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Spylaw Bank House

3.5 star property

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Restaurant
Exterior
Lounge
Standard Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
$145
includes taxes & fees
Dec 5 - Dec 6

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2 Spylaw Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH13 0LR
  • Place, Bonaly Country Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Napier University
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Corn Exchange
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Superior Double Room, Ensuite

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(20 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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About this property

Spylaw Bank House

3.5-star B&B in Colinton
Along with an outdoor tennis court, this smoke-free bed & breakfast has free self parking and free WiFi in public areas. Housekeeping is not available.
Spylaw Bank House offers 3 accommodations.
Recreational amenities at the bed & breakfast include an outdoor tennis court.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Spylaw Bank House is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Outdoor tennis court

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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Reviews

Spylaw Bank House Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 255 out of 337 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 337 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 337 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 337 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 337 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Kerry

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

henry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The host and his wife were exceptionally pleasant and helpful. A true "British" experience
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful property owned and managed by a elder gentleman. Very kind, friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

William, SOUTH TURRAMURRA

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location for bus access to Edinburgh and good for bus access to airport. Good host. Room was good but other areas are in need of care.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is 18th century and rooms are huge and decor is in tune with building. So close to bus route to city. Bus approx every 15 mins to centre. Buses back all through the nught but less frequent. David was perfect host, explaining how to get to bus stop, given main door key for easy access whatever time you get back. We went to tattoo so were back late. Great sleep, lovely huge bed firm mattress. Coffee and tea in room. Breakfast was excellent, full scottish breakfasr and cereals yogurts, fruit juice, toast and lovely coffee. Highly recommend this place. Not big hotel, nice guest house, perfect. Ticked all the boxes. Thank you David. Caroline and paul. We stayed om 8 august 25
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a fabulous place. David was a wonderful host. The room we had was large , the breakfast was great. The Spybank is in a perfect place to explore Edinburgh. The 44 bus is just around the corner takes about 29 to 25 minutes to get to the city. Highly recommended place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

William, SOUTH TURRAMURRA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Janet

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality was wonderful and David is very helpful and friendly. The room was cluttered and untidy, dusty and not looked after. The fridge wasn’t cleaned out from the last occupants. The room was not able to be secured when we left the premises which made it difficult to leave our valuables. A lot needs to be fixed to justify the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
David was super helpful and communication easy via what’s app. Location lovely and easily accessible to bus into city and local village. The Spylaw Inn for dinner was fabulous and food delicious. Full English breakfast included in the dining room was also wonderful. Highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

JACK

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very unique 1742 house. The gentleman host was very informative about the area and the history.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
David was an excellent host with lots of great suggestions and information
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful late Georgian Home in a quiet neighborhood. the grounds are lovely and the host was delightful.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great Bed
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
David was a kind and informative host and our room, itself, was clean. Property was not in the best repair and was old and a bit rundown/dated. The biggest issue was that the host had a cat and dog living in the common areas of the property which was never revealed in the property description and would be a problem for those with animal allergies.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful historical home. Not your ordinary hotel. David, the host, was very welcoming, helpful and knowledgeable. Delicious homemade Scottish breakfast. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was quite old which added to the quaintness. I had to call when arrived which ended up costing me. Wasn’t aware host was on WhatsApp until after The host was lovely. Had a great breakfast as well
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a good stay here. The hotel is on route of 44 bus to Balerno. The bus ride is around 30 min to Princess Street and buses run every 15 min. The bedroom was nice and the bed was very comfy, I slept beautifully! I prefer old fashioned, quiet places over modern and very busy hotels so the Spylaw Bank House was perfect for me. The price is also very reasonable compared to expensive places in the city centre and breakfast was included.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Govor

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An amazing, quiet location , a beautiful old house with very good facilties. It made me and my 11 old son feel like in a fairytale, with a great contribution from the house dog and cat. Many thanks to David , for being a great host and for contributing to our rugby knowledge, that was amazing for a young boy that is discovering this beautiful sport , and enjoyed a very good game in the beautiful city of Edinburgh
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sonja, Edison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
David was a great host. Very nice and quiet place. Great connection to public transportation.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Avoid, there are far better options nearby

On our arrival (couple with child) the front and rear doors were locked, there were no lights on and, looking through the windows, the building appeared to unoccupied and abandoned. We telephoned hotels.com who telephoned the owner who said he was there. We returned and I met the owner who led me through the house which was dark, untidy, dusty, dated, and in poor repair and and smelled of cats or dogs (there were animal food and water bowls). I was shown the room which was looked like it had not been decorated in years. I left and informed hotels.com that the accommodation was totally unacceptable - our child has asthma - and requested a refund and was told that under their terms a refund is at the discretion of the owner who refused. We arranged nearby alternative accommodation which was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eloise

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Incredible property

Amazing property. David was so gracious and full of information. Our room was beautiful. The bed was so comfortable. I would recommend staying here as I would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025