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Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh – Royal Mile300 Cowgate, Old Town, Edinburgh, EH1 1NA (Show map)
Very good,
Score from 465 reviews
“ Excellent location within 3' walking distance of the Royal Mile, friendly and efficient staff, good free breakfast, comfortable room, good value for money ”
Daniel,
Aubonne
This Holiday Inn Express in the center of the city is just a short walk from the Royal Mile, and half a mile from Holyrood House. This IHG Quality Excellence Award-winning hotel offers free Wi-Fi and air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen TV. The bright and airy rooms are well-equipped with pay movies, free tea/coffee facilities and a private bathroom with shower with a hairdryer. Children under 18 stay free when using existing beds. Guests can prepare for a day exploring Edinburgh with a breakfast buffet that includes both continental and traditional hot items. The relaxed bar has a large-screen TV, and the hotel also has free baggage storage. The Express Edinburgh - Royal Mile is in the charming Old Town, less than a mile from Edinburgh Castle. Princes Street’s shops are a 10 minute walk away. The University of Edinburgh campus is just across the road. Within a 10 minute walk of Edinburgh Waverley Train Station, guests are also surrounded by bars, shops and restaurants. Discounted parking is available at a nearby private parking lot. Hotel Rooms: 78, Hotel Chain: Holiday Inn Express. The most recent booking for this hotel was made on May 20 at 10:23 from India.
GeneralBar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Non-smoking Rooms, Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Express Check-in/Check-out, Safe, Heating, Baggage Storage, All Spaces Non-Smoking (Public and Private), Air Conditioning ActivitiesGolf Course (within 2 miles) ServicesMeeting/Banquet Facilities, Dry Cleaning, Ironing Service, Fax/Photocopying, Vending Machine (Drinks), Vending Machine (Snacks)
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Total Hotel Score:8.4
Based on 465 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh – Royal Mile. |
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Lesley
Mature couple
Amersham,
United Kingdom
May 14, 2013
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The free wifi and complimentary newspaper small room breakfast not great
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7.1 |
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Ulf
Mature couple
Örebro,
Sweden
May 12, 2013
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Nice hotel in very good location near everything in Edinburgh.
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8.3 |
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Philip
Mature couple
Worthing,
United Kingdom
May 11, 2013
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Helpfull staff. One of the worst hotels we have ever stayed in. Not on Royal Mile but in a really run down area. Uncomfortable beds. Dirty and tired. Stale food at breakfast. Difficult approach with restricted stopping and car park a good walk away.
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3.3 |
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Alok
Young couple
Pune,
India
May 7, 2013
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Location was great and breakfast was good but they repeated exactly the same breakfast for one of my three days stay. Even the blueberry muffins were same on all the three days. Rooms were very small and cramped.
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7.5 |
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Sheila
Mature couple
Prescot. Merseyside,
United Kingdom
May 1, 2013
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the room was ideally quiet and comfortable, the breakfast was good value and the staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful..They helped us to find our way around the city and gave us good advice about places to eat and enjoy. Many thanks.
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10 |
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Sandra
Group of friends
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
May 1, 2013
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It was really well located, just one block away from the Royal Mille. Breakfast was also ok, even the place wasn't nice. There was only one lift which took forever to go up and down. Wifi would only last 24 hs, after that a new wifi password needed to be requested. They didn't have adapters at the reception, which I found ridic. I was amazed about all this details taking into account the price of the hotel.
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6.3 |
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Dee
Family with older children
Oxfordshire,
United Kingdom
May 1, 2013
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The staff were really nice and friendly. There was free WiFi, the location was excellent being quite central but in a quiet road. The breakfast was good and the room decor was warm and cheery. The lack of hotel-specific parking was a bit irritating. We were lucky to find street parking outside but had to be up in the morning to pay for it.
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10 |
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Jacqui
Solo traveler
London,
United Kingdom
April 30, 2013
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The fact I know I will never stay in a Holiday Inn again!!! The staff were unfriendly when they had double booked!! one of us got moved to another hotel because they had double booked (Miles away). Then let someone check in after us!! They couldn't give a VAT receipt!!!!!! There was a 3 inch nail sticking out next to the bed head/pillow (we have photos) The mattress was on the floor!!
