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16 Pilrig Guest House

3.0 star property
Guesthouse in Edinburgh, near Princes Street

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Standard Triple Room, Ensuite | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Basic Double Room, Private Bathroom | Bathroom | Shower, towels
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Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
The current price is £83
includes taxes & fees
3 Jul - 4 Jul

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Standard Triple Room, Ensuite | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Triple Room, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Detached private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Standard Suite, Ensuite | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Suite, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Detached private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Single Beds

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Basic Double Room, Private Bathroom | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Double Room, Private Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Detached private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Detached private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Basic Twin Room, Private Bathroom | Iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Basic Twin Room, Private Bathroom

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Detached private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About the area

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16 Pilrig Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 5AJ

What's nearby

  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Princes Street - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Royal Mile - 3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • University of Edinburgh - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Edinburgh Castle - 4 min drive - 1.4 miles

Getting around

  • Balfour Street Tram Stop - 4 min walk
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 20 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Not Just Coffee - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Brass Monkey Leith - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Harp & Castle - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Tepuy - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Jiuding Chinese Takeaway - ‬4 min walk

About this property

16 Pilrig Guest House

Guest house near Princes Street
Close to Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and Royal Mile, 16 Pilrig Guest House provides amenities such as laundry facilities. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks such as:
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free property and luggage storage
Room features
All guest rooms at 16 Pilrig Guest House have amenities, such as free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Detached private bathrooms with showers
  • Free infant beds, heating and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, Hindi, Romanian, Urdu

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: GBP 10 for adults and GBP 8 for children

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Detached private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: GBP 10 for check-in between midnight and 7:00 AM
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 35 per night.
Free cots are available on request at the property

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately GBP 10 for adults and from GBP 8 for children
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee: GBP 10 for check-in between midnight and 7:00 AM
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 35 per night

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

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be 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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is 16 Pilrig Guest House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at 16 Pilrig Guest House?

As of 1 Jul 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 16 Pilrig Guest House on 3 Jul 2025 start from £82.8, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at 16 Pilrig Guest House?

There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at 16 Pilrig Guest House?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). Late check-in is available from midnight to 7:00 AM for a fee of GBP 10.

What time is check-out at 16 Pilrig Guest House?

Checkout is at 10 AM.

Where is 16 Pilrig Guest House located?

Located in Leith, this guesthouse is within 1 mile (2 km) of Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, Princes Street and George Street. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are also within 2 miles (3 km). Balfour Street Tram Stop is only a 4-minute walk and Foot of The Walk Tram Stop is 11 minutes.

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16 Pilrig Guest House Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 210 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 210 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 52 out of 210 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 210 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 210 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Charlie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great....easy taxi access to downtown...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sieger Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its close to the center
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hosts are fantastic and so is facility.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

SARA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is a lovely B&B very charmed by clean and well located. Next to the tram and a lots of food options around and walkable. Close to the main attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was great except for no hot water from the tap.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

George

This guest house is basic but well priced for Edinburgh and not far from the train / bus station. It is off Leith Walk and about 20 minutes walk from the main train station.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very small but clean rooms which are sufficient for a city trip. Check in didn't work well unfortunately, we received the necessary information a day too late and even though we told them in advance we would arrive late in the evening, we were left at the front door for 10 minutes until somebody finally opened.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbra-Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient and cute
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would book again!

Excellent. Lovely people. Shower was a bit fritzy temperature wise. Loved the frount garden! Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Romke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was a nice place unfortunately the room was very smelly, it wasn’t quite a pleasure. The staff is helpful and friendly though.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Meagan

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was in nice area but it was hard to reach someone at initial check-in
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Basic and No Frills

Definitely a no frills stay. Located about 25 minutes (on foot) from the train station. They let us check in 15 min early. We asked for a cab at 4:30am they told us they would call one and ended up not doing that. There was no direction on what to do with the keys, so we left them in the room. The rooms were clean, but super small. I feel like I would have benefited from staying a little closer to the action. The price was pretty good and there are some places to eat near by, but it was a meh experience.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Thirumurugananthi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property was good and cheap. Safe. Quiet. Support staff on site. Only drawback is heater was not working and was provided with a noisy fan heater. Not a great option when you have an active toddler.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

