david from orkney, GB (Mature couple) 09 December 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Mature couple) 04 December 2008
Close to City Centre and plenty of bus transport available nearby. Also some local shops available close to the Guest House.
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Anonymous (Mature couple) 27 November 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Same sex couple) 13 November 2008
No overall comment.
(107928883)

I was very disappionted in the breakfast.Very cheap food was used and i expect a decent breakfast for £90 a night!!!!
Jane from Street, GB (Solo business traveller) 28 October 2008
Good, positive experience. Friendly, polite and accomodating staff.
(107712943)

Accomodating when I needed early breakfast.
Anonymous (Mature couple) 21 October 2008
No overall comment.
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Elena from Portree, GB (Mature couple) 17 October 2008
No overall comment.
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Sownak from Ipswich, GB (Group of adult friends) 09 October 2008
The room was nice, big and well furnished. Breakfast was wholesome. The staff were helpful.
(107257307)

Location is good, breakfast is exellent. Room was aesthetically decorated. I had a good experience with my family.

Shower in the bathroom had broken door.
WEN HSIN from Fongyuan, TW (Solo leisure traveller) 24 September 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Same sex couple) 17 September 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 16 September 2008
Edinburgh is an expensive place to stay and although this place appeared reasonably priced considering its central location I don't think that it was value for money. The overall feeling was rather unsatisfactory; although the chap we dealt with at the guest house was very friendly.
(107297480)

Location and friendliness of staff. The breakfast was fine and the beds comfortable.

The rooms were not particularly well decorated and the basement room that my father occupied had a smell of damp. There was a problem with one of the electrical sockets as its casing was detatched from the wall. Also the shower screen fell down.
Anonymous (Young couple) 09 September 2008
No overall comment.
(97862087)

Room was clean and large.

When we arrived there was no one there and we had to wait outside for 15 mins until the person arrived.A sign on the door to ring for assistance is not very professional
Anonymous (Same sex couple) 06 July 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Mature couple) 06 June 2008
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 26 May 2008
No overall comment.
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Rodney from Camberley, GB (Solo leisure traveller) 27 November 2007
this hotel is well situated from princes street and waverley station (10 min uphill walk). It is also near various pubs. Some late returning guests woke me up but otherwise was fine.
(97584594)

good location

room was small even for solo traveller.
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 26 June 2007
No overall comment.
(99066508)

located within easy reach of edinburgh city centre, easy access for transport. Friendly staff, everything available for the business traveller

Could have done with dusting! Television faulty, breakfast served too late.
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 26 June 2007
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 03 May 2007
on-suite very unclean toilet not flushed after previous occupier,plug in wash basin broken,shower too dirty to use.Manager not available until next morning when I asked for the room to be cleaned.Received an apology and a reduction on my bill.
(99183543)

pleasant dining room, good breakfast menu and food well cooked

very small single room,very unclean, uncomfortable bed
Michael from Kaneohe, US (Solo leisure traveller) 24 April 2007
No overall comment.
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Lesley from St. Asaph, United Kingdom;GB (Family with older children) 14 February 2007
No overall comment.
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P C J from Bristol, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 30 November 2006
we thought it very poor value for money - the only thing going for it was the location.
(99703945)

not much, to be honest. The breakfast was good, and the guy who looked after the hotel in the mornings was cheerful and helpful.

Noisy. No proper curtains to keep the light out. No toiletries provided except small soap. Television permanently on in breakfast room. Sheets too small, and polythene between sheet and mattress - desperately uncomfortable. Very noisy bathroom fan.
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 06 September 2006
No overall comment.
(3304350113)

clean bathroom and room, duty manager very nice

no alarm clocks and wake up means, first night the shower stall could not close, second time, initially was unable to register at 7:45 pm, first night no one could give me information on buses or getting back to main part of town
JOANNE from Wolverhampton, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 02 September 2006
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Family with older children) 29 August 2006
On the whole we enjoyed our stay but I was greatful it was only for the one night. My family were not duly concerned about the poor level of cleanliness but I was.
(3304081571)

it's convenience, spacious room, good food

poor level of cleanliness, the room fittings were tired but clean, my main problem was the amount of dust from the plant and towel rail in the bathroom to the skirting boards in the bed room, plus the fact that a used shower gel packet was left in the shower
russell from havant, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 26 August 2006
overall a good location for stay in city but cost of room was not reflected in the standard of house keeping, with poor electrical wiring and a broken plug socket in room.
(3304149241)

it was relitivly close to centre of city with a good breakfast and service

poor standard of cleanlyness for the cost of room noisy location with single glassed windows
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 21 August 2006
We had a very pleasant stay at Relax Guest House. The proprietor and staff were helpful and the accomodation was very comfortable, a lovely double room at the rear of the property on the top floor. We would definitely consider visiting again.
(3304096255)

Location and ease of access to City centre.

There were a number of very minor faults with the room:- top hinge coming off door, one saucer, two light bulbs not working, no spare toilet roll, no remote control to tv.
Heather from Lauder, New Zealand;NZ (Group of adult friends) 20 August 2006
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 17 August 2006
No overall comment.
(3304087128)

staff were very friendly
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 08 August 2006
I was very happy with all aspects of my stay, the staff were friendly & helpful, the rooms were adequate and clean. A good location for the city centre. I would definatley return to this B&B. (Even though there is a stairlift, I don't think it would be suitable for disabled customers).
(3304091464)

FRIENDLY, CLEAN, GOOD LOCATION.
Hazel from Hillingdon, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 31 July 2006
No overall comment.
(3304634153)

comfortable, well decorated room, close to Princes Street, excellent breakfast.

