The Guards Hotel

6.6Average

(1,902 Ratings)

"Location, plenty hot water, friendly receptionist, comfortable room with electric radiators."

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6.6 / 10.0

Average(1,902 Ratings)

Hotel in Edinburgh

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

High-end valueWell priced for this area

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Includes essentialsFree WiFi/internet, Smoking allowed and more

About this hotel

Guards Hotel is a small family-run hotel across from Haymarket Train Station in the West End and close to the EICC. Princes Street is a 10-minute walk away.

Amenities at The Guards Hotel

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Free WiFi/internet

Non-smoking

Heating

Wheelchair accessible

WiFi/Internet

Family friendly

Smoking allowed

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Map of Edinburgh

Nearby attractions

National Museum of Scotland

1 mi

Stirling Castle

30.7 mi

Royal Yacht Britannia

2.9 mi

Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

0.8 mi

Available Rooms

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6.6Average

(1,902 Ratings)

"Location, plenty hot water, friendly receptionist, comfortable room with electric radiators."

Verified guest

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

6.6 / 10.0

Average(1,902 Ratings)

Hotel in Edinburgh

3-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

High-end valueWell priced for this area

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Includes essentialsFree WiFi/internet, Smoking allowed and more

Map of Edinburgh

Nearby attractions

National Museum of Scotland

1 mi

Stirling Castle

30.7 mi

Royal Yacht Britannia

2.9 mi

Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

0.8 mi

Available Rooms

About this hotel

Guards Hotel is a small family-run hotel across from Haymarket Train Station in the West End and close to the EICC. Princes Street is a 10-minute walk away.

Amenities

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Free WiFi/internet

Non-smoking

Heating

Wheelchair accessible

WiFi/Internet

Family friendly

Smoking allowed

Housekeeping available

Fire alarm

Fire extinguisher

Ratings and reviews

6.6 / 10.0

Average(1,902 Ratings)

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3.0 / 10.0

No hot water

It is a central location.

There was no hot water, and after trying to run a bath on the evening of my arrival, I went to the reception desk to ask. I was told that the water needed 10 minutes to run hot as I was on the second floor. The next morning I ran the shower for 20 minutes with no hot water. There was noone on the reception desk at that point, but when I asked in the evening I was told that they had tried to get an engineer but one hadn't been available. I believe that the man I asked the previous day about the water knew that there wouldn't be any, and deceived me with the expectation of having to run the tap for 10 minutes. This is worse than acknowledging the problem in my view. I would like to have some compensation. Boiling the kettle and washing my hair in the sink is not the experience I expect when booking a hotel, and it is not good enough.

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent value for money

Location, plenty hot water, friendly receptionist, comfortable room with electric radiators.

Sink was a bit rusty.

9.0 / 10.0

Would absolutely stay here again any chance I got even for convenience alone.

The location, staff and easiness of the layout of the property was fab. You get such good amenities for the price you pay I genuinely cannot fault it, shower was fab and for a basic room in a great location I would genuinely book there again especially for the price I paid. Absolutely well worth it!

Shower took a little while to heat up which was minor and slightly inconvenient but doesn’t cancel out all the good. The room strongly smelled of fresh paint and my window was a bit cracked and boarded up which made it a bit cold even with the heater provided. But again, all such minor things in comparison to the price and how lovely the staff are, it’s nothing I couldn’t look past.

9.0 / 10.0

Good location and price

Nice helpful staff. Excellent location. Good price for area located.

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

Great Hotel

Location Size of the room How friendly the Manager was.

Nothing to not like

9.0 / 10.0

Absolutely fantastic value for money (if not more value for money)

Got the best room in the building and it didnt disappoint, me and my other half came for the christmas market and it was fantastic

N/A

10.0 / 10.0

Kind staff and well kept hotel

Ideal location, room was very clean and cozy. owner/receptionist (apologies, I am not sure) was really nice and kind enough to explain how the key card worked and check out if I was leaving earlier.

