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Welcome
to Kenvie Guest House accommodation in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
The Kenvie Guest House, established in 1970 and awarded three stars by the Scottish Tourist Board, is a charming traditional Victorian guest house situated in a quiet residential area close to the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Kenvier Guest House Accommodation
Our Rooms:
We have a selection of family, double, or twin rooms to choose from, all
either standard (bathroom in the hallway) or with an en-suite bathroom
(private, in the room). To find out more, or to book a room, please contact
us by phone or e-mail.
Free wireless broadband internet access (wifi) is available in all rooms.
We have an extensive breakfast menu with a good choice for vegetarians,
including fruit juices and cereals and traditional Scottish porridge.
We also offer brown and white bread toast, Scottish oatcakes with a selection
of jams and preserves, tea, filter coffee or hot chocolate, and a full
Scottish grill of bacon, sausage, tomato and mushroom, with your egg cooked
to order (fried, scrambled, poached or boiled).
Also on the sideboard, assorted mustards and sauces, Scottish heather
honey, lemon slices. Whisky marmalade is a favourite with regular guests.
Breakfast is served between 7.30am and 9am.
Your hosts Richard and Dorothy Vidler offer high quality bed and breakfast guesthouse accommodation with a warm and friendly welcome and all the comforts and facilities you would expect - complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, colour TV, central heating, electric blankets and hair dryers in all rooms and wifi wireless broadband internet access.
With well-decorated bedrooms and various antique and period pieces throughout the house, delicious full Scottish breakfasts, and with our high standards and all the right personal touches, we're sure your stay will be pleasant and comfortable.
A warm and friendly welcome awaits you at the Kenvie Guest House, where
your hosts Richard and Dorothy Vidler offer well-decorated bedrooms with
complimentary tea and coffee making facilities, colour TV, electric blankets,
hair dryers and central heating; with all the right personal touches,
we are sure your stay will be very comfortable.
This charming traditional Victorian townhouse is furnished to a high standard,
with some antique and period pieces.
For your further comfort the house is non-smoking. Car parking is trouble-free
and plentiful with unrestricted street parking. There are no charges for
parking.
- Wifi wireless broadband is available.
- Check-out is 11AM. Check-in before 4pm or by arrangement.
Edinburgh for the tourist:
Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is one of the most popular tourist
destinations in the United Kingdom. Many of its attractions are famous
throughout the UK and indeed the world, including Edinburgh Castle, the
Palace of Holyrood, the Royal Mile, the Old Town and New Town, and the
Edinburgh Festival and Fringe.
UK and overseas visitors come summer and winter to use Edinburgh's guesthouse
accommodation as a base for these and other attractions, such as the many
golf courses of Edinburgh and Scotland, the nearby Rosslyn Chapel (made
famous by Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code) and Edinburgh's many museums, historic
locations, pubs, bars, restaurants and other leisure facilities.
Edinburgh for other visitors:
Edinburgh is also one of the great centres for business, finance, education,
administration and politics in Great Britain. The University is one of
the oldest and most respected in the UK, Edinburgh is the largest financial
centre after London (based around the Exchange district and Edinburgh
International Conference Centre), business and the local economy are booming
and the new Scottish Parliament adds one more reason to visit Edinburgh.
Situated on a quiet street in a mostly residential area on the
south of the city and is convenient for:
- The City Centre and Old Town
- Royal Mile linking Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace Edinburgh University
King's Buildings and Dick Veterinary College
- Scottish Parliament
- Dynamic Earth
- Pollock Halls of Residence
- Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland
- Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians
- Royal Infirmary
- Royal Commonwealth Swimming Pool
- Prestonfield & Craigmillar Golf Courses
- Craigmillar Castle
- Theatres and Cinemas
- Restaurants and Bars
Easy Access to Leith and Royal Yacht Britannia to the north and Rosslyn
Chapel to the south.
Kenvie Guest House, situated in a quiet residential area,
about 1 mile (1.5km) from the City centre and the Old Town, and takes
about 10 minutes by bus (excellent service) and about 20 minutes to walk.
The bus stop is just a short block away. The commercial area starts about
3 blocks from here. The City, dominated by 'The Royal Mile', the historic
High Street running from Edinburgh Castle at the top to Holyrood Palace
and the new Scottish Parliament at the bottom.
Also on this lovely street are the Camera Obscura, St Giles Cathedral, John Knox House, Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh Museum and The People's Story. Lady Stair's House - the writers museum (a museum dedicated to Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and R.L. Stevenson) and much more.
The famous Princes Street has on one side shops, restaurants and cafes;
on the other, beautiful gardens containing the Floral Clock and Sir Walter
Scott's Monument (209ft. high, with 287 steps, which can be climbed to
give panoramic views over the city to the Forth Bridges and Fife in the
North, and over the scenic Border country to the South).
Craigmillar Castle and the Royal Infirmary are also nearby. Leith and
the Royal Yacht Britannia are a short distance away.
Directions to Kenvie Guest House:
How to find us by car:
All directions to Edinburgh will cross the City Bypass (A720)
on the edge of the city. When you see the signs for this road, follow
them in the direction for Edinburgh South. You should then exit the Bypass
at the Sheriffhall Roundabout, following the signs for the City Centre
(A7 North) - also signposted Royal Infirmary and Old Town. After aprox.
6km (4 miles) you will find another roundabout, next to Cameron Toll shopping
centre (a dark glass modern building with a red neon strip around it at
night).
Follow the roundabout under a railway bridge and take the next left onto
Dalkieth Road, this is still the Old Town and A7. After 1/2 km (500 yards)
you will pass a row of shops on your left.
Opposite the last shop (a hairdresser), you should turn right into Kilmaurs
Terrace, and you will find Kilmaurs Road at the top.
Turn left and the Kenvie is on the left. Alternatively, if you miss Kilmaurs
Terrace, continue a short distance to the traffic lights, turn right into
Priestfield Road, and right again for Kilmaurs Road.
Arriving in the city centre by bus or train:
Follow the signs for Princes Street, 2 minutes walk from either St Andrew's
bus or Waverley train stations. Outside British Home Stores there are
3 bus stops: take the 30 or 33 Lothian Bus (red buses) or 86 First Bus
(green bus). Numbers can be found on the bus stop itself.
The journey time is about 10 - 20 minutes. Ask the driver to let you off
2 stops after the Commonwealth Swimming Pool.
Walk the way the bus is going to the corner, turn left into Kilmaurs Terrace
and at the top of the street, turn left into Kilmaurs Road. Kenvie is
on the left. Alternatively, taxis are plentiful from either bus or train
stations. Other bus numbers are 2 and 12 from Edinburgh Conference Centre,
14 from Leith (Royal Yacht Brittania) The City centre is about 10mins.
by bus, and about a 20 - 25 min. walk. The bus stop is a short block away.
Arriving by air:
There are buses between the airport and Waverley train station in the
city centre every 15 minutes (#100). Takes 30 - 40 minutes depending on
traffic.
Once at the train station, use the city buses as described above or take
a taxi. From Waverley train station or St Andrews Square bus station it
is about £6 - 7.
If hiring a car use the city bypass A720 south and follow directions on
how to find us by car above. Journey time is about 30 - 40 minutes.
Email Kenvie Guest House enquiries & reservations: bookscotland@madbookings.com
