Name: Alpha Guest House
Address: 19 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4TE, United Kingdom, 19 Old Dalkeith Road, Lothian, EH16 4TE, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at £70 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.7

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Bed and breakfast Alpha Guest House

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The cooked breakfast was very good! The location is central and easy to locate.

Bill, United Kingdom

Room was really lovely and clean, staff were friendly and very welcoming, really easy to check in and check out

Samantha, United Kingdom

The guest house was very clean very comfortable and very welcoming Enjoyed our stay didn't want to leave

Kay, United Kingdom

Beautifully modern, clean and comfortable. Great features in the rooms too and lovely staff. Best fried eggs ever!!

Belinda, United Kingdom

A lovely place to stay, spotlessly clean, the breakfast was really good, and the owners were very nice and helpful, a great location with a bus stop across the road that takes you straight to the city center. Would definitely recommend this guest house and would stay here again.

Steven, United Kingdom

Lovely comfortable room with a compact en suite and a hearty breakfast choice. A warm welcome from hosts Louis and Ada made our stay in Edinburgh enjoyable and relaxing. Close to city centre and old town with good transport links just outside door. Great value.

Derek, United Kingdom

We were welcomed by our host Louis, he was very friendly and also very informative of the area which made it easier for us to get around, the room was excellent, very clean, bed was very comfortable, the facilities were as advertised, there were no faults at this property, the breakfast was delicious and we would highly recommend this establishment, we would definitely return

Danita, United Kingdom

Owners were very freindly and as i was off oit early in morning offered a packed breakfast, nice touch. Also bus stop was right outisde the bnb. Room and bathroom were very small but comfortable.

Mark, United Kingdom

Beautiful guest house! Room was excellent and the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming. Couldn’t rate this place any higher.

John, United Kingdom

The room and property was beautifully designed with amazing attention to detail, very comfy and cosy feel, the owners were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was fab, we will definitely be returning for another stay

Emma, United Kingdom

9.2

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“The cooked breakfast was very good! The location is central and easy to locate.”

Bill United Kingdom
“Room was really lovely and clean, staff were friendly and very welcoming, really easy to check in and check out”

Samantha United Kingdom
“The guest house was very clean very comfortable and very welcoming Enjoyed our stay didn't want to leave”

Kay United Kingdom
“Beautifully modern, clean and comfortable. Great features in the rooms too and lovely staff. Best fried eggs ever!!”

Belinda United Kingdom
“A lovely place to stay, spotlessly clean, the breakfast was really good, and the owners were very nice and helpful, a great location with a bus stop across the road that takes you straight to the city...”

Steven United Kingdom
“Lovely comfortable room with a compact en suite and a hearty breakfast choice. A warm welcome from hosts Louis and Ada made our stay in Edinburgh enjoyable and relaxing. ”

Derek United Kingdom
“We were welcomed by our host Louis, he was very friendly and also very informative of the area which made it easier for us to get around, the room was excellent, very clean, bed was very comfortable,...”

Danita United Kingdom
“Owners were very freindly and as i was off oit early in morning offered a packed breakfast, nice touch. Also bus stop was right outisde the bnb. Room and bathroom were very small but comfortable.”

Mark United Kingdom
“Beautiful guest house! Room was excellent and the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming. Couldn’t rate this place any higher.”

John United Kingdom
“The room and property was beautifully designed with amazing attention to detail, very comfy and cosy feel, the owners were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was fab, we will definitely be...”

Emma United Kingdom

One of our top picks in Edinburgh.Alpha Guest House offers ground floor rooms, a 5-minute drive from Edinburgh city centre and Edinburgh Hospital. It has free Wi-Fi, free parking and a 24-hour front desk.

All the rooms have a bathroom with a hairdryer. Other facilities include tea/coffee making facilities and flat-screen TVs.

A full English breakfast is served every morning and many bars and restaurants are available a short walk away.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.3 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Edinburgh! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Alpha Guest House has been welcoming Booking.com guests since 6 Oct 2010.

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Good for couples - they rate the facilities 8.6 for two-person stays.

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Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.3)

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Full English/Irish

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

Free private parking available on-site

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Property surroundings – Guests loved walking around the neighbourhood!

Closest landmarks

Craigmillar Castle
0.6 miles
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
0.8 miles
Holyrood Park
1.1 miles
Arthurs Seat
1.2 miles
Queen's Hall
1.4 miles
The Meadows
1.7 miles
University of Edinburgh
1.7 miles
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
1.7 miles
Our Dynamic Earth
1.8 miles
Palace of Holyrood House
1.8 miles

Restaurants and markets

costa coffee Cafe/bar
0.5 miles
sainsburys Supermarket
0.5 miles
salisbury arms Restaurant
1 miles

Natural beauty

arthurs seat Mountain
1 miles
hillend ski centre Ski lift
6 miles

Closest airports

Edinburgh Airport
8.2 miles
Dundee Airport
36.7 miles
Glasgow Airport
49.6 miles

What travellers love about this location

“Great hospitality, superb breakfast, convenient location and the bedroom was very welcoming. Ada and Louis were very friendly and kind hosts, they went above an...”

