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About this property
This Georgian building is a family-run guest house with easy access to Edinburgh city center by bus. It offers free WiFi, free parking and rooms with attached bathroom with flat-screen TVs. All rooms have a hairdryer and hospitality tray. Some rooms have period features and others have views of The Royal Observatory and Arthur's Seat. Allison House 16 is 1.5 mi south of Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station and the city center. The regular buses take about 10 minutes to reach the city center.
Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular amenities
- Free parking
- Free Wifi
- Family rooms
- Non-smoking rooms
- Heating
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Leslie
Canada“Location was a bit away from old town but in lovely, relatively quiet area with excellent public transit. A short walk to a couple of nice cafes and pubs. Room was light and very clean. Great water pressure in shower!” - Haslam
United States“Nice, quiet place to lay our heads. Straight shot up the road to the Royal Mile (we walked the 1.3 miles). Perfect for our needs.” 
Priebe
Australia“Close to the city and bus line, clean and tidy, friendly Landlord, washing facilities.”- James United States“Cleaning staff sweetly helpful when we were in wrong Allison building. Room was ready b4 2p.m. which was SUPER convenient (though there WERE lockers had it NOT been). Quiet, temperature of room was good. Coffee & biscuits welcome (would have liked...”
- Lucio
Argentina“Excelent, the bed is very comfortable and the location in front of many frequent buses. They let us to leave the luggage, replying very fast. I definitely recommend it” - Zaman United States“It’s a good place to stay, close by the bus stop which goes to the old town and city center. Very convenient!”
- Didem
Turkey“Everything was perfect. The beds were very comfortable. The room was spotless. I would like to stay here again when I come back” - Novi
Indonesia“the room was clean and comfortable, near bus stop. staf very nice. check in and check out by yourself and very easy. the owner is very kind, I am very grateful for his kindness, quiet place and suitable for those who don't like crowds” - Kushtrim
Kosovo“The room was beautiful. We were a group of 3 friends and had more than enough space to get around the room. We had very big windows so we had a lot of light. The location is perfect, it is calm and you can find multiple bus stops 2 min from your...” - Sirine
France“Great location, clean and comfortable rooms. The self check in and check out were smooth and the rooms were ready before 2pm. The rooms were also quiet which was nice.”
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House rules
Child policies
Children of all ages are welcome.
Children 6 and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Crib and extra bed policies
Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.
The fine print
Please note self check-in is available anytime.
At the point of check-in guests can leave their luggage anytime in the provided luggage storage area in the property, but cannot enter the room until after the stated check-in time which is 14:00. Check out time is 10:30. On check-out, the key must be left in the check-out key box in the lobby. Guests will be subject to charges if the key is not posted on check-out.
Guests will also be subject to charges if there is any unreported damage to the property.
Please note our staff working hours between 08:00 – 11:40, and between 14:00 – 18:00 Monday to Sunday. Please note our telephone contact hours between 14:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday. Please leave a voice message outside these times.
Please note the hotel is in a Georgian building and there is no elevator, please advise in your booking if you require a room with no stairs, which is subject to availability.
Car parking is limited and cannot be guaranteed. Car parking is available on a first come, first serve basis. If spaces are not available outside the front door of the property, there is free 24/7 on street parking on Peel Terrace.
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 05:00:00.
If you cause damage to the property during your stay, you could be asked to pay up to £50 after check-out, according to this property's Damage Policy.
