What a surprisingly lovely place to stay, the rooms have all been modernized and my bed was comfier than my own at home and the shower was absolute bliss! There was some building work being done to the guest house whilst I was there, which I was warned about before I placed my booking, but it was made sure that it was as unobtrusive as possible and I barely even noticed it was there. Gareth, who owns and runs the guest house is a delightful host and always ready with helpful tips and suggestions for interesting places to visit and good bars and restaurants to go to, he also cooks the best breakfast I had in my entire stay in Britain!
It is ideally located just a short walk or bus ride from the city centre.
I cannot recommend this place highly enough, I would suggest you stay there yourself and see!

Fraoch House is a wonderfully comfortable guest house/bed-and-breakfast just a 20-minute walk from the heart of the Edinburgh city center.

On a busy weekend, I was able to get a double-bed room with a private bath for just 40 GBP/night. For an American that was a pretty good deal even with our poor exchange rate!

The house is one of many guest houses on Pilrig street, so you'll feel fairly safe outside. The interior is modern yet traditional - looks like some IKEA mixed in with great wood furniture. Sleeping was divine after a long day's walking; the shower was almost better than the bed.

Gareth, the owner, prepared a wonderful full Scottish breakfast that I unfortunately couldn't finish. He is also quite amicable and helpful in getting ideas of what to do/see while in town.

The number 11 bus comes/goes every 10-20 minutes from just across the street. I never took it as I missed it with enough time to walk to the city.

The best part? Wireless internet for free in every room. For someone without an international cell phone this was a god-send.

Can't recommend this highly enough.