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Southside Guest House

8 Newington Road, Edinburgh EH9 1QS, Scotland
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Southside Guest House
Ranked #37 of 428 Edinburgh B&B and Inns
5.0 of 5 stars 182 Reviews
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  • Main road(3)
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

Great place to stay, very tasteful, nice rooms, close to city center, good access to buses, various choice of breakfast, gentle and helpful host, price a little to high and doesn't have a good cancellation policy. Booked on booking.com because of better prices and process as on their own website. We would recommend it! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012
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We stayed one night at Southside (based on recommendations from a neighbour at home) whilst visiting relatives in Edinburgh. Our first impressions were poor - we had had a stressful drive to and through Edinburgh (with an out of date Sat Nav and Edinburgh's imfamous tram-works) and then found there was np parking - Southside is on a busy road... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012
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person found this review helpful

As a business traveller, I don't normally leave reviews, but this time I'm going to make an exception. This is a lovely little hotel with warm welcoming staff. Very comfortable and homely. I really enjoyed my stay for the week. More

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London, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

Lynn and Franco are wonderful hosts at this lovely B&B. We arrived early and they had the room ready for us, and were very helpful with local knowledge. The breakfast is amazing, and they even offer a bucks fizz! It is easy to get into town from the B&B, and it's right next to Holyrood park, which has amazing views.... More

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San Francisco, California
1 review
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011
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I would highly recommend the Southside Guest House! The rooms are very spacious and comfy. Franco and Lynne are wonderful hosts who provide a delicious breakfast every morning. They even print out the weather forecast each day for you! I was delighted at the location of the Guest House. It is within easy walk to the city center, although if... More

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Jacksonville, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011

We stayed 3 nights Aug. 24 -27, during the busy festival season. My husband & I stayed in Room 8, which is probably the most beautiful room at the inn. It was decorated Art Deco style, with a four poster bed, leather couch, a sitting area, and French doors that opened up to a backyard garden. This was our first... More

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Chicago, Illinois
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

We loved this place. Our room had high ceilings, art, vintage and unique furniture, and a TV/DVD player with a selection of movies in the hallway. The breakfast was delicious and the staff was very helpful. Only disappointment was that the walk to downtown is a bit far (but doable) and through some cheap areas. Most of the restaurants around... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2011

Very nice place to stay! Easy to book before the trip. Good communication. We stayed here in July 2011 for two nights. We met nice people and lovely hosts. Really good food was offered for breakfast. Additionally we got very helpful information for our tour! Well worth the money!!! We will definitely come back next time! More

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Chicago, Illinois
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2011
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Our family of four enjoyed two nights at Southside at the start of our 10 day UK vacation. We really enjoyed all aspects of our stay. The rooms were comfortable, clean and well appointed. We even took advantage of the DVD library one night. Franco and Lynne are very accommodating, warm and friendly hosts. Our inbound flight from Chicago was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed here for 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. Our room was perfect and breakfast was lovely. Franco was very kind to us when we had to leave early in the morning to get to the airport - he left us a basket of food in our room the previous night. It took us about half an hour to... More

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8 Newington Road, Edinburgh EH9 1QS, Scotland
Price range (per night):* RM405 - 807

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