Edinburgh West semi-rural stone cottage

Historic, stone cottage with a large garden in a nice, quiet area. 5 mins outside of the Edinburgh ring road. Very close to EICA Ratho (5 min drive), as well as the new surf centre, Lost Shore. A third climber / adventurous soul to the crew would be ideal!

The room is coming available in Dec when my exchange student moves out to go back to Germany. It currently has a single bed, dresser and a large built in wardrobe. It overlooks the back garden and shares the main bathroom.

Commutable to both Edinburgh and Glasgow by car, bus or train. (I currently go to Glasgow via train and Charlie, current lodger, goes to Edinburgh by bus.) It is full of character and probably mildly wacky, suited to outdoorsy / muddy boots types, rather than constant 21 degrees towny types! It is best to have a car for getting around to local shops, main bus and train stations and surrounding areas, although it is possible to walk to the bus stop (15 mins), or cycle to the train station (15 mins).

I have owned and lived in the house for about 8 years, mostly with lodgers. The kitchen is the social hub where we often catch up over cooking and eating. Meals are separate but sometimes we club in and do a shared cook. This varies based on what people are doing with their lives and eating habits.

We are a quiet house at night time, with sensitivity to noise when people are resting being a priority, because good sleep is essential to a good life! Not a party house. Non drinkers welcome / preferred.

There is loads of space in the garden and tonnes to do. I have a polytunnel and beds available for growing in. Garden enthusiasts welcome! In the summer, the lawn is also a challenge to keep on top of, so people taking their share in mowing it is appreciated / expected. Hedge cutting or any other voluntary gardening duties and generally getting involved in fun projects in the space are a BIG plus. The patio also gets to over 40 degrees in the summer as it is very sheltered and south facing, so a big plus for Scottish suntanning. Disclaimer - I was recently in South America for one year and am still battling my way back into the garden, so it is currently a bit more overgrown than in the images!

Sofía the dog lives here. She is very friendly, very cuddly and very fluffy - any lodger must be a dog lover, be kind to animals and also must not mind a bit of fluff knocking about in between cleans!

The ideal lodger must have good awareness for others, good communication, be respectful of boundaries and be honest. We do a three way share on hoovering, cleaning kitchen and bathroom once per week to keep the shared spaces in order.


Please message with some info about yourself (or direct me to your profile if you've already written one), rough desired length of stay and anything else important.

Thank you!

Jen.