The Ben Doran Guest House - Edinburgh

4 star Inn Edinburgh

11 Mayfield Gardens - Edinburgh

877-662-6988
£ 75 Avg Price
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Conveniently located for Edinburgh city centre, The Ben Doran Guest House is set in a recently refurbished Georgian listed building, providing a perfect blend of traditional Scottish hospitality and modern-day facilities.

This remarkable 4-star guest house is an ideal base from which to explore Edinburgh, a city steeped in history, as well as its major attractions, such as Edinburgh Castle, the new Scottish Museum, Holyrood Palace and the Dynamic Earth science centre. Other nearby activities include museums, galleries, theaters, and shopping.

The Ben Doran offers tastefully furnished bedrooms, a cozy dining room, parking facilities (limited availability) and above all a welcoming atmosphere coupled with friendly and attentive service. The Ben Doran is a non-smoking guest house and does not allow pets.
Hotel Guest Rating
7.8
Based on 13 hotel reviews

An excellent place, cozy and quiet, just the type you need to help you get through the colder days; and, of course, it wouldn't be that way if it wasn't for the peop...

Anonymous Guest, Russia

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Breakfast at The Ben Doran Guest House

A sumptuous and elaborate Scottish breakfast is served in the dining room every morning from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Monday to Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 9.30 on Sundays. Breakfast is cooked to order and, for a touch of luxury, it is served on fine china. The Ben Doran welcomes vegetarians and will cater for such dietary requirements. Box lunches and dinner are available upon request.

Facilities at The Ben Doran Guest House

  • Restaurant/Dining
  • Room service - limited hour
  • Entire property is non-smoking
  • Concierge
  • City tour
  • Front desk - safety deposit box
  • Multilingual staff
  • Front desk - 24 hour
  • Luggage room
  • Secretarial service
  • Free parking
  • Medical service
  • Internet/Email services

Know before you go

  • This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Children 12 years old and younger are not permitted at this adults-only property.
  • All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel.

Check-in: between noon and 10 PM.

Check-out: before 10:30 AM.

Policy

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

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Cleanliness of rooms

8

Quietness of rooms

7

Spaciousness of rooms

8

Quality of service provided

7

Hotel surroundings

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The Ben Doran Guest House reviews

  • January 2010
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Single traveller
  • Russia
9.1

An excellent place, cozy and quiet, just the type you need to help you get through the colder days; and, of course, it wouldn't be that way if it wasn't for the people working at Ben Doran. Many thanks!

  • September 2009
  • Al Bowers
  • Mature couple
  • United States
8.6

Carol was very attentive, and warm even when busy. Authentic fresh cuisine, great location and rooms. We will be back... Thank you, Al and Susan

  • August 2009
  • William Rode
  • Mature couple
  • Japan
8.9

Everything was great except for one item: we thought we were getting a full bathroom ensuite. Instead, we shared hallway shower and toilet facilities with an adjacent room. I realize the hotel is abit dated, but I wish I had been aware of this when booking. This situation only obtained for third floor guests.

  • May 2009
  • Ian Jones
  • Group
  • United Kingdom
7.4

Very friendly & helpful staff. The buffet breakfast was slightly disappointing - would have preferred freshly cooked but still rates "good".

  • October 2007
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Mature couple
  • USA
9.1

A little hard to find. Once we found it, we liked the location and room. Close to restaurants and shops.

  • August 2007
  • Gyorgy Minarik
  • Not Specified
  • Hungary
0.7

This is not a four-star hotel, but a guest-hous. The bathroom was at the end of a corridor, separated from the rooms. There weren't any parking places.

  • November 2003
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Heterosexual Couple
  • Austria
6.9

I wondered that a 4**** Hotel have no Bath/Shower and/or WC in the room?? It looks very pretty, but I don´t know why it have 4****. The price is ok !!

  • November 2003
  • Anonymous Guest
  • Heterosexual Couple
  • United Kingdom
8

We had a lovely weekend at the Ben Doran. It's a very cosy and quiet place with good service. If it hadn't been for the unfinished building work on the entrance I'd have rated the experience as excellent.

  • May 2003
  • Peter Carruthers
  • Heterosexual Couple
  • United Kingdom
6

Well placed for local restaurants and pubs.Within reasonable walking distance(20 mins)of the royal mile and 30 mins of princes street. Rooms are clean and decor is fine and breakfast was good. Located on a busy main road so will not suit those used to rural peace and quiet. Tea and coffee making facilities are not actually in the rooms but are situated on ths landing outside - we found this somewhat idiosyncratic

Room Details

All the bedrooms are comfortable, charmingly decorated and designed to offer a relaxing atmosphere. Accommodation amenities include hairdryer, complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, colour TV, direct dial telephone, complimentary high-speed Internet access and writing desk. The standard double rooms have shared bathrooms and irons and ironing boards are available upon request.

Included/Not Included in the price

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: GBP 5 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: GBP 5 per stay (rates may vary)
  • Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Accommodation Services

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Coffee and tea maker
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Hairdryer in each room
  • Radio
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Ironing facilities on request
  • Direct dial phone
  • DVD player
  • TV
  • Wireless Internet access
  • LCD flat screen TV
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How to reach The Ben Doran Guest House

By car From the A68 northbound, proceed until you reach the A720, and join the westbound carriageway. Enter the city via the A701 road. From the A702, join the A720 eastbound until the next junction and enter the city via the A701 road. From the M8 junction 1, join the A720 eastbound until the turn off for the A701 road, which will take you into Edinburgh.

Distances from The Ben Doran Guest House

National Library of Scotland - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Royal Commonwealth Pool - 0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Queen's Hall - 1 km / 0.6 mi
The Meadows - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
Holyrood Park - 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
George Square - 1.5 km / 0.9 mi
University of Edinburgh - 1.6 km / 1 mi
Potterrow Student Centre - 1.7 km / 1 mi
Festival Theatre - 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
Greyfriar's Bobby - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Greyfriars Kirk - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
National Museum of Scotland - 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Our Dynamic Earth - 2 km / 1.2 mi
Arthur's Seat - 2 km / 1.2 mi
King's Theatre - 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
The preferred airport for The Ben Doran Guest House is Edinburgh (EDI) - 12 km / 7.5 mi.

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

Transportation services The Ben Doran Guest House

  • Free parking

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