Very central, old but with confort. but try to get a room with a view.

I stayed one night at The Balmoral, as soon as I arrived, I knew it was going to be outstanding. I was met at the door, my car was whisked away to the parking garage and I was directed to reception where a very pleasant agent dealt with my registration and then personally took escorted my partner and I to our room. Fantastic service. All the "right" questions, to find out what we needed as a guest of the Balmoral.

The room was delightful, elegantly decorated with a huge bathroom, lovely freebies, some fresh fruit and a hand written welcome letter.

The public areas are spotless and very well maintained. For an old building, you can simply tell each and every member of staff cares about it and their guests.

We used the gym and pool in the morning, all very good, again the young guy on reception looked after us very well.

The hotel is very well located and yes, it is expensive but it is tremendous value.

If you are visiting Edinburgh, you should seriously consider The Balmoral. From the top down, this hotel is superbly run.

We stayed there with our little one (8 months) for a long w-e. Everything was done to make us feel as confortable as possible, including the baby, and even without asking anything. High pro-activity. We really felt welcome.
The architecture is impressive and the service is even better. The room was perfect: good space, nice view, adapted equipment. We loved also the breakfast. Can help you through the day ! Even as spoiled Belgians in terms of food, we say: delicious.
We will go back.

Excellent location, excellent hotel. We stayed in the Balmoral for 3 nts, 3 children and 3 adults. While researching on tripadvisor we were debating staying here or at the Scotsman but the balmoral seemed to be more child friendly from the reviews and we were delighted with our choice. The Scotsman is just next door but the Balmoral stands out by far. The staff were the friendliest we have ever come across. We asked for interconnectiong rooms and got a great deal on the family affair rate which offered 1 room free for kids. We checked all the websites for deals and got the best rate by phoning directly. The weather wasn't the best but the location ment we could come and go as often as we liked and unload our shopping! We ate in Hadrians the first night as it was handy for the kids and we didn't have to leave the hotel, the food was excellent for young and old. The swimming pool was a real treat heading down in our dressing gowns (kids gowns too) every morning to the self service Juice bar. The changing rooms even had hair straightners, a great idea. We are already saving up and planning our next trip to the Balmoral.