Guest House Ben Craig House - Edinburgh

About Guest House Ben Craig House

hotel front view The Ben Craig House Edinburgh is a charming guest house dating back to the Victorian era, full of many original period features, furniture, soft furnishings and elegant fabrics, all combining tastefully to ensure guests a pleasant stay.

Whether your stay in Edinburgh is for business or pleasure, Ben Craig is conveniently located in the southside within reasonable walking distance of the city's historic Old Town, the Museum of Scotland, the New Scottish Parliament Buildings, numerous galleries and many, many more places of interest.

Location of Guest House Ben Craig House, Edinburgh

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  City Area:Meadows - Marchmont

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  Position of the zone in the city

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  General map

The city centre is around 20 minutes away on foot and 10 minutes by car, while the airport is 30 minutes by car. All the main tourist attractions such as Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament, etc., are all well within 1 km radius of the hotel.

Rooms at Ben Craig House

double room All rooms are tastefully decorated and furnished to a very high standard. En-suite bathrooms in all rooms add to the visitors' comfort and enjoyment, as do the full central heating, colour TV, radio/alarm, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities.

Cots and additional beds are available for small family groups.

• Baby cots/cribs available
• Desk
• Hairdryer in each room

• Heating
• Ironing facilities on request
• Radio

• TV
• Wireless Internet access

Breakfast at Ben Craig House

breakfast room For the most important meal of the day, there is a choice of fruit juices and segments, cereal, porridge, eggs any way you like them (fried, scrambled, poached or boiled) and a variety of cheeses, breads and muffins. Tea or coffee and of course toast are also available.

Breakfast is served from 8.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the conservatory breakfast room. A special menu can be provided on request for any dietary requirements.

Guest House Facilities

• Credit card accepted
• Garden
• Laundry service
• Front desk - 24 hour

• Front desk - fax service
• Luggage room
• Newspapers

• Tourist information
• Free parking
• Internet/Email services

How to reach Guest House Ben Craig House

By car
From the South (M6/A74):
From the A74 motorway take the A702 through Biggar, which will bring you on to the A720 City Bypass. Join the bypass where signposted Edinburgh South & East. Leave the bypass at the first junction marked Straiton Junction, join the A701 and follow the signs for City Centre. After 4 km turn left onto Craigmillar Park. A quarter of a mile further on you will see the hotel on the right.
From the South (M1):
Take the A68 motorway from Scotch Corner, through Jedburgh and Dalkeith. After Dalkeith the road will merge with the A7 where you follow the City Centre signs. After 4 km turn left onto Craigmillar Park. A quarter of a mile further on you will see the hotel on the right.
From Glasgow:
The M8 motorway terminates at a roundabout known as the Edinburgh Interchange. On the roundabout take the third exit signposted Edinburgh South & East and join the A720 City Bypass. Continue on the bypass until Straiton junction, leave the bypass and join the A701 as for M6 traffic.
From the North (M90):
Follow signs for City Centre, Prince's Street, and Berwick Upon Tweed A1 & East that will take you along Queen Street. Go right at the roundabout (All other routes), keeping John Lewis shop on your right. Go straight on at the traffic lights and left on to North Bridge, keeping the New Balmoral Hotel on your right. Continue straight on until the road becomes Craigmillar Park. Alternatively: follow the signs for City Bypass and proceed as for Glasgow arrivals. (This route, although slightly longer, avoids city traffic).
From Edinburgh Airport:
Follow the A8 trunk road to the Edinburgh Interchange. Follow signs for A720 Berwick and South, then continue as above (from Glasgow).

By train
Exit from Waverley Station and turn right up on to Prince's Street. Cross over to the shops side for buses numbered 3, 31, and 69 or 80 travelling east. The bus will immediately turn right onto North Bridge. Travel along the main route until shops finish and Hotels/Guest Houses commence. Get off at5 Craigmillar Park outside the hotel. Bus journeys should take around 10 minutes.

Transport Services Guest House Ben Craig House

• Free parking

The hotel has free secure parking spaces at the front and rear of the property, which is a real bonus in a major city. There is also additional free on-street parking on the adjoining side street.