Kildonan Lodge Hotel 27 Craigmillar Park, Edinburgh EH16 5PE

"Staff were absolutely lovely, nothing was too much trouble. We arrived earlier than check in but as our room was ready they let us check in anyway. Room was lovely and clean and the bed comfy. Breakfast was amazing too, like that your could preorder the day before and give a time you’d go. The building is older so creaks from floors and doors is expected, whilst on a main road it is set back so night time road noise was hardly noticeable. Would definitely return."

"Bad experience. We went for holidays to Scotland for more than 15 days and this hotel was the worst of all in terms of quality/price. It was super expensive and the quality of the room was average/bad. There were things super old and even broken. Notable lack of maintenance. There were cracking noises during the night on top of us. We liked that the situation was convenient to get to the center by bus. But we believe that for a little more you can get a better hotel closer to the center."

"This was our first stay of a 4 city by train tour of Scotland, and boy did the Kildonan "set the bar very high". The small and very friendly staff was accommodating, polite, and knowledgeable. Our room was incredible, the bar downstairs was delightful, and useful after long walking days. We awoke to the fantastic smell of pork frying, coffee brewing, and walked right down to our fresh, and very full breakfast that we pre-ordered the night before. Wow, what a way to begin your day. We even had reservations which helped support our busy days here. The home is fabulously decored, the location, a tad far from the Royal Mile, but don't fret, the very affordable, clean and convenient bus stop is right across the street! We actually walked home twice since it's downhill. We really enjoyed our stay here, as well as the staff that took such good care of us too! Highly recommend!"

"Had a wonderful experience here- the staff gets five stars! They were so kind, helpful, and happy during our stay. We got one of the cheapest rooms and it was still lovely. Definitely small but had a comfortable bed. It’s an older building so you’ll notice some cosmetic defects. A fan would’ve been nice in our room for the hot summer night. I don’t mind the sound of cars outside the window, but keep in mind it seems the road the hotel is on might lead to a hospital so ambulances went by occasionally. Breakfast was wonderful with many different options. We were able to walk to Edinburgh city center the first day and easily take the bus the second day- there’s a bus stop right outside the hotel. Good experience overall!"

"Were treated like royalty. Very accommodating. Comfortable beds, very clean. Wonderful breakfast was served to order with lots of options. Arrived early and left the area late after check out. Our luggage was stored and we were welcomed and served coffee in the lounge area although we were checked out. Helpful with bus info and tour ideas. Bus was directly across the street and very convenient to everywhere we went, arriving about every 5 minutes from this stop and from city center to get back to hotel. Had the standard arctic weather down comforters that make you either sweat if it's on or freeze when it's off, but that's standard. Not sure what that's about especially in summer and in a room with no a/c. But, it's the trend in every hotel we stayed in."