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Bala House
Bala House Hotel Edinburgh lies in Newington, which is an affluent, predominantly residential area, within reach of entertainment venues like Queen's Hall, a mere 0.8 km away. The guest house provides guests with Wi-Fi throughout the property.
The accommodation is located nearly 25 minutes' walk from the royal Holyrood Park and around a 10-minute drive from Edinburgh Old Town. The area includes such religious sights as St Giles' Cathedral (2.5 km) and St Marks Unitarian Church (0.9 km). Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church is not very far from this Edinburgh hotel. Minto Street bus stop is also nearly 10 minutes' walk from Bala House Hotel.
The rooms at the property have a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, along with coffee/tea makers for your convenience. Guests can also make use of a separate toilet and a shower, as well as comforts such as a hairdryer and bath sheets.
Costa Coffee is only 0.6 km away and offers British cuisine.
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Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- No Smoking
- No pets allowed
Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- No pets allowed
- Luggage storage
- Electric kettle
- Housekeeping
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Free toiletries
- Flat-screen TV
- Parquet floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- There are no cots provided in a room.
Map
Local Attractions
Attractions
- Summerhall (750 m)
- St Marks Unitarian Church (350 m)
- Holyrood Distillery (950 m)
- Edinburgh People's Theatre (450 m)
- Royal Commonwealth Pool (450 m)
- Craigmillar Park Church (500 m)
- Queen's Hall (900 m)
- The Salisbury Centre (400 m)
- Holyrood Park (650 m)
Airports
- Edinburgh (23 km)
Train stations
- Edinburgh Waverley station (2.2 km)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Gerry
2024-06-20
Quiet place all in all, has absolutely kind staff at all times. The queen room is airy and new-fashioned. Great to have coffee and a telly. The hotel is situated in the central location in quite area.
William
2024-05-25
Thanks for the really really nice stay for the price. Whatever you need is this spotless and airy room with a comfortable bed, a shower, as example. Staff is exceptionally kind and you can park your car on-site.
Kathleen
2024-05-22
Superb base for 2 nights. Spotless rooms with comfortable bed available. Location - marvellous and perfect, close to Edinburgh city, the Abbey pub near by and eateries and buses. Really nice stay, as always.
Geoff
2024-05-20
Very nice stay for the price. Excellent staff and the place was fairly clean. Airy and modern hotel unit with tea and coffee. Location - lovely and incredible really close to busstop right in front of the B&B, a very quiet and beautiful residential area, and town center.
Arthur
2024-05-07
I booked functional new-fashioned room with tea and coffee.
Aidan Ryan
2024-03-20
Marvellous location excellent right by bus stops in a very quiet area. Good food selection.
Rob
2024-03-14
It was fairly clean with accommodating staff. The location was convenient and absolutely perfect, we were close to a bus stop. This hotel was located in a very very nice area.
Nigel
2024-03-10
We enjoyed this stay. We lovely spend 2 nights in Edinburgh.
Michael
2024-02-23
I've had a really really nice stay for the price. This accommodation was in the central location to the city centre in a couple of minutes. Moreover, there was a lake within 15 mins walk from the hotel.
Ashley
2024-02-16
Good-sized room with microwave, the bedroom plus fridge and microwave for a really really nice stay for the price.
George
2024-02-11
The bedroom was decent sized and functional. The bathroom was nicely decorated with a shower, a hairdryer, and bath sheets.
Dennis
2024-02-03
Everything was very good, new-fashioned and airy room with a comfortable bed. The location was good and perfect - just a walk down to everywhere we wanted to go. There were eateries and bars minute away from the place. It was set minute away from a bus stop.
John
2023-12-31
Clean place, staff was really friendly. There was a great selection of good meals.
Jeff
2023-11-16
I asked for king room and it was good sized and functional with good bathroom.
James
2023-11-13
Fairly clean hotel with accommodating and absolutely kind staff at all times. Marvellous location for visiting pubs and bars. 25 km away from Edinburgh airport.
Simon
2023-10-31
Affable staff and the location was quiet and absolutely perfect. It was a very very nice area close to a bus stop.
Frank
2023-10-26
The room was airy and new-fashioned, with a mirror in the bedroom, I really enjoyed it.
Hector
2023-10-22
Nice and absolutely perfect location, only a short distance to everywhere. Immaculate and tidy units available with microwave, use of fridge, as for instance.
Gordon
2023-10-22
Fairly clean venue with marvellous location close to public transport. Accommodating and absolutely kind staff at all times, no complaints whatsoever.
