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Balmoral Guesthouse (B&B)

  • 32 Pilrig St, Pilrig
    Edinburgh EH6 5AL, UNITED KINGDOM | View map
  • Price Range: Mid-range
  • Neighbourhood: Pilrig
  • Atmosphere: Heritage and Low-key

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes Several Lonely Planet readers have recommended this comfortable, five-bedroom guesthouse located in an elegant Victorian terrace off Leith Walk. The house dates from 1856, and the owners have a good eye for antiques (including, unusually, antique radios) - period furniture gives the bedrooms a pleasantly old-fashioned atmosphere.

All the rooms have firm, comfortable mattresses and good bedside reading lamps, but if you have a choice go for the family room on the 1st floor (one double and one single bed), with its arched bay windows, ornate corniced ceiling, and en-suite bathroom (the only en-suite room in the house; the other four share a pair of spacious shower rooms). The bright, bay-windowed dining room is graced with an antique dresser, a period black marble fireplace and a huge, 1930s bakelite radio. Breakfast is a convivial affair, with guests arranged around a huge, antique mahogany table, swapping Edinburgh experiences and choosing from a menu that includes bacon and egg, cheese and biscuits, fresh fruit and porridge. It's a bit of a hike from the city centre, but there are plenty of buses on nearby Leith Walk.

Review by author Neil Wilson

How to book this property

This property has been reviewed and recommended by a Lonely Planet author. However it is not bookable online either with Lonely Planet or with a recommended hotel booking provider. In order to book this property please contact them directly.

  • Telephone: 0131 554 1857
  • Email: enquiries@balmoralguesthouse.co.uk
  • Website: www.balmoralguesthouse.co.uk

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How To Get There

From waverley train station By taxi will cost just under £5 for the 5 minute trip, a taxi can take up to 5 people. Walking from the station will take about twenty minutes, this can seem a long way if you are carrying heavy bags. By bus from Princess street, leave the station and turn right along Waverley Bridge, cross Princess St and walk up St David St. You will pass Jenners department store on your left. The bus stop is about 50 m from Princess St along St David St. The bus numbers are the 10, 11, 12 or 16 . The fare is £1.00 each (you need the exact change) and ask to get off at Pilrig Church. Pilrig St is at the junction with the Church and you will find us 100 m down Pilrig St on the left. From the airport A taxi from the airport to the Guest House will cost between £17 and £19. The airport bus single fare is about £3.50 and the return fare is about £5. The bus takes you to Waverley station near Princess St. From there take a number 10,11, 16, 22 or 25 to Pilrig Church.

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