Fantastic location for shopping or sightseeing My 11yr old daughter and I had a great weekend. The staff are very friendly and helpfull. We arrived early and had our bags stored securely untill we could check in. We were checked in by 2pm as our room was ready before 3. Room on the 5th floor was spacious immaculately clean (all... more

Booked a room with a view .. and wow did we get it ! Anticipated noise from the tram works and requested a room on an upper floor .. all the better to see Edinburgh Castle and the old town spread out before us.. staff were pleasant, room was spotless and we did not encounter any unwelcome visitors ie bedbugs... more

I checked into the old waverley on the 6th nov with my daughter we went to edinburgh on a shopping trip for her 19th birthday! we had lunch when we arrived it was ok but they got the order wrong! we went out shopping as check in is not till 3 but they kindly locked our bags away, when we... more

How I wish I had checked Trip Advisor before booking and read previos reports about Bed Bugs I awoke in the middle of the night to find I was being eaten By BED BUGS... the respionse from both the night staff and next day the General Manager LIAM KITLEY, was disconcerting to say the least.They KNOW this is a problem... more

This was my second time to stay in this hotel,my daughter and myself love it.We asked for a room overlooking the castles and we got it.Our room was so pretty and the beds were so comfortable.The breakfast was lovely and the staff very friendly.It is so convenient for shopping and you can drop in your purchases and go shopping again.I... more

the old waverly is perfect for location on princes st,the main shopping street in edinburgh,so girls you will love it!!!!!!!the views from our room were fantastic,overlooking princes park which is gorgeous,also you could see edinburgh castle from our room....the hotel sits above shops so the ground floor has to be reached by a set of steps whch is a bit... more

Room was nice n clean n quite spacious Central location its on the main shopping street not too far to get to the Grassmarket where the pubs are Breakfast was lovely it was a sort of all you can eat thats if u felt like it lots of choice All in all was a great hotel to stay at the... more

Hotel is very conveniently located in Edinburgh ( although road works going until mid 2010 are a bit of a pain) but it is very much in need of some updating. Elevator is a joke and parking isw a 10m minute walk away!!! The rooms are vey pokey and could use a good clean and the bar and dining room... more

Stayed at the Old Waverley with friends for a birthday weekend to see the sights and do a spot of shopping. It's location can not be faulted as its slap bang on the main shopping street in Edinburgh. From our room we could see the castle and Princes Street Gardens but this was slightly ruined by the extensive roadworks to... more