Meet Carina
Family Hobbies
Playing a musical instrument, Music, gigs, festivals, Dancing
Hosting guests since
2015
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within one hour
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
I live in a large detached 5 bedroom house with my boyfriend Mike and our macaw parrot Maxine.
Our home is 2 minutes walk from Portobello beach and 15 minutes bus ride to the city centre or 5 minutes by the train which is just across the road!!! We have 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms ,all our rooms have colour tv and wifi and the upstairs level rooms have a small kitchen with fridge,microwave and tea&coffee facilities, each downstairs room has its own fridge and kettle, we also provide tea, coffee and milk. The family kitchen and lounge are private areas.
Pets
Parrot
House Facilities
- Parking
- Pets
- Pets Indoor
- TV
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
- Smoke alarm on each floor
- Non Smoking
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in the peaceful suburb of Brunstane, the bus stop that takes you to the city centre in 20 minutes is just along the road or there is the comuter train across the road that whisks you into Princes Street in 5 minutes!! In walking distance there is the small pretty town of Portobello and its wonderful beach.
Local Area Facilities
- Gym
- Swimming
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- Shopping Centre
- Amusement Park
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
Payment method:
please note that we require our guests to pay 50% of the booking total to us in advance of the booking to hold your room, (bank details for the transfer will be given at the time of booking on top of the 15% service fee paid to Homestay.com)
Cancellation policy:
We ask our guests to give us at least 7 days notice for any cancellation, later than this will not be refunded.
Smoking is not allowed.
24 Reviews
January 2020
A little bit cold in the night, but Carina was very helpfull, and the room is beautiful with many places to store your items. We appreciated tea and coffe and fridge in the room, and our privacy
May 2019
I have stayed well with Carina and Mike. Very warm welcome and with questions they are ready to help. The room was nice and comfortable and I slept well. It was clean and tidy and close to public transportation. Thank you so much.
May 2019
Carina is a wonderful host! The room was very clean and comfortable. We enjoyed our stay. We had biscuits, sandwiches, tea, and coffee in the room when we came in.
August 2018
Carina is a very pleasant host... she gives her best to offer a good home and stay... she is very helpfull and générons... the location too is very good.... the house in front of the railway station is 7 minutes from the main train station.... and Edinburgh is a wonderfull town....
July 2018
Thanks Carina & Mike my days in Scotland were one of the best experiences I've ever had, for sure we are going to see you again ¡
June 2018
Carina was friendly and welcoming. We wanted somewhere to eat close by and Carina's recommendation was just what we wanted. The room was clean and the bed was very comfortable.
June 2018
Carina is a warm and bubbly personality: a real nice host. Lovely little room, everything clean and well looked after. The room even had a fridge, tea facilities and biscuits! Breakfast was also really good. We enjoyed our stay and when we'll visit Edinburgh again (because we surely will!), we'll definitely stay with Carina again.
June 2018
Absolutely the most wonderful people we had the pleasure meeting in Edinburgh my only regrets is I only spent one night.
May 2018
We had are great stay with a lovely host, many thanks
September 2017
This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
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