Host: Mel Jerome

Bedrooms: 8

Address: 2 Duddingston Crescent (Milton Road), Edinburgh, EH15 3AS Scotland

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Telephone: +44 (0)131 669 7856,
0845 644 2982 (UK only)

Fax: +44 (0)131 669 1396

Activities/Attractions: Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful and fascinating cities in the world. Many come to enjoy:

• The Edinburgh Festival
  
• Fringe Festival
  
• The Science Fair
  
• Hogmanay (New Year) Celebrations
  
• "Auld Reekie"
  
• Royal Mile historical or "ghost" tours
  
• Fine museums and galleries
  
• Performing arts in the Playhouse
  
• The Lyceum and the Festival Theatre
  
• Concerts in the Usher Hall or the Queen's Hall
  

... and much more.

Walk across the road and play golf at the public nine-hole course; drive less than ten minutes and enjoy the Queen's Park, Holyrood Palace and The Royal Mile; drive or bus to Portobello and enjoy the Promenade or to Leith Waterfront where the Royal Yacht Britannia has made her home.

Close to the city by-pass and on the A1 means easy access to and from the Scottish Borders, the North, the East and the West. Typical sight-seeing journeys might include:

• North to St. Andrews
  
• West to Glasgow
  
• South to Melrose
  
• East to North Berwick
  

Click here for an Edinburgh "to do" list.

• Scottish Tourist Board Three Star Guest House
  
• Scottish Tourist Board Award for Unassisted Wheelchair Access
  

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General Information: Melville Guest House is one of a dozen Victorian houses, known locally as The Twelve Apostles, facing Duddingston Park in Edinburgh, Scotland. As you approach along the A1 you will have a spectacular view of Arthur's Seat, a magnificent extinct volcano rising up from Edinburgh city.

Leave your car on site or in nearby quiet avenues and take a few minutes' bus journey into the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland's beautiful capital city. We offer a variety of Guest rooms: Family, Single, Twin and Double.

• Ground floor: two twins, a double and a queen-sized four poster - all ensuite
  
• Mezzanine floor: One single and two double rooms, all with ensuite facilities
  
• First floor: Two twin rooms, one double and one family, all with ensuite facilities
  

All our rooms are regularly refurbished and offer comfortable, attractive accommodation, including modern facilities on the ground floor for disabled guests. All rooms offer:

• Remote control colour TV
  
• Coffee/tea making facilities
  
• Radio alarms
  
• Selection of toiletries
  

Breakfast is served in our Dining Room, "The Crock And Spurtle". We have a PC with a printer attached and cable internet access available for the use of our guests from breakfast time till 11 p.m. every day.

Payment Accepted: Cash, UK cheques with a cheque guarantee card, Travellers' Cheques, VISA, MasterCard and Switch.

Rates: (Prices quoted in UK Pounds)

£25-85/night/room

Prices include a full breakfast.

A minimum stay of two nights applies at weekends and three nights during peak periods.