Recently stayed at the Bonsyde and words cannot even describe how much we loved it there! The staff was BEYOND helpful. We were greeted by name when we walked in, they went out of their way to help with anything, and even offered to pick us up from the train station when no taxis were available. The view is amazing! Would stay here again for sure!

Our night at Bonsyde was bizarre. The price listed online was 54 GBP, a great value, but at the front desk it was 80. When we asked about the discrepancy the manager said that we could have it for the lower rate, but that he only had one room available (was this true? I am not sure) that was being renovated. Despite being full up, we only ever saw two other guests, and the silence in the dining room was deafening.

With that taken into consideration, it wasn't bad. The decor isn't fussy, and the room was large and well-furnished. The bathroom (being renovated) would have been bad - small and very cramped - without the renovations, which was new tile being put in the shower. It certainly needed it - the mildew was everywhere. It was pretty gross.

The location is the best part - it is out in the country so it is very quiet, but it has VERY easy access to the airport without having to stay in town, so it met our needs very well. It had wireless internet that was quite fast, a nice change of pace from other places we had stayed, and the room itself really was quite good.

All in all, it was a weird place. No other guests in sight, way out in the middle of nowhere, a car salesman-like manager, discrepant pricing, but despite all this, I have to say that the room was comfortable enough and the location was good enough that we would stay here again. We will ask to see the bathroom first, though, and we will check online for the "price."

I stayed at the Bonsyde House hotel, during the Edinburgh festival time and was looking for somewhere to stay without paying extorbitance festival prices. The hotel was only 25 minutes by car from Edinburgh city centre and was staff were supberb.

I have been to edinburgh numerous times but was going to a wedding and decided that I was not going to pay edinburgh prices so decided to stay outside the city and boy were we not disappointed when we found this gem! I cannot rate this hotel highly enough but why spoil it with my amazing comments on this try it yourself and make sure you try the amazing breakfast and the nutty irish man :-)