The Ben Doran Guest House
Bed and Breakfast in Edinburgh
2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsInternet / Wifi, TV and more
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About this bed and breakfast
While you're here, you can enjoy all the comforts of home and more, including free WiFi and an LCD TV, as well as a coffee/tea maker and heating. Other amenities include Egyptian cotton sheets, designer toiletries, premium bedding, and towels.
Amenities
Internet / Wifi
TV
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Available Rooms
Standard Double Room
Beds not specified • 377 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Executive Double Room, 1 King Bed
Beds not specified • 431 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom
Beds not specified • 323 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Shared Bathroom
Beds not specified • 161 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Ratings and reviews
2.5 / 5.0
Sorry that there was no elevator, but because it is an historical property, it can not be installed. Staff was wonderful and breakfast and the room it was served was beautiful. Well worth the money if you can do 47 steps to the top floor. Were in our late 70’s and we did it!!!! Great spot and great people running it.
2.5 / 5.0
Sorry that there was no elevator, but because it is an historical property, it can not be installed. Staff was wonderful and breakfast and the room it was served was beautiful. Well worth the money if you can do 47 steps to the top floor. Were in our late 70’s and we did it!!!! Great spot and great people running it.
0.5 / 5.0
Shared shower and toilet in the corridor
0.5 / 5.0
Shared shower and toilet in the corridor
5.0 / 5.0
I had problems with the TV the lady on duty was more than helpful in resolving the problem and getting me a replacement nothing seemed too much trouble just what you need to be , looked after
5.0 / 5.0
I had problems with the TV the lady on duty was more than helpful in resolving the problem and getting me a replacement nothing seemed too much trouble just what you need to be , looked after
5.0 / 5.0
The Ben Doran is a 300 year old mansion converted to a hotel. The ceilings are like 16 feet tall. The walls are really thick. So it is really quiet. The owners and personnel are so nice and friendly. Odette is a sweetheart. The location is awesome. You can walk if you want or take a bus from close by or uber. Loved our stay!!
5.0 / 5.0
The Ben Doran is a 300 year old mansion converted to a hotel. The ceilings are like 16 feet tall. The walls are really thick. So it is really quiet. The owners and personnel are so nice and friendly. Odette is a sweetheart. The location is awesome. You can walk if you want or take a bus from close by or uber. Loved our stay!!
4.0 / 5.0
Room was clean,bed comfortable but the traffic noise was awful even with window shut all through the night
4.0 / 5.0
Room was clean,bed comfortable but the traffic noise was awful even with window shut all through the night
4.0 / 5.0
Great B&B in old Edinburgh mansion. Great hot breakfast and super friendly staff ( Odette was engaging, charming and very helpful).
Not glamorous but highly recommended.
2.5 / 5.0
Great spot. Close to the royal mile. Very comfortable rooms. Fantastic breakfast in a quaint dining room. Very welcoming and helpful staff. I definitely recommend staying here
2.5 / 5.0
Great spot. Close to the royal mile. Very comfortable rooms. Fantastic breakfast in a quaint dining room. Very welcoming and helpful staff. I definitely recommend staying here
4.0 / 5.0
Great B&B in old Edinburgh mansion. Great hot breakfast and super friendly staff ( Odette was engaging, charming and very helpful).
Not glamorous but highly recommended.
5.0 / 5.0
This is a classic structure with loads of personality. Well maintained and comfortable. Beautiful gently curving spiral staircase. Staff and owners were very helpful. They focus on guests’ needs. Broad choice of breakfast foods. Bus stop very close by. Don’t bother with a car in Edinburgh - it’s too congested and the streets are narrow. Walk or take the bus. We did!
5.0 / 5.0
This is a classic structure with loads of personality. Well maintained and comfortable. Beautiful gently curving spiral staircase. Staff and owners were very helpful. They focus on guests’ needs. Broad choice of breakfast foods. Bus stop very close by. Don’t bother with a car in Edinburgh - it’s too congested and the streets are narrow. Walk or take the bus. We did!
1.0 / 5.0
This is not a 4 * hotel!!!
It is not more than a 2½ *.
The Guest House do not have elevator and rooms are 1 or 2 floors upstairs and nobody helps you at the arrival.
Some rooms are sharing bathroom.
No front desk with employees.
Only 1service: breakfast Is included.
1.0 / 5.0
This is not a 4 * hotel!!!
It is not more than a 2½ *.
The Guest House do not have elevator and rooms are 1 or 2 floors upstairs and nobody helps you at the arrival.
