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Sakura Edinburgh Guest House

2.5 star property

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

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

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18 West Preston Street, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9PU
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Royal Mile
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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

Double or Twin Room, Garden View

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Garden View

Standard Single Room, 1 Single Bed, Garden View

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Family Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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

Standard Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

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

  • University of Edinburgh - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Grassmarket - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Royal Mile - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Princes Street - 4 min drive - 2.0 km

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

  • ‪Summerhall - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Abbey - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Southpour - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Newington Cafe & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Meadows Tap - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Sakura Edinburgh Guest House

Guesthouse in Edinburgh, a short 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 transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited availability)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Built in 1890
  • Smoke-free property

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

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

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

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 455 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 455 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 124 out of 455 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 78 out of 455 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 81 out of 455 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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 traveller

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

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

2/10 Terrible

Basim

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It’s ideal for one night stay over before leaving in the early morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Filippo

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
All in all good, if compared to the cheap price. Kind staff. The problem is that they are not clear enough in the booking flow, since they sold me a room with garden view and I ended in a room at level -1 with one tiny window heading nowhere (probably facing a wall considering the darkness). The bathroom was private but external, but this was not specified in the booking. I would have booked the room anyways, therefore I’d recommend the property to be more specific on the room’s characteristics.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Nina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedbugs!!! Stay away!!! We told the manager and didn‘t even got an answer!!! We searched on google and found a comment about bedbugs from 4 months prior! So they obviously didn’t do anything about it!

4/10 Poor

Sorrell

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Wallpaper was peeling on walls. Toilet far too narrow and bathroom a real state... Clean but clearly just painted over damp and painted over terrible wallpaper. Get rid of that wardrobe and hairdryer. Room too dark...needs ligteninhand a curtain to cover the scary window that is a window into a room. Dark and scary. Named the purple dungeon on reviews. Get rid of the purple and modernise it. positives are the host was lovely and beds comfy and clean. Needs re papering and re plastering . New bathroom sink etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shivkumar

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was not Standard specially toilets, bed was not good, no baggage drop facility had to spend 60 pounds at private luggage storage
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dikran

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super tight space, barely any ventilation, bathroom disgusting.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walls were a bit thin but didn’t bother me too much.. Convenient for many shops and restaurants. Friendly host
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Different

A strange experience. On arrival being given 4 separate keys and being told very clearly that check out was 11am at the very latest! My first experience of having the toilet and shower in a separate room, not ideal when needing the loo in the night trying to work out which key was needed for each room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024