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Me and my mother recently stayed with the Macfie family and loved every second of it. The house is gorgeous and full of treasures and the Macfies are very welcoming. The Twin room is spacious and comfortable. The delicious breakfast is a mixture of Scottish...More
We had a wonderful night at 17 Heriot Row. We were made to feel most welcome and communication was excellent. The house was bursting with history and character with amazing views from our room. It was located centrally in Newtown so we could walk easily...More
What a wonderful experience : to share the very same premises with R L Stevenson's spirit. The whole house has retained most of the original atmosphere; even the bath tub is dated back to the Victorian times. Possibly the best location to dive into the...More
Thank Roberto B
Response from StevensonHouse, Owner at The Stevenson HouseResponded 1 March 2018
Many thanks for these kind words.We appreciated your visit, and hopeto see you back before long!
Best Regards
John & Felicitas Macfie
Beautiful hudge house and so well maintain ,so authentic .extremely comfortable bed .irissistible breakfast even thaught I ask for a dairy free and gluten free one I got gorgeous home made bread and best musli ever !,
Its like staying at a friends house in the center of Edinburgh. I anticipated that my favorite part was going to be just being in RLS's house. While I was there, it was the wonderful breakfast service (best jams and coffee on the trip). After...More
Thank DanDiego7
Response from StevensonHouse, Owner at The Stevenson HouseResponded 10 January 2018
Many thanks indeed for your kind words. You will be welcome back any time. August busy-busy with Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but May and September have fewer other visitors in the city, and the weather is often lovely ... Haste ye...More
Suits and shopping bags rule the streets of New Town, until after dark when strappy dresses come out to play. This is the city’s central business district with its smaller offices, clothes boutiques, and many of the city’s flashiest restaurants and ritziest clubs. The architecture along roads like George Street helps give it a swank and formal feel: it’s a planned Georgian development of regal townhouses, geometric
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squares, and self-important statues. But it’s also a very wanderable neighbourhood, with a healthy bustle at almost any time of day and fine people-watching in places like St Andrew's Square which fills with picnickers around lunch. You’ll also find a series of cheerful basement bistros on Hanover Street, while dark Rose Street has something of the feel of an undiscovered back alley and is chock-full of characterful pubs and small independent shops.