Some rooms are sharing bathroom.
No front desk with employees.
Only 1service: breakfast Is included.
5.0 / 5.0
Staff was very friendly! Close to many different things to do if you just want to take a day from being downtown. Highly recommended!
5.0 / 5.0
Staff was very friendly! Close to many different things to do if you just want to take a day from being downtown. Highly recommended!
2.0 / 5.0
A very honest Guesthouse. Doesn’t try to be anything but a pleasant overnight stay. Rooms are dated but facilities are very clean and accessible. Breakfast was very good with excellent service
2.0 / 5.0
A very honest Guesthouse. Doesn’t try to be anything but a pleasant overnight stay. Rooms are dated but facilities are very clean and accessible. Breakfast was very good with excellent service
5.0 / 5.0
The manager was super friendly and the breakfast was great. Plenty of food and the eggs were amazing.
5.0 / 5.0
The manager was super friendly and the breakfast was great. Plenty of food and the eggs were amazing.
1.5 / 5.0
We didn’t know that four star hotels had shared bathrooms. The water temperature regulator in the shared shower was on engineer level to get right. It was either ice cold or volcanically hot and nothing in between.
The walls might have been thick, which was good because you could barely hear the traffic from the busy street outside. But the door however was the weak spot. You could basically hear people two floors down as if they were in the room with you.
Service however was supreme and the included Scottish breakfast was very good.
1.5 / 5.0
We didn’t know that four star hotels had shared bathrooms. The water temperature regulator in the shared shower was on engineer level to get right. It was either ice cold or volcanically hot and nothing in between.
The walls might have been thick, which was good because you could barely hear the traffic from the busy street outside. But the door however was the weak spot. You could basically hear people two floors down as if they were in the room with you.
Service however was supreme and the included Scottish breakfast was very good.
2.5 / 5.0
The room was very spacious and clean. It seemed as it was recently refurbished.
They were really accommodating and provided us with a packed breakfast as we had an early tour one day and couldn´t stay for breakfast.
The buffet breakfast was good and freshly made.
The guest house is very well communicated, it is about 30 min walk from the city centre but has restaurants 10 minutes away. Also the bus stop is right opposite the house.
There was barely face to face service and the man I spoke to wasn´t very welcoming, but other than that it was a pleasant stay and I would recommend this place if you are visiting Edinburgh.
2.5 / 5.0
The room was very spacious and clean. It seemed as it was recently refurbished.
They were really accommodating and provided us with a packed breakfast as we had an early tour one day and couldn´t stay for breakfast.
The buffet breakfast was good and freshly made.
The guest house is very well communicated, it is about 30 min walk from the city centre but has restaurants 10 minutes away. Also the bus stop is right opposite the house.
There was barely face to face service and the man I spoke to wasn´t very welcoming, but other than that it was a pleasant stay and I would recommend this place if you are visiting Edinburgh.
1.0 / 5.0
The city was beautiful and we chose this hotel as it was the perfect location and it offered a full
Scottish breakfast to prepare us for the day but that didn’t happen they served egg and sausage both of which were just topped up from the day before the cereal was stale and same as the bread. There was no body to greet you and the emergency number provided was in contactable on several occasions as we tried to get in contact as we had no front door keep and a problem with our bed.
1.0 / 5.0
The city was beautiful and we chose this hotel as it was the perfect location and it offered a full
Scottish breakfast to prepare us for the day but that didn’t happen they served egg and sausage both of which were just topped up from the day before the cereal was stale and same as the bread. There was no body to greet you and the emergency number provided was in contactable on several occasions as we tried to get in contact as we had no front door keep and a problem with our bed.
0.5 / 5.0
Booked this for my daughter to stay for two nights. First night we couldn’t get access to hotel. Nobody answers the phone..
2nd day arrived 3pm. Hotel room freezing no heating on no hot water for a shower room not cleaned properly and smelt damp. My daughter returned home and drove back next morning.couldn’t talk to anyone as no staff present
0.5 / 5.0
Booked this for my daughter to stay for two nights. First night we couldn’t get access to hotel. Nobody answers the phone..
2nd day arrived 3pm. Hotel room freezing no heating on no hot water for a shower room not cleaned properly and smelt damp. My daughter returned home and drove back next morning.couldn’t talk to anyone as no staff present
2.5 / 5.0
The guesthouse was very tasteful and quiet.The hosts were excellent. The shower could have been better in the room and the switch for the kettle was broken though still usable. We would visit again.
