Sandaig Guest House

After staying two nights with my parents (per couple one double room) at Sandaig we are sure that this is the “best” way as a landlord/guesthouse owner to earn good money with the bare minimum in terms of housekeeping. The bin in the room of my parents was still full from the guest before. There is no personal contact with owners except per e-mail. As in previous reviews (which I haven’t read thoroughly) the equipment, decor and furnishings of the rooms are dated and seem cheap. The bathroom of my parents had however a make over some years ago. What was most annoying about the Sandaig is it’s miss leading presentation of the rooms and the services on its website: it shows the former dining room with laid tables which gives the impression that you could order breakfast. Luke, an employee of the owner and in a very rush when we arrived, let me know that this is a service of the past. Well, luckily there are some options in the area to find a breakfast spot. The location in Leith is calm and green and close to the harbour. There are some frequent running bus services close to the house. All in all, I feel the glory days of the Sandaig lie in the past. I will not recommend this guest house to anyone.

Not that great... Not worth of its price. When you rent a room, you are throwing dice. You could end up in a bad room like we did. The room was EXTREMELY SMALL. It was as small as Harry Potter's room in his aunt's house. After laying out 2 luggages, there were no room to walk. No personal fridge. TV is from very old ages (UK TV programs suck, so not a very big negative). No batteries in remote control. Electronic safe was not working. We had a change of plan and wanted to cancel our last night however the owner refused it. No cooking equipment. Good stuff: free biscuits in the entrance. Clothing iron. They gave our toddler a baby crib (cute). Free street parking (car renters' dream). Close to Tesco. All in all if we paid half the price, I would have called it a good deal however the place is subpar and not cheap. Believe me; I stayed in a lot of shady places including dangerous hostels in Balkans in my youth. This place is not a nightmare but not a pleasent dream either. We wont stay here for our next Edinburgh trip.

Tried to cancel as one of our traveling buddy's fell and shattered his Elbow our 2nd day in London two weeks prior to this booking. They refused to cancel our booking without charging us. Not a place I would consider next time due to Extremely inconsiderate & GREEDY business practices. Be aware, I made that booking 6 months in advance, when booking it, there is no reference to no way to cancel their booking without paying. There is a place elseware on the website. But not during the booking process. Seemed a bit on the unscrupulous side of things to me.

The Guest house is well situated near a very nice park. It is 20-25min by bus from the city centre. The room was quiet and comfortable, however not large enough for two adults and two kids. It was acceptably clean. There was no fridge in the room and no freezer in the entire Guest house, which was a major drawback for us, since we need to store temperature sensitive medications when we travel. There was only a small fridge available in the dinning room. All in all the room was good, but not worth its price.

We stayed in a room for 2 which I think was overpriced at £172 per night. No breakfast only 1 chair despite 2 people staying. The toilet seat slipped out of its position and the wash hand basin plug didn't work so you had to use your nails to try and pull the plug out from the now dirty washed in water. It was like a budget basic guest house but NOT budget price. The location however was good overlooking a green and convenient bus service to the city centre from virtually outside

This is a great wee place to stay. Away from the noise and traffic of downtown area. About seven pounds for Uber to carry you to Old Town. Rooms are clean and they have everything you might need. Staff is super friendly!!! They do have breakfast in the morning for about ten pounds per person. Very peaceful. Beds are a wee bit on the firm side. Would stay there again!

We stayed here when we had a short break in Edinburgh. Our room was very clean and decorated beautifully. We had an ensuite room complete with four poster bed and it was lovely. The staff are very sweet and are very happy to help with any query and the breakfasts are delicious. The hotel is situated in an good location and it's an easy 10 minute bus journey into the city. Oh one other thing; for those with a vechicle there is plenty of parking on the street, we parked right outside the guesthouse. Highly recommended!