My other half and I stayed here for a long overdue hotel break. The room was fine, clean and comfortable with great views of the castle, and the bathroom had a good shower. Breakfast in the morning was a buffet and tasted great, and the waitress getting tea and coffee was lovely and chatted away as she was clearing our plates when my other half was in the restroom.

However, one thing really stood out for me. I'm diabetic and stupidly forgot to bring glucose tablets with me, and sure enough I woke during the night hypoglcemic. I called room service to ask for a glass of coke, explainging the situation and asking them to hurry. I'd hardly out the phone down when there was a knock on the door, the night porter had bought me a can of coke from the staff vending machine and wouldnt charge me because of the situation. Service like that is why I'll stay again, but annoyingly, I'm sure that if I made a comment to ramada direct, he'd probably be disciplined!

Stayed here because my favourite budget hotel was full. The room was a good size but shabby, with a nast sour smell in the bathroom. View from the room was great, and the breakfast was excellent with attentive staff. But the room was mediocre at best.

We recently stayed at the Ramada for a weekend break, when we arrived the receptionist advised us that we were being upgraded to a room on the 7th floor as we had picked an expensive package?? Unfortunately the room was on the smoking floor and while we were assured that the room had been aired out the smell of stale smoke was terrible. The room was a reasonable size and had a balcony which looked over Princes Street & the castle which was very nice.
When we went to get into bed we noticed that there were a lot of stains on the duvet cover and sheet which appeared to be dried in blood - we rang reception and after a few visits the bed linen was changed - but it pretty much signified the standard of housekeeping which really needs some extra attention.
Breakfast was good, much the same as you would find in most hotels and the view from the dinig room was beautiful.
The main thing this hotel has going for it is the location it couldn't be more central and close to all attractions, train station, shops etc...

Good hotel for sightseeing in Edinburgh. However, we had a smoking room and it smelled awful, but that our fault, requesting the smoking room. The hotel is centrally located and is walking distance from the train station. If you are lucky you can get a room facing the castle. The bar was nice and although we didnt eat at the restaurant it appeared busy.
Rooms were small, but an ok size for the UK.