25 East London Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | (888) 708-2081
Particularly
friendly and welcoming guesthouse
Spotlessly presented
interiors with colorful modern art
Close to plenty
of restaurants and cafes
One mile from
Edinburgh's Royal Mile
Fresh and
well-maintained rooms with flat-screen TVs and tea kettles
Generous full
Scottish breakfast (included in rate)
Free Wi-Fi throughout
The small room is
tiny with no view
Bit away from Edinburgh's
historic center
Ramsay's B&B
occupies part of an inconspicuous and typically Edinburgh Georgian terrace in
the Canonmills neighborhood on the eastern edge of Edinburgh's New
Town. The owners of this budget property provide a particularly warm welcome -- with whiskey -- and interiors are impeccably
finished yet homey. Rooms are pleasant, with wood floors and crisp colors, though the smallest of the four is tiny, with a shared bathroom. Rates aren't cheap for a bed-and-breakfast, but the amount of
repeat visits from guests is testimony to the guesthouse's special atmosphere.
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Scene
Immaculately presented and friendly guesthouse in typical Georgian terrace
Ramsay's B&B
is housed in an unassuming, typical, and quintessentially Edinburgh Georgian
stone-built terrace. The particularly friendly owner, Sharon, and her husband
live on the first floor and have converted the basement and front room into a
wonderfully inviting, intimate guesthouse. Immaculate interiors are smart and
modern, yet welcoming and homey, with polished hardwood floors, intricately
ornate original coving, and bright hallways decorated with numerous pieces of
colorful contemporary art and sculpture. In the stairwell leading to the
bedrooms there's a large, constantly evolving mural, while the quality of
guests' experience can be seen in dozens of thank-you cards stuck to a hallway pin-board. Guests are mainly tourists, including couples and families -- a room for two adults with two children is available.
Location
Set in semi-residential Canonmills area on the eastern edge of Edinburgh's New Town
The guesthouse is
located on the eastern edge of Edinburgh's New Town in the popular Canonmills area -- a semi-residential
neighborhood, though full of restaurants, bars, and various quirky shops. Edinburgh's main train station is just 15 minutes' walk away, while the Royal Mile and start of the city center are just under a mile away. Immediately opposite the bed-and-breakfast is one of the most popular
and expensive wedding venues in Edinburgh, the Mansfield Traquair, while just
under 10 minutes away on foot is the 1920s Edinburgh Playhouse.
Rooms
Rooms are fresh and well-maintained, but one is small with a shared bathroom
The bed-and-breakfast has
just four rooms in all: a standard Double Room with garden view, a Family Room that can sleep three, a Double Twin Rooms, and a tiny Small Double Room. Rooms are individually styled, but all are decorated in light tones with
polished wooden floors and white antique-style furnishings. Expect accents such as plaid pillows, bold striped wallpaper, or white painted furniture. Free Wi-Fi,
flat-screen TVs, hairdryers, and tea/coffee (and hot chocolate) facilities come
as standard, while all but one have private en-suite bathrooms with stall showers. The smallest double room is very small, shares a bathroom, and has no view from its window.
Features
Generous traditional Scottish breakfast included in rate, along with warm hosts and great location
As is expected
from a guesthouse of this ilk, there's little in the way of on-site facilities. However, included in the rate is a generous, cooked-to-order, traditional Scottish breakfast with black pudding and kippers. Wi-Fi is
free of charge throughout. Street parking is available nearby for a small charge, and is free on weekends. The level of hospitality, which beckons repeat guests, as well as the quiet yet central location are also among the property's best features.
