Arrandale Guest House

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Dates

September 2025

October 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

Housekeeping
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Business services

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28 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 2BZ

University of Edinburgh
‪18 min walk‬
Royal Mile
‪5 min drive‬
Edinburgh Castle
‪5 min drive‬
Edinburgh (EDI)
‪20 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room (Room 7)

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

Classic Double Room, Ensuite, Ground Floor (Room 2)

Exceptional

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Classic Double Room, Private Bathroom (Room 6)

Good

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Classic Double Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Room 3)

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Family Room, Ensuite, Garden View (Room 4)

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Single Room (Room 10)

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

Double or Twin Room, Ensuite, Ground Floor (Room1)

Exceptional

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Room, Ensuite (Room 5)

Very good

Sleeps 4
1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Double Room (Room 9)

Good

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Double Room (Room 8)

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Double Room (Room 11)

Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

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Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Breakfast available
Parking available

includes taxes & fees

9 Oct - 10 Oct

About this property

Arrandale Guest House

Guesthouse with a restaurant, near Royal Mile

This smoke-free guesthouse features a restaurant, a computer station, and express check-in. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, express check-out and a reception hall are onsite.

Arrandale Guest House offers 6 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Edinburgh guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

During your stay at Arrandale Guest House, you'll be within walking distance of Royal Mile. Features include free WiFi in public areas and a restaurant.

Free WiFi
Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
Services include luggage storage
Just a 5-minute drive from Royal Mile and a few minutes from University of Edinburgh

There's a restaurant on site. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Arrandale Guest House also features express check-in and express check-out.

This 3-star Edinburgh guesthouse is smoke free.

Arrandale Guest House has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

No on-site parking available
Free offsite parking

Food and drink

A restaurant

Conveniences

Luggage storage

Guest services

Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

Computer station

Accessibility

No lift

Reception hall
Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker

Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Late check-in subject to availability

Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 1 year old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

This property does not have a front desk.

If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

Up to 2 children 1 year old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Arrandale Guest House Reviews

7.6

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

4/10 Poor

Tamra

10 Jun 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Yhe sheets were filthy, the toilet wobbled and gold band with diamonds went missing.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Gurdial

9 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Spotless accommodation

Modern bedroom with a modern spotless bathroom. Very convenient for buses into the city centre. Easy check in process.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marcus, Banchory

6 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very comfortable stay , high standard of room , clean , excellent facilities, felt safe good check in system, no hesitation to go back for a stay.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Leslie

Travelled with family

31 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities

Clean but no personal touch at all - only difficult communications through an intercom when we had questions and difficulty entering the building. Clean and reasonably safe and quiet, but NO space to set anything down or hang anything up. Plus, their listing said they have a restaurant: they used to offer breakfast but don't any more which presented problems for our family.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

29 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was very nice, but for some reason room always hot- the floor was warm sometimes and we had to open the window/door to let some cooler air in. Could have used an extra couple pillows or thicker ones.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Elaine

Travelled with partner

18 May 2025

Liked: Amenities

On a bus route - but about a 10min ride into town - so that’s a down side - £11 taxi each way or £2 bus each time you want to go to town. Place itself is fairly clean and our room was clean and tidy with lovely white sheets and towels. Our room was not en-suite - but had a private bathroom with a key just for us, so was fine.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joanna, Torrance

10 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Auto check in was easy.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

tom

8 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with group

28 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sian

20 Apr 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Angelita

Travelled with family

8 Apr 2025

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I booked this hotel for a 3 night stay and I had to ask for a refund and find lodging last minute as the conditions pf this property where very unsafe to stay in. The hotel itself at a glance outside will show you that the hotel hasn’t had a proper update since the late 90s. Balcony outside crumbling, half of the railing missing. Broken glass covered over with plastic. Thorn fitted carpet mended with duct tape. Surfaces covered in years of neglect. The hallways smell, the room is dark and has florescent bulb fixture. The bathroom is like a long corridor ( small that you cannot open your arms on the sides fully) with the toilet on one end and a shower on another with mold creeping on every nook and cranny of it. And the corners with years and years of improper cleaning. I was traveling with my husband and my 6 month old I asked for a refund as I didn’t want to have my baby exposed to this health hazard. The staff was very apologetic and understanding and helped with the refund. Spend the extra ££ and stay somewhere else.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Business traveller

23 Mar 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Spacious, clean, comfortable and quiet. Check-in is collecting keys from a box. There is no reception. I missed having interaction with a human

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

23 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Those dam crows

Great facility for our 1 night stop over great information on bus and taxi services

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Seah

16 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great room. Bright and fresh, nicely decorated. Bed was comfortable. Definitely well worth the money. Would highly recommend this property 5*

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with family

18 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

When we arrived our room had been double booked. It was late evening. No staff at the premises. When I called they realised their error. They gave us a different room but we had to wait 45 minutes, and go to their sister property (nice but under development).

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

michelle

18 Feb 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Very clean, nice garden view. On good bus route. Comfy beds, lovely shower and toilet room.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

16 Feb 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very modern clean room.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

David and Ana

9 Nov 2024

Disliked: Staff & service

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Elena

29 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

The Guesthouse looked new or it has been recently refurbished. Very powerful shower with a lot of water pressure, which I liked. Comfy bed and good size room and bathroom. The location is convenient and there are lots of bus connection links to the centre, which is not far anyway, someone could also walk if they fancy it! Only downside it was the complete lack of responses from the hosts that I tried to contact repeatedly beforehand. Even Expedia tried to contact them unsuccessfully. This should be improved, it's not good to ask questions and being completely ignored, especially because I was supposed to arrive in the evening and it was uncomfortable to think that nobody might not be there since there isn't a front desk at the property.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Marina

Travelled with family

28 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

October half term

Stayed in Room 6 for 3 nights. As expected room did not have en-suite bathroom but has a separate private bathroom just for this room. Not a problem at all except the toilet got blocked but this was on the last day, and we have had a prompt response that it will be sorted shortly. Check in was smooth even with no front desk at the property. Overlooking a busy street but noise was from the traffic mainly which, again, was expected. Pillows are a bit uncomfortable but a minor issue. All in all decent stay at affordable rate (for Edinburgh in half term) at a walkable distance to the centre. 30 min walk or 10 min on bus. Well recommend it. Only one parking spot but there is a notice on the front door with guidance where to park.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

MD golam

17 Oct 2024

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Aaron

Travelled with partner

9 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Not a bad place to stay. Very helpful staff. Only downside was the room (6) needs redecorating, water stains on the ceiling and the tiling finish on the walls makes it look like a big bathroom! Has a separate, private bathroom, which was very nice, tho we prefer ensuite as it's a pain getting up in the night and creeping about trying not to disturb other guests. Had to be careful not to leave the keys in the bathroom as you need them to get back into the room.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bhaskar

6 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Curt

4 Oct 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Property is in poor condition, communication w managment poor. No email introduction as to what to expect on arriving. Rm 6, poor condition and very noisy. Rm 8 was in the back, quiet, worth the stay. Biilding is in poor condition, windows bad doors bad. Etc. No services close by, had to take a bus down town for coffee. No food on site. Thos prop does not deserve a 7 rating.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

John, Bristol

Travelled with family

21 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities

Beds were hard as a slab of granite and very uncomfortable. Small bathroom was ok even though door wouldn’t open all the way for the bed and no restaurant as advertised on site.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024