Top 10 The Centre Hotels

We stayed at this hotel for 4 days. We had a lovely big room, very clean. The staff were very nice and helpful. The hotel is in a quiet place, very convenient as it is a walking distance from the train station, shops, busses and tram just round the corner and not far from the city centre, The only drawback for us was that we had to go out for breakfast as this hotel has 6 houses, all have their own doors therefore one has to go out to the first house for breakfast and each house has few steps so going up and down was not very good for us . There are no lifts although we had a downstairs room. We would have preferred if they have a restaurant . The breakfast room is a bit small and can be very crowded at times,

Our apartment, No 7 in the Malt House, left us somewhat disappointed. The photos illustrating the apartment made it look bright, which was not the case. What you do not see is the heavy net curtain on the french doors to stop neighbouring apartments looking in nor the need to keep the blinds down on the other windows as they are directly facing the windows just across a very narrow street. This makes the apartment very dark unless you want to be looked at by the people in the kitchen opposite. To compensate you need all the lights on and these are significantly underpowered. We booked the apartment having found it on ***********, which clearly shows that the bed is an extra large king sized bed, (normally 180 or even 200cm x 200cm), in fact the bed is a UK king size bed (160cm x 200cm). This is an important consideration for us when making a booking. Most importantly, and despite all the commentary in the apartment manual, the apartment was not very clean. We found the bedside tables to be covered in dust, stains on the floor, indicating that it hadn't been recently mopped and mould on the grouting in the shower. Both the sink and shower had slow drainage, hairs in the shower plug hole being a contributing factor. There were also issues with the safety of two of the plug sockets. We did report much of the above to the customer services at the end of our stay so that they could rectify it for the next clients, we appreciate that had we told them at the beginning of our stay they could have rectified some of the issues but we did not want the inconvenience of being disturbed during our short stay. There were positives, the apartment is well equipped, the shower is powerful (unlike in many of the places we stayed in on our tour of Scotland), Wi-fi worked well. The apartment is really well placed in the west end, minutes from the centre and transport hubs. Plenty of local restaurants.

Great location, very nice building, with wonderfully appointed common areas (esp liked the library). Friendly and attentive service and tasty food (recommend the afternoon tea). The rooms are well decorated, spacious and bright. BUT there is a lot of noise, primarily from internal sources. So insulation really should be improved. Everything is audible from the hallway and the pipes make a lot of noise when shower/bathroom is used in neighbouring rooms. This is not what I would expect from this level of hotel.

Hapimag was my hotel choice for a 2 night stay with my family. The hotel is a 15-20 minute walk to Princes Street and is therefore conveniently located - quiet at night but not too far out of the city centre. The three of us booked a townhouse bedroom featuring a king size bed and a sofa bed. The room was majestic - easily one of the biggest ones I’ve ever stayed in. In fact, it was pretty much a 2 bedroom flat with 2 independent bathrooms. The decor was traditional, with high ceilings and thick draping curtains. The room could easily become a suitable accommodation for a family staying for an even longer period of time, as it featured a microwave, good-sized fridge and other amenities such as a corkscrew. With such a great hard product, the soft product let the whole experience down occasionally with minor faults. For example - the sofa bed was not made up when we came in and after contacting reception we were told we could make it ourselves and bedding was found in the cupboard. After enquiring why that wasn’t already made for us, we were told they don’t usually make it in case there isn’t a third person in the party. I did however email them in advance specifying there would be 3 of us. Tea and UHT milk was not replenished after the first night when housekeeping came to tidy up the room. What I found most annoying was that they advertised having a nespresso coffee machine in the room, yet they didn’t provide any capsules! You had to buy them at their own shop downstairs for £4.50 a sleeve of 10. I only needed a couple for the 2 mornings I woke up there… why putting a nice amenity and not let me use it ? Bathroom amenities were also lacking as they only provide a generic wall-installed 3in1 hair and body wash. If I could give the room a 6* review I would, but a few minor details spoiled what would’ve otherwise been an outstanding stay. Nevertheless, I would recommend Hapimag as a great hotel where to stay for a visit in Edinburgh.

We stayed two nights at The Lane Hotel and it was a great experience. The room was sparkly clean, the bed was really comfy, shower & bath was great and all the staff were really kind and helpful! The hotel is located in a very nice residential area in Edinburgh with lots of cafe and restaurants nearby, would definitely recommend The Lane Hotel to anyone who wants to stay in Edinburgh!

The Dunstane House is a fantastic retreat with a warm, welcoming, and knowledgeable staff. The breakfast is perfect and Sean was a particular delight sharing his knowledge of spirits in the evening. My wife and I came came to Dunstane House for the first time on our honeymoon several years ago. When the opportunity to come back arose, we jumped at the chance. When revisiting places, sometimes they are not as magical the second time around. That is not the case here. We stayed in the same sweet and were just as impressed. This time we brought family members with us and they were equally enamored. Whenever we find ourselves in Edinburgh we will find our selves at Dunstane House.