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Castle View Guest House

3.0 of 5
30 Castle St., Edinburgh EH2 3HT, Scotland
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Castle View Guest House
Ranked #246 of 428 Edinburgh B&B and Inns
3.5 of 5 stars 102 Reviews
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Prestonpans, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

when ever i'm in Edinburgh, I always stay at Castle view guest house. The hosts Martin and Magic are brilliant,The other staff is equally helpful and they all make you feel at home.Rooms are ensuite and are cleaned everyday. Free tea, coffee and biscuits facilities are fabulous.the guest house is the birth place of Kenneth Graham, the writer of The... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

This Guest House was very well located and ideal for getting around the sites in the city. Room was nice, modern and clean, beds were comfortable. Mgmt. was very friendly and helpfull getting our heavy luggage up 2 flights of stairs. Lovely full scottish breakfast :) I would definitely recommend this B&B to friends.

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Glasgow
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

After reading previous reviews I was not expecting much but this guest house was in close approxmity for my meeting that's why I chose this guest house. My bedroom was clean to a good standard it had excellent views of castle street . Breakfast was great and overall guest house standards were good with very helpful staff. Also great restaurants... More

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dublin
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

Staff and manager with the personality of a brick, no conversation in 4 day stay. Filthy. Light fitting with bare wires hanging out. Curtain falling off pole. Dirty. NO view of castle unless you leaned out dining room window. room not cleaned in 4 day stay. 97 steps to bedroom. NO wi-fi even though advertised. Rubbish behind front door in... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

Friendly, helpful staff. They must have had wi fi fixed because reception staff keen to let us know it was working. Clean room (apart from a nappy I found behind the bin - bit more care in cleaning needed). We had room at back on a saturday night and were not disturbed by any noise at all. Shower head wasn't... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

The location was good and the hotel was clean. The wifi included in the price was one of the main reasons I chose the hotel. However, it was completely useless and could not be fixed (we asked about it several times). They had what seemed to be a permanent note on the noticeboard, apologizing for the current problems with the... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012 via mobile

Booked for two nights with a friend for some sight seeing. Central location. Clean room. Basic guest house with extremely noisy units in bathroom ( which we were told were pumps as pipes are too narrow, and they cannot change them as it is a listed building) Very noisy sound like a motor running all night long. Outside noise until... More

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Miami, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

My husband, daughter and I stayed at the Castle View Guest House for 5 days in mid-March and it was wonderful. The room was large for the 3 of us and the private bathroom in our room was clean and modern. Breakfast in the morning was substantial and delicious. The location is great - just around the corner from shops,... More

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Liverpool, United Kingdom
1 review
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012
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Booked to stay there - on arrival on Friday night told us that they had double booked us - gave us a room for friday night and then got us into another place with a small room 25 minutes walk away - didnt offer to pay for taxi to get us there -wasted time getting there and checking in etc... More

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London, United Kingdom
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

The main fault with the room was that the toilet sounded like it had the runs. Worse still was the smell - it smelt like sewage. Everytime we switched on a tap or the shower, the toilet made a very loud distressing sound. The next day they barely cleaned the room - i was actually questioning if they even cleaned... More

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30 Castle St., Edinburgh EH2 3HT, Scotland
Price range (per night):* S$203 - 716

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