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Alba Hills Guest House

3.0 of 5
33 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh EH9 2BX, Scotland
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Alba Hills Guest House
Ranked #136 of 428 Edinburgh B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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London
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012
3
people found this review helpful

We 2 nights at this lovely guest house when we went for Easter to Edinburgh. Room was very comfortable and sparkly clean, and very good value for money. Breakfast was excellent and it was just like having breakfast at home! Itziar was very friendly and helpful and made us feel so welcome! Walking to city centre takes no more than... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
14 April 2012

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and for all your kind comments. We are really happy to know you and your friend enjoyed your stay in our Guest House and your time in Edinburgh. We hope to see you soon again, we will be delighted to welcome you once more at Alba Hills. More

Belfast, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Myself and five other friends stayed here over New Years and we could not fault the place in any way. Staff were extremely friendly and went out of their way to help every time. Cleanliness of the bedrooms and bathrooms were of an extremely high standard. Breakfast in the mornings offered a wide range of pastries, cereals, fruit and cooked... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
25 January 2012

Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review and for your kind comments, we are really glad you and your friends enjoyed your stay with us in such a special dates. Feedback like yours make our job a lot easier and even more enjoyable. We will be deligthed to welcome you, your family or your friends... More

Winnipeg
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011
3
people found this review helpful

We found our stay at Alba Hills Quest Home most enjoyable. Itziar was a treasure and a great hostess(pleasant ,helpful & very eager to please). Breakfast was delicious and the accommodations very pleasing. Had a slight problem with our shower but dealt with immediately. Bed was very comfortable and room very clean. Our first trip to Scotland and our stay... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
4 November 2011

Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review and for your positive and kind comments. Knowing that our guests enjoy their stay at Alba Hills and at Edinburgh gives sense to our efforts and job. We hope you will visit Edinburgh again soon and we will be delighted to welcome you again at Alba Hills Guest... More

Nairn, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Having read some of the previous reviews (under old ownership) and having read the latest reviews (under new management), we were absolutely delighted with our three day stay here. Not only were the staff very friendly and whom always made you very welcome - nothing requested was too much of an annoyance to them - and the room and breakfast... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
8 October 2011

Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review, making our Guests to enjoy their stay in Edinburgh and at our Guest House gives sense to our job and we are really glad you both enjoyed your time with us. We will be really happy to welcome you again any time. Thank you again from all the... More

Nottingham, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011
2
people found this review helpful

We stayed at the Guest House for 2 nights and it was my mums birthday one of the days we were there. My dad asked the owner if she could bring a birthday cake out for my mum at breakfast on her birthday. When we got down for our breakfast there was a bunch of flowers and a card waiting... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
31 August 2011

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Was really nice to have you and your family in our Guest House. We are really glad you enjoyed your stay and Edinburgh and we hope to be able to welcome yo here in the future. More

Leicester, United Kingdom
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2011

When we stayed here in September last year we were shouted at when we asked where to park. Got given a triple room when we'd booked a double, but apparently it's first come first served!! Got told to leave the breakfast table at exactly 9am when we had only sat down at 8:50 because there weren't enough tables for everyone.... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
28 August 2011

Thank you very much for your comments; we have heard so much about the old business and nothing good and after seeing the state of the rooms and facilities on the day we had the keys we understood all the complains. There is still so much to be done, upgrade and redecorate but we are doing our best and little... More

lincolshire
Contributor
15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 August 2011

I stayed for three nights in august and thoroughly enjoyed it. The room was a double and had plenty of storage space and was cleaned daily, the bed was very comfortable. There was a shared bathroom which also was cleaned regularly. Free Wi Fi is available and tea and coffee with kettle was in the room. The hotel is in... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
28 August 2011

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to offer you our hospitality again next year. We hope by then all the refurbishment and upgrading will be made and will make yur stay even better. More

Newcastle, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2011

We arrived to a very friendly welcome but had to park a few streets away as there were only three parking spaces. The room was really too small but was clean and well presented. The 'en suite' was basically a cupboard built into the room but did serve it's purpose - the shower was a good size which was welcomed... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
26 August 2011

Thank you for taking the time to write a review, we are happy you had a nice stay at the Alba Hills Guest House. We have different room sizes, next time call us in advance and we will place your booking in one of the doubles king size. We will be deligthed to offer you and your partner our hospitality... More

1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2011

Alba hills is a but of a walkfrom town but easy to find and easy peasy cheap bus links. All staff encountered were polite chatty and happy to help. We asked them several questions about taxis directoions etc. Room was good. Bathroom was extremely clean, a lot of pride had taken. Furnishings standard for a b&b. Comfortable bed in clean... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
26 August 2011

Thank you very much for your comments. We certainly take a lot of pride on our job and we try to offer our guests hospitality, help and a nice and clean environment so they can enjoy their stay at the Guest House and Edinburgh. Thank you again from all the team at Alba Hills. More

London, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2011

I came to Edinburgh on a 2 day business trip - landed in Edinburgh late at night and was booked to stay the first night in the Travelodge in Edinburgh Central, which was terrible!! Decided to move to Alba Hills based on the few nice, recent reviews (June 2011 reviews) and must say its one of the best places I've... More

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Itziar Velasco-Guevara, Manager at Alba Hills Guest House, responded to this review
27 July 2011

Many thanks for taking the time to write a review. We are overwhelmed by all the compliments and really happy to know that all our efforts and our job makes the guest to enjoy their stay with us. Now will be quite difficult to cope with the expectations, but we will try our best. No necessary to say we will... More

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33 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh EH9 2BX, Scotland
Price range (per night):* RM223 - 556

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