Shaftesbury Lodge Guesthouse

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The Shaftesbury is a little out west from the city centre, up the Perth Road, but it has plenty to recommend it. Originally built as a mansion for a local jute baron, this large Victorian building is now an extremely welcoming hotel with around a dozen rooms all done out traditionally, in keeping with many of the building’s original features. It’s a manageable walk to the centre through the thriving main university area.