9.0 / 10.0

Theatre visit.

Card entry to doors. Reasonable size room. Shower with bath next door. Kettle teas. Coffee. Wardrobe. Opening window with view of garden. Whole house very clean. And equipped for a budget price..good bedding and night's sleep. Friendly helpful staff.

Lots of notices on front door. No food but plenty of eating places close by.

7.0 / 10.0

Great

Really good area and very cosy

Tv could've been bigger but nothing else

8.0 / 10.0

Comfy stay in a hotel close to the centre with the nicest staff you could ask for

The staff were absolutely fantastic-polite, friendly & so helpful. A real asset to this hotel. The location was really good, close to a tram stop & a fairly short walk to the castle etc. The room was rustic, but warm and clean with a comfy double bed. The price was really good for Edinburgh & all in all very good value for money.

7.0 / 10.0

It was okay

Staff was nice and welcoming. The room was spacious.

While the bedsheets and bathroom were clean, the room lacked overall cleanliness.

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely cost effective comfortable clean stay

It was very clean basic and comfortable, great location and also right next to haymaker tram station also a good pay long stay car park two miniutes walk away from property.

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect location & very comfortable stay

It was in a great location, literally across the road from Waverley. The staff were very accommodating for leaving bags pre and post check on/ check out . The room we had was at the back and was very quiet. The beds, duvet and pillows were extremely comfortable

10.0 / 10.0

Guards Hotel

Offered the ground floor room as opposed to steep steps

5.0 / 10.0

If you love police sirens and the offices in front can watch you while your scrub your body under th

The location in front of Haymarket is excellent. The room attic was cool.

No elevators for bringing suitcases up, bathroom had a window where the offices in front can watch you while your scrub your body under the shower, the consrant flow of police and ambulance sounds and tram bell stop sound, bad noise insulation

3.0 / 10.0

The building is extremely run down & the bed was very uncomfortable.

Old run down accommodation

Cast iron bed was very uncomfortable, huge water stains in the ceiling, stained & chipped bed side table, no bulb in bed side light or bathroom light & no window.

1.0 / 10.0

So bad we did not stay the second night

Location

I booked a twin room as I was visiting Edinburgh with my daughter. We were put in a room with a double bed and a bathroom room cubicle that no door, only a curtain. There was a horrible smell in the room. One of the window panes broken and covered with cardboard. The shower doors did not close. During the night if one of us used the bathroom the light and noise of the fan woke the other. Overall it was so bad with a lack of privacy that took a late bus home rather than stay the second night. This was well below the standard I would expect from Booking.com.

10.0 / 10.0

Nice, staff were very friendly, easy to get too

Everything

Nothing at all was perfect

6.0 / 10.0

Basic facilities in a great location.

The location is excellent. It's right on the Haymarket transport hub with excellent access to the old town, the airport and Murrayfield. Good local pubs and restaurants.

The hotel and room were very basic.

8.0 / 10.0

We loved our stay at the Guards Hotel as part of our minimoon to celebrate getting married in October. We will stay agai

Excellent location with easy transport links. The Windsor Castle suite was incredible, larger than what the photos make out

The TV needed to search channels each time we turned it on but it’s only minor

5.0 / 10.0

We arrived and shown to the room. One of the glass panels was cover in cardboard. The shower / toilet did not have a

The location was excellent.

7.0 / 10.0

Guards hotel

Convenient for murrayfield.

Dated and lot of vehicle noise

7.0 / 10.0

Unbelievable value!

Excellent staff service and courtesy, value for money, all essentials supplied, central location, security, comfortable bed

Nothing noted, sounds of bells from trams outside

2.0 / 10.0

Can’t in all honesty recommend this hotel.

Great location right near Haymarket.

Poor shabby room very dated . Unable to use bathroom as had a leak through the ceiling. It had been like that for quite awhile from what I saw.

