Relax Guest House

Hotel description

In Edinburgh’s New Town area, Relax Guest House offers charming Victorian town house accommodation. Princes Street can be reached in 10 minutes on foot.

Each traditional en suite room at Relax Guest House has satellite TV, with a DVD player. Some rooms have garden views or a traditional fireplace, and all rooms have high-speed internet access.

Relax Guest House has a lounge area and a 42-inch plasma-screen TV for guests to use. Ironing and dry-cleaning services are also available.

Edinburgh Castle, overlooking Princes Street Gardens, is a 15-minute walk from the guest house. Edinburgh Rail Station is 20 minutes’ walk away.

• 6.3/10 Anonymous Mature couple

  United Kingdom
  July 27, 2011

  Value for money,friendly staff,clean

  Bring your walking boots, its a good 10 minute walk uphill towards princess st, but there are plenty of buses close to the guest house

• 8.3/10 Raymond Family with older children

  Mosta, Malta
  July 3, 2011

  Good Value for money which is generally quite and offers a good service especially the breakfast.

• 8.8/10 Yiqi Solo traveller

  Singapore, Singapore
  June 29, 2011

  Breakfast was good.

• 5.8/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  United Kingdom
  June 27, 2011

  Shower didnt drain, bathroom wasnt clean - lots fo hair. Shower door was broken.

• 3.3/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  Italy
  April 12, 2011

  It's near to the centre.

  Our two beds were very dirty, we found many hairs in the sheets and crumbs on the moquette. We told that to the staff and they didn't make anything to solve this problem and also they didn't make a discount for the inconvenience..

• 7.9/10 Colin Solo traveller

  Anstruther, United Kingdom
  November 29, 2011

  Was on a night out in Edinburgh and decided at the last minute to stay over if I could find some cheap and cheerful digs. I was single but got upgraded to a double room. The room was large, roomy and clean. Nice view of the park at the rear of the hotel. The guy booking me in was very friendly.

  Decor was tired but what can yopu expect for £40. I thought it was funny that there were numerous empty shampoo bottles etc in the bathroom - but everything was clean. Breakfast smelt lovely but you had to there before 9am (not negotiable) thought I could have got toast after 9am. I did not get in until after 3am, so 9am was not going to happen. Its quite a walk up the hill to the city centre, so you may wish to book a cab.

• 4.6/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  November 21, 2011

  The price and checking out.

  I thought my room was well below par. I was put in the basement with three single beds which every mattress was well worn and springs sticking out. The carpets were dirty and had a strange aroma in the room. The shower doors didn't slide properly and the icing on the cake was the small black beetles crawling around the sink and floor. They took money out of account on the first night so wouldn't get a refund. Breakfast was ok. I'm a contractor so used to put up with cheap ok rooms but won't be stopping here again.

• 6.3/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  November 15, 2011

  Clean (although decor was tired, see below), convenient and cheap. Good location.

  Good for a bargain trip. Could improve with a lick of paint and a freshen up of the carpets. Shower doors were hanging on and fell off when pulled (but were still serviceable).

• 9.2/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  Hong Kong
  October 27, 2011

  Outstanding value for money.

• 10/10 Dan Solo traveller

  Bucharest - s3, Romania
  October 13, 2011

  Good location, nice and pleasant place, friendly staff. It felt like home.

• 7.1/10 Kevin Solo traveller

  chesterfield, United Kingdom
  October 4, 2011

  Shower tray leaked

• 6.3/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  U.S.A.
  October 1, 2011

  The staff were very helpful and friendly. The breakfast was very good, complete with many choices. The location was excellent and most attractions of the city were within walking distance.

  The mattresses were uncomfortable - all springs and the door lock had issues. The overall cleanliness was also not great.

• 7.9/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  September 21, 2011

  Friendly staff, lovely breakfast, I slept well.

• 7.9/10 Emily Solo traveller

  London, United Kingdom
  September 20, 2011

  Friendly and helpful staff, comfortable bed, decent shower, good location close to the centre of Edinburgh.