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2.9 |
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Iona
Group of friends
Forfar,
United Kingdom
April 30, 2013
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room and en suite very clean and spacious Breakfast facilities excellent with a lovely reception hall to relax in Staff pleasant and helpful at all times Bed settee was very uncomfortable
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9.6 |
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Kaiyumars
Family with young children
Harrow,
United Kingdom
April 30, 2013
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central location. Good clean rooms. Efficient staff. Lovely breakfast. Nothing to dislike
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9.6 |
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Lesley
Mature couple
Newton Abbot,
United Kingdom
April 29, 2013
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The reception staff were very helpful and the location for the Royal Mile was perfect.
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10 |
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Michael
Mature couple
Chester,
United Kingdom
April 23, 2013
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Cowgate is only a 20 minute stroll to Princes Street which is our main destination. Choice of a SOFT pillow Your food access for breakfast was very crowded and exacerbated by being next to the door used by staff to remove trays and restock.
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7.5 |
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Rowena
Family with older children
Kings Lynn,
United Kingdom
April 20, 2013
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The convenience of the location, value for money, good customer service. Clean room. Everything you need to enjoy a holiday. We have enjoyed our short stay thoroughly. Towels were not changed when we were there on first night. We had to ask for it to be changed which wasn't a problem really.
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9.5 |
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Peter
Mature couple
Alcester,
United Kingdom
April 20, 2013
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I appreciated most things not least the proximity of the town and is attractions and locations to have a meal. I was unaware of the parking issues and that I would be required to pay an additional £10.50 a night and that I would be required not only locate the car park but to walk uphill from the car park. I have angina and this was a painful walk, once I had found the car park. This should be more clearly advertised in your details. The 'lift' was interesting in that it often did not respond to correctly 'keyed in' instructions. Frequently it took us to different floors both up and down prior to eventually terminating at th floor of choice - we were of course not alone in this as I discovered speaking to various guests.
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7.9 |
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Wendy
Mature couple
Spennymoor,
United Kingdom
April 17, 2013
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Staff and location was great The bed wasn't very comfortable. It was just ok.
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8.3 |
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Victoria
Young couple
Leeds,
United Kingdom
April 17, 2013
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Our bathroom was not cleaned properly and we found patches of faeces around teh toilet which was disgusting. We told someone and the whole rrom was cleaned thoroughly that day but we weren't offered any compensation.
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6.3 |
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Rosa
Family with older children
leon,
Mexico
April 17, 2013
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Great service and location
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10 |
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Christopher
Family with young children
Lancaster,
United Kingdom
April 16, 2013
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The hotel was clean with friendly reception staff. For the price I found it offensive to have a self cleaning 'restaurant'. It felt like a supermarket cafe. The bar area was just a collection of sofas next to reception, offering no opportunity to relax there.
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5.4 |
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Susan
Group of friends
Port Coquitlam,
Canada
April 13, 2013
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Comfort, convenient to transit and shopping and sightseeing, friendly informative staff...very, very helpful. Breakfast was ample and wonderful. Nothing!
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9.6 |
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Mariana
Family with older children
Leamington Spa,
United Kingdom
April 5, 2013
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Room & bathroom was clean, warm enough, modern; staff was very friendly and helpful; breakfast was good; excellent location! TV had only 5-6 basic channels; breakfast could have been better
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9.6 |
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James
Family with older children
Belmont,
United States of America
April 4, 2013
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The staff was so helpful! The city center was so close. And shopping was very close. To see the sights of Edinburgh the walk was quite easy from this location. The breakfast was wonderful.
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9.6 |
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Claire
Solo traveler
Harrogate,
United Kingdom
April 4, 2013
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The room was a good size, clean and quiet. The breakfast was pretty good too. No bath!
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9.2 |
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Christopher
Family with older children
halesowen,
United Kingdom
April 3, 2013
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The location It was very noisy at night from other guests.
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9.2 |
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Leila
Young couple
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
April 2, 2013
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Staff very polite and pleasant. Clean and well appointed room close to local amenities and short walk to Royal Mile. As with other HIEs I've stayed in, breakfast arrangement a little chaotic, with people getting under each others feet (usually waiting for toast to cook is the problem). Could do with a better system.
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10 |
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Vytautas
Solo traveler
Vilnius,
Lithuania
March 29, 2013
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Everything was great. I like the staff. People are kind and helpful. Lack of vegetables and raw food in the breakfast menu.
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8.8 |
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