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Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3.0 star property

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Room with a View | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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18-21 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BL
  • Princes Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(56 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Room | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk

Classic Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(132 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room with a View | 1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk

Room with a View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(40 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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The price is €292
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About this property

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

Eco-certified hotel with 24-hour front desk and bar/lounge
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, express check-out, tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe are on-site.
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal offers 205 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, and complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Edinburgh Castle. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and breakfast (surcharge).
  • Free WiFi
  • Relax with a drink at the lobby lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, multilingual staff and a lift
  • Guests have great things to say about the local sightseeing and the clean guestrooms
  • Just a 3-minute walk from Princes Street and 7 minutes on foot from Edinburgh Castle
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal offers its guests multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. The eco-certified Motel One Edinburgh - Royal also features express check-out, a front desk safe, and a lift.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
One Lounge – This lobby lounge only serves light fare.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education) – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

Bulgarian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13.90 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • One Lounge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 7 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Maximum 1 pets
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately GBP 13.90 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • One child aged 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Edinburgh-Royal Motel One
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Hotel Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Scotland
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
One Edinburgh Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 674 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 240 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 68 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1013 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Joel, Delphi

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having to exit 1 elevator,walk through an entire floor to get to the elevator/stairs to get to my room wasn't ideal. Being on the 6th floor, the room was very warm. The staff, dining and bar area were exemplary and so helpful. Great location for local sites, great food and easy walks.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ronnie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this hotel it is within walking distance of nearly everything. The rooms are small but clean and comfortable and I don’t recommend paying for the breakfast. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary M

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location and friendlineds
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Motel One

The hotel is very handy for train travellers being about 300 yards from Waverly entrance at the end of Waverly bridge. It's clean and the staff are friendly enough but if you can avoid it don't take room 401. Three windows all looking at a wall 5 feet away.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Steps to reception and on floors create difficulty for people needing assistance with baggage. Some rooms are also quite small
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Staff friendly and efficient. I would stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location for the Royal Mile
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

KC

The hotel location is excellent!! Regarding the hotel room overall is very good; just the area of hang on clothes is too narrow and feel a little bit slippy in the shower area. I would recommend this hotel to my family and friends.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I would have liked to have a wash (face) cloth, also I found the heating didn't switch on and I was chilled.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Last minute booking and I was so happy with the location. Room was comfortable and the staff were very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location in the city and walking distance from most of the touristy sites. Also a quick walk to the train station. Hotel was very clean and was very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Room was boiling despite it being cold outside. There are no proper windows to the outside so no way of cooling the room down. Spoke to reception who explained there was no temperature control in the room due to it being winter. I was offered a desk fan which helped slightly but made sleeping at night difficult.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leighton

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kylie

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kylie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I feel like I fluked booking this property. The location was incredible, hotel was clean and comfortable and the staff was lovely. Nice breakfast option in the morning. I only wish my stay was longer.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The location of the hotel was excellent for the train, transit and the sites of Edinburgh. Our room had a smell of old smoke. It definitely took away from what would have been an excellent experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very nice.. clean and tidy.. rooms were spotless beds very comfy.. Hotels close to transport, shopping and eating venues.. would return again.. had a lovely weekend..
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Timberlea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in an incredible location, next to the rail station and handy to many of the major tourist sites in Edinburgh. The building’s renovations are tasteful and well done and the Motel One styling is great, but it is an older building, which showed through in some features. In particular, I felt like airflow in the room wasn’t quite up to par. The breakfast looked delicious, but I went with other local options. Housekeeping was excellent.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025