Merith House Hotel  

Convenience to city centre via bus links

Attic room ensuite toilet - not able to close door. Double bed - hard, so not very comfortable. Partly chose this place because of wifi access which is not yet not possible from the room we stayed in.

The couple who owned the hotel were really super people, helpfull and polite, the hotel rooms were basic, affordable and very clean, with a bus stop at the door.

The hotel was popular for young adults and they were quite noisey arriving in very late and running in the hallways laughing and talking, turning on the T.V. after 2-00am and this meant we got very little sleep and once awakened we didn't get sleeping again. Rooms No 3 and 4 urgently need the floor boards repaired as they were unbelievily squeeky and it wasn't possible to step around the squeeks as it was all over the intire floor, this did spoil our stay while we were there leaving us tired the next day, a pity as the owners were so friendly, there probably isn't always noisey guests but the floor boards would ungently need attention.

Very friendly personnel, we felt very welcome! The ambience of the hotel is very good and the location is also very nice, in a pleasant neighbourhood. The breakfast is prepared with care. Every day the room was cleaned and we got new towels. Nice digital TV with lots of channels and opportunity for subtitles. On our last day, we had to leave before breakfast started. However, the hotel manager provided us with a tray with breakfast on the evening before, very kind!!!

Small room, low water pressure but a nice warm shower!

Really tiny rooms and minuscule bathrooms (really can't move without bumping into something), poor internet connection, cold shower, some weird brownish bugs and we also noticed the keys to the rooms are all identical, so watch out for your stuff in case someone else notices this.

The Merith House Hotel is in my opinion highly recommandable.The room was small but we had everything we needed and it was cleaned every day. The busstation is in front of the hotel and busses go regularly including night busses.It takes about 10 minutes to the city centre. The hotel stuff is very friendly and helps you E.G. booking day trips. The breakfast is of coffee/tee, toast and jam, and cornflakes.It's not much, but still better than nothing and anyway- considering the costs overall, I would always choose the Merith House Hotel !

quietly and safely around the hotel easy access to public transport close to the center

The staff were friendly and the location is good (ten min bus ride to city centre, bus stop right out the front).

The small rooms are really small. We only had two backpacks and with them in the room there wasn't much space to move. We booked for five nights and thought we would get a slightly bigger room because of our longer stay - unfortunately not the case. The bathroom is tiny - literally a square box - located right next to the bedhead which is a little unpleasant. Breakfast included but only available during a 1 1/2hr timeframe early in the morning. The hotel puts a 5% surcharge on credit and debit card transactions - this is high and completely ridiculous for a debit card payment.

We were on a budget, which was the reason we chose this hotel. The room was small, but everything went perfect. Since the staff wasn't always there, you take the keys everywhere, there's no curfew. The heating was really good, even with the cold Edinburgh weather. The bus stop is literally in front of the hotel, and buses are frequent, just 10 minutes from the city center. Overall, a very pleasant stay.

If you're paying with a credit or debit card, they will charge you 5% more.

Very Little.

Small room with tiny bathroom up 2 flights of stairs. Very limited continental breakfast. Surcharge for debit card payment.

5% surcharge for card payment not clear on booking(both credit and debit). Limited "continental" breakfast.

They are currently undergoing a referb downstairs which looks very nice. When we arrived they weren't full so they put us in the largest room (10) at the top which was great and at no extra charge. The bed had lovely clean sheets and the bathroom was clean but could do with some referb work of its own. Location was great with the choice of two buses going into town every 10 mins. Overall I wasn't too disappointed. We loved Edinburgh and would recommend the Mussel Inn in Rose Street. The people are very friendly.

Staff very helpful and friendly. Requested extra pillow - no problem. Needed help with directions and staff went on computer and printed map out for us.

Breakfast was classed as continental but really didn't think it was. Also not keen on having to pay extra for a cooked breakfast - even scrambled eggs on toast.

Good location. Bus stop right in front of the hotel with busses going every 15 minutes to the city centre. Room was clean and comfy.

The only thing that we could mention here is that the bathroom of our room was very small.