The location: It'll cost 5 pounds including tip to get from here to the Edinburgh station, but it's within walking distance to the main road that leads you up to the Edinburgh castle! 1 block from thai, indian, chinese, and pizza food! The bus system is Edinburgh is genius -

The host: Very friendly front desk employees, always ready to help with getting taxis, making recommendations, and a very welcoming atmosphere

The room: just the right size, everything is very modern! Flat screen tvs, cable!

The bathroom: excellent! One of the best in Scotland I'm sure!

The breakfast: not included in room cost, 8 pounds each person, but it's a buffet and its convenient! Great food!

Overall: I give this place an excellent rating because put it simply..
.it was excellent for a 3 star hotel!!!

We seem to have had a different opinion than many of the other reviewers of this hotel. From the moment we arrived, we both noticed the tile floors were sticky (like the soap hadn't been rinsed from them), and the elevator had greasy fingerprints on the walls and doors. The room was large and modern, but not clean. The walls were dirty with fingerprints, scuff marks, even face makeup. The bathroom looked superficially clean, but a closer inspection showed dirt on the floor, in the corners, fingerprints on the door, dirty door knobs, hair in the shower. There were white, crusty stains on the decorative bed pillows (ugh!). The door to the room had stains of some sort on it. I spent the first half-hour washing the bathroom floor and cleaning the doors. If you don't look too carefully, it all looks OK, but a closer look shows otherwise. We had some cookies in the room while sitting at the desk, and the cookie crumbs were still there 3 days later after the room had been cleaned 3 times! The housekeeping obviously does nothing but a quick pulling up of the comforter on the bed, rearrange the pillows, and a quick wiping up in the bathroom. It was obvious that housekeeping only vacuumed the very central part of the room. It has the feel of changed ownership- like it was becoming run-down and not maintained well. The chairs in the breakfast area were worn out, the table was wobbling such that we couldn't cut anything without spilling coffee out of the mugs. Food was adequate, but nothing special. Front-desk staff was adequate, but not particularly friendly or helpful. Location was OK, but a bit run-down as well. Graffitti was on the building and surrounding area seemed to have a bunch of fast-food places (subway, KFC chicken place...trash on the ground, etc). This felt like a low 3-star place. The whole thing was kind of depressing, actually.

We stayed here for three nights and found the hotel very clean and comfortable. The room was very spacious (I think the biggest room at the hotel standard level I have ever had) and there was plenty of storage space and a huge wardrobe.

The location is about 5-10 minute walk to the middle of the Royal Mile, so perfect for being near enough to the center, but far enough for a quiet sleep.

This is a lovely, modern, bright hotel. The decor had been thought through well - lots of sumptuous fabrics and chocolate hues. The bathroom too was lovely - exactly like the photos. They had all the nice touches with the tea making, full size ironing board etc..

Didn't have the breakfast as I thought it too expensive. £10 or £8.50 if booked the night before - you are so close to cafes, restaurants and shops I think it is better to get out there and try a few places as Edinburgh has a fantastic food scene.

Normally I just book a hotel to sleep in and want to get out and about as much as possible but actually spent a lot longer lounging about the room and watching TV on the comfy bed!

There were a few things that were staring to go - dodgy shower tap and loose light switch so they may need to keep an eye on these things to continue the great reviews they are currently deserving of. Also, if you are shy or are staying with someone you have not broken all inhibitions with - the glass bathroom door may be an issue!

The staff were very pleasant and helpful.

Would definitely go back.

A reasonably new hotel for Edinburgh. All major attractions within walking distance. Bedroom was huge and very comfortable. Bed and pillows excellent (very important for me). Has own dining room but give it a miss for dinner however breakfast was fantastic. Unfortunately limited car parking but secure public car park nearby but requires a vigorous walk up/down hill! Highly recommended and will use it again if in Edinburgh.