Stayed in Dukes while on a househunting trip to Edinburgh - partly because we were interested in buying one of the neighbouring houses and wanted to try 'living in it' before spending our money.

We were surprised and impressed by the quality of the place. the breakfast was one of the nicest I've ever had in any hotel ( at any price ). The bed was comfortable with good quality linens, the towels were still fluffy and new, and the room was a decent size. Good location too, with the town being in easy walking distance.

I guess the only downside was the size of the ensuite, but I did choose the larger room with the smaller bathroom, so can't really complain about that.

We recently stayed in a 'boutique hotel' which provided a similar level of quality, but cost twice the price, so think that Dukes is a bargain!

Dukes is a boutique b&b on a grand Georgian terrace about 10 minutes walk to Princes Street. The place is very opulent with meticulous attention to detail in the room design and presentation.

We booked through the owners last minute and found the rate very reasonable for one night compared to the other quotes I had received. £120 for a sat night, which included breakfast.

We stayed in the ground floor premier double, which was beautifully decorated with traditional antiques, a huge French carved bed, and views out over the garden. The high cornice ceilings and shuttered windows added a classiness to the large room. The bathroom was ultra modern with a walk in drench shower and plenty of room to put your things - loads of towels and again spotless.

We were both really impressed with the host who was a little eccentric but obviuously ran a tight ship. Her veggie breakfast of spectacular fruit has to be seen to be believed. As do the sublime flower arrangements.

Although it feels slightly on the edge of the main ' happenings' we found lovely Thai restaurants to dine in, and there are some great bars two streets away, If you wander along the noble terraces at night, taking in the air as we did, you can really appreciate the elegance of Edinburgh.

All the reviews for this B&B were excellent so we booked in. We stayed in a normal twin room at the top of the building (number 6) and paid £82. The room was quite plain and we didn't think it was any better to what you would get in a cheaper B&B (although I'm aware Edinburgh is an expensive place). The main problem was the bathroom with a slanted roof and no space for a stand up shower, so we ended up having to sit in the bath and shower with the shower head in our hands and a few bangs to the head trying to get in and out! For someone less mobile this would be totally unsuitable. The hostess wasn't particularly warm or friendly, and the breakfast choices were nice, but they made a mistake with our breakfast order and blamed it on our form being filled out in a confusing way and did not offer to replace the breakfast with what we wanted - had they offered we would probably have declined out of politeness, but it would have been nice to be asked!
I think it's important to make a distinction between the types of rooms available - our friend had one of the deluxe rooms, and it was honestly like a completely different place - he had a spacious room (no 1), with fresh flowers and a lovely bathroom and furniture and paid £90 for a double room single occupancy. Had we stayed there the review would have been far better.

Stayed here with my wife for two nights, June 19 - 20 while touring Scotland. Found it well within walking distance to train and bus station. The proprietor was a very warm and friendly person. We had a very spacious room with a view of Windsor St. Breakfast was included with our tariff. We ate the continental which was more then enough food for our palate. The only drawback was the hugh picture window in the bathroom. We had to close the big georgian shutters to use the facilities. I'd highly reccomend it to anyone who is not looking for the big luxury hotel. We plan to stay here agian on our next visit