| We have a payphone for Guests use. For Guests wishing to use their laptops while resident with us we have a WiFi hotspot. A computer with broadband internet access is also avaiable for use free of charge. Our large private car park at the rear of the house takes the worry (and potential cost)out of parking while you are resident with us. A full cooked breakfast is included in the price and served between 8am an 9am daily. Check in is from 11.30 am until 8pm and check out on your last day with us is 10am. On arrival you will receive a set of keys allowing you access to the Guest House and your room at any time. Available on request for our guests' use is an iron and ironing board, hairdryer, alarm clock and travel plug. For anyone wanting to play golf during their visit to Edinburgh then Peter, who is a keen golfer, will be only too pleased to help with any information you may require and he can also recommend courses to play. Newington is an area which offers a large choice of evening meals, almost all tastes are catered for locally, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Italian, fish and chips, hotel restaurants, pubs and a coffee house. We also have a newsagent directly opposite us plus several banks, a post office, grocery stores, a laundrette, bakery and childrens playground, all within a 5 to 10 minute walk of the Guest House. We are also within a 15 minute walk of the Festival Theatre, Queens Hall and Royal College of Surgeons. Holyrood Park is only a 5 minute walk from the Guest House there you can enjoy a walk up Arthurs Seat - an extinct volcano. There are paths which allow you to climb to the top and once at the top you have a spectacular view of the City. There is also a road which you can drive up and enjoy the views that way. Princes Street is only 1 mile away and offers beautiful gardens and the magnificent Scott Monument on one side, and a variety of shops on the other. For shopaholics there are more shops in the St. James shopping centre and the Princes Mall shopping centre both situated at the East end of Princes Street. Before you reach Princes Street you have the High Street or Royal Mile as it is also known. Any of the buses passing the Guest House will take you as far as the High Street. This street is where the most well known of the historical visitor attractions are located. At one end of the High Street you have Edinburgh Castle and at the other end you have The Palace of Holyrood House. Some of the other attractions on the High Street include, The Scottish Whisky Heritage Centre, St. Giles Cathedral, John Knox’s House, The Museum of Childhood and the Peoples Story. It is well worth taking a walk down the High Street just to savour the atmosphere. |
