Macdonald Houstoun House

We stayed as a mum and daughter in room 73, which was a king room. Room was very spacious, and if you like a super soft bed then you’d love it, however the bed was far too soft for me. Small window, but at the end of the day I’m not in the room to stay all day, we were out and about anyway so didn’t bother us. Decent shower with ok pressure, liked it has Elemis products in the bathroom. Walls are pretty thin, could hear a lot through the walls, including people using hair dryers at 11 at night. We decided to eat in the bar for dinner and ordered a Caesar salad, pepperoni pizza and Mac and cheese side, was tasty. Breakfast was a bit of a let down, the bacon roll was decent but the continental was a bit rubbish. The pastries were hard and not fresh, same with muffins. Water was tepid at best. The pool was the highlight, nice size and half was blocked for one swimming, with the other for families. Area was nice and clean, although shower was low pressure so ended up going back to the room for a shower. Didn’t use the sauna or steam room but they looked good. Overall the place is nice but run down, with nice staff. The photos have been taken very cleverly as none of the property looks that new or fresh! Probably wouldn’t go back

Nice bar and good food. The grounds are beautiful.

Liked the general ambience

We have stayed here 3 times now. Easy check-in, nice staff, has a car park and nice grounds. We have stayed in a few different rooms, all have been clean and have what we need.

Room was in serious need of renovation. Overall it didn’t feel like value for money. I ate in the bar and was charged £18.25 for a large glass of wine - what a rip-off!! Gym was also in need of renovation.

Hotel needs a good refurb, my room had rotten bath panels, woodwork was dirty. Radiators loose and falling off the wall. Toilet paper holder falling off the wall, bathroom Sink was cracked , radiator valve taped on .

All good

Loved the gardens! Property is beautiful, staff wonderful! And even EChargers for our electric vehicle right in the parking lot!

Not suitable for families. On both nights of our stay, close to our room they had wedding parties. Very loud music with DJs shouting until almost midnight. Defeated the whole point of the hotel as a place to rest after a day in Edinburgh. Room was dated with small sofa bed. Swimming pool was nice and staff there were pleasant. Management were not interested in our complaint about loud music.

We had a great stay at this hotel. The design is really unique and stylish, a mix of different building types set in a beautiful garden. It’s also conveniently close to the airport, which made our travel much easier. The breakfast was excellent with a great variety of options, and the service overall was very pleasant. But what truly was amazing was the kindness of the staff. My daughter accidentally left behind her small plush puppy dog, which is very special to her and to us. The hotel not only found it, but mailed it back to us. A huge thank you to Chloe, who went out of her way to help, we’re so grateful! Highly recommend this place!