THE 10 BEST Hotels in Old Town (Edinburgh) 2025
Old Town Hotels
Few Edinburghers live in the Old Town, but its labyrinth of dank alleys and steep streets suggests this was not always the case. Today, it’s mostly visitors, tartan-flavoured souvenir shops, and pipers that you’ll find on its cobbled streets. This is the place to get a feel for Auld Reekie (Old Smelly), as the town was once nicknamed, and stroll the Royal Mile, the thoroughfare that links the castle with the royal palace – two of Edinburgh’s great set-piece attractions. But there’s lots more exploring to do here down dozens of little alleys, or wynds, while at night the city’s busiest clubs erupt along the Cowgate which is closed to traffic for this purpose.
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- New Town HotelsSuits and shopping bags rule the streets of New Town, until after dark when strappy dresses come out to play. This is the city’s central business district with its smaller offices, clothes boutiques, and many of the city’s flashiest restaurants and ritziest clubs. The architecture along roads like George Street helps give it a swank and formal feel: it’s a planned Georgian development of regal townhouses, geometric squares, and self-important statues. But it’s also a very wanderable neighbourhood, with a healthy bustle at almost any time of day and fine people-watching in places like St Andrew's Square which fills with picnickers around lunch. You’ll also find a series of cheerful basement bistros on Hanover Street, while dark Rose Street has something of the feel of an undiscovered back alley and is chock-full of characterful pubs and small independent shops.Read more
- West End HotelsPrevailing winds meant that most cities that grew in industrial Britain had their most desirable neighbourhoods to the west – upwind of factory fumes. Edinburgh was no exception, with its wealthiest citizens settling in its West End and leaving behind grand Georgian townhouses, private gardens and genteel crescents. These backstreets remain as dignified and sleepy as ever, and most of the action here lies along the district’s busy main roads. Lothian Road connects to southern Edinburgh and harbors a vague entertainment district: three theatres and the city’s main indie cinema. All attract a select crowd, the sort who appreciate the Saturday Edinburgh’s Farmers’ Market around the corner. The West End’s other great thoroughfare, Shandwick Place, is dominated by trams trundling out to the suburbs and airport, and shoppers picking up last-minute items before hopping aboard.Read more
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- Princes Street and Gardens HotelsGlaswegians tease Edinburghers that their High Street is only half one, since buildings only line one side. But what they don’t say is how extraordinary the views are from Princes Street as a result. From here you look onto expansive and decorative public gardens beneath the mighty basalt cliffs on which Edinburgh’s Castle stands proud above the rest of the dramatic old town skyline. Yet many of those on Princes Street look the other way, as they’re concerned with chain store shopping or catching the tram or a train at main train station Waverley. But it’s not all utility here; the Scottish National Gallery rewards purposeless wandering, and December’s huge winter market in the gardens begins a season of revelry which ends with Hogmanay, Britain’s largest New Year’s street party.Read more
- Broughton & Calton HotelsLying where grandiose New Town townhouses give way to malls and utilitarian housing, Broughton and Calton have long been transitional neighbourhoods with a mixed identity. It’s here that Edinburgh’s gay village found a home in the 1980s. But gay culture is anything but overt along bustling epicentre Broughton Street; even if polished pubs, hip bistros, smart delis and art galleries all speak of affluent good taste. The top of Leith Walk is more ragged. This major thoroughfare boasts a famously gritty gay club, as well as a strip of good Indian restaurants. Regal Georgian and Victorian townhouses preside over largely deserted streets in Calton, where only the occasional restaurant or hotel brings much life. Even so, a steady trickle of idlers and picnickers pass by to climb Calton Hill for its wide-open lawns, wonderful city views, and curious monuments – an Athenian-style temple among them.Read more
