The 3-star Alpha Guest House Edinburgh stands 3.3 km from the historic fortress "Edinburgh Castle" and features tour/ticket assistance. Also, you can use parking on site.
The hotel is about 25 km from Edinburgh airport and within 10 minutes' drive of such cultural venues as the People's Story Museum. Guests can easily reach the royal Holyrood Park 2.4 km from this Edinburgh bed & breakfast. John Knox House is situated approximately 15 minutes' drive from the Alpha Edinburgh. Bridgend Cottages bus stop is also fairly close to the accommodation.
The rooms at this Edinburgh hotel have a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, along with coffee and tea making facilities for your convenience. Guests will find a hairdryer and bath sheets in bathrooms fitted with a separate toilet and a shower.
The restaurant Afternoon Tea At Prestonfields is merely 1.1 km from Alpha Guest House.
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Facilities
Internet access
Free Wi-Fi
Parking
Parking
Eating places
Breakfast
Kitchen features
Electric kettle
Room features
Tea and coffee facilities
Ironing facilities
Devices
Flat-screen TV
Decor
Carpeted floor
Location
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Attractions
Great restaurants
Transportation
Local attractions
Cameron Toll Shopping Centre
500 m
Arthur's Seat hike
1.9 km
Liberton Golf Club
1.1 km
Craigmillar Castle
1000 m
Holyrood Park
1.8 km
Armstrong's
3.3 km
Inch Community Education Centre
850 m
Airports
Edinburgh
23 km
Train stations
Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station
3.5 km
Rooms & Availability
The rooms at this Edinburgh hotel have a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, along with coffee and tea making facilities for your convenience. Guests will find a hairdryer and bath sheets in bathrooms fitted with a separate toilet and a shower.
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Kevin
2024-01-01
7/10
I liked the room with good size shower, the bed was very clean.
Bruce
2023-12-29
7/10
The units are new-fashioned, fantastic with crammed open closet space and shower.
Ellen
2023-11-13
9/10
Only stayed 1 night, as we were in a hurry, but glad that chose this beautifully designed hotel. The position was absolutely perfect and magnificent, near a bus stop. The venue itself was in a peaceful area. Appreciated our absolutely amazing stay there a lot.
Samuel
2023-10-25
8/10
Fairly clean place and welcoming staff, truly enjoyed particularly good location. The room was comfy and with exceptionally comfortable beds. The breakfast was gorgeous and satisfactory with toast, yogurt, hot options, you will not be disappointed.
James
2023-10-25
8/10
We had satisfactory breakfast with toast and yogurt, for instance.
Shane
2023-10-22
8/10
The location was magnificent in the nice area. All the employees were very very helpful and exceptionally nice.
William
2023-10-10
9/10
It had great location, close enough to bus stop to centre of Edinburgh, the city centre 15min by bus and central Edinburgh.
Thomas
2023-10-04
9/10
Good and perfect location, compact rooms with adequate ventilation & all amenities.
Graeme
2023-09-14
8/10
This hotel was located in a central area just off Edinburgh by bus and restaurants and sites. The breakfast was lovely and satisfactory with toast, yogurt plus hot options, we were pleasantly surprised.
Julian
2023-09-14
5/10
The place was fairly clean with a nice design and incredibly nice staff. Plenty of great food. Magnificent location to downtown in 15 minutes.
Unpleasant staff!
Adam
2023-09-04
9/10
They offered well organised breakfast in the dining room. Nice location, the free parking was available. I randomly popped in Union Eatery & Coffee serving some pastries, located within a close distance from the hotel, it was nice.
David
2023-08-27
9/10
Fashionable and new-fashioned rooms with a work desk, multi-channel TV, and ironing facilities. Plenty of goodies for breakfast.
Constance
2023-08-25
9/10
The breakfast had a lot of food and it was well organised and lovely.
Ernest
2023-08-23
8/10
Stayed here with my wife and everything was wonderful. Excellent service, although a few employees were a bit unpleasant.
Harry
2023-08-18
7/10
Liked the immaculately clean and compact room with adequate ventilation & all amenities.
Ryan
2023-07-30
9/10
Compact and modern units available with comfortable bed and shower plus a nice bathroom👍👌
Fred
2023-07-28
6/10
Beautifully designed hotel near a bus station. Compact, spotless rooms with crammed open closet space for hanging clothes. Magnificent, good location in the nice area. Very easy to get from Edinburgh airport, just 25 km.
Hair in the room.
Stephen
2023-07-13
8/10
We greatly enjoyed this stay. Everything was excellent, had a really amazing stay with our two night visit. The hotel had an unbeatable location close to Cameron Toll Shopping Centre.
Charles
2023-07-06
9/10
Fairly clean hotel with accommodating staff and fab food. Good breakfast with lots of food options.
