Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Reviews of Mackenzie Guest House

3 out of 5
Mackenzie Guest House
2 East Hermitage Place, Leith Links, Edinburgh, Scotland

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 112 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hosts, great amenities, clean, good location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
excellent stay..very good position for us. Spotlessly clean. We both thought the mattress was a bit firm but this is of course a matter of choice. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Great place to stay for accessing near by attractions and the city centre. Great host who was very helpful and nice. Would definitely recommend it, we will be back. Only thing was the pillows weren’t the best but that’s a personal preference.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent visit and best hosts!!
Danny & Jasmine (proprietors) were amazingly kind and helpful. The breakfast they served was very good and they give you lots of choice from cereal to full english. The only complaint, and it's minor, the bed is quite firm. The 25 bus stops just across or a few houses down. Tesco is a few blocks away. Access to city centre is very easy from Mackenzie Guest House.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the character of the building our room was very cute. Lovely breakfast, the only thing I would change would be the breakfast times starting at least an hour earlier. Otherwise we had a great stay would definitely stay again very clean and great value.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Karl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Once they get your money...
I initially booked 3 nights instead of 1, immediately called to change it but the online booking was final since I didn’t cancel the booking a month before I booked it. They refused to reduce the stay due to some unpublished “minimum night policy” and refused to cancel the booking to let me book a night elsewhere. Rather greedy and inflexible attitude, but I ended up just using the booking. Apart from that it was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Angela

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place but street parking very limited if driving.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable B&B ten minutes away from City
Convenient for transport to city centre by bus. Lots of places to eat nearby. Near the Royal Britannia. Rooms are cleaned everyday. There were enough toiletries that are topped up everyday. Beds are comfortable enough but pillows in our room was a bit thin, we had to take pillows in the single bed as we were given a room with a double and spare bed. Breakfast is from 8-9 am during weekdays and 9-10am on weekends. Reasonably priced. Overall a comfortable stay. We would stay here again if we are in Edinburgh.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

CarrieJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is a really cute guest house on a nice street. Easy to park, walking distance from the Royal Mile (if a bit of a long walk). Very nice staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal if on a budget
In Leith, about 2 miles from Waverley station but only 50 yards from the bus stop. Stayed on top floor which would be difficult to access for those with reduced mobility. Floor was a little uneven. Had the shared bathroom to ourselves because the other room on the top floor was not taken. Good breakfast, especially the black pudding. Excellent value for the Edinburgh area.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Stewart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Recent stay
Had a nice stay at this guest house recently. Stayed 3 nights and found it very comfortable. The room was large and clean but was a little dated, some decoration and upgrading would transform the room. The hosts are lovely and friendly. Breakfast was very good indeed. The guest house is right on the bus route to and from town which is handy.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience
Excellent experiences
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful couple who go above and beyond to help you and make sure your stay goes as expected. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Dave Good, Whitley Bay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good weekend break
Great time. Danny and Jasmine were lovely
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hosts
Wonderful hosts, Danny & Jasmine! Super quiet and cozy in the rooms. They are tony but have all you need. 30 min walk to town center.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Lynda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A homy place
It was okay. The owners were nice ready to help me to plan my visits.

8/10 Good

Stuart

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8/10 Good

Ray, Birmingham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money but room quite small.
Chose because price very competitive. Owners very friendly and helpful, breakfast very nicely cooked. Room clean and well equipped but quite cramped (bathroom also very small). Still worth the money but will pay a bit more for extra space in future.

8/10 Good

linda, essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was good. Lovely room. Nice staff. Great breakfast . Would stay there again.

8/10 Good

Dave, York

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
McKenzie guest house Leith.
The McKenzie guest house in Leith is just a few miles from the city centre, and a short stroll from the bars and restaurants of Leith waterfront. There is plenty of street parking along Leith links, but with plenty of other guest house in the vicinity you might not be able to park right outside the McKenzie. The guest house is easy to find, and using a Satnav I had no issues arriving at the destination. Booking online was simple, and a very concise reservation was e-mailed to me, that included information and directions.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely b&b
The room was spacious, comfortable and very clean. Only a ten minute bus ride from the city centre and lots of street parking available nearby. The hosts were very helpful and kind and produced a lovely breakfast.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for town and lovely cooked breakfasts
fine and handy for business trip. had good weather too. able to park outside guest house. hardly any traffic noise in evening, despite being on main road.