All good overall

Stay was all well and good. Room was fine, cosy and comfortable, private en suite bathroom was nice too, just slightly small and kind of cramped, but it was all good and clean too. Towels and bed sheets smelt really nice. Tea and coffee making facilities in the room were good as well. The TV was slightly small but it worked and had a good variety of channels.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Brycchan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty, run-down, uncomfortable

This place is just awful. It's one of the worst hotels I have ever stayed in, anywhere. The room I was given was much smaller than the room illustrated on the Hotels.com website. The room was cramped, dirty, and poorly maintained. The television was broken. I complained about that and was told it had been fully fixed. In reality, no-one had even looked at it. The bed was uncomfortable - a cheap mattress laid over planks. The room was noisy, next to the kitchen and there was a horrible noise coming from the pipes every time the people in the room above flushed the toilet. I could go on, but I've said enough. This place really is just awful and I strongly recommend that you avoid it at all costs.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Rebecca

Disliked: Staff & service

Loud, noisy but great location

We arrived at the hotel and was greeted by a young man who could speak English, this wasn’t a problem he was very kind but did struggle to find the booking due to his lack of English, however I helped with this. We got into the room and it was nice enough, nice decor but very small but as we were only sleeping here we didn’t mind. However during the night the room got worse.. the noise from the piping was very very loud in the room and kept us awake all night, We know it’s not the hotels fault but the rooms above were very very loud banging about at all hours. There was no greeting card or anything in the room to let us know what time we needed to check out, or what the wifi code was. The TV remote was smashed up and wouldn’t work with the TV. The guest house was nice enough, great location, but due to the very noisy rooms and the lack of service. We wouldn’t return here
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our 3-day stay16 Pilirig gust house

Two Adults Monday check-in 15th August 2022 (1 PM) to Thursday, 18th August 2022 (10 AM) £364.53. 16 Pilirig guest house we were welcomed in and given the criteria for our three-night stay. At £115 a night, breakfast is extra at £10 each, Sausage, beans & egg but no bacon, a yale front door key to enter at night and with 2 big old keys for room and a separate bathroom that we had to carry around with us. We climbed 46 steps to the top floor of the house, the attic, where there are four rooms and one bathroom squeezed into where two rooms would have originally been. Our room number 8 has an old-style door lock, and so is the bathroom across the hall. The room is an L shape, with a double bed pushed against the blue-painted chipped wall on the narrow part of the room where I can stand up. The part where I could not stand up in, has a 45-degree ceiling that goes all around the longer end of the room with a single bed under the slope of the attic roof where I banged my head every morning. No window view in this room as only one small Velux widow that we could not open, this is on the slopping ceiling facing the sky with no blind to stop any light from waking us in the morning. I banged my head multiple times while stooping down and moving in the low ceiling space in the main part of the room. There are no chairs in this room so had to use the bed as an uncomfortable seat. The room smells damp, and our clothes got damp even if left in the suitcase. No wardrobe, just a small me
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Lorna

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unprofessional and SCAMMERS!

First impressions: Dinning room and reception dirty. Old and new sheets piled up in the dinning room, are guests expected to eat there? And old rotting banana the only piece of fruit in the fruit bowl turning black and prefectly representing this property. My group arrived and the young lad seemed to have no idea what he was doing. Couldnt find our booking and phone the manager. Gives the phone to me and the manger says hotel.com cancelled my booking. When i called hotel.com to recieve a refund they said they didnt cancel my booking and that the hotel has my money, the hotel refused my refund request then saying it wasnt hotels.com that cancelled it was me? So i wasnt entitled to a refund?! Lying and changing the story to avoid refunding me. It was eventually discovered I hadnt cancelled like they suggested i did so EVENTUALLY refunded. Disgusting how they will do or say anything to keep you from recieving your money back! Tried speaking with the manager about this as well they said over the phone that theyre the manager but once they realised i wanted my money back they changed their story and pretended they had I idea what i was talking about theyre one a receptionist? Hotels.com do the right thing and stop doing business with these scammers.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

malou

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Rosa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

ALEXANDROS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed in room 5 ,not en suite No great prob just a pain
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024