Apex International Hotel  

We arrived and were booked in quickly by friendly reception staff. My son was given a free kiddy goodie bag and we were told we were given a free complimentary upgrade. We arrived at the room and when we opened the door we were met with a fantastic double double superior room with all mod cons,complimentary toiletries,plus little goodies such as jellybeans as well as three bottles of water chilled in a little fridge!then the nicest surprise was the balcony style ceiling to floor window with an amazing view onto the grassmarket square and Edinburgh castle!the room was the best I've stayed in yet and I've been to numerous hotels etc including big chains such as the raddison.the only disappointments were that we wanted to dine in the roof top restaurant but were told at check in that it was fully booked,we tried to eat at the groud floor restaurant and we stood for 5 or 10 mins and were completely ignored even though there was only 1 table dining and 2 members of staff!we left and found an italian restaurant directly across the road and were glad because the service and food were first class!oh and the next morning we ate our breakfast at the rooftop restaurant at the hotel which was delicious!!there was no idea of choice that hadn't been thought of here!they catered for all tastes and the views of the castle were stunning!!all in all we were delighted with our stay and we will defo be back!!!

Clean, well maintained room.

The staff was very helpful and friendly. They were very patient with my two very noisy grandsons. The location is great for sightseeing in Edinburgh and the hotel is very nice. It was a very enjoyable trip and my grandsons preferred the swimming pool to Edinburgh zoo!

The only negative thing I can comment on is that I was not aware that the children ate free until I was checking out. If I had known that i would have eaten in the main restaurant at lunchtime and evening.

Centre city location

Outside smoking area under bedroom windows so couldn't open window with out smoke coming into the room. so don't book a room at the back !

Liked it being central to shopping, eating and activities. Large rooms, excellent facilities.

We stayed in the superior room. Very comfortable, fantastic view of the castle. Staff very friendly. Great facilities with the hotel bar and restaraunt. Lovely bit of luxury for the night.

Great location, nice breakfast, nice bar/restaurant!

Bathroom lighting was appalling, no window or ventilation in the bathroom! The so-called sauna was not working and the pool area is very limited, no space to sit/relax at all (two deckchairs, wherer there could be at least 5 or 6)! Don't book this hotel (like we did) if you want a nice sauna/pool!! The rest is nice!

Very helpful reception staff. Clean, light room. Thoughtful touches like providing a bathmat and rubber duck as well as a cot (crib). Great Location. I would wholeheartedly recommend this hotel if it wasn't for an uncomfortable bed.

An uncomfortable, cheap mattress (we were constantly rolling together during the night) and an icy draught from a window that wouldn't close spoilt an otherwise excellent room. The room had obviously been recently refurbished but there were no plug sockets by the bedside tables.

This is the second time I have stayed at the Apex, and would happily stay again. We were celebrating our Pearl Wedding Anniversary and the Hotel just added to our enjoyment.

Less Stag Party'S.

Excellent service all around. Great room in a great location.

Excellent location with good, helpful and friendly staff.

Mattress a bit soft, with boing noises ( if you know what I mean)

Big, comfortable room overlooking the Edinburgh castle, lovely bathroom with luxury mini toiletries plus bathrobes and slippers. Also, the staff were very friendly and willing to help which was especially great when we were able to check in early.

The only issue was that one of the reasons we had booked the hotel was because of the promise of a rooftop restaurant overlooking the castle. We were disappointed to find that on our arrival, signs and notices indicated that the restaurant was out of action as it was being refurbished. Had we been given this information prior to booking the hotel, we may have gone elsewhere.

The location and bed and pillows. Bed was dreamy comfortable. The location was convenient and beautiful looking at Edinburgh castle.