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Sakura Edinburgh Guest House

2.5 star property

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Property grounds
Interior
Property entrance
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

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18 West Preston Street, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9PU
  • Place, University of Edinburgh
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Holyrood Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed, Garden View

  • 97 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double or Twin Room, Garden View

  • 108 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

  • 151 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Edinburgh

With a stay at Sakura Edinburgh Guest House, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, within a 5-minute drive of Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. .This guesthouse is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from University of Edinburgh and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Princes Street.
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What's nearby

  • The Meadows - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • University of Edinburgh - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Holyrood Park - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Grassmarket - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Royal Mile - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop - 4 min drive
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 19 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Royal Dick - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Abbey - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Southpour - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Drouthy Neebors - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Sakura Edinburgh Guest House

Guesthouse in Edinburgh, 6-minute walk to University of Edinburgh
Sakura Edinburgh Guest House offers 7 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Stay in one of 7 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
This smoke-free guesthouse was built in 1890.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Built in 1890
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

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 credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

Sakura Edinburgh
Sakura House Edinburgh Scotland
Sakura House Hotel Edinburgh
Sakura Edinburgh Guest House Guesthouse
Sakura Edinburgh House house
Sakura Edinburgh Edinburgh
Sakura Edinburgh Guest House Edinburgh
Sakura Edinburgh Guest House Guesthouse
Sakura Edinburgh Guest House Guesthouse Edinburgh

Sakura Edinburgh Guest House Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 469 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 117 out of 469 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 469 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 78 out of 469 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 81 out of 469 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location Comfortable room Very well appointed. Fridge, kettle, coffees, teas, creamer, water. Friendly, accommodating host. We were in room 2 in the back. It was very quiet and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was met with a very warm welcome by a happy and friendly Manager when i arrived at the hotel. The Manager took the time to show me to my room and to explain the facilities. The room was very clean, the large bed in my chosen room was very comfortable. The ensuite bathroom was lovely, the shower was electric so there was plenty of hot water. The toilet was very clean with a washbasin which had a full liquid soap dispenser. The room facilities included a comfortable chair to relax in plus Tea and Coffee making facilities with a good selection of tea's and coffee plus cream and sugar. Also a large bottle of Spring water and glasses was made available for my convenience. The room itself was well cleaned and to note the room smelled clean, with no nasty odours. A credit to the cleaning staff at the hotel. As a footnote on my very honest review here and to be very clear .... the room that i stayed in did have some tired furniture, but everything worked as it should and for the price that i payed i was more than pleasantly surprised....i was very happy. The hotel is in a great location with many local takeaways and restaurants nearby, a selection of handy nearby small shops plus supermarkets including Sainsbury's and the Coop. Bus stops within 5 minutes walking distance of the hotel, with buses every 5 to 10 minutes into Edinburgh if you don't fancy the 25 minute walk. All in all i was delighted with my stay in the hotel and would definitely recommend this to others.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very walkable to the Mile
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Staff & service

It’s okay

Basic guest house in a great location. Check -in/check-out was easy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

P

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Roon sgot issue with dump, bed cracking, cleaning was not spotless, facilities quite narrow
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Cheap, great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Sarah

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very run down, but only accommodation available in Edinburgh. Get what you pay for and still overpriced!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice host, affordable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

CJ

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst accommodation I’ve ever stayed at.

Terrible and damp basement room with a broken door lock, horrible smell, and poor condition overall. The television cable was cut, the private toilet was a shared, dirty toilet down the corridor and the shower was unusable (the gaps were hanging out of the wall). The walls are thin, I had a window looking into the hallway, and the place felt like a dive with the owners clearly just pocketing the money and putting into their own pockets, with no investment in maintaining the place. Wouldn’t recommend for business or leisure. Was extremely uncomfortable and would rather sleep under the rail bridge than here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I liked it was near the city centre. I didn't like the noisy front window (garbage keeper, pub)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Budget stay. Not my cup of tea. The place was very dated. My room was in the basement, but it did have a window that looked up into a courtyard. The host was super accommodating and very nice and promised that the four keys that I had to keep track of would be eventually replaced with an updated card system.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owner was very helpful, and met us at the property, even though we were early. He responded well when we messaged him. The room was nothing fancy, but good value for the money. The main issue we had was location. It was right across the street from a bar, and since our room was right beside the street, it was a bit noisy outside and in as well, till things calmed down.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Pieter

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Could do better

Rooms below ground level , you could smell the damp. All locks liked they were going to come away in your hand. TV aerial was a naked cable with some blue tack on the end, did not connect to TV so unable to use TV
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniella

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Even though during booking there was statement that room has private bathroom, toilet was on the second floor (room on the 1) and shower in opposite from the room part of the first floor, room was cold and not spotlessly clean, it's noisy every time when someone going down and up stairs.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

KING YAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Guo

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chui Lin

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was damp, smelly with cracked bathroom walls & a centipede in the toilet!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Ahmad

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
For the price point of the property you have to go in with certain expectations, I had these expectations altered during my stay, the room was clean, the bed was comfy and the host was very kind and helpful. I specifically stayed in the Double Room with King Bed and ensuite and cant fault anything.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet good access to the City spots
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Zoe

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Comfortable room, clean shared bathroom facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024