The Osbourne Hotel

Overall:

"very good Hotel for less money - 5 mins walk to city centre, perfect breakfast, nice and spacious room, friendly and helpful staff, best recommendation for a short trip to Edinburgh." — source Venere

"I would recommend this hotel for those who are satisfied with basic, clean accomodation, VERY close to the center, at a reasonable price. I would stay again." — source Venere

"Most places of interest are all within walking distance, standard of the hotel and it's exceptional value for money I would recommend this to anyone." — source Venere

"We had two sleepless nights in edinburgh and would therefore not recommend this hotel." — source Venere

"There are no frills here but for the price I would definitely stay again." — source Venere

Clean:

"The rooms were clean, and the lounge was comfortable." — source Skoosh

"But it was all neat and tidy -- no saw dust or paint flakes in sight, which I think is a real testimony to the level of cleanliness." — source Venere

"The hotel is clean, well located and very competitively priced. Not much spirit in the hotel, lounge is usually deserted, and breakfast is served in a barn, but 'it does exactly what it says on the tin' - cheap, relatively cheerful, clean and central." — source Venere

"Super clean and welcoming room, really near to the main station (bus and train), nice beds and bathroom, and the breakfast was really good." — source Venere

"nice big clean room right in the centre of edinburgh, within walking distance of princes street, station, pubs/clubs, restaurants." — source Venere

Service:

"The service of the entired reception staff was the opposit: rude, unattentive, not helpfull at all, uncompetent." — source Venere

"I did not expect this level of service and would have no hesitation in re-booking this hotel for another stay." — source Venere

"Rooms were reasonable, self-service breakfast convenient for early starts to explore city." — source Venere

"Poor service (3 tv channels, no hairdryer, etc." — source Venere

Location:

"Good value for money, good location." — source Skoosh

"We chose Osbourne because of the handy location to the bus terminal, the railway station,and Princes Street all within walking distance carrying our baggage Also they provided one room for three adults." — source Venere

"Location was excellent - close to train station, public records office, Princes Street, Royal Mile; nice pub down the street & other restaurants near by. Area felt very safe." — source Venere

"The hotel is very nice and your location is very close of City center and principal place to visit about room is big comfortable." — source Venere

"Clean and in a good location compared to Edinburgh's main tourist sights, the Osbourne felt a little old and tired." — source Venere

"General first impressions is that the hotel is run down, however on further analysis all necessary facilities are provided well and offer excellent value for money." — source Venere

"There is also a kettle in the room, towels changed every days, rich breakfast included in the price." — source Venere

"The hotel is a good value, a relatively short walk from the main train station." — source Venere

"I thought the breakfast and room were pretty good value for the money." — source Venere

"It is also a good relationship between price/quality." — source Venere

Room:

"There was blood on the stair carpet, the corridors continually smelt of cooking fat and there were (blood) stains on the wall in a splatter pattern in my room." — source Venere