We booked at Kariba as we were attending wedding at Polwarth which is near to guesthouse our party had 10 persons the service and hospitaily was great owners arranged flowers for wedding and taxis they gave us late checkout time on our last day at no extra charge would recommend this house to anyone wanting to stay in. More

Was fooled into booking by photos on the website which do not reflect the poor quality accomodation.The price was high but I would have paid that for good accomodation.However we had no choice having booked for the Edinburgh festival so had to lump it.Room was dirty,noisy poor quality furniture.Breakfast was again cheap and nasty.Would not recommend it.The owners will no... More

My group SUP'R XV has stayed at KARIBA every 2 years at the rugby week end for 12 years and obviously we'll come again as long as it's possible;this place is comfortable,well situated in the town and the tenants as helpful as it's possible to be,you really don't have the bad impress of being only a client but a member... More

The Kariba is not just a Guest House, it is a culture center, especially when you meet the owners, who are a library of great information and lovely people. When you talk to the owners you realise what a wonderful country Scotland really is! To name a few other comments: Great value for money, clean, comfy rooms, delicious food and... More

We (my husband and I and groups of students/other adults) have stayed with Agnes and Michael at the Kariba Guest House at least ten times over the last dozen years and we've been very happy with our stay. We recommend it to anyone staying in Edinburgh. The rooms are homey, clean, and comfortable; the food is good with a good... More

We really enjoyed our stay at the Kariba. Our room was fab- nicely decorated, lots of room and clean. The Guesthouse is in a good location...a bus stop is right outside- which was good for lazy days- or it is only a 10 to 15 minute walk to the centre of the city. The best part was the staff- they... More

DO NOT STAY at the Kariba Guest House in Edinburgh Scotland Worst place we ever stayed! Terrible management who cannot be trusted. Their website and other materials state that they take credit cards but they would only take cash at check out. This was a terrible inconvenience to our group of students who were traveling on fixed budgets. The food... More

We stayed in Kariba for a long weekend. It was a very nice city break. Edinburgh is gorgeous. The guest house is located very close to the Edinburgh Castle and Royal Mile. You can either take a bus or walk to the centre. The breakfast was delicious and you can have a cooked breakfast as well we were full after... More

Once again I had a wonderful stay at the Kariba with excellent service and first class hospitiality I decided to take two bus trips to the Highlands the Guesthouse booked the tours and provided a packed breakfast with free bus pick-up from the Guesthouse , the Guesthouse was very busy but they still made time to make us feel very... More