Home / Forthcoming Shows / Edinburgh 1- 2 Nov 2017 Guest Scotland - Edinburgh 1- 2 Nov 2017 Guest Scotland is the Trade Exhibition and Conference for the Independent Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Inns, Farmstay,Garden Centre, Coffee Shops,Farm Shop, Independent Self Catering Owners and Owner Managed Hospitality businesses in Scotland and the north of England.Suppliers to these businesses will be exhibiting and running alongside the Exhibition will be a FREE conference programme covering many of the topical issues facing these businesses.These shows are ideal for:Hotel, Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Farmstay, Garden Centre, Frm Shop,Pubs with Rooms ,Restaurant with Rooms and Self Catering Business Owners.Those looking to purchase or invest in Hotels, Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Public House, Restaurants and Self Catering Businesses.Those looking to sell a Bed and Breakfast, Guest House, Public House, Restaurant, Small Hotel or Self Catering Business.Suppliers looking to sell to this diverse market as Exhibitors.
Conference and Seminar ProgrammeLevel Contributor“” Amazing B&B in Morningside about 30 minute pleasant walk into central Edinburgh, 10 minutes by bus. Ron and Julie are fantastic hosts and an absolute pleasure to deal with. The rooms are lovely with the most comfortable beds and so many extras including shampoo, shower gel, biscuits etc. The breakfast cooked to order is outstanding. Thank you both for another... Level Contributor“” via mobileStayed for 3 nights in order to attend Edinburgh Hogmanay. Warm friendly welcome, by Ron and Julie, lovely large clean rooms and excellent hosts. And Ron is an excellent breakfast chef! From fruit, yogurts and pastries to the full Scottish fry. All beautifully presented and nothing too much trouble. And the location is ideal for a visit to Edinburgh. Level Contributor“” Just had our second stay with Julie & Ron in their lovely B&B. Spacious comfortable room, delicious breakfast and a warm welcome. Very convenient location in Morningside - an easy 15 minutes bus ride into the centre of town.
“” We have just returned from a 5 night stay at this lovely B&B. It is so well positioned on bus routes or for those with more energy walking distance of the City Centre!. Ron & Julie have achieved just the right combination of comfort, attention to detail, friendliness and service that is difficult to come across in many other B&Bs.... Level Contributor“” A lovely Bed and Breakfast conveniently situated in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, perfect for sight-seeing but also with some lovely views of mountains and parks. The room was spotlessly clean with everything you could want and the breakfast was delicious! Our hosts were friendly and helpful. “” Superbly located in Morningside with easy access into the centre of town. Our room was immaculately kept with an excellent shower (always makes a big difference!). Would recommend to anyone whatever your reason for visiting Edinburgh! Level Contributor“” What a fabulous B&B, I honestly couldn't fault a single thing about it.
Great location a short bus ride from the city centre in lovely Morningside. So well run by exceptional hosts, Ron & Julie. Breakfast was superb and the small, extra touches throughout really made a difference. I cannot recomend No 27 highly enough and will definitely be returning. “” We stayed for three nights on a short city break, Ron & Julie are the most friendly and helpful B&B hosts you could ask for, very welcoming and knowledgable about the area. The B&B itself is lovely, a nice blend of new & old, not so modern as to feel cold & unwelcoming, yet not so old that you feel... Level Contributor“” A friend recently booked two rooms at No. 27 Morningside B&B. What a fabulous stroke of luck -- Ron and Julie were wonderful hosts and the accommodations were posh, spotlessly clean, and well priced. Julie offered information about bus service, with several buses stopping only steps from their door, and she was kind enough to offer an extra jumper and... “” Three of us spent four nights and three days in Edinburgh visiting nearby relatives and doing the tourist attractions.
Ron and Julie were very helpful and the accommodation was excellent. The place was very handy for the frequent bus services into the city. The breakfasts were a very good start to the day, and the scrambled eggs are legendary. There's a touch of Steptoe's Yard about this cluttered shop, where dusty shelves are stacked with copper pots, top hats, antique books and third, fourth and fifth-hand ornaments. It's down a stone staircase off Dundas Street, in a dark basement, with the original tiled floors and marble shelves preserved from its former life as a dairy. You may have to lift the owner's cat to get a decent look at certain items, but, usually, there are gems lurking. Mon and Wed noon-6.30pm, Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat 10.30am-6.30pm, Sun closed The Gayfield/Broughton part of town has recently become a mini-hub of indie art galleries and grungy workshops for illustrators and painters. Many of the new residents have moved in over the past few months but the Printmakers Studio has been here since 1967.
It's a base for printmakers to use equipment and take courses in lithography and bookbinding, with a gallery and small shop. Screen prints, birthday cards, jewellery and framed art are on sale, and the Studio participates in the Own Art scheme, designed to make buying art more affordable.• 23 Union Street, 0131-557 2479, edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, closed Sun and Mon On one of Edinburgh's most photogenic cobbled streets, a few doors downhill from the eye-watering odours of a gourmet cheesemonger and a bottle-shop selling family-made bramble whiskies, The Red Door Gallery stocks work by local artists, crafters and jewellers, and gives a foot-up to fledgling illustrators and graduates from the nearby Edinburgh College of Art. Mon-Fri 12.30pm-5.30pm, Sat 11am-5.30pm, Sun noon-5pm Broughton Street is the closest Edinburgh has to a gay quarter, and this epicentre of the "pink village" also has a cluster of good bars and shops. Towards the bottom of the hill you'll find this small supplier of Scandinavian accessories, Edinburgh-made jewellery and vintage bits for the home.
A sleek stoneware pot for your basil plant? Something called a "Gentlemen's Brothel" bar of organic soap, handmade in Edinburgh? Tues-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun-Mon noon-4pm A godsend of a place around Christmas, or on any day, when you realise you need to find a last-minute present. Most bases are covered for the home: grizzly bear bookends, chocolate-scented candles and Japanese noodle bowls can all be found in this deceptively large basement, which stretches along Stafford Street in the cluster of shops and hairdressers that make up the well-heeled West End (its "Notting Hill of the North" nickname was earned for a reason.) There's a sister shop selling furniture in Morningside.• 10 Stafford Street, 0131-226 5812, shopstudio1.co.uk. Mon–Sat 9.30am–6pm, Sun 10am–5pm. Studio One Furniture, 71 and 132 Morningside Road, 0131-447 2179, studioonefurniture.co.uk. Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 1pm-5pm This vintage clothes shop on West Port has been keeping the city's art students in secondhand heels and costume jewellery since 1983.
A jumble sale rummage won't be needed either; it's a neat, well-picked collection of 50s and 60s prom dresses, trenchcoats and leather gloves on one side of the shop, and a slightly naffer (in a good way) 80s and 90s-leaning capsule collection called HB Electronics on the other. The HB sideline is curated by the owner's daughter and son-in-law, who have a good eye for faded denims, ugly-chic blouses and trashy leotards.• 151 West Port, 0131-228 2589, hermanbrown.co.uk. Mon-Sat 1pm-6pm, Sun 1pm-5pm This secondhand furniture store kits its Leith neighbours out with G-Plan sideboards, Ercol chairs and the occasional taxidermied duck. It's a good find if you're looking for offbeat pieces, particularly if you like mid-20th century furniture or homewares with a tasteful retro flourish. Most of the pieces are sourced from the UK, but there's a strong Scandinavian flavour too. Swedish kettles and ceramics from the 60s sit next to Danish-designed lamps and glassware, and although some of the rarer, one-off pieces of furniture edge towards four figures, many smaller homeware items will give you back change from £20.