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Reviews of Cruachan Guest House

3 out of 5
Cruachan Guest House
53 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 217 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 83 out of 217 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 217 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 217 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 217 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Jamie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Poor breakfast options and very noisy rooms due to thin walls. Location was ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela, Tucson

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely LOVED our stay! The gracious host is outstanding, especially the made to order breakfasts! The room was spacious and great; the bathroom was a good size although the shower itself was a little small. We’d stay here again and again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, comfortable rooms for the price
The Cruachan House offers a decent and comfortable stay. The host is very nice and helpful, plus he makes a very nice breakfast. The house itself is a bit dated, and our bedroom was fairly small; however, our bathroom was quite spacious and recently renovated. The location is great and only about a 10 minute walk from the popular Grassmarket area. It might be about a 15 minute walk to the Royal Mile.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Derek

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Reginald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Happy
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful little hotel. Great full breakfast and service on a nice patio area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice host, good breakfast, clean room with nice big windows.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Jan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quiet and convenient
Room was small and needed updating but was quiet, clean and convenient. Breakfasts were included and good and host was friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Estelle

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Owner is a lovely guy. Very clean property.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

4/10 Poor

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Service
Great service! Very friendly to let me storage my luggage before checking in and after checking out. Also, great breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Guest House. Friendly owner. Rooms tidy and clean. No access to a toaster etc though, which would of been nice as I had to leave the B and B before breakfast hours to catch my flight when I stayed 3 weeks before. Good value for money however.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab B&B and will stay again
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Scott

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent location and value
decent location, need wifi code on arrival as no manager there later on
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

St John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Edinburgh on a budget
Location OK, room also fair for price... No heating on in bathroom, coujd fe springs in main bed... Need WiFi code to be given on arrival.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little hidden gem
Great hospitality, decent area for getting about, great breakfast, worth the visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
NO FREE Parking ! Good place to stay otherwise.
Our stay at Cruachan was good. Bed (room 2 top floor) was adequate, not the comfiest but I wouldn’t want to haul a bigger mattress up all those awkward stairs either ;) Lovely fresh modern shower room which was surprisingly large. Breakfast was good and freshly cooked to order. I would not mark the stay down because of this, but Hotels.com advertise this as having free on site parking and this was the reason I booked here, this is NOT true. In torrential rain it was no fun searching for a place to park and the traffic wardens are ninjas!! Thanks to Hotels.com for the £30 ticket!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Staff & service
Good value for money
For the price we paid , it was good value for money. The only negative I have is the bed was not that comfy and the some of the tableware at breakfast was stained which was a bit off putting. Overall, a pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Leanne

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
AVOID. Needs cleaned, updated and parking.
Hotels.com states this guesthouse has parking; this is WRONG. There is no parking unless on a Sunday where you can park on a single yellow line (if there are spaces available). Needless to say we're £11 down and had to walk half a mile to legal, safe parking. The bedroom (room 4) had cobwebs on the ceiling, pubic hair on the bathroom floor beside the towel rail, hair in the shower, pubic hair on the bedsheet of the double bed, snowflake Christmas decorations (we're 16th on the 16th August) so that confirms the inner windows in the dining area (conservatory) haven't been cleaned. The view from the dining area was rubbish bags, a mop and bucket (sat outside) and a garden shed. When I asked the owner about parking he made it clear this has never been an issue on here before but I've just read a review that states someone else queried this so I think someone (owner) is talking rubbish. The owner didn't even try to help with parking, just told us to basically park anywhere although where not to park and when not to park in areas. I was going to go for a shower but when my husband went into the bathroom he found a pair of men's pants left behind the radiator which strongly confirms the cleaners only know how to run a hoover on a carpet and make beds between guests. Tea and coffee was available in the bedroom but no little milk tubs so kind of pointless. There is no mirror in the bedroom and the wardrobe is broken (held in place by bricks). Happy to be home and bathed.....yuk!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Host very nice and friendly, parking was a bit of an issue but found one eventually.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely but insufficient luggage storage available
The guest house exceeded our expectations; our room was spacious and clean. The shower was lovely and the bed very comfortable. The staff and breakfast were also superb. In fact the only downside was that they could only store luggage until 2pm, which resulted in us having to pay £45 in taxis and £20 luggage storage in order to attend a prebooked attraction in the expectation of being able to leave our luggage until at least 2.30pm
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

rj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good stay in Edinburgh, guest house a bit tired in places but location was great for all attractions & the host made us most welcome with a good breakfast to start the day very good value.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The place was ok, but a little tired but the breakfast was very good I had a major issue with parking…Expedia said it was free…there isn’t any and the second night it took me 20 mins to find what I thought was metered parking but I ended up with a ticket…my confusion but this is why I booked somewhere in Edinburgh with parking
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, staff welcoming and friendly... Enjoyed our stay and breakfast the next morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only negative was the non existent parking, but the owner sorted us out with a space on a neighbours property. Apart from that. Super position for town centre and clean and comfortable overnight stay. Super breakfast too!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

William

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location. Worth a stay.
Great location - plenty of bus services or why not walk to Princes Street - only about 20 mins. Enjoyed breakfast. Plenty of places to eat nearby ranging from Indian, Nepalise, Italian, Mexican, traditional fish and chips and a range of reatuarant and shops all close at hand. Supermarkets and ATM's all nearby too.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant location spot on lovely clean and tidy room what more could I ask for
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Owner was very nice and helpful. Good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

reginald

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Jo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for everything
Had a very pleasant two night stay and would recommend. It was just down the road from family we were visiting.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great full Scottish breakfast / pancakes and the owner was very welcoming. This property is in walking distance to the castle.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Such a brilliant stay. Highly recommend!
I honestly have to commend Cruachan Guest House. They couldn’t have done anything better, and as far as BnB’s go, this was by far one of the best stays I’ve had. The rooms were very spacious, high ceilings and a mini fridge too. We had a triple room with 1 single and 1 double on the ground floor at the front of the building. The windows were very well insulated and you barely hear anything from the road. The breakfast each day was brilliant with such a variety. You had all the usual continental items and cereals, pancakes with lots of toppings and the full English was just delicious. The service was also on point and they couldn’t have been any more helpful. Would highly recommend. It was also well situated and only took about 10/15 minutes to get to princess street, The castle and nightlife/restaurants
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was nice to have a bathroom but it was a big problem that toilette did not flush poperly. I had to push down the lever more than ten times every time. This was a huge disappointment, though I liked everything else. Especially, I was very happy with the breakfast which was freshly home cooked.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money B&B
Host was very nice & helpful, beds were very comfy, hotel is worn but looked after as it was very clean, overall a good spot for a short stay. Parking could be an issue if staying in the week
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

John, Eastbourne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good food and a convenient location for walking to the city.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved the stay
Stille område. Meget venlig og hjælpsom ejer. Morgenmad lækker og frisklavet til hver enkelt gæst. Gåafstand til alt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice, clean , very helpful and friendly
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is comfirtable and the staff has been consistently pleasant and helpful across the years
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday
Really good in a nice location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant relaxing atmosphere, clean and had everything I needed. Fab breakfast and friendly hosts. Great value for money
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
An enjoyable stay
A charming host who specially bought gluten-free bread for me so I could have toast with my breakfast. Extremely good value for the price paid. Mattress on bed slightly uncomfortable. The only mirror in the room was the small one above the bathroom sink which made drying and styling my hair tricky.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019