6.0 / 10.0

Adequate

No breakfast Perfect location

The bathroom was cold

1.0 / 10.0

Stay away from this place

Dirty, sticky sticky floor. Horrible bathroom. Wasn’t sleep well because was worried about bugs or some other insects because this dirtiness

Everything

5.0 / 10.0

Freindly staff but hotel needs badly repaired

Location for Murrayfield , comfy bed clean towels etc very warm.

No hot water coming out of tap in morning, very tired room. Holes in wall. Room 10

6.0 / 10.0

Adequate and cheap for Edinburgh

Location and nice photos of the guards

It’s a bit tired but ok for men

6.0 / 10.0

Great location. Friendly and helpful staff.

Great location with good access to public transport, and both the old and new parts of the city.

Room was very small and cramped with two TVs (?) and a wall heater that didnt work...which forced staff to provide an alternative heater that took up additional space. Also the soap dispenser broke while staying there making it very hard to use...all it needs though is a tightened screw.

7.0 / 10.0

Reasonable for price

It was a good location close to food options and public transport. Approximately 20 min walk into the centre of the Old Town. Was comfortable with clean linen and the staff were friendly.

There was quite a bit of traffic noise. The room was clean but old and worn, with some broken/loose fittings in the bathroom. Also our bathroom window was half frosted half not and overlooked the road but there was no blinds. We could see into the buildings across the road from the shower. We just didnt use lights in the bathroom at night and found that to be okay.

9.0 / 10.0

Great place to stay for our 1 night stop over.

We only had 1 night stay in this accommodation as we had a very late flight into Edinburgh and arrived at 9.55pm, with only 5 minutes before staff closed the check in office. The staff who greeted us was excellent, very friendly and helped my husband carry our very heavy luggage up 3 flights of stairs. We left our other 2 luggage to be stored downstairs in the office as we were only staying overnight before our onward travel to Port Seaton. The owner was very friendly, helpful and easily contactable. The instructions to get into the accommodation was very clear and we were able to contact the owner easily when we had a query. The owner’s response was very prompt and helpful 😊. The rooms were very warm and the beddings very comfortable. The room was very clean.

Didn’t like the 3 flights of stairs to get to our room as I have a disability with my legs and I found climbing the stairs a struggle but the staff was very helpful and helped my husband with the luggage 😊

10.0 / 10.0

Beautiful property

Room was beautiful, location perfect and gorgeous old building

Nothing

7.0 / 10.0

Ideal location

Very good value for money

Could be cleaner

5.0 / 10.0

Clean, fine for a one night stay

Central for our requirements

Lavatory was very near wall, certainly would be difficult for a large person

7.0 / 10.0

Adequate for short stay

Good location... friendly bar attached to hotel

Lack of light bulbs in lamp fitments in room !

8.0 / 10.0

very good value for stay and money

Very good location, room very good, a very good stay, will recomnended it further

sometimes very noisy and loud from the street

5.0 / 10.0

Basic ok for one night

It was 2 mins from Haymarket train station

No lift

8.0 / 10.0

Great value for money, no frills, clean and comfy bed.

Good location and a no frills comfy bed for the night.

8.0 / 10.0

Basic but comfortable,served its purpose.

Good location,large well equipped room and friendly helpful staff.

Very tired exterior and parts of the interior and on a really noisy road junction with trams passing right by outside from early morning.

3.0 / 10.0

the location was great

Very good location - the room was ample in size and the bathroom was well equipped. The sheets and towels were clean. the bed was fairly comfortable

the carpet was stained badly the bathroom flooring had a big patch that wasn't sealed down and wasn't even close to the same color - the fitment of the bath fixtures was home reno level -if the person had never done home renos

FAQs

Is parking included with this hotel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Guards Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Guards Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Guards Hotel?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes golf course (within 2 mi), free wifi/internet, non-smoking, heating, and wheelchair accessible.

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Is The Guards Hotel pet friendly?

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