for the 3 days we were there for some reason. Don’t know if I needed to ask or not. Assumed it was a given.

    The room and location were great. Beautifully decorated. Clean room. Short walking distance to most things.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Ollie kept in touch throughout our stay, he was very helpful and ensured we had everything we needed. Would recommend. Having al fridge and more storage in the room would be helpful.

    Stayed in April 2025

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