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Reviews of Capital Guest House

2 out of 5
Capital Guest House
7 Mayfield Road, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 106 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The was a great place to stay! The beds are super comfortable. A little far from the Royal Mile but worth it!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cosy and convenient
The room and the property was well kept. The Manager was very clear with information and directions. He even was kind enough to ask about our visit and recommend things to do and how to do them whilst giving different options of going around the city. The property is quite close the city centre and was very convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shim

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Very comfortable room. Extremely friendly and helpful host.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, helpful host.
I recommend the Capital Guest House without hesitation, it was very clean and the owner is so friendly. He definitely go the extra mile for his guests. The location is convenient for all Edinburgh attractions. Though I didn't need parking I am sure the fact that there is parking is a big plus. I will keep this place in mind as I do visit Edinburgh regularly.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property manager was accomodating. It was an overall okay room. Good location!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marisa, Lake Forest

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Capital Guest House was clean, had a friendly staff and offered us a spatious comfortable room. It was reasonably priced and conveniently located 10 minutes away from Edinburgh Waverley Station.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Jacob, Oslo

Plain guest house, friendly staff
This is an average hotel and is advertised as such. The owner is unusually friendly and will do his utmost to make you feel welcome. The hotel itself is in no way luxurious but you will have what you need. You get a small bar of soap and a small bottle of shampoo but no conditioner or lotion. You get a hospitality tray with a kettle, biscuits, instant coffee, and tea, and the staff does remember to replenish them. You can borrow an iron. We found the room a little dark for working. One of the rooms we were in comes with a private bathroom as opposed to an en-suite bathroom; that is to say, you are the only user but the bathroom itself is external to your room. The breakfast is plain. A table is laid out with four types of cereal, a jug of milk, a jug of orange juice, a coffee maker, and fruit. There are scones, toast, and rolls, and you get one kind of sliced cheese, one kind of cheese spread, and jams. There is cable-TV in the room and two wireless Wi-Fi networks. Both networks were okay for speed but sometimes stalled for a minute or two.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I stayed here for 5 nights during the peak festival season in August. The owner was incredibly nice and helpful, and genuinely wanted his guests to have a great visit to Edinburgh. Room was clean and cozy. The breakfast was a basic continental but plenty to get you up and energized for the first part of your day. Although the location is about a 20 minute walk from the city center, I appreciated the quiet neighborhood considering the city center was extremely loud and full of tourists at the time of my visit. Also, there are plenty of buses in the area (with stops either right across the street or a 3 minute walk around the block) which run every few minutes. I actually ended up taking the buses quite a bit as the 20 minute walk seemed like a lot after several hours of walking in the city center sightseeing/shopping/going on tours each day. But again, this was no problem as they ran so frequently and stopped so close to the house (This includes one of the buses that goes all the way to the airport!). Overall, I had a great stay and would absolutely return on any future trips to Edinburgh!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The lodging met my needs as I needed a safe and quiet place to stay while visiting the city with my family. The proprietor is extremely friendly, kind, and provided us with needed information to make our trip much easier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

megan , forest grove, oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute hotel. Nice staff.
The owner was very personable and considerate. He had lots of tips for us, and ensured we had a great stay. The place itself was beautiful. I loved the decor. It also was not a long walk to the royal like which is a huge bonus.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Anthea & Sasha, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice guest house, close to Royal Mile and city.
Was very comfortable with lots of buses at front door and we had a very quiet room away from traffic.

10/10 Excellent

Carol, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our stay was in the middle of the festival season, the guest house was sold out every night yet our hosts were very attentive to our questions and helpful in every way possible. Great place, highly recommend it!

8/10 Good

Heather , Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful hosts. Quiet location close to centre
Very helpful hosts. Convenient and Quiet Location

8/10 Good

jonno, henley on thames

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Arrived late and owner was very accommodating
Spacious top floor room with extra single bed. Very good continental breakfast

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect, cozy stay!
Super cozy B&B. Owner was very nice and accommodating. House is old but extremely well taken care of - a very charming place. Room was very comfortable. Everything was excellent. Would stay again in a heartbeat.

