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Royal Ettrick Hotel

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; British cuisine, alfresco dining - Royal Ettrick Hotel (Edinburgh)
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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi - Royal Ettrick Hotel (Edinburgh)
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi - Royal Ettrick Hotel (Edinburgh)
The Royal Ettrick Hotel sits in Edinburgh's heart, offering practical amenities like dry cleaning and free in-room WiFi. Travelers can enjoy meals at the restaurant or relax with drinks at the bar. Previous guests particularly appreciate the helpful multilingual staff.

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry

Room options

Available filters for rooms
Showing 7 of 7 rooms

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Executive Double Room, Ensuite

  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Executive Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Triple Room, Ensuite

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Suite, Ensuite

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Merchiston, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, is home to Royal Ettrick Hotel. Edinburgh Castle and Grassmarket are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Princes Street and George Street. Check out an event or a game at Murrayfield Stadium, and consider making time for Edinburgh Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed. Visit our Edinburgh travel guide
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13 Ettrick Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH10 5BJ

What's nearby

  • Aerial view of Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Roseburn St, Edinburgh, VK
    Murrayfield Stadium
    18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • BDC34T Edinburgh international conference centre Scotland
    Edinburgh International Conference Centre
    20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Walter Scott Monument in the Rainy Day, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Princes Street
    4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Scenic sight in Edinburgh with the Castle in the background. Scotland.
    Grassmarket
    5 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland
    Edinburgh Castle
    5 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Slateford Station
    4 min drive
  • Haymarket Tram Station
    4 min drive
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
    27 min drive

Restaurants

  • McLarens on the Corner
    12 min walk
  • The Golden Rule
    9 min walk
  • Athletic Arms
    12 min walk
  • Gios
    13 min walk
  • Taste Good
    12 min walk

About this property

Royal Ettrick Hotel

Hotel near Princes Street
Located close to Murrayfield Stadium, Royal Ettrick Hotel provides dry cleaning/laundry services, a restaurant, and a bar. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Free self parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), tour/ticket assistance, and a 24-hour front desk
  • A front-desk safe, smoke-free premises, and multilingual staff
Room features
All guestrooms at Royal Ettrick Hotel have comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations and free toiletries
  • Coffee/tea makers and desks

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: GBP 5 to 10 per person
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Conservatory Bistro

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Breakfast fee: approximately GBP 5 to 10 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts major credit cards

Property is also known as

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Royal Ettrick Edinburgh
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Royal Ettrick Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland
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Frequently asked questions

Is Royal Ettrick Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Royal Ettrick Hotel?

Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Royal Ettrick Hotel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Royal Ettrick Hotel located?

Located in Merchiston, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Castle, and Princes Street. Royal Mile is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away. Haymarket Tram Station is 22 minutes by foot and Murrayfield Stadium Tram Stop is 29 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Royal Ettrick Hotel Reviews

7.6

Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

7.6

Staff & service

7.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 138 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 138 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 138 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 138 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 138 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Klaus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2 Minuten zu der Buslinie 10 und 27

Klein aber fein!!!! Tolles Frühstück! In ca. 20 Minuten beim Castle.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
clean room, hotel in a pleasant area of Edinburgh. Cooked breakfast, table service.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

serena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quaint and comfortable

Rooms were clean and updated. Breakfast isn't worth while. However the lunch and dinner menu is very yummy! Just make sure u eat before 8 as they stop serving food at 8:30 pm.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
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2/10 Terrible

b1uehoo1igan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

stay away

had to walk past the dirty laundry to get to my room. Room was tired, bed uncomfortable as mattress was solid and pillows too thin. Shower was cold water only (sorry about that was the reception response). Couldn't sit where I wanted for breakfast. I was stuck in the throughfare with my back to the rest of the room. Breakfast was 1 each of egg, bacon, sausage, haggis, tomato. Book elsewhere, I will never stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pay for the better rooms.

Cheap rooms are awful. Attic with a tiny hole in the roof as a "window". Toilet was a sani flow and was so noisy and room was far too hot. I can imagine the better rooms are quite nice though.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay and excellent bus transport to Edinburgh center. 15-20min bus trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Royal Ettrick

Room was tiny not clean. Couldn't get in the bathroom it was so small I was in room 11 not good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ken

Disliked: Cleanliness

Not a "Royal" standard...

