Six Mary's Place was created 22 years ago when its Acting Chairperson, Andy Hunter, gave Edinburgh Community Trust (now Forth Sector) a soft loan with which to buy the premises. It is an extremely comfortable and beautifully refurbished Georgian (1829) town house with a warm, friendly ambience, based in the heart of Edinburgh. It offers Bed and Breakfast accommodation and Private Business Meeting Room Hire and has been given a rating of three stars by VisitScotland and four diamonds by the AA. The hotel recently won the prestigious Scottish Thistle Award for Outstanding Customer Care, was the only new entry in Edinburgh in the Which 'Guide To Good Hotels 2004' and has won a Green Tourism Silver Award.

Four full-time staff and twenty trainees are employed at the hotel, some of whom have mental disabilities. Six Mary's Place has an annual turnover of £157,000. Says Sales Manager, Ruari Wilson, "I feel that the success of this business is due to three main factors: its excellent location, outstanding customer care and the ongoing market support it receives from its parent company, Forth Sector. Guest surveys show that people choose Six Mary's Place initially because of our location, but come back time and again because of the warm, relaxed atmosphere they find."

Customer comment:

"Thank you for making our stay so comfortable and enjoyable, the hospitality of the staff will never be forgotten. I have never been to any hotel where the stay has been so homely, lively and friendly.”

For more information visit: www.sixmarysplace.co.uk