Review of The Thistle House B&B, Edinburgh
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Good - quiet, pleasant location, clean, free on street parking, good value for money.
Bad - breakfast just adequate, single room has noisy waste outlet in shower room. A little far from city centre.
Rating 7 out of 10
The Thistle House is a ten bedroom B&B in the south of Edinburgh, a 25 minute walk from the city centre. Most of the rooms are ensuite. When booking my single room there was only £2 difference in price between the single room with shared bathroom at £28 and the “luxury” single ensuite at £30, so I plumped for the ensuite. The establishment offers free wireless internet. Although secure free parking is available on site, sometimes the number of spaces available for guest parking is limited and as I’d be arriving by car and checking in late I knew that there is free on street parking in that area.
I stayed at the Thistle House for one night in October 2007. I thought it was in a quiet. pleasant upmarket area. The exterior is a substantial Victorian villa, the reception area is very attractive and there a beautiful wrought iron banister up the staircase which is illuminated by a large skylight. My “luxury” single room was on the second floor facing at the back of the building. The room was very quiet, except for the macerator used to shred the bathroom waste which was pretty noisy whenever you used the sink, shower of toilet. The room was a bit too floral for my taste, with pink flowery wallpaper and bedding. However it was very clean, apart from a few stains on the red carpet. There were 2 packs of very tasty biscuits and plenty of tea, coffee and milk.
The breakfast room is pretty basic as is the breakfast. There were a few yoghurts, three types of cereal, apples, fruit juice and a cooked breakfast with toast. Breakfast is available from 8am to 9am.
Overall I would recommend the Thistle House, particularly if you are travelling by car you can park easily if you arrive in the evening, once the commuters have departed. You may want to find a more centrally located B&B if you are using public transport as it is a fair walk into the city centre, although there is a good bus service from the adjacent street. It is a very pleasant, quiet area and my room was comfortable although to call it a a luxury room is a misnomer. Breakfast is pretty mediocre but I would stay there again.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
The thistle house in edinburgh made our journey remarkable. We arrived a bit late at night and being a group of bachelors we went clubbing and came late but the manager was quite understanding and helpful too. The breakfast was very hearty and elaborate with a flexible timings. The rooms were really looked after by efficient staff and being cleaned everyday after we left for our days work. The location is fabulous and easy to commute. Edinburgh is beautiful and hospitable too so will definately visit once again and The Thistle house will be our home in Edinburgh. I would strongly recommend everyone to stay in The Thistle House.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Yeah Thistle House is a nice place
July 5th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Have you stayed at the Thistle House, Kovano?