Great location.. The room was quite dated & not to the "royal" standard of cleanliness.. It was ok, but I'd probably not go back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel & restaurant in Merchiston

We stopped one night in a family room. Spacious, comfortable, clean. Big bathroom with powerful shower. Louvred window needed attention. Meals were served in the conservatory - breakfast was good and evening meal very good. Restaurant is worth a visit in its own right. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Undiscovered Edinburgh

Lovely little hotel in delightful part of Edinburgh. Very nice food and friendly service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Rosanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Fine for overnight

This hotel was fine for overnight as we attended a concert and went shopping. The reception area, hotel toilets, bar and conservatory restaurant were lovely and well looked after. The staff are friendly and helpful. service was great in the restaurant- we had breakfast and food was great and plentiful. The only problem was we booked a twin room which was even confirmed by reception on arrival but it was a very cramped double room with the smallest bathroom I've ever seen. My mum and I are petite and really struggled to move at all. Despite this it was very clean and the room did have everything we needed for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ybbob

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely room

We were upgraded to the James Suite which was lovely with plenty of room for my wife, daughter and myself. Reception staff were good as was the wautress at breakfast but I can't say the same for the afternoon bar staff who were just ( and only just) going through the motions to serve us.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice facility

Really nice grounds. The beer garden and bar area was alot of fun. The wait staff was excellent. The bad was the room. No windows but had a skylight. Front desk guy did not know how to close the blinds so we had light streaming in all night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

raj

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Poor breakfast.

Poor breakfast. No elevator. A lady receptionist was rude
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Culloden

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Zu teuer für das gebotene Zimmer

Als wir im Hotel ankamen, war die Begrüssung zwar ausreichend, aber hatte mit der schottischen Gastfreundlichkeit nichts zu tun. Das Hotel ist aus dem 19. Jahrhundert und besitzt keinen Aufzug. Wir hatten ein super kleines Dachzimmer (etwas grösser als eine Abstellkammer) im letzten Stock, wo man nur über mehrere enge und steile Treppen hinkam und mit zwei grossen Koffern war das natürlich sehr mühsam. Wir bekamen kein Hilfe vom Personal und mussten das Zimmer auch noch selbst suchen. Das Bett war für zwei Personen viel zu klein ( und zu kurz), das Bad minimalistisch. Es wurde nachträglich in den zweiten behaaren Schrank angebaut. Korpulente Personen wären darin wahrscheinlich stecken geblieben. Das Waschbecken war zerbrochen, es gäbe noch zwei altmodische Wasserhähne für Kalt und Warm. Das Zimmer kostete 130 EUR, ohne Frühstück.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Schönes Hotel freundliches Personal sehr gutes Frühstück Zimmer hatte kein Fenster
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness

Disappointing

Hotel a bit battered and in need of refurb in some of the rooms. I paid same rate as a double but got tiny single room with no bath. Walls scuffed and marked carpet old and worn. Bedding v clean and pleasant. Bathroom tiny, sink cracked, could all do with refurb. Overpriced in general.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Amber

Liked: Room comfort

City Break

The hotel was really nice and we really enjoyed our stay, however anytime we went to reception we had to wait a minimum of five minutes for someone to see to us. We also saw staff members lying in the middle of the hall outside our bedroom on their phones. Breakfast could also be bigger and on later.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice Place

Excellent stay, nice hotel, comfortable and an easy walk to the city centre about 1 mile away. Good breakfast, and parking. Wifi was poor strength in our room.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Callum

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing, falsely advertised.

The Royal Ettrick would of been a grand place to stay at some point in its history, but no more. It was advertised on hotels.com as a 4 star hotel but when we arrived it is now a 3 star. The room we stayed in was run down which is much like the rest of the hotel. In the room the paint is pealing off the walls, lights don't work, hair in the shower and little information in the room guest book. We stayed 2 nights and only had breakfast there one-time on the second day. The food was good. We never ordered anything off the menu as it is overpriced. If you are just looking for a bed for the night this hotel would suit but I wouldn't like to stay here longer then that really. Disappointing, and the pictures on hotels.com must of been taken when it was first decorated.
Verified

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice end of trip hotel~

Lovely comfortable room, Luxurious bathroom. Congenial reception. Very nice restaurant... Had dinner and breakfast. Both were delicious.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Johanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great little old world gem

Fabulous. Upgraded to a suite at no extra charge. Great area near Union canal. Restaurant superb.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant stay

Great experience staying at this hidden gem.Would return again the public areas are great with everything you need for a stay in Scotlands capital.The staff are on hand.at all times and are very attentive iin carrying out their duties which made for a welcoming stay.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ideal for business trip

Business trip - great place to stay, very clean, staff friendly & restaurant food very good, great breakfast too.