My wife and I stayed at Elmview for 3 nights in April 2007 and thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The breakfast was truly top class, our room very large and comfortable, the extra touches such as fresh flowers, fresh real milk in the fridge and good sherry were really appreciated, and above all the very friendly welcome and ambience during our visit made our visit memorable.

The situation is lovely and very handy for the efficient Edinburgh buses. The No 11 at the end of the road goes to the Ocean Terminal for our visit to H.M.S. Britannia, and we understood the handy leaflet from Lothian Buses!

Altogether a great B and B.

If you are visiting Edinburgh, don't stay anywhere else. This is without doubt the best guest house we have ever stayed in. Robin and Nici were the perfect hosts and made us feel very welcome. Their house is in a beautiful location, yet very close to the centre of Edinburgh. Our room was delightful and Nici's cooking was mouthwatering, not to mention Robin's entertaining stories.

Nici and Robin are the perfect hosts and gave us the perfect vacation in April 2006! We simply can't say enough about how much we enjoyed our stay. We spent hours researching where to stay but we can save you the time- don't stay anywhere else! The Elmview is only a fifteen minute walk to the Royal Mile, which was perfect for exploring the city. Many of the other B&B's are either an inconvenient distance from the center of the city or so near to the center of the city that it's not quiet and relaxing like the Elmview. Both Robin and Nici go out of their way to make you feel at home and to provide anything and everything you need, including wonderful chats! Breakfast is homemade by Nici and out of this world! They typically have classical music playing in the breakfast room, so you can sit with a glass of sherry from your room and relax. We arrived in the middle of the morning so we missed breakfast hours, but Robin and Nici went out of their way to make us a mid morning snack and make us feel so welcome. You can come and go as you wish since all of the rooms are on the bottom floor, down a few winding stairs that are so attractive! We loved the Yellow Room, and the bed was very comfortable for those who are sensitive to mattresses. For even more information, they have an excellent website at [-]. Look no further because you have found THE place to stay! Thanks for everything Robin and Nici!

This is truly the most exceptional Bed & Breakfast establishment my wife and I have ever stayed at.
From the moment we arrived and were greeted by Robin and Nici to the time we left three days later we were made to feel completely comfortable and at home, without being fussed and fawned over as can be the case in luxury hotels, which this B&B could teach a lesson or two.

The room was large and very clean with every facility you could reasonably imagine or forget from home, even down to a room fridge, small decanter of sherry and spare battries for the TV remote.

The breakfasts are excellent and everything is freshly prepared by Nici. Each morning comprised of at least four courses and if you were really greedy, more. Not only this but the cooked course comprised three standard choices (All Great) and a special each day.

The walk into Edinburgh is short at a strolling 15-20 minutes, but the one warning, which Robin very accurately told us beforehand is Edinburgh is not a parking city. Whilst the only parking attendant we saw was bright and cheerful I am sure from the tickets we saw they are happy to spoil your stay if you give them the chance. Robin does have a small area of parking around the block, which is free to use when you stay, but I personally would have been happy to pay a little extra for the sheer convenience.

If you want to go to Edinburgh, you must try and stay here and we will return. We have already recommended it to all our family.