We stayed at Craigbrae Farmhouse during our trip around Scotland last week. We found out about Craigbrae through Alastair Sawday's Special Places and decided to give it a try despite not finding any reviews on it. And, what a gem!

It's an old farmhouse (not working farmhouse anymore) just about 15-20 minutes drive outside of Edinburgh. We stayed here because all of the B&Bs in Edinburgh city centre were booked up because of the marathon and rugby, but we were so happy to have found this place. It's a beautiful, charming farmhouse and Louise, the owner, was absolutely lovely. So helpful, interesting and delightful to talk to. She really did make us feel welcome and at home.

We all stayed in the rooms on the first floor. My husband and I stayed in the double room with ensuite bath/shower. Our friends stayed in the double room with a separate water closet and separate shower room. Both were beautifully decorated, cozy and quiet rooms with views to the garden. The beds and pillows were incredibly comfy - goose down pillows and down duvet cover. Heaven!

The rooms were so lovely and cozy you just wanted to stay there all day. The double room with separate bathroom had more open views to the garden and fields beyond, while ours had more limited views of just the trees in the garden, but both very excellent rooms.

Breakfast was one of our top 3 favourite of all the B&Bs we stayed at in Scotland last week (we stayed at 7 different B&Bs - some were excellent) - and actually the #1 best breakfast for 2 of the 4 of us. Absolutely delicious!

A very special B&B indeed and just outside of Edinburgh in the countryside. Great if you want peace, quiet and somewhere special to stay but want easy access to the city centre. Highly recommended.