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- Southside & Holyrood HotelsMany of Edinburgh’s student hangouts gather around university buildings in Southside, the sort of neighbourhood that supports a long string of second-hand shops and eateries serving ethnic food for just a few pounds. In August the student population is replaced by vast numbers of boisterous visitors here for the Fringe, Edinburgh’s world-class comedy and arts festival which headquarters itself here. Flanking Southside are two great parks. The Meadows is a vast flat and sporty space where football, rugby, tennis, cricket, croquet, and golf often all take place side by side. Kids in its big playgrounds add to the joyful noise. Far bigger and much wilder, Holyrood Park extends to the east and provides a real hike up Arthur’s Seat, but the district is best known as the site of Scotland’s Parliament and its premier Royal Palace—and their steady stream of sightseers.Read more
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- Stockbridge & Dean Village HotelsJust downhill of New Town and attractively straddling a river near the elegant Royal Botanic Garden, it’s small wonder that Stockbridge became one of the city’s first hip neighbourhoods. It’s now one of Edinburgh’s most desirable, though many bohemian touches have fallen away as its residents have matured and the area has gentrified. Some second-hand shops cling on, but mostly residents display refined tastes in basement bistros, gastropubs, coffee and antique shops, boutiques and delis and at the Sunday farmers' market. A pleasant ten-minute walk away, along a leafy riverside path beside the gurgling Water of Leith, lies Dean Village. This sleepy neighborhood of medieval half-timbered houses still retains much of the village feel it had when watermills plied their trade here. Beyond, the wooded riverside path feels even more remote as it climbs to the sculpture gardens of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.Read more
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- Some of the more popular Old Town hotels near Arthur's Seat include:Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5Market Street Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5The Inn on the Mile - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- Popular Old Town hotels in Edinburgh that have a pool include:The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Apex Grassmarket Hotel - Traveller rating: 4/5
- These Old Town hotels are close to Turnhouse Airport:Wilde Aparthotels, Edinburgh, Grassmarket - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- Some of the best Old Town hotels in Edinburgh are:Wilde Aparthotels, Edinburgh, Grassmarket - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- A gym is available to guests at the following Old Town hotels in Edinburgh:Wilde Aparthotels, Edinburgh, Grassmarket - Traveller rating: 4.5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Radisson Collection Hotel, Royal Mile Edinburgh - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- These Old Town hotels in Edinburgh have great views and are well-liked by travellers:Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5The Inn on the Mile - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- These Old Town hotels in Edinburgh have been described as romantic by other travellers:Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Market Street Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- Families travelling in Edinburgh enjoyed their stay at the following Old Town hotels:Cheval Old Town Chambers - Traveller rating: 5/5The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Premier Inn Edinburgh City Centre Royal Mile Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5
- These Old Town hotels in Edinburgh generally allow pets:The Balmoral Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter Square - Traveller rating: 4/5Fraser Suites Edinburgh - Traveller rating: 4/5It is always best to call ahead and confirm specific pet policies before your stay.
- Free breakfast can be enjoyed at the following Old Town hotels in Edinburgh:House of Gods Hotel - Traveller rating: 4.5/5The Witchery - Traveller rating: 4.5/5Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Royal Mile, An Ihg Hotel - Traveller rating: 4/5
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The Balmoral HotelWilde Aparthotels, Edinburgh, GrassmarketMarket Street HotelCheval Old Town ChambersHilton Edinburgh CarltonTravelodge Edinburgh CentralPremier Inn Edinburgh City Centre Royal Mile HotelApex Grassmarket HotelRadisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City CentreCode Pod Hostels - The CourtAparthotel Adagio Edinburgh Royal MileThe Scotsman HotelPrinces Street SuitesHouse of Gods HotelThe Inn on the MileMotel One Edinburgh-Royalibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter SquareStay Central HotelGrassmarket HotelLeonardo Royal Hotel EdinburghFraser Suites EdinburghHoliday Inn Express Edinburgh - Royal Mile, An Ihg Hotelhub by Premier Inn Edinburgh Royal Mile hotelNo.1 Apartments Edinburgh - George IV BridgeIbis Edinburgh Centre South BridgeHolyrood AparthotelEdinburgh Marriott Hotel HolyroodKick Ass GreyfriarsSt. Christopher's Inn Edinburgha&o Edinburgh City
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