The Craigmyle

When I first booked the hotel it was listed as an inn, not a B & B. And there was no mention of how many steps there were from the street to get up into the Craigmyle, nor any mention of the amount of stairs once inside. The lack of clarity made staying there very difficult. No label to show which door to the laundry, no label on where to fine the silverware in the breakfast room, no note of explanation in the upstairs hall that renovations were going on. We had no way of knowing that what we saw was not normal. There was nobody to be found upon arrival, and when I did contact the owner, she was very defensive. She did provide fans (there were none in the stuffy rooms) as the paint fumes triggered my asthma, and offered to refund 2 of the 4 nights when it was clear that the amount of stairs involved in accessing the Craigmyle were a problem. We left after the first uncomfortable night. The owner admitted that there was no mention of the stair problem on the website when I booked several months earlier, and that the same problem had arisen a few times this summer. But when I looked at the current, updated website, it was still not clear. A few labels, signs, simple and inexpensive amenities would have helped most people enormously. But the building and the main floor public spaces are beautiful.

Plus: The living room and breakfast area were beautiful and new looking. The owner kindly compromised when there were big problems to solve. And the neighborhood was lovely.

Minus: The rooms were terrible. They were dirty, stained carpet, cramped; no clock, tissues, reading lamp, or simple amenities. Oneshower caddy was rusty, & the bathroom door wouldn't close. Holes in wall in hall w/light hanging by a wire, paint fumes.