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Allison House 17

3.0 star property

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Standard Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Comfort Double Room | View from room
Interior
Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
17 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 2AX
  • University of Edinburgh
    17 min walk
  • Festival Theatre
    3 min drive
  • Royal Mile
    5 min drive
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    29 min drive

Room options

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Comfort Twin Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Junior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Comfort Double Room | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Twin Room, No Windows

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Economy Double Room, No Windows | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Double Room, No Windows

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

  • 65 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Edinburgh

With a stay at Allison House 17 in Edinburgh (Newington), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of University of Edinburgh and Royal Mile. .This guesthouse is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Edinburgh Castle and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Princes Street.
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What's nearby

  • University of Edinburgh - 17 min walk
  • Royal Mile - 5 min drive
  • Edinburgh Castle - 5 min drive
  • Princes Street - 6 min drive
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 7 min drive

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop - 5 min drive
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 7 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Southpour - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Old Bell Inn - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Salisbury Arms - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Earl Grange Cafe - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Allison House 17

Guesthouse with free parking, near Edinburgh Castle
Allison House 17 offers 11 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. This Edinburgh guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
This smoke-free guesthouse has 4 floors in 1 building and offers complimentary parking nearby.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Conveniences

  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Staff working hours are from 8-11 AM and 2-7 PM Monday to Sunday. Telephone contact hours are from 2-7 PM Monday to Friday.

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 16 and December 27.

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Alcohol is not served at this property

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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Allison House 17 Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 200 out of 518 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 173 out of 518 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 518 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 518 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 21 out of 518 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kristi

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the recommendation of the Wee Cafe for breakfast and some of the other eating places in the area. The facility was great, large room, veery quiet, good location for everything. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristi

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Liked cleanliness of room. Location. Did not like how worn looking the property was both inside and outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Fairly basic accommodation, but it served the purpose
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place. Nice room with easy check in/check out. Good transport links .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean room, the shower is small, but I think that is typical. Great location with bus stops right out front, making it very easy to travel into the city. There were several nights we walked back and it really isn't that far. Easy check in/out. Great stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An excellent location to enjoy Edinburgh. An easy walk into Edinburgh (approx 30 minutes to Castle) or an easy bus ride (stop close) Some great restaurants along the walk into Edinburgh. Room was very spacious and even though it was on a major street it was quiet. Easy check in and some parking in front. Would recommend if you are in Edinburgh.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Alan, Hartlepool

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My only suggestion would be a full length mirror in the room - everything else was fine
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Young man very helpful with case to top floor. Young man very helpful on local information for eating. Didnt like to have to climb up all stairs. Will ask for a ground floor room next time.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Great service. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kai, North Gosford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kirk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Nice large clean room with big bathroom . About 20 min walk to city centre or there is a bus stop just outside the hotel . Had space to park my car
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Public transit to the property was easy and provided excellent access to Edinburgh. The room itself was very clean and well kept. No complaints whatsoever and was perfect for us!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kai

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Room clean and bed comfortable. Good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Caroline

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

lance

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place in my opinion is way over priced. No Aircon. Or fan to cool the room. No safe. No fridge, No place to put your clothes.the shower was either to hot or cold..ie cold. You could hear the people in the up stairs room moving about. There are NO staff to ask questions. I did have one issues and called the staff,they turned up after 15 minutes and sorted the issue out. At the price they charge there should be better facilities and staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Quiet haven needing some maintenance.
A lovely haven to put your head on a pillow after an exhausting day around Edinburgh. The towel rail is unreachable. The lights for the bedside didn’t work. It was quiet which was fantastic. Great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Luisa

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Josie

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Noisy street, curtains don’t block out the light, no A/C or fan for hot summer nights when room has heated up in afternoon sun. Cold showers and no response from owner when contacted regarding the cold showers. Nice location. But overall would not stay here or recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024