Standard Room
Check availability

Reviews of Allison House 17

3 out of 5
Allison House 17
17 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 170 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 150 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 435 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The non stop traffic noise (ambulance and police sirens) outside our room.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Liliana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well located
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeffrey, Artesia

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Dana Patenaude

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property was well kept for the most part. Very convenient to bus lines to Old Town. Area seemed safe to walk around -residential. Water pressure in shower was very light. Not enough to wash long hair. But beds were comfortable and we had a great nights sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Decent room
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kasey

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location , easy check in and check out, lovely room 😊
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lorelei, Selkirk

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

jessi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I recently stayed at the hotel and unfortunately, my experience fell short of expectations. Despite booking a room with an attached bathroom, I was given a room requiring me to exit for bathroom facilities, resembling more of a hostel setup. A makeshift sign in the bathroom claimed exclusivity for Room 4, but this wasn't enforced, leading to inconvenience. Issues extended to cold water, a non-opening window, and an impractical TV placement, hindering the viewing experience. The promised personalized greeting at the door was replaced by a ring doorbell, and encountering staff was elusive. The absence of safe boxes and a parking area accommodating only three cars further compounded the drawbacks. The sole redeeming factor was the hotel's proximity to bus stops, facilitating easy access to the city center. Regrettably, based on these shortcomings, I won't consider revisiting this establishment.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

David Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Theresa

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kennedy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay, very easily accessible and there’s a bus stop going into the town centre across the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Janina

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Leonie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was comfortable and clean, would have been good to have access to a fridge and microwave in room to store and reheat food. Room was one of two at entryway and not very sound proof, was noisy at times when other guests were coming and going. This appeared to be the only access to the downstairs rooms. Neighbouring guest television and conversations could be heard throughout the night. Overall the room and stay were enjoyable and if in Edinburgh again would consider returning to guesthouse
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

mastaneh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The guesthouse had a excellent system we hardly saw anyone.It was quiet, perhaps a little bit dated ,but the rooms were maintained every day It was not right in the centre but had a regular bus route just across the road ....and if you were fit you could walk to the centre in around 30 mins Overall very good
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice area and great property.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Amber

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room we stayed in was at the front of the property, which was having building work done on and people going up ladders etc across our see through window, which we weren’t told about and was a huge lack of privacy. The windows themselves had a nasty draft coming through which made the room so cold, simply because of the upkeep being poor and the windows not being able to be opened or closed. There were no signs to put on the outside of the door to say if you wanted your room cleaning or some privacy and quiet, so the door was knocked on around 9:30am every morning asking to clean the room which could easily be avoided. The room was right next to the back fire exit which was slammed so loud from staff going in and out it shook our entire room. The hairdryer provided in our room didn’t work, and when switched on actually let out smoke from the filaments which had no safety cover over and a dodgy PAT test sticker on which had clearly just been put there to cover up poor electricals which was a clear safety hazard. Definitely recommend paying the extra and staying somewhere else to enjoy the area because it wasn’t pleasant and the issues we had were easily avoidable if some care and communication was given.

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Camelusa

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Japna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect room, very clean and comfortable stay. No complaints at all, would book again in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Renate

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious, clean, and very quiet at night time. Not too far away from, or too near to Edinburgh centre. A good distance. Great shower! Sink tap was a bit drippy but fine if you tightened it slowly. Perhaps a new washer is needed. Highly recommend this establishment
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

K

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Febin Mathew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a memorable trip in Edinburgh for last 2 days we were so happy to live in such a lovely room. The location was so easy for transportation throughout Edinburgh. Check in and out was so easy and the overall experience was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Clayton

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emer

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Chelsea

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The location was great. A lovely historic neighborhood not too far from city center. The bathroom was new and nice. The cons are that there is no temperature control in the room. And I wish there was staff on site to assist. I do like the tea, coffee, and biscuits though.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

raven

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

callum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy, walls are abit thin so you can hear a lot of what’s in the hallways but other than that perfect stay for a couple of days.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Zhiqing

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Samin

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was nice clean easy to use at reasonable prices
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Juline

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ebere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall excellent service!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kieran

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Alison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was pleasant, the location was a bit far from the city but lots of public transit options. Our room was clean, however the bed was a bit uncomfortable and the walls were paper thin which was a bit irritating as we were right beside the lobby area.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Mairead

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
It's fine. 15 mins on the bus to town. Bed was comfortable. The room (5) didn't look like the pictures and the owners could invest in some sound-proofing. Otherwise it's good value for Edinburgh.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
This place was very quaint! We loved the room, but not the climb with suitcases to the top floor!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

jamailah

Travelled with family
It is not soundproof therefore we could hear every creaking, thud outside our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Said

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Kyle m riding

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023