Is Capital Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Capital Guest House?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

Where is Capital Guest House located?

Located in Newington, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of National Library of Scotland and University of Edinburgh. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Capital Guest House Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryll

16 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The suite is quite large for my family of 4, clean, close to grocery stores, friendly and helpful staff/owner, highly recommended, will come back again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

15 June 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The was a great place to stay! The beds are super comfortable. A little far from the Royal Mile but worth it!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Devan

28 July 2024

Liked: Staff & service, amenities

Hosts were very nice. The location is really nice if you are looking for somewhere with quick routes to the city centre (bus or walking) but is also nice and quiet.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

10 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Our host Ali was extremely helpful and accommodating. We recommend The Capital Guest House highly!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

yasuyoshi

24 July 2025

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Po Po

10 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The owner is very helpful and friendly. Provide many information around there. Cozy room with enough facilities.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

federico

27 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Struttura non moderna,ma pulita e tenuta. ben servita da autobus. Distante 30 Min a piedi dal centro. Nella via presenza di fast food e pubs e caffetterie

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

21 July 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

zentrumsnah, gute Frühstücksmöglichkeiten, kostenloser Parkplatz

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeanna

2 July 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Yvonne

9 June 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sai

24 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cosy and convenient

The room and the property was well kept. The Manager was very clear with information and directions. He even was kind enough to ask about our visit and recommend things to do and how to do them whilst giving different options of going around the city. The property is quite close the city centre and was very convenient.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shim

7 Jan 2022

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Boa

10 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert

4 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay

Very comfortable room. Extremely friendly and helpful host.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gary

24 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adriana

18 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay, helpful host.

I recommend the Capital Guest House without hesitation, it was very clean and the owner is so friendly. He definitely go the extra mile for his guests. The location is convenient for all Edinburgh attractions. Though I didn't need parking I am sure the fact that there is parking is a big plus. I will keep this place in mind as I do visit Edinburgh regularly.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

18 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

The property manager was accomodating. It was an overall okay room. Good location!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Loredana, Aprilia

7 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Posizione dell'hotel ottima. Il centro di Edimburgo é a circa 30 minuti a piedi. Il proprierario è stato gentile e disponibile. Ci ha anche dato la possibilità di usufruire di una camera piu grande rimasta libera, senza farci pagare la differenza. Vicino ai servizi. Consiglio Tony's Chip Shop 7 Ratcliffe, un posto vicino all'hotel dove mangiare dell'ottima pizza anche take away!

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

13 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The place is very tidy and clean. Although it is not close to the city center, there are several bus options direct to the center. The best of the accommodation was to rely on a kind and devoted host. Our experience was superb. He gave us useful tips about the city, transport, events, etc. Moreover, he helped us very much to deal with some issues such as booking a taxi to the airport, printing the boarding pass, etc.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Syl

11 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Marisa, Lake Forest

29 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Capital Guest House was clean, had a friendly staff and offered us a spatious comfortable room. It was reasonably priced and conveniently located 10 minutes away from Edinburgh Waverley Station.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joao

27 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Jacob, Oslo

2 Sept 2018

Plain guest house, friendly staff

This is an average hotel and is advertised as such. The owner is unusually friendly and will do his utmost to make you feel welcome. The hotel itself is in no way luxurious but you will have what you need. You get a small bar of soap and a small bottle of shampoo but no conditioner or lotion. You get a hospitality tray with a kettle, biscuits, instant coffee, and tea, and the staff does remember to replenish them. You can borrow an iron. We found the room a little dark for working. One of the rooms we were in comes with a private bathroom as opposed to an en-suite bathroom; that is to say, you are the only user but the bathroom itself is external to your room. The breakfast is plain. A table is laid out with four types of cereal, a jug of milk, a jug of orange juice, a coffee maker, and fruit. There are scones, toast, and rolls, and you get one kind of sliced cheese, one kind of cheese spread, and jams. There is cable-TV in the room and two wireless Wi-Fi networks. Both networks were okay for speed but sometimes stalled for a minute or two.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Emily

22 Aug 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I stayed here for 5 nights during the peak festival season in August. The owner was incredibly nice and helpful, and genuinely wanted his guests to have a great visit to Edinburgh. Room was clean and cozy. The breakfast was a basic continental but plenty to get you up and energized for the first part of your day. Although the location is about a 20 minute walk from the city center, I appreciated the quiet neighborhood considering the city center was extremely loud and full of tourists at the time of my visit. Also, there are plenty of buses in the area (with stops either right across the street or a 3 minute walk around the block) which run every few minutes. I actually ended up taking the buses quite a bit as the 20 minute walk seemed like a lot after several hours of walking in the city center sightseeing/shopping/going on tours each day. But again, this was no problem as they ran so frequently and stopped so close to the house (This includes one of the buses that goes all the way to the airport!). Overall, I had a great stay and would absolutely return on any future trips to Edinburgh!

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

George

29 June 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The lodging met my needs as I needed a safe and quiet place to stay while visiting the city with my family. The proprietor is extremely friendly, kind, and provided us with needed information to make our trip much easier.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

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