We were expecting a four star hotel, as they sell themselves, but apparently a four star guest house is in a different category. Must advise we ended up not staying at all. When we got there we were showed to a third floor room with a shared bathroom (which we were not expecting). We were told we had to share... More

We spent 3 nights at the Ben Doran and loved our room with a huge comfortable bed and clean, pleasant bathroom. Breakfast was also good, offering me my life's blood bran and muesli without which I cannot face the day and a good true Scottish breakfast of bacon, scrambled eggs, sausage, tomato, beans (oddly with kidney beans included) and black... More

My boyfriend and I booked a room from lastminute.com for three nights. We are both students. We chose Ben Doran because there was a price deal. After we arrived, a lady asked us for a credit/debit card, which didn't bother us much as we kind of expected it, having read some of the reviews. To our surprise, we were brought... More

The Ben Doran has a handy position, just over a mile walk from North Bridge, and the easy walk opens your eyes to lots of ideas for things to see and do in Edinburgh.The beautiful feel of the Guest House is evident as soon as you enter the imposing entrance hall, and our room (4) was just what we wanted.... More

Me and my boyfriend stayed at the Ben Doran one the 16/2/13 for 1 night. We were in room 12 which is situated at the very bottom of the hotel with its own access. This was ideal for us. The room was amazing and very large with plenty of space and its own en-suit. The room was very clean and... More

The staff were all wonderful and breakfast was excellent. It was so nice to have more than just toast and cereals in the morning. They do take your credit card when you're checking in which can make some people uncomfortable but it didn't bother me a bit. I had booked a double bed room for my sister and I and... More

Have just returned from a weekend at this hotel for my birthday. The room was beautiful, the staff very helpful and friendly and the breakfast had something for everyone; a choice of different pastries, fruit, cereals, and english breakfast. After seeing my birthday cards in our room a bottle of wine and some pringles were put in there for me... More

Overall not 4 star.. And location is 25 Min walk min to centre... Ok place but for the price I think I'd look around if I ever returned Breakfast was very basic, but ok however I was expecting a full English or choice of eggs.. Only left out scrambled..... Over all it's a basic guest house.. Does the job but... More

This 'guest house' is ideally situated. Far enough away from the city centre to be quieter but near enough that you could walk if you wanted to, although there are numerous buses at all times passing the door. There is limited parking but when we knew we were taking the car the next day we informed the staff & they... More