Jimmy
2023-10-09
The place was quiet, with its very very helpful staff at all times. The location in a residential area was lovely and fantastic.
Paul
2023-09-21
Truly enjoyed our room that was always kept clean and available with tea as well as a comfortable bed. The setting of hotel was convenient, near a bus station that can take you into town.
Adrian
2023-09-21
It was in a marvellous and absolutely perfect location, close to a bus station. I stayed in the room that was always kept clean and available with good bathroom.
Sam
2023-09-17
It was fairly clean place, staff were fairly friendly and accommodating, and I truly enjoyed my new-fashioned room. The location in a very nice area was particularly good and there were a convenience shop and convenience stores nearby. Plus the hotel was minute away from eateries and bars.
Peter
2023-09-17
The room was functional, with private bathroom. The position was good and perfect, eateries and bars are minute away from the hotel.
Katherine
2023-09-06
Clean place & absolutely kind staff at all times. Spotless unit with comfortable bed.
Leonard
2023-09-03
The room was functional, neat and complete with tea, comfortable bed and great size bathroom.
John
2023-08-30
The staff are welcoming, the rooms are functional and new-fashioned. A storage, coffee facilities, and a telly are available. The location is great and unbeatable and they have parking on-site.
Margaret
2023-08-27
Immaculately clean and airy units with good bathroom, use of fridge plus kettle, and the staff were nice!
John
2023-08-24
Great-sized and airy room and really good facilities. Comfy beds for a good sleep.
Edward
2023-08-19
Everything was really good, including helpful and welcoming staff at all times.
Joe
2023-08-07
The room is airy and new-fashioned with very comfortable bed, a shower, for instance.
John
2023-07-08
By and large, it was best base for sightseeing in Edinburgh, had much fun and met excellent and affable staff at all times. The room I stayed in was airy and modern and complete with the bedroom, a comfortable bed, for instance.
Bill
2023-07-01
Everything is really good here, had a very nice stay for the price. The units are immaculate, large with a comfortable bed.
Olivia
2023-06-09
The units were new-fashioned and the staff were fairly friendly people at all times. I loved good food.
Danny
2023-06-02
Units with a comfortable bed.
Christopher
2023-05-30
The hotel location was exceptionally nice in the university district.
Alexander
2023-05-20
Beautiful accommodation with nice staff at all times. Marvellous and absolutely perfect setting close to a bus stop. And only 20 minutes walking to downtown.
A little too warm room.
Darren
2023-05-08
The place was clean with a helpful and welcoming staff at all times. The room was neat and airy in general, with good bathroom. The hotel met expectations, I would stay here again.
Karen
2023-05-04
The hotel was placed in the central location close to the city centre. A wide range of outstanding food, we greatly enjoyed it.
George
2023-02-20
A quiet hotel, my first choice in Edinburgh. Welcome base for discovering Edinburgh with really friendly staff at all times. Plenty of good food for meals. In a particularly good and ideal location minute away from eateries and bars. Just 20 min walk to downtown. Quite convenient, minute away from a bus stop.
Donald
2023-02-07
Liked the stay, it was WONDERFUL for the price. Everything was perfect, the parking was nearby, the room was immaculate and light. The location was magnificent in a very quiet area, adjacent to all the bus rutes and citycenter. Newington district was worth staying in. Everywhere there was fairly clean.
Katie
2023-01-14
The room we booked was airy and spotless with a comfortable bed, coffee, as for instance as described. Had very good amenities.
Samuel
2022-12-24
Had really good amenities. The location was marvellous for walking around Pickering's Gin Distillery.
Beatrice
2022-12-14
Loved the place, had a lovely stay for the price. The folks working here were accommodating...
Sydney
2022-12-07
The employees were welcoming and kind. Besides, the location was marvellous and cosy for our stay, within 20 minutes' walk of Royal Museum. The hotel was a suitable place for enjoying a central area.
Matt
2022-11-30
good base for exploring edinburgh. fairly clean hotel with really good amenities. cosy setting, away from hustle and bustle.
Joe
2022-11-02
I loved immaculate room with microwave, a nice sized bathroom, for example, and accommodating and amazing staff.
Andy
2022-10-08
The bathroom was bright and the beds very comfy.
Unfortunately Wi-Fi was bad.
Gordon
2022-08-30
Marvellous and reasonable location to Arthur's Seat hike. Walk from restaurants and bars. Minute away from a bus stop. Overall really nice stay for the price👌😀