8/10 Good

Wing Yin, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good service
It was a little bit away from city center, but it can access by bus. Also, aloow us check in late and keep out luggage after check out. Also gave us information for sightseeing.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I think the website should be clear about what private bathroom means and en suite means. The host told us many get upset when they were told the room has no bath room. We were lucky, the guest house was not full and the host kindly switched us to bigger room with attached bathroom. The host is very frindly. We stayed 4 nights, the room not cleaned and same towels.

8/10 Good

Nadejda, Sheffield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bank holiday in Edinburgh
Nice welcoming owner

8/10 Good

Peter

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

6/10 Okay

Kirsty & Steve , London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Well-located but with basic facilities
The room was generally a little tired - it could do with redecorating. The mattress was very lumpy and definitely needed replacing. We missed that there was no clock/alarm clock in the room; smartphones are common these days but it's something we've come to expect. The soundproofing was nonexistant; we could hear people talking normally in other rooms and on the stairs, never mind when they spoke more loudly! Our room was not en suite, but did have a private bathroom. The lock on the private bathroom tended to slip (old design), and the shower was either freezing or boiling, no middle-ground at all. No special allowance was made for breakfast on New Year's Day (eg being an hour later); we felt this was a shame. The breakfast room was smaller than the guest house capacity and although we had no problems being seated, it would have been an annoyance to have to wait or hurry to finish if everyone came down at the same time.

6/10 Okay

Jim, lake tahoe

Liked: Staff & service
I wish I could give it a higher score.
The manager/owner was truly incredible and the best part about the place. The interior was shabby, breakfast was unimpressive, and the shower water pressure was hideously poor.

8/10 Good

Hazel

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

8/10 Good

margaret, Leyland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good well priced hotel.
Had a lovely short break.Owner very helpful and informative about surrounding area and public transport.Would stay again if in the area.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location with parking
I made a mistake and booked a room with private bathroom which was in the corridor, past 2 more bedroom doors. I intended to book en-suite and naively did not realise what "private bathroom" meant. I believe it was an exclusive bathroom for a particular room but who knows? The owner offered us another room that did have en-suite but was more money. That we gladly accepted and the room was fine.

6/10 Okay

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6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bed and breakfast is a little run down and its a pretty long walk to the old part of the city... Breakfast was minimal , I think we could have found a better place to stay more conveniently located.

6/10 Okay

Douglas, Texas, USA

Liked: Staff & service
Did the job.
Staff was courteous and helpful. Room small but fine. Limited breakfast but OK.

8/10 Good

Kay, Aurora Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Scotland Vacatio
Owner very helpful. Helped us by booking tours and cabs. When we had to leave early in am, breakfast was brought to our room.

8/10 Good

Anna, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice host.
Nice host to help us on how to get to the tourist attractions. The hotel is about 30 mins walk to the centre of the the City. It is a bit of walk or you can catch a bus.

8/10 Good

David, Mynydd isa, North Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy
Just a short break made to feel very welcome by the owner he was very helpful and gave us advice on places to visit and the best way to get there

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend trip to Edinburgh
Place was fantastic. Nice clean beds, hot showers with nice water pressure, free continental breakfast, etc. The host was amazingly accommodating, holding our luggage before and after, giving great suggestions, and giving us a phone call when we accidentally left something. The only issue was that it was a walk from city center, but overall it was definitely worth it. Highly recommend.

8/10 Good

David, Troon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Capital Guest house Edinburgh.
Picked the Capital guest house as we were going to a gig in the Queens hall its only a short walk away, the walk from the central area of Edinburgh to the Capital Guest House is about 15-20 mins walk but if you have cases get a taxi! A good clean and comfortable Bed and Breakfast to base yourself for a couple of days In Edinburgh.

8/10 Good

Arlene, Ephraim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
FRIENDLY
The manager waS very friendly AND HELPFUL WITH BUS SCHEDULES AND OTHER INFORMATION.

