18 W Preston St, Edinburgh, EH8 9PU, United KingdomSee Hotel Details
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6.3/10
87 review
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Location6.3
Amenities6.0
Service6.2
Cleanliness6.5
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Guest User
Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View
Stayed in May 2025
Solo traveler
2 review
7.0/10
Posted on Jun 9, 2025
was a reasonably good enough place to stay, close enough to the station as I had an early start for Tough Mudder Scotland, bed was comfortable despite being smaller than I am used to, owner was helpful when I accidently locked myself out of my room going to the loo, plumbing was a bit noisy but that is to be expected with an old building and the room was quite cold but overall a good place to stay,
Guest User
Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible
Stayed in Mar 2025
Couple
1 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Apr 11, 2025
We had a great stay at Sakura Guest House. The location was perfect—close to everything we wanted to see and easy to get around. The room was very clean and comfortable, and everything was well-maintained. We didn’t have any issues during our stay. I would definitely recommend this guest house to anyone visiting Edinburgh, and I’d happily stay here again.
Leonardo
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Feb 2025
Couple
4 review
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Mar 12, 2025
Amazing
Seow Hong Tcheau
Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible
Stayed in May 2024
Couple
6 review
6.0/10
Posted on Jun 20, 2024
A little far from city centre but the place is near to restaurants and parks. The room was not ready at check in time so we were allowed to check out later to compensate for the short wait. The room was quite old and the sink and bath area quite mouldy. However, the staff was friendly and helpful.
KaylaA
Double or Twin Room with Garden View
Stayed in Jun 2024
Traveling with friends
15 review
7.0/10
Posted on Jul 11, 2024
Very basic accommodation. Questioned the cleanliness a little bit and there was a strong smell throughout the guesthouse.
But it does the job of providing a bed for one or two nights in Edinburgh if you’re looking for affordable accommodation.
Guest User
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Jan 2024
Traveling with friends
2 review
7.0/10
Posted on Mar 19, 2024
The room is good but the staff replied very late to my phone call, there's said the check-in time is 2pm but there was nobody when I arrived at 2pm, I waited outside the door until 2.30pm after someone came.
M.Y.J.
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Jun 2023
Other
17 review
7.0/10
Posted on Jul 20, 2023
The staff were friendly and hotel location was fairly good. There are plenty of restaurants and markets nearby. It is about a 15-20 minutes walk to center and many bus stops available.
Traveling Thespian
Double or Twin Room with Garden View
Stayed in Jul 2023
Family
22 review
8.5/10
Very Good
Posted on Aug 14, 2023
Very convenient location for the festival. A lovely old house with lots of space. I arrived an hour early and it was no problem. Very kind manager.
DaviesRobert
Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View
Stayed in May 2023
Solo traveler
9 review
8.0/10
Very Good
Posted on Jun 8, 2023
If you are looking for a room in Edinburgh with no frills but affordable this hotel ticks the boxes . It’s not much dearer than a dormitory but far more private with a room and shower . It’s also a fifteen minute walk to the centre and ten minutes to holy rood park and palace and opposite a pub and restaurant . It was very peaceful there and ideal for a budget friendly city visit
Guest User
Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View
Stayed in May 2023
Solo traveler
22 review
7.5/10
Posted on Jun 17, 2023
A little expensive for such a small in a cellar, but clean and tidy though. And very hospitable.
Guest User
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Mar 2023
Traveling with friends
4 review
8.5/10
Very Good
Posted on Apr 11, 2023
It was a nice stay , cleanliness was good , I stayed for 2 nights and heating was switched off on 2nd night
And it was very cold
Doc Bok
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Nov 2022
Traveling with friends
30 review
9.5/10
Amazing
Posted on Jan 8, 2023
Owner was really friendly and the facilities were nice and clean. Complementary tea and coffee. About 30 mins walk from the city center so not the perfect location, but close enough that it's not a problem.
Guest User
Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible
Stayed in Nov 2022
Other
22 review
3.0/10
Posted on Jan 4, 2023
Not clean.
CHALAK TAHIR ANWAR
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in Aug 2022
Traveling with friends
43 review
7.0/10
Posted on Sep 16, 2022
Good 👍
CPgougou
Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds
Stayed in May 2025
Traveling with friends
71 review
6.5/10
Posted on Jul 1, 2025
Hmm... in the basement... the room and bathroom are separate, and you need to go through other doors to get to the bathroom from the room... a bit magical... each door needs a key to open, a total of four keys, heavy...