It is the man himself that really makes this place what it is. He is incredibly welcoming, accomodating and a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Edinburgh.
The location is perfect, and the rooms are very comfortable with everything you could possibly need for a city break (and more!). If you absolutely MUST have an en-suite room when you travel you should check with Gerald which rooms are available - he has two, one of which is en-suite and the other where the bathroom is just outside the room in the hallway area. It wasn't an issue at all for us, but I guess it depends on the traveller.
Breakfast was great and set us up for a day of sightseeing perfectly.
We look forward to seeing you again some time Gerald!!

Jo & Steve

that I would make some comments, even tho we were not able to book reservations at his "place". It sure seems like we will miss a great experience.
However, I do want to say that communication with Gerald could not of gone more smoothly. When the dates that we needed were already booked, Gerald was gracious enough to recommend 2 other locations. We did end up booking an apartment with one of the nice ladies that he recommended and we are really looking forward to our trip to Edinburgh.

Flying directly to Edinburgh from Australia we certainly hoped our choice of B&B would be everything other reviewers on tripadvisor had said it would be. We were not to be dissappointed. From the moment we stepped into Gerald's wonderful home we knew we had chosen a great place to spend our 4 days in Edinburgh. Gerald was an entertaining, generous and kind host who served the most wonderful breakfasts! So much choice, all fresh, organic and delicious! While Edinburgh turned on some fantastic weather for early April sightseeing it was hard to leave our temporary home. It is full of amazing collections that Gerald has accumulated over the years. Our room was downstairs and the special bed and pillows extremely comfortable. No jetlag for us - we slept like logs! For a place to stay with the host who provides the most - there is no place like Geralds. Thank you Gerald... even David has remembered his stay with you!

Gerald's place is the best place to stay in Edinburgh!! I found Gerald's on TripAdvisor, and I can't find a negative thing to say about the place. At first I was disappointed Gerald wasn't going to be there (because I had read on here how great he was), but then we met Justyna, who was a wonderful host. No offence Gerald, but we didn't miss you after we had Justyna's cooking :-) My wife and I stayed in one of the two downstairs rooms, and my parents stayed in the other. We had the whole bottom floor to ourselves, and everything was perfect (I have to say, it was MUCH cleaner and more comfortable than any B&B I have stayed in after 2 years of traveling Europe)! The breakfasts were more than generous and tasted great ... fresh fruit from the markets, haggis, eggs, fresh bacon ... amazing! We ate breakfast ... and weren't hungry until dinner! The location of Gerald's place was perfect. It took us only a matter of minutes ... which is perfect after a full Scottish breakfast ... to walk to anywhere we wanted to go. A few nights after we stayed at Gerald's, we got stuck in a Holiday Inn, and were very disappointed we didn't have another night at Gerald's. Thanks for everything Gerald & Justyna, and I promise that we'll be staying at your place the next time we're in Edinburgh!