Shower door broken, bathroom extractor fan noisy for an hour after turned off
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 19 July 2006
No overall comment.
(3305024251)
Pamela from Alness, United Kingdom;GB (Other) 12 July 2006
Very enjoyable and relaxing.
(3304473589)

Relaxing and informal. Very helpful staff. Quiet and cool room when temperature outside was 25+. Chair lift very helpful for mother.

Rather cramped shower room but adequate.
Matti from Helsinki, Finland;FI (Mature couple) 12 July 2006
No overall comment.
(3304511730)

Breakfast Good connections to city center

No elevator !
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 09 July 2006
Initial imipression on entering the hotel is poor with view straight into kitchen. Artificial flowers in hall are not attractive. The good display of leaflets in the lobby was let down by a very unattractive cabinet. Some sort of reception area would have been nice. Seats in dining room are heavy and very uncomfortable. Accessories in dining room are cluttered and silver ware was not polished. Although the ceramic ware in the bathrooms was clean the skirting,shelving and plastic flowers were very dusty and had obviously not been cleaned for quite a while. My elderly Mother had problems with the pop-up waste which would not pop-up. She also could not turn the shower control. The stair lift was useful for her but when it stayed at the top of the stairs, it made the top few stairs very difficult to negotiate on the inside of the corner of the stairway. A second handrail on the right hand side would have been useful- it appeared to have been taken away. Having the TV on at breakfast was unnecessary in my view. Packs of Flora as well as butter would have been nice and artifical sweetners on the table. Choice of cereals and juices was good. Secondary double glazing on front bedroom windows might cut down the noise of the cobbles which woke one up at 5.0 am onwards.
(3304775143)

Good facilities in bathroom - heated towel rail, mat, soaps, hot shower etc

Sheets and plastic cover on bed did not fit and came adrift. Bed hard. Bedside lights too low to read by.
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 14 June 2006
It is a quiet area but you can walk to the city centre, so it is perfect for travellers, however if you are with old people or young children, it would be bit far to walk. Even if you use taxi, it won't expensive though. There are many restuarants and cafe around this area as well. There is one of the best fish and chips in Scotland near the hotel!
(3304626894)

Staff were very friendly, helpful and kind.

An electric kettle was not working and kind of dirty.
Anonymous (Family with young children) 08 June 2006
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Mature couple) 07 June 2006
We enjoyed our stay at the Relax guest house. The location was just right on a quiet street close to several bus stops. The man who cooked and served us breakfast was very friendly and helpful. He gave us several good tips on getting around Edinburgh.
(3304693732)

Good location.

bathroom could have been cleaner, also it was cold during our stay and we couldn't turn the heat on during the day.
Sandra from Exeter, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 16 May 2006
Excellent location for sightseeing in central Edinburgh, Botanic Gardens and Ocean Terminal also nice and quiet. Well-decorated comfortable rooms. Breakfast service very slow and general cleanliness of room/hallway poor to adequate.
(3304443798)

Nice size room, well furnished and all facilities necessary in room. Excellent location.

Very disappointed with the cleanliness, whilst towels were changed daily, the carpet was not vacuumed or the shower, loo and washbasin cleaned during the our 5 day stay and neither was brilliant to start with.
Anne from Witham, United Kingdom;GB (Family with older children) 12 May 2006
I stayed in one of the family rooms with my two teenage daughters and we found the Relax Guest House to be friendly and well placed for getting into the city centre. It is situated in a fairly quiet area, so we weren't disturbed by noise at night.
(3304056311)

The owner was extremely helpful with advice regarding local transport and sightseeing.

It is quite a steep uphill climb into the city centre, but local transport is very reasonable and frequent.
Debora from Congleton, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 09 May 2006
No overall comment.
(2996174)
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 26 April 2006
Looked very clean, room was well presented. Not a huge selection of beakfast food, but what was served was tasty. Helpful staff, in deciding what to see first and what could be avoided. Only down side for the hotel is the actual location. It's at the bottom of a steep hill. So to walk to the attractions, it can be a long trek up hill for about a half a mile. Better to take a taxi from the rank very close, and pay the
(3304501134)

Clean, Decor, Location to attractions, pleasent and helpful staff.

No bath, just a shower room. So not a big failing, but after a long day on your feet a bath would have been nice.
Anonymous (Young couple) 24 April 2006
Although the house is lovely and the rooms pretty the ensuite was small containing only a shower (no Bath). The satellite tv is only available in the lounge (no choice of channels in the room). The bed was very uncomfortable as the sheets were too small and there was a plastic undersheet which was not completely covered making the bed hot and sticky. It was a convenient location 20 mins uphill walk to Princes St Gdns. There is no parking and you can only leave your car in the pay and display for 4 hours during the day although it is free after 5.30pm
(3304245722)

good breakfasts and excellent location

plastic sheets and top sheets that were too small for the very uncomfortable bed. Also rooms available at
Anonymous (Other) 24 April 2006
No overall comment.
(3304498740)

cleanliness,friendy staff,nice relaxed atmosphere

no dislikes
lee from stalybridge, United Kingdom;GB (Solo business traveller) 18 April 2006
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 12 April 2006
No overall comment.
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Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 08 April 2006
No overall comment.
(3304468439)
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 04 April 2006
No overall comment.
(3304406153)
Robert from Leicester, United Kingdom;GB (Group of adult friends) 02 March 2006
Very friendly staff excellent breakfast, bar is only bottles and cans but that may improve in the future. Location is only 10 min walk fron the centre. On street parking for a charge but from 1730 Fri to 0830 Mon free.
(2522478)

Very clean and well maintained

Bed was a bit hard for my taste.
James from Crowborough, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 16 February 2006
No overall comment.
(3304102024)

Close to plenty of bars and restaurants as well as local tourist attractions.
ruth from cardiff, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 10 February 2006
No overall comment.
(2538121)

very frendly and help full