I stayed here with a friend, not out of choice actually, our hotel had over booked so we were transferred to the thistle. I spent a year travelling around the world and have stayed in many place from hostels in Asia to the Radisson and westin in Sydney and have never met such pretentious miserable staff as in this hotel.... more

My daughter and I stayed over the weekend. The hotel was very clean, with friendly, helpful staff. The room was very comfortable and of a good size. However, the heating was not put on until late afternoon/early evening and in November it needed to be on earlier. We ate in the hotel restaurant on the first night. The waiting staff... more

Stayed for one night - couldn't be more convenient for railway station, shopping and tourist sights and got a spacious room for very reasonable price midweek. Friendly at check-in. Room adequately clean. Only downside was one of the mattresses was a bit lumpy. Didn't eat in so no comment on the food but it's so close to loads of restaurants. more

I was in Edingburg for 1.5 days to be percise and found this hotel ideal for a short visit. It has a couple of nice resturants around, try the Italian one (forgot the name but yum!). If you fast food kinds you are close to pizza huts and nice irish pubs. Queen's street is close by (must visit) and so... more

Stayed here for two nights in October and got a very good deal on the hotels website. Stayed in a King Executive room. The bathroom was a bit rundown and wasn't overly clean when I arrived. The room was nice and comfortable and large with seperate living area. Pity there is no tv in the bedroom though - only the... more

I booked a room for £55 the day before and wasn't expecting much more than a place to sleep - and I wasn't disappointed. Reception requested my email address (or tel no) 'In case of lost property' - turns out that it's really so that they can solicit feedback from you. The room was a twin - not great, but... more

We were really impressed with the hotel, we got a deal from last minute, cheapest room so thought they would be tiny rooms however this was wrong the room was massive plenty of space for more than the two of us, thr location is great everythng is within walking distance and the cleanliness is second to non our facilities in... more

The king James is just on Leith Street Edinburgh. could not be better placed to visit Edinburgh. Very clean and tidy. The best bed I have ever slept in Room 614. very good bedroom short of nothing. would recummend. The only draw back or critizem would be the evening meal . I had chicken which was very tough and looked... more

We booked a room with two twin beds for 3 nights. The room was clean and not cramped. The hotel staff was pleasant and helpful. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the Waverly (Edinburgh) train station and is connected to a shopping mall. The bar (Boston Bean) located in the hotel had pretty decent food at reasonable prices... more