11 Mayfield Gardens, Newington, Edinburgh, EH9 2AX, United Kingdom
#126 of 188 B&Bs and Inns in Edinburgh
Guests' ChoiceBased on 460 hotel reviews
7.7Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.0
Location
8.3
Facilities
7.4
Staff
9.0
Value for money
7.1
Free WiFi
8.6
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 28 August 2025
Brian
AustraliaBathroom was a little cramped.
Very good breakfast. Staff were very polite and helpful including assistance with getting luggage upstairs.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 20 August 2025
Christine
United KingdomBedroom was dated
Breakfast was good Localisation suited us ideally
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 6 August 2025
Melanie
United StatesFew outlets.
Quiet, pleasant, accommodating staff who responded quickly to questions, on the bus route.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 5 August 2025
Sylvain
FranceNothing
All
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 3 August 2025
Andrew
United KingdomProperty and some furniture needed repair and updating. No greeting when arriving at the property. You are greeted via a ring doorbell and instructed on how enter the property.
The character of the building and the bus stop out side. A great breakfast.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 1 August 2025
Annemarie
United KingdomThe hot water gets very hot quickly. It would be good to have a caution sign in the bathroom as I nearly scalded my self in the shower.
It was very clean and the bed was very comfortable. It was great to have a bus stop opposite which made travelling into the city easy.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 14 July 2025
Teresa
AustraliaBe aware there are only stairs to the rooms, pack accordingly and no fridge in rooms. Parking spaces are limited but it can work
Proximity to Old Town. Bus stop right across the road. The English style buffet breakfast options were plentiful, & great coffee. Rooms & furnishings a bit tired and worn however the room satisfied our purpose for our stay
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 5 July 2025
Michael
United KingdomThe only improvements I might suggest is having the breakfast time window be a little wider. 8-9 aside from Sundays is a bit too late if you need to be somewhere early and a bit too early if you fancy a lay in.
The location was lovely with friendly staff and clean, well organised rooms. The breakfast was very tasty with varied options available.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 7 June 2025
Dave
United StatesBathroom could use updating - tv didn’t work well
Location - close to Holyrood park and nice restaurants in Newington. A nice walk from south bridge // excellent breakfast, friendly staff
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 5 June 2025
Patrick
United StatesBreakfast was a bit weak. Christmas decorations in May a bit weird
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 3 June 2025
Samir
United KingdomSpacious room and great view of Arthurs seat from the window! Slightly dated/Classic decor but as displayed in pictures. Great stay would stay again for sure
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 7 May 2025
Laurel
AustraliaIt's on a main road so there is traffic noise. If you are after a lovely hot shower at any time- don't count on getting it here! The shared bathroom is small, the actual shower cubicle is tiny, and the toilet should really be separate as there are 4 rooms sharing the facilities.The showering mechanism is sub standard - volume and pressure of water( it's a multi story house). Our bed was not particularly comfortable. We were in a standard room(#7) which was a bit over priced for what it was.
The best thing about this establishment is the location. Very convenient with bus stops close by. On site parking. Good brekkie though not full Scottish as advertised(no problem for us) Nice to have a basin in our room.Good size towels!Everything clean.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 5 May 2025
Oikirsty
AustraliaVery homely feel, great location, nice and quiet yet easy to get to town with many buses on the doorstep. Lovely breakfast.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 8 April 2025
Rob
United KingdomNo heating when we arrived. It was turned on after a few guests must have complained.
Cleanliness. Easy access to city centre on bus route.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 4 April 2025
Stephen
United KingdomSee above
Good location within easy walking distance to the city. Large comfortable room, Facilities good with free tea and coffee available at all times. Friendly staff, good system for key access with individual key box codes. Breakfast adequate, described as full Scottish but didn’t have bacon, black pudding or haggis. Free on site parking and wifi.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 27 March 2025
Vik
United KingdomOddette was very hospitable
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 23 March 2025
Peggy
United StatesRoom was a bit worn
Close to the city center (about 20 min walk). Breakfast was good, staff was very friendly.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 23 March 2025
Leigh-anna
United KingdomThe only things that brought down a top rating was the "full Scottish breakfast" wasn't even a third Scottish breakfast. No bacon, no tattie scones etc. the lighting in the room was lacking. Thankfully we only needed it to get changed and into bed but there was more light from the moon coming through the window than the light in the room. The beds were unbelievably hard and very uncomfy which made it difficult to sleep. No complaint made to the owners as these are things which cannot be rectified for my stay. And not a complaint now .. just wanting others to know.
We phoned on the day of check in to see if we could check in early and the owner was fab and let us in the room around 2 hours early. The location is fab, the staff were very friendly and helpful and the room was clean.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 21 February 2025
Gary
United Kingdomcooked breakfast was very limited.
Very clean and the staff were very helpful.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 16 February 2025
Nick
United KingdomVery noisy road
Amazing breakfast and Odette was very friendly and helpful
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 9 February 2025
Stanley
Isle of ManEverything from the friendliness of the staff to the location Good breakfast in the morning
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 1 February 2025
Petra
United KingdomIt was very cold at night, as they turned the heating off and there's only 1 radiator in the room. We were on the second floor and there's no lift, so you have to climb stairs
It was clean, spacious and free coffee and tea and the beds were good
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 9 January 2025
Genevieve
United KingdomThe price was very high but being new year's eve it was to be expected! The room smelt a little musty and the bathroom was a noisy when water was being run, but overall we had a pleasant stay.
Comfortable guesthouse in a good location to get into town. Breakfast was tasty and check-in was very easy. The staff were friendly too.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 1 January 2025
Vivien
Germanywe really loved the kind staff which made us breakfast every morning and cared for us. They were all really nice. The room was really charming and comfy. There’s a bus stop right across the street, so perfect for traveling to town. We really enjoyed our stay and would come back :)
Stayed in November 2024
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