10/10 Excellent

Cherie, st. Catharines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful little place, EXTREMELY clean and very accommodating. Quiet and close to buses and park.

8/10 Good

Imran

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good host, helpful with directions etc. and would have a conversation but not intrusive. Decent cooked breakfast.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable. Within easy reach of centre
Danny and Jasmine guesthouse owners very friendly and helpful. Lovely clean room with bus stops right outside to Princes Street. Good breakfast.

8/10 Good

william, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
B&B Edinburgh 20mins bus fm city centre
the hosts Daniel and Jasmine were very friendly and helpful. Our room was great, very good value for money, on the small side to accommodate an ensuite but still enough room to move and a chair provided to sit etc with tea&coffee making in room. recommend this stay for anyone as cleanliness was wonderful &breakfast included a great choice of continental with cooked as well if desired. Bus stop 1min walk away took you to central Edinburgh & short walk to royal mile which lead to Edinburgh castle and also near other attractions.

10/10 Excellent

John, Rota, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic Weekend Trip
Spent three nights celebrating my fiance's birthday. The guesthouse was on a lovely park in a quiet area. Breakfast was made to order and delicious! Owners were very helpful with cabs, directions and recommendations for local pubs and restaurants.

10/10 Excellent

Sim, Brighton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
EXCELLENT GUESTHOUSE
Friendly, clean, quiet guesthouse in lovely location in Leith. Excellent breakfasts. Very helpful owners. Easy to get into central Edinburgh by bus. One of the best guesthouses I have ever stayed in. I shall be returning. I really enjoyed my stay.

10/10 Excellent

Xenofon, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and clean room Great breakfast and good view had the room.

6/10 Okay

Bruce, Kent

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Close to amenities
We have been staying at a very good guest house. Very good breakfast.

8/10 Good

Meta

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

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Boulder, CO

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Memories were made
I'll never forget my stay. It was one of a kind. Edinburgh is amazing. And the MacKenzie Guest House gave me the opportunity.

10/10 Excellent

Theodore, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh Stay
It was a very comfortable stay and the owners were helpful and accommodating.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

8/10 Good

Jonathan, Quakertown Pa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Choice
The only thing I wish were different were hot breakfast availability prior to 8 am. We missed most of our hot breakfasts because of our schedule! Other than that, this is a fine guest house. They are most accommodating and the conditions were great.

6/10 Okay

Paul George, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not too bad.
Nice and tidy. Not much local. 1pub and an Indian restaurant. Pub stopped serving food at 9pm. Easy access into the city.

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and Service
comfortable clean friendly quiet close to the city with 2 excellent and easily accessable bus Services

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Edinburgh getaway
Very friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

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

4/10 Poor

EOIN, Dublin Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value for money
Excellent -- could not recomend it any higher - extremely helpful --- unfailingly courteous.

8/10 Good

David, Hull, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet B&B just outside the city centre
I stayed at the Mackenzie guest house during my short stay in Edinburgh for a short break. It is situated about 2 miles from Princes Street and close to Leith waterfront for the Britannia and several seafood restaurants. I stayed in room 2 with a double bed (even though I was staying alone) and had a private bathroom with shower gel etc across the landing (with a bathrobe in the wardrobe). The room had everything you could possibly require, flat screen tv, kettle and tea/coffee facilities, bottle of water, hairdryer and on request iron and ironing board. A bathrobe was also provided. Breakfast consisted of fruit juice, cereals, fry-up (where you could specify which items you did/did not want) and toast and jams with tea/coffee. The owners Danny and Jasmine are a young couple who care about their guests.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good overall experience
Overall the experience was good. The first night there were a few people who made a lot of noise around 1 Am which woke us up. Then in the morning the toilet was totally stuck and we could not use it at all. The toilet on the other floor was locked to our dismay.But the problem was rectified after we left a note to Danny/Jasmine. The hosts are really nice and warm. The breakfast is quite good with some nice choices. Rooms are almost the same as are shown on the site. Location is good and the bus stop is two steps away. Catch the no. 12 or 25 from the Waverley station/City centre. No. 25 is quite frequent. Quite a few places to eat nearby (Indian, continental etc.) and also tesco is there.