I stayed with my husband in the Hudson for a weekend break in the beginning of November. We were over to see a show in the Playhouse and do a bit of shopping. I had picked this hotel because of the good reviews on this site, its location and the modern décor in the rooms. Firstly - good location, we flew from Belfast to Edinburgh, got the Nr100 bus(£5 rtn p.p!!) from airport to the West End stop (city centre), easy peezy to find, just beside Ryan’s bar, on the corner of Princess St! You couldn’t get a better hotel for location for shopping/restaurants and bars.

When we got to the hotel (2mins from bus stop) there was a sign outside “best walk in rates guaranteed”, thought not very 4*! The reception is located in the corner of the bar, a wee desk. Thought ok…bit unprofessional looking! Check in was fast and efficient, the staff were really nice, we were given the key and shown the lift. I had booked through Active Hotels.com at £100 per night (Room only). We had been given Rm105…BOX room! Queen size bed, very little floor space, room was lovely decorated, but very very cramped, so much so I had no-where to put the suitcase. When we spoke the manager, Evelyn, at breakfast in the main bar the next morning she moved us to a bigger room for no extra charge for our second night! Now the room they moved us to (201)was a good size, similar in décor, had originally been a twin and the two beds were made up as one, very comfortable! White bed linen, colourful throws, Plasma TV, hairdryer, bathrobes, Jaffa cakes for your tea/coffee, stocked mini bar(complimentary water!) Room was definitely 4*! The hotel’s main bar is lovely also, projector TVs, very modern décor, champagne cocktails! Bar men wearing black kilts! There’s a nightclub down in the basement of the hotel also.

Only criticism I would have is the room we were relocated to (201) had old sash windows and as it was Saturday night in Edinburgh, the revellers were out to 4am and we heard every word from the street below, police sirens, guys fighting, even people walking in high heals could be heard! The fire alarm went off in the hotel at 3am also, false alarm someone in the nightclub had set it off.

Would I stay in this hotel again, probably, as I liked the location and the décor. I would ask for a big room and make sure I didn’t have a street facing one ie not facing Princess St or Ryan’s Bar as you won’t get any sleep! Good hotel for a singles weekend away or hen night!!

My girlfriend booked for us to stay here in early September as a birthday treat for me and I wasn't disappointed.

We arrived on the early flight from Manchester and dropped our bags off with the extremely helpful staff on reception before partaking of a Bloody Mary (me) and Bucks Fizz (her) to set us up for the day.

The staff were out of this world -so friendly and attentive. The decor, food, ambience, etc is superb. The only thing that would stop me staying at the Hudson again is the Le Monde hotel on George Street which looks fabulous!

Well done Hudson - we will definitely be back!

We booked this hotel for our 1st anniversary and was hoping that it would be as good as it looked. Were we dissappointed?...... Definetly not! From the moment we arrived to the moment we left everything was fantastic. All of the staff were always very helpful and friendly, the room was pure comfort and the molton brown in the bathroom was a nice touch, we were also surprised at how quiet it was at nighttime, especially as it was so central. The bar was good fun and would recommed you come here for a few drinks! We had room service breakfast which was quick to arrive and the food was very tasty. The Hudson Hotel made our stay in Edinbugh even more special and we would definetly stay there again should we find outselves up that way. The location is excellent aswell, it is central for those who are going to venture out sightseeing.