2.5 / 5.0
The guesthouse was very tasteful and quiet.The hosts were excellent. The shower could have been better in the room and the switch for the kettle was broken though still usable. We would visit again.
2.5 / 5.0
Great stay, very friendly
0.5 / 5.0
Room was acceptable if stuck in 70's.
On the other hand breakfast was like an episode of Fawlty Towers... We arrived at 8.30 (half way through the hour window for breakfast) to find that other than a handful of bacon rashers they were out of cooked breakfast options. When i asked for more, the owner/waitress checked each of the chafing dishes and announced 'there was still bacon'. I had to beg for an egg, i mean i almost had to drop to my knees...
We then discovered that the orange juice was bad. Informed the hostess who took my glass; returned a little later, took the jug and that was it. Had to ask what the outcome was, only to be told there was nothing wrong with it, but that she'd open a new one if i wanted.
There's more, a lot more... a full 10 minute wait for eggs and bacon (which all came on separate plates minutes apart); shoulders slumping and eyes rolling when any request was made (coffe, toast) ; noisiest clean up ever which began before we received our food....
Under no circumstances would i ever stay at this hotel again. But if they were to take their show on the road i might get tickets!!!
3.0 / 5.0
The w-ifi was weak in my room so I had to sit in the lobby. Very strange shower water control. No matter what setting I used, the water temperature varied from ice cold to scalding hot - I just used the water stream when the temperature was comfortable. It took over 5 minutes for the toilet tank to refill.
3.0 / 5.0
The w-ifi was weak in my room so I had to sit in the lobby. Very strange shower water control. No matter what setting I used, the water temperature varied from ice cold to scalding hot - I just used the water stream when the temperature was comfortable. It took over 5 minutes for the toilet tank to refill.
4.0 / 5.0
The Ben Doran is a fine old classic Guest House. We're in good shape so we climbed the three flights of stairs to our room in style via wide winding staircase with a burgundy patterned wool carpet runner fastened in place with brass stays.
The bathroom was spotlessly clean. I had not seen a "bhagwan" since the Philippines in '97 but this was the first of two seen on this trip so I guess hot water on demand is once again a thing. The bed was very comfortable and wi-fi serviceable.
The room guide warned against using adaptors to charge our (dual voltage) devices in the outlets. We got the impression there was something quirky about the building's voltage so we just waited to charge our phones in the car on the next day's drive up to the Highlands.( It could have just been outdated information but we decided not to risk it.)
The best things about the Ben Doran are the hot breakfast and the helpful, friendly, attentive staff. We found out in real time how limited the parking is, but after we unloaded our rent car the street parking around the corner was just fine.
Old Town is within a 30 minutes' walk but there are also buses running every few minutes and the staff will gladly break your five pound note into change for the fare. We walked into and around Edinburgh, then rode the bus back later that evening without ever feeling exposed or vulnerable.
We'd stay there again and recommend it without hesitation.
4.0 / 5.0
The Ben Doran is a fine old classic Guest House. We're in good shape so we climbed the three flights of stairs to our room in style via wide winding staircase with a burgundy patterned wool carpet runner fastened in place with brass stays.
The bathroom was spotlessly clean. I had not seen a "bhagwan" since the Philippines in '97 but this was the first of two seen on this trip so I guess hot water on demand is once again a thing. The bed was very comfortable and wi-fi serviceable.
The room guide warned against using adaptors to charge our (dual voltage) devices in the outlets. We got the impression there was something quirky about the building's voltage so we just waited to charge our phones in the car on the next day's drive up to the Highlands.( It could have just been outdated information but we decided not to risk it.)
The best things about the Ben Doran are the hot breakfast and the helpful, friendly, attentive staff. We found out in real time how limited the parking is, but after we unloaded our rent car the street parking around the corner was just fine.
Old Town is within a 30 minutes' walk but there are also buses running every few minutes and the staff will gladly break your five pound note into change for the fare. We walked into and around Edinburgh, then rode the bus back later that evening without ever feeling exposed or vulnerable.
We'd stay there again and recommend it without hesitation.
FAQs
How much does this bed and breakfast cost compared to others in Edinburgh?
The average price for a rental in Edinburgh is $174 per night. This rental is $397 above the average.
Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Ben Doran Guest House. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this bed and breakfast. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is The Ben Doran Guest House pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this bed and breakfast is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at The Ben Doran Guest House?
We found 2 amenities for this rental. This includes internet / wifi, and tv.
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