My Edinburgh Life vs The Guards Hotel
Both are in Edinburgh, 150 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★★West End
My Edinburgh Life
- Guest rating
- 7.4 Good
- Location score
- 8.8
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
GuesthouseWest End
The Guards Hotel
- Guest rating
- 7.5 Good
- Location score
- 9.1
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Neither hotel has a clear edge on the facts we have. Your priorities decide. 150 m apart.
Choose My Edinburgh Life if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 25 / 10)
Choose The Guards Hotel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (7.5 / 7.4)
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 10 / 25)
Why is My Edinburgh Life better than The Guards Hotel?
- 1More guest reviews (141 vs 66), so the rating is more reliable×2.1
- 2Later check-out (11:00 vs 10:00)+1h
Why is The Guards Hotel better than My Edinburgh Life?
- 17 more sights within 1 km+7
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| My Edinburgh Life vs The Guards Hotel: which hotel is better? | My Edinburgh Life | The Guards Hotel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Location | 8.8 | 9.1 |
| Public transport | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 7.6 | 7.8 +0.2 |
| Guest rating | 7.4 | 7.5 +0.1 |
| Number of reviews | 141 +75 | 66 |
| Google rating | 3.6/5 +0.5 | 3.1/5 |
| Google reviews | 110 | 235 +125 |
| Rank in Edinburgh | bottom 5% | bottom 9% +4% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 8.8 | 9.1 +0.3 |
| Distance to West End centre | 290 m | 290 m |
| To public transport | 150 m | 160 m |
| To the airport | 9.6 km | 9.7 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 127 | 144 +17 |
| To the nearest food shop | 140 m | 90 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 9 | 11 |
| Sights within 1 km | 13 | 20 +7 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★★ | – |
| Rooms | 25 | 10 |
| Listed amenities | 10 +3 | 7 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 +1h | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | – |
| Free parking | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | ✓ | – |
| Breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Pets allowed | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
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Location
150 m apart
My Edinburgh Life: city centre: 1.6 km, nearest station Haymarket ScotRail: 150 m, Edinburgh Airport (EDI): 9.6 km, 127 places to eat within 500 m, 13 sights within 1 km.
The Guards Hotel: city centre: 1.5 km, nearest station Haymarket ScotRail: 160 m, Edinburgh Airport (EDI): 9.7 km, 144 places to eat within 500 m, 20 sights within 1 km.
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My Edinburgh Life or The Guards Hotel: common questions
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score