Emorley87

United Kingdom

“Bus stops to and from city less than a minutes walk from property. and off street car parking. ”

Ian

United Kingdom

“Excellent location with bus stop to the city right opposite - warm and very comfortable bed - impeccably clean”

Barry

United Kingdom

8.3

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14:00 - 22:00

Check-out

09:30 - 10:00

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Children and beds

This bed & breakfast does not accommodate children.

No cots are available

No extra beds are available

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Smoking is not allowed.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

“A lovely place to stay, spotlessly clean, the breakfast was really good, and the owners were very nice and helpful, a great location with a bus stop across the road that takes you straight to the city center. Would definitely recommend this guest house and would stay here again. ”

Steven

“Lovely comfortable room with a compact en suite and a hearty breakfast choice. A warm welcome from hosts Louis and Ada made our stay in Edinburgh enjoyable and relaxing. Close to city centre and old town with good transport links just outside door. Great value.”

Derek

“We were welcomed by our host Louis, he was very friendly and also very informative of the area which made it easier for us to get around, the room was excellent, very clean, bed was very comfortable, the facilities were as advertised, there were no faults at this property, the breakfast was delicious and we would highly recommend this establishment, we would definitely return”

Danita

“Owners were very freindly and as i was off oit early in morning offered a packed breakfast, nice touch. Also bus stop was right outisde the bnb. Room and bathroom were very small but comfortable.”

Mark

“The room and property was beautifully designed with amazing attention to detail, very comfy and cosy feel, the owners were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was fab, we will definitely be returning for another stay”

Emma

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Reviewed: 25 May 2019

Bill
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
8.3

“A comfortable stop over. Very handy location to walk into the town.Very nice people to stay with.,”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
The stairs were the only thing which we didn't particularly like. Our room being at the top of the property meant that with our suitcases in hand it was a little tight.
The cooked breakfast was very good! The location is central and easy to locate.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 24 May 2019

Samantha
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Room was really lovely and clean, staff were friendly and very welcoming, really easy to check in and check out

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 17 May 2019

Niyi Adebayo
United Kingdom
5.4

Passable
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
Noise from cars made it impossible to sleep at night
Breakfast was okay but the room given to us what too close to the road.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 17 May 2019

Kay
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
The guest house was very clean very comfortable and very welcoming Enjoyed our stay didn't want to leave

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 14 May 2019

Hazel Fento
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The stay was great

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 11 May 2019

Belinda
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Beautifully modern, clean and comfortable. Great features in the rooms too and lovely staff. Best fried eggs ever!!

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 9 May 2019

Steven
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
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A lovely place to stay, spotlessly clean, the breakfast was really good, and the owners were very nice and helpful, a great location with a bus stop across the road that takes you straight to the city center. Would definitely recommend this guest house and would stay here again.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 7 May 2019

Derek
United Kingdom
9.6

“Warm, welcoming with a great comfortable double bed. Great choice of continental or cooked breakfast”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Everything was perfect, pity we couldn’t stay longer
Lovely comfortable room with a compact en suite and a hearty breakfast choice. A warm welcome from hosts Louis and Ada made our stay in Edinburgh enjoyable and relaxing. Close to city centre and old town with good transport links just outside door. Great value.

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 6 May 2019

Danita
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
We loved everything
We were welcomed by our host Louis, he was very friendly and also very informative of the area which made it easier for us to get around, the room was excellent, very clean, bed was very comfortable, the facilities were as advertised, there were no faults at this property, the breakfast was delicious and we would highly recommend this establishment, we would definitely return

Stayed in May 2019
Reviewed: 29 April 2019

Mark 5610
United Kingdom
9.2

“Nice clean well located bed and breakfast”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
All laminate floors, so as a result very noisy room was near front door so heard all the coming and going and conversations in corridoor outside my room sounded as if they were inside it. (My room)
Owners were very freindly and as i was off oit early in morning offered a packed breakfast, nice touch. Also bus stop was right outisde the bnb. Room and bathroom were very small but comfortable.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: 27 April 2019

Luisa
Italy
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Clean and very cute! Great breakfast. Location is great, bus is right out front!

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: 25 April 2019

John
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Beautiful guest house! Room was excellent and the staff were extremely helpful and welcoming. Couldn’t rate this place any higher.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: 23 April 2019

Emma
United Kingdom
Age group: 45 – 54
10

“Fabulous find we loved it”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Nothing
The room and property was beautifully designed with amazing attention to detail, very comfy and cosy feel, the owners were very friendly and helpful and the breakfast was fab, we will definitely be returning for another stay

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: 23 April 2019

EMorley87
United Kingdom
Age group: 25 – 34
10

“Highly recommended! ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
Faultless :)
Great hospitality, superb breakfast, convenient location and the bedroom was very welcoming. Ada and Louis were very friendly and kind hosts, they went above and beyond when offering their garage space for our motorbike. Thank you for the great experience! Highly recommended B&B.

Stayed in April 2019
Reviewed: 20 April 2019

Madeleine
United Kingdom
9.6

“A pleasant place to stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double or Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Alpha Guest House was very clean and comfortable. I would recommend it.

Stayed in April 2019

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