  Not a particularly inspiring breakfast - they did get soya milk for me as I requested, but food options were limited for a vegan.

• 7.5/10 Peter Solo traveller

  Toronto, Canada
  September 5, 2011

  Although the location was a touch away from the heart of Edinburgh, the room was excellent, the breakfast was also lovely, and the staff seemed friendly.

  The bathroom was a bit tiny, and wasn't 100% clean.

• 7.1/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  August 27, 2011

  Location, friendly people

  No soap / shampoo / mattress was ancient and broken / shower door broken

• 5.4/10 William Solo traveller

  Castletown, Isle of Man
  August 24, 2011

  Pleasant staff.Breakfast OK.

  Very poor bed.Small room.Difficult stair access to second floor for all but fully fit.

• 6/10 Diane Solo traveller

  Great Houghton, United Kingdom
  August 23, 2011

  The food was excellent. Great choice for breakfast. Freshly cooked. The staff were really friendly.

  The room wasn't a very good standard, although it was peaceful and quiet and the bed was comfortable and warm. There was a taped repair on the main door, which wasn't bad but didn't look very attractive, a double electrical socket came away from the wall, and I managed to get locked out of the bathroom. It was also at the very top of the house with no lift, although there's a stairlift to the first floor for disabled or elderly visitors. But for the price I got it at, it was fine. I'm not complaining, just pointing things out that could be improved quite cheaply. Though not room access. Access was fine for te able bodied and kept me fit.

• 8.8/10 Marco Young couple

  Santarcangelo di R., Italy
  August 22, 2011

  Very kind staff and beautiful room!

  High price...but remember it's in Edinburgh, so it's normal!

• 7.9/10 Chris Solo traveller

  Toronto, Canada
  August 17, 2011

  The staff was very helpful.

  I was on the top floor and walking up steep stairs was required.

• 2.9/10 Thora Solo traveller

  GLASGOW, United Kingdom
  August 7, 2011

  Leaving.

  The owner was out when I arrived - a sign saying 'at Tesco' in the window. The whole house was shabby and smelly. My room was small and cramped and dingy, with old furniture and a window that would not close and the curtain fell down. The TV and shower did not work properly and I spent an uncomfortable night itching - when I woke up in the morning I had bites on my body, so I can assume a bedbug infestation. I had booked for 4 nights but checked out after 1, and told the owner my reasons, he did not apologise and just asked for payment. I would never return to this horrible guest house, it is cheap and nasty.

• 7.1/10 Fiona Solo traveller

  Dudley, United Kingdom
  July 15, 2011

  The location was excellent with a bus stop just on the corner......buses are brilliant £3.20 and ride anywhere all day! Breakfast was very good with plenty of choice and pleasant staff. The guest house was clean and tidy and manager and staff were very nice, I would stay again in the hope that the little defects we're sorted,

  My room was a little cramped, but fine for a 2 night stay.....I'd booked a single and got a twin. Shower room was very small with a leathel toilet roll holder that you could be impaled on and more water out of the shower hose than the head!!! Tv would have been nice, but owners hadn't changed to new sets in time for the digital changeover, so no news for me.

• 5.4/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  U.S.A.
  July 8, 2011

  It was cheap, available, and reasonably well located.

  While close to Waverly Station and the Royal Mile, it is down a steep hill that goes for several blocks. It had advertised "high-speed internet," but while I was there the internet connection was down completely. There was a small TV in my room that did not function.

• 6.7/10 Anonymous Group of friends

  Austria
  July 8, 2011

  super friendly and helpful staff!!

  noisy! could hear TV of neighbour very loudly during the night.

• 5/10 Anonymous Solo traveller

  United Kingdom
  July 7, 2011

  Easy to get to and in an area which felt safe, shops and places to eat nearby. Breakfast was adequate and check out was dealt with efficiently

  I advised that the televison was faulty and I got a shrug and a lame excuse.I felt that although it was clean enough it was not smart , minor repairs were needed in the shower and the toilet seat was wobbly not enough to complain about but irritating. I felt that who ever checked the room should do so from a customers point of view and not as a proprietor. however I would give it a go again