Our hosts were incredibly helpful, friendly and accommodating. A very comfortable room with literally the "run of the house". The property is beautiful and wonderfully located for ease of access to Edinburgh and wonderful local restaurants. We even met their grandson who gave us a marvelous tour of the property all the way to the river running through the back... More

We stayed with John and Rita for our honeymoon in Aug 2012, as we arrived we was given a very warm welcome followed by refreshments and homemake cake in their wonderful garden. Our room was immaculate, very clean, lovely and cosy. The breakfasts kept us going for most of the day, there was plenty to choose from we even tried... More

Violet Bank House in Lanark Edinburgh, was not quite what we expected but we still enjoyed our stay. Initially we were surprised how far out of Edinburgh itself it was but Reta advised us to catch the bus in and it really did make it a lot easier to get around. Lanark Road West is not the most picturesque of... More

12th August just back from the Violet Bank B&B and can I just say what a lovely couple Reta and John are they make you so welcome and the house is lovely & clean and the bus to Edinburgh is just outside a few steps away so we did not need to take the car.Would go back and stay again... More

v friendly welcome and a great room and breakfast - only stayed one night but it was fab. rightly scored and rated by many others :)

Absolutely brilliant B&B on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Reta & John are lovely hosts with a wealth of helpful information. Our room was excellent and the breakfasts were wonderful. There wasn't anything we could find fault with and we will definitely be going back again (if we can get in!) Reta's helpfulness in booking restaurants and advising on where to... More

Violet Bank House is a brilliant B & B - almost a luxury hotel. Reta and John are warm, welcoming and extremely well organsied hosts. If all engaged in the tourist industry were as good at the job as they Scotland would sink under the weight of visitors. If you want to spend time in Edinburgh and need a bed... More

Fantastic apartment in a lovely part of the city. 2 mins from bus stop with buses every five minutes into the city. every amenity within 5 minutes walk, waitrose, takeaway, italian restaurants and pubs. highly recommend

We loved it - again :-) It was my third and our first visit and it was really wonderful. Reta and John are the most kind hosts you can imagine and we had a great time in their beautiful house. The breakfast is outstanding - by the way, congratulations to you being recommended in the Michelin Guide! - I was... More