The King James by Thistle  

Locatie was perfect! Vlakbij de winkels (winkelcentrum ligt er pal naast) en vlakbij de kroegjes. Het ligt exact in het midden van de Old en New Town. Dus beiden op loopafstand. Prijs/kwaliteit ook erg goed - ik heb goed geslapen, 's ochtends een koffie of thee met shortbread doen op de slaapkamer, en dan de stad in. De (bad)kamer was erg schoon en comfortabel. Leuk dat er een bar/restaurant in het hotel is, waar je tussendoor even kan bijkomen.

Op de vrijdagavond was het aan de achterkant van het hotel vrij onrustig en gehorig. Onze hotelkamer lag op een lage etage waardoor de mensen vlak langs het raam liepen. Het raam isoleerde goed, maar wij wilden het open zetten ivm frisse lucht.

Kamers, goede bedden en netheid.

Geen gratis Wi Fi. Ontbijt te duur. Parkeergelegenheid te duur. Geen minibar.

de service en het ontbijt.

Een hotel in deze prijsklasse hoort gratis wifi te hebben. Het gebouw is een gedrocht, alsof je in hoog catarijne slaapt.

prima kamer

Centrale ligging in de stad. Prima ontbijtbuffet met ruim voldoende keus. Vriendelijk en behulpzaam personeel.

Badkamer is aan modernisering toe. Een vaste douchekop met een matige waterstraal.Douchegordijn sta je regelmatig tegen aan door smalle ruimte in bad.

Verwarmingssysteem maakte veel geluid.

The convenience of being so close to the centre of the city and within a shopping centre. Bus route at the door

The heat of the rooms on the road side and our daughter stayed on the other side of the hotel and was disturbed every night by chavs on the roof of the shopping centre. The staff were took several nights to finally sort out the problem

Clean,tidy,great location and good food.

Overpriced parking, location of parking facility was in a tunnel.. This charge in my opinion was excessive

We visited the King James Hotel as it was very central to allow us to be very near a wedding reception, in another Hotel nearby. The room we were allocated was excellent,as far as comfort & facilities in fact a suite with its own lounge area, separate generous sized bedroom & private facilities which included a walk in shower, which we had specifically requested, due to one of the party, who has personal difficulties in using a bath. This was the one area that let the Hotel down, see full detail below:

The walk in shower had what appeared to be mould around the tiling, also the shower head. The ceiling area & vent was black, therefore what was a very comfortable & well fitted room, was totally spoilt by this situation.

We requested a room with wheelchair access. Were given a purpose-built twin bedded room with loads of space, hard wood floor, wet room shower and all the aids a person in a wheelchair needs. Brilliant! Reception and bar/restaurant staff were cheerfully helpful despite it being the busiest time of year for Edinburgh. Excellent location for shopping and site-seeing, with direct links to the King James Mall and John Lewis.

We were there at Edinburgh Festival/Military Tattoo time so the hotel was very busy. Naturally, many customers want to eat dinner early before going on to a show. With the restaurant not opening until 6.30pm there was a crush and food delays in the bar. Opening the restaurant earlier on such occasions would help relieve the pressure on the bar.

The location is terrific--five minutes from the Georgian glories of the New Town, ten minutes stroll from the Royal Mile. The hotel is spotlessly clean, thestaff are efficient and friendly.Highly recommended.

I thought the prices exacted for telephone calls were excessive.