William
2023-06-25
9/10
The breakfast with yogurt, toast and hot options was great, you'll find what you need. The room was lovely sized, with a nice design.
Matthew
2023-06-03
9/10
Gorgeous and great breakfast with hot options, yogurt and toast, particularly good location.
William
2023-05-28
9/10
Being near a bus stop was a bonus. The breakfast selection was great with toast and hot options and yogurt.
James
2023-05-23
8/10
The breakfast was well organised, served in the dining room. I had comfortable modern and beautifully designed room with a work desk, multi-channel TV, and ironing facilities.
Eva
2023-05-14
9/10
The location was great and easy, just a pleasant stroll away from a Scottish fortress. Truly enjoyed the fairly nice area next to central Edinburgh as well as the bus stop to get to the city centre. Had an excellent stay for our Return visit, would recomand this place.
Bob
2023-05-07
7/10
Had really lovely stay with our two night visit and the weather was wonderful. Everything was nice and the staff was very friendly. We ate in the dining room and the food was good.
Lucy
2023-04-20
7/10
There was plenty of great meals. I got a lovely sized and stylish room with adequate ventilation & all amenities.
Jack
2023-04-14
8/10
The breakfast was well organised with a lot of goodies. It was in the central location next to bus stop for return.
Nick
2023-04-09
8/10
Nicely decorated hotel in an excellent position to downtown in 15 minutes.
Alec
2023-03-07
9/10
Had an enjoyable stay for our Return visit. It had central location close to Cameron Toll Shopping Centre. The personnel was amiable, and the host too.
Andrew
2023-02-04
8/10
The excellent service and the attention to detail! The room was fashionable and new-fashioned with good size shower. The location was good and the free parking was on site.
Harry
2023-01-31
5/10
It is undoubtedly a beautifully decorated option when you are in Edinburgh. The location is magnificent, 3 km from Lighthouse. There's a bus stop near the place.
There is hair in some places.
William
2023-01-19
9/10
The location of this hotel was magnificent and easy. It was a pretty quiet area, a holiday base for me. The room was new-fashioned and immaculate with shower and crammed open closet space plus out-bed linen, had the best night sleep.
John
2022-12-23
8/10
The location couldn't be more handy very close to the city centre.
James
2022-12-16
7/10
The breakfast was satisfactory with hot options, yogurt plus toast and affable staff. My room was new-fashioned, had an amazing bathroom. Its location just a short walk away from a Scottish fortress was handy and easy.
James
2022-12-11
8/10
My stay was excellent for our Return visit. They gave me compact and immaculate room with comfortable bed, good size shower and adequate ventilation. I enjoyed that the design was nice.
Donald
2022-11-07
7/10
Nice area, central location really close to the Centre of Edinburgh and buses.
Amanda
2022-11-03
5/10
Overall it was an enjoyable stay for our Return visit. Marvellous location right across the bus stop was a plus.
The setting was very very poor.
Peter
2022-10-22
8/10
Our stay was very nice and we would stay here again. The breakfast was satisfactory with plenty of choice. The hotel was in an easy location, to the Old Town in 15 minutes.
Ernest
2022-10-16
8/10
The service here was excellent! The hotel was in a central setting close to the city center by car.
Harold
2022-10-03
9/10
The room was compact with adequate ventilation & all amenities, shower plus tissues and safety measures included smoke detectors.
A bit small bathroom, a little dated room, we were a little disappointed.
Anthony
2022-09-24
9/10
Everything was excellent, the parking was on-site, the room was cosy.
Edward
2022-09-20
9/10
Warm rooms with tissues as well as adequate ventilation, felt like home. Had great amenities. The location was marvellous and handy - so close to stops right outside the guesthouse, Alpha Guest House and old town.
Thomas
2022-09-06
8/10
Possibly the best and really enjoyable stay with our two night visit. Lots of options for satisfactory breakfast. Location next to the tourist attractions and Edinburgh and public transport.
Steve
2022-08-24
8/10
The room with crammed open closet space for hanging clothes. Shower facilities, a hairdryer and bath sheets were very handy.
William
2020-12-22
9/10
We booked it before and do recommend it to everyone. It should be great for a short stay. Location was GOOD, 25 km to Edinburgh airport, perfectly reachable. We appreciated the amenities, such as heating, ironing facilities and a writing table.
Nothing to mention!
Donald
2020-11-19
9/10
good breakfast and kind personnel. the furnishings were contemporary. host was friendly. hotel was near to supermarkets and a mall.
Harold
2020-09-06
9/10
We really loved nice rooms and food. It was so sweet to get ironing free of charge too...
Susan
2020-02-10
8/10
Comfortable beds in the rooms. 400 metres away there is Costa Coffee, where you can dine. And a short walk to a bus stop.
Laurence
2019-12-24
9/10
A decent base for exploring Edinburgh. The airport is 15 km away.
