I stayed at the Alba just this week. I had the gorgeous contemporary room at the rear of the house although I had a choice of rooms to choose from. It was decorated to a very high standard with the most wonderful 'dinner plate' sized shower head and power shower. Cath the hostess was brilliant, she gave my partner and... More

Cath was a helpful and gracious host from the moment we stepped through the door. Within minutes we had a good sense of where we were relative to the main attractions of Edinburgh, and how we could most easily reach them by public transport. We had one of the funkier modern rooms upstairs. Despite being winter, we were toasty warm... More

Alba House is a thoroughly comfortable, quiet and peaceful b&b. Breakfast is generous, with very good coffee. I had a room on the top floor that had three lovely skylights, including one in the bathroom, right above the tub -- lovely to have it open while having a bath. Free wi-fi, very easy to use. Great in-room radio. Cathy encourages... More

We enjoyed our stay at Alba House. Cath, our hostess was wonderful - so friendly and helpful! Lovely, spacious accomodations and delicious breakfasts. We stayed in the front room downstairs and found it to be most comfortable and restful. Great location for transportation with a bus stop nearby. We had a car but did not use it. Cath had the... More

Lovely old house...reasonably looked after. Some of the decorating was slipshod...which is a shame with such a lovely property. We stayed in the Four Poster room. The bed was quite comfortable and the room was large with two side chairs, a wardrobe, and a desk. We paid an average of 75 pounds per night. Breakfast was average...lots of choices for... More

Cathy, our hostess, was so great! Even if it was a full house, all the guests got the attention and advise they needed. You could see that she´s done it for years. Small things count, like the bus numbers printed on the visiting card of Alba House. No wonder Alba house got a prize last year. The only small minus... More

Cath was an excellent and cheery host. Easy 10 minute bus ride into "old town", great beds, and updated bathrooms set into a spacious Victorian home with free parking! More

Myself and my fiance were wanting to visit Edinburgh as we had heard glowing reviews from friends about the city. We had not been away together since getting engaged so felt we were due a weekend away. We couldn't have chosen a better place to spend the weekend. The rooms are of the highest quality, the breakfasts amazing and nothing... More

Top floor rooms were peaceful and quiet. The whole atmosphere was cozy and harmonic. Cath was a perfect hostess, breakfast was tasty, bed was perfect and shower was effective. Our friend's can give the same comments except the shower. In their room only were a bath tube withe separate taps for cold and warm water. I'd like to propose a... More