Apex International Hotel
31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH1 2HS, United Kingdom
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31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH1 2HS, United Kingdom
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Swimming Pool
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Room Service
- Safety Deposit Box
- Bar
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Express Check-In/Check-Out
- Elevator
- Packed lunches
- Heating
- Fax/photocopying
- Wheelchair accessible
- On-site parking
- indoor pool
- 24-hour security
- Accessible parking
- Concierge services
- Designated Smoking Area
- Family Rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Heated pool
- Restaurant(s)
- Daily Housekeeping
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Electric vehicle charging station
- Emergency cord in bathroom
- Wine/champagne
- Fruits
- Outdoor furniture
- Kids' pool
- Sun loungers or beach chairs
- Smoke alarms
- Fire extