Guest house · near Portobello Beach
Sailte House
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- 34minwalk to the beach
- 36mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 21minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Portobello Beach) is about 34 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 36 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 9 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 1 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 34 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 36 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 307 places we mapped in Edinburgh. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 34 min Closer than 74% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 9 min Closer than 51% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 21 min Closer than 6% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 36 m Less climbing than 68% of places
From the hotel's website
- Check-in from
- 16:00
- Check-out by
- 10:00
- Stars (as stated by the hotel)
- 3
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 117 Willowbrae Road, EH8 7HN, 117 Willowbrae Road
- Website
- sailte-house.edinburgh-hotel.org
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beachPortobello Beach 34 min
- Bus stopWillowbrae Gardens 1 min
- Tram stopMcDonald Road 33 min
- SupermarketMorrisons 9 min
- PharmacyM&D Green Piershill 5 min
- Cash machine 6 min
Sights and days out
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 24 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 28 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 36 min
- Edinburgh Castle By car: 4 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 5 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 18 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 22 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 59 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 92 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 21 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 75 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 36 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 36 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1.3%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 1
Other places nearby
- Ellwyn HotelHotel · Beach 22 min walk 750 m away
- Lady Nairne Premier InnHotel · Beach 28 min walk 900 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.