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Capital Guest House

2.0 star property
Enjoy friendly competition and camaraderie at this vibrant guesthouse.

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In the heart of Edinburgh, Capital Guest House offers a lively retreat. Challenge friends to a round of mini golf or test your marksmanship with archery; unwind in public areas with free WiFi, or enjoy games like billiards and table tennis. You can also belt out your favorite tunes at the karaoke bar.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

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Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Private Bathroom (External )

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

Suite, Ensuite ( Sleeps up to 4 people)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

Twin Room, Private Bathroom (External)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Suite, Ensuite (Sleeps up to 3 people)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Ensuite (Room 06)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a bed, a small table with a kettle, a chair, a TV mounted on the wall, and a window with curtains.

Double Room, Ensuite (Small)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Newington, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, is home to Capital Guest House. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Princes Street and Grassmarket. Check out an event or a game at Murrayfield Stadium, and consider making time for Edinburgh Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling. Visit our Edinburgh travel guide
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7 Mayfield Road, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 2NG

What's nearby

  • A museum exhibit with historical documents and maps.
    National Library of Scotland
    7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • A tree-lined path in a park with cherry blossoms.
    The Meadows
    12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • A historic building with a central dome and symmetrical wings.
    University of Edinburgh
    14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • A hiking trail with people walking, surrounded by autumn-colored bushes and a cityscape in the background.
    Holyrood Park
    16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • A cobblestone street lined with historic buildings, including a Gothic church and a classical building with arches.
    Royal Mile
    6 min drive - 2.3 km

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop
    6 min drive
  • Slateford Station
    9 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
    35 min drive

Restaurants

  • Haldi
    7 min walk
  • Matto Pizza
    11 min walk
  • Verdo
    11 min walk
  • Brass Monkey Grange
    6 min walk
  • Steel Coulson Southside
    7 min walk

About this property

Capital Guest House

  • Guesthouse near University of Edinburgh
  • Close to Grassmarket, Capital Guest House has plenty to offer. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
  • Additional perks include:
    • Smoke-free premises, multilingual staff, and a billiards/pool table
    • Table tennis and karaoke

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Karaoke
  • Table tennis

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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 credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Is Capital Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Capital Guest House?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Capital Guest House?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Capital Guest House located?

Located in Newington, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of National Library of Scotland and University of Edinburgh. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are also within 2 mi (3 km). Edinburgh Waverley Station is 29 minutes by foot.

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Reviews

Capital Guest House Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.6

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

9.0

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 113 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 113 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 113 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 113 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 113 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Cheryll

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The suite is quite large for my family of 4, clean, close to grocery stores, friendly and helpful staff/owner, highly recommended, will come back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Devan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Hosts were very nice. The location is really nice if you are looking for somewhere with quick routes to the city centre (bus or walking) but is also nice and quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Po Po

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner is very helpful and friendly. Provide many information around there. Cozy room with enough facilities.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Lisa

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our host Ali was extremely helpful and accommodating. We recommend The Capital Guest House highly!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr netter Besitzer! Danke! Meine Kids und ich haben es sehr genossen.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

federico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Struttura non moderna,ma pulita e tenuta. ben servita da autobus. Distante 30 Min a piedi dal centro. Nella via presenza di fast food e pubs e caffetterie
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
zentrumsnah, gute Frühstücksmöglichkeiten, kostenloser Parkplatz
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jeanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sai

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
Verified review

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
Verified review

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
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Loredana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Posizione dell'hotel ottima. Il centro di Edimburgo é a circa 30 minuti a piedi. Il proprierario è stato gentile e disponibile. Ci ha anche dato la possibilità di usufruire di una camera piu grande rimasta libera, senza farci pagare la differenza. Vicino ai servizi. Consiglio Tony's Chip Shop 7 Ratcliffe, un posto vicino all'hotel dove mangiare dell'ottima pizza anche take away!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is very tidy and clean. Although it is not close to the city center, there are several bus options direct to the center. The best of the accommodation was to rely on a kind and devoted host. Our experience was superb. He gave us useful tips about the city, transport, events, etc. Moreover, he helped us very much to deal with some issues such as booking a taxi to the airport, printing the boarding pass, etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marisa

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
Verified review

8/10 Good

Jacob

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
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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
Verified review

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel manager is very very nice. The service is excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Chih-Chun

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

The hotel owner is extremely helpful

The hotel owner is extremely helpful and provides cozy environment. He makes my family happy during my three-day stay in Edinburgh, although the weather during my stay in Edinburgh is rainy. I definitely will stay here again if I come back next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

megan

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

carole

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

Très agréable guest house

Très bon accueil, nos hôtes sont très disponibles et nous donnent toutes les informations sur les visites, lieux intéressants de la région. Petit déjeuner très bon, scones délicieux.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Il personale è stato molto gentile e disponibile a fornire informazioni sulla città, la stanza era piccola ma confortevole e funzionale, abbastanza vicina al centro, con fermata davanti la struttura,vicino a pub, supermercati e ai servizi essenziali
Verified review

4/10 Poor

D.W.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Praktisch gelegen, eenvoudig B&B

Capital Guest House ligt niet te ver van het centrum (30 min wandelen, bushalte in de buurt) en de uitvalswegen. De eigenaren waren zeer vriendelijk, maar het huis moet gerenoveerd worden. Lampen in badkamer kapot, wc-hendel ook. Verder veel lekkageplekken. Het was wel schoon. Het B&B zou nu dicht gaan voor de nodige renovaties, als het helemaal opgeknapt wordt is het een prima adres om te verblijven. Er zijn ook een paar goede pubs in de buurt en supermarkten. Dichtbij winkelstraat. Ontbijt is eenvoudig met veel verpakte broodjes.