10/10 Excellent

john, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a pleasant stay with manager's warm reception. It's so convenient with many bus routes to downtown nearby. Our overall rating is 5-star.

6/10 Okay

Arlene, Ephraim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
friendly
The manager was very friendly and informative about local restaurants and bus schedules. The were a bit old but we loved the design. It was a good feel of Scotland.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic friendly service.
The host was fantastic. He genuinely cared about the wellbeing of all of his guests not just me. He was incredibly helpful and pleasant and took an interest in all his guests. Breakfast was yummy and there was a big variety, fruit, cereals, toast, scones, cheese. The room was extremely comfortable, if I wasn't in Edinburgh, I would have happily stayed there all day. Powerful, warm showers. Clean, tidy bathrooms and rooms, freshly furnished each day, it was a pleasure to return home. I felt like I was at home, not on holiday, which was excellent. T Easy to walk, get a bus ride, or taxi from the centre of town. A straight walk. Affordable price. Great place to stay. If I wasn't a student, I would have been able to tip more. Highly recommended. :)

6/10 Okay

Tim, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great Location, Building Needs Some TLC
Our room was generous in size and the bed was comfortable. The bathroom is a bit tired and could do with an update. The property is on a main road so access is good but without double glazing there is a high level of traffic noise. The service was very good and the breakfast more than adequate.

8/10 Good

Laura, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Large and clean
The staff were helpful and pleasant. Room was large and clean. Hotel was within a 20 minute walk of the city centre. I booked this room without the breakfast so I cannot comment on that piece.

10/10 Excellent

QuebecLibrarian, Quebec, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget option
We enjoyed our stay at the Capital Guesthouse. Decor and furnishings are old, but everything was clean and fonctionnal, including wifi and shower. Location is a bit far from the main centre, but offers a nice 25-mins walk to the Royal Mile, with shops, cafes and restaurants along the way (we didnt take the bus but the stop is right at the front door). Our host was welcoming, warm and full of information. He helped us with booking a tour and a taxi to Waverley Stn. A great option!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful owner
Owner gave us all the info on location travel etc that we needed and more

8/10 Good

penelope, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient location and friendly hosts
quiet place and good location with buses directly go to the city center. Room is not big but comfortable.

8/10 Good

Sinclair, Montreal, Quebec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh, Scotland
Very nice B&B, proprietor very welcoming. Good suggestions of how to get around on the bus system, and some things to see. Breakfast limited to packaged foods, but nicely served and provided. Room en suite a bit cramped for comfort, but all very clean and nice. Good value for money.

8/10 Good

S n A, Lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant Surprise
Capital Guest house far exceeded our expectations based upon the relatively low tarif, photo gallery, star rating and location. In actual fact, the large triple room was newly furnished and decorated, it had a settee, coffee table and tv by a large window overlooking quite a smart main road in addition to a double and a single bed and ample storage space. There was a bus stop outside but we were close enough in the end to walk to and from the various Edinburgh Fringe venues. The proprietor was most welcoming and obliging. Wi Fi worked well and there was no charge for it. Note that breakfast is not included in the lower priced part of the accommodation that we used, but there are Tesco and Sainsbury stores very close by and we were able to make our own breakfast, packed lunches and even a simple meal in the spacious room. Highly recommended. We will definitely stay again when we next attend the Festival as it proved to be a comfortable yet economical option.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Machado, Brasil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good Location
Our room was clean, however the bed was quite small and the windows did not have blackout curtains, so some light come inside in the morning. The city center is about 20 min by walking from the hotel. The included breakfast is simple but good enough, where it was included french toast, some butter and jellies, cereals, yogurt, milk, coffee, tea, some fruits and cold cuts. The owner was very helpful and kind.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bedding was either a little dirty or stained, but not bad.

8/10 Good

Diane, Devon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Easy access to city centre
Last minute booking but found the owner/manager very helpful and polite