Top 10 The Old Inn Hotels

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.

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.

My stay at the Raeburn was exceptional. Upon arrival, we were keen to secure a car parking space but, unfortunately, there were none. The on street parking is quite expensive so we didn’t want to leave the car there for the entire day. We decided to stay and have a coffee/ hot chocolate as some guests were due to check out and one of the lovely, helpful staff members told us when a car park space became available. We returned to check in around 3pm and were delighted to hear we had been given a free upgrade. Our room, Room 3, was beautiful. It was clean, very spacious, had a very comfortable bed and a gorgeous bathroom with a double sink, walk in shower (large) and a roll top bath. It also had gorgeous shower gel, shampoo, conditioner etc. The minibar was well stocked and the complimentary items within were much appreciated. The room comes with a hairdryer, GHD straighteners and an iPod/ speaker - again, excellent touches. There were plenty towels ans the dressing gown and slippers were cosy. The best part of our room was what we thought was a standard wardrobe to hang our clothes. We opened the door only to reveal a large walk in wardrobe complete with storage, a full length mirror and ring light. It was beautiful! We visited the bar in the evening for cocktails and these were delicious. In fact, we started and ended our night in the bar. Breakfast was included in our room rate and we couldn’t fault it. Finally, the staff. We found every staff member to be friendly, polite, helpful and so accommodating. Nothing was ever too much trouble. We would definitely stay in this hotel again. We are regular visitors to Edinburgh but have never explored the Stockbridge area before. Although I would not rush to visit this area again, I would definitely stay at the hotel again as it is located on bus and walking routes into the city centre. Thank you to all at the hotel for a truly fantastic stay. ☺️

This hotel is so good, why is the rating so low? The hotel has more than 200 years of history, although there is no elevator, but the equipment in the room is very advanced, the toiletries are all L'Occitane, especially mentioning that the bedside table has a radio that has been placed in the light classic is very soothing, lying down without having to watch TV like this The music is very comfortable. Breakfast bread milk fruit is self-help, other such as bacon sausage eggs can be cooked, especially Amway fried poached eggs super delicious. In the UK, if you go out to eat breakfast or lunch, you will have more than 100 pieces. The price is very high, and the price will be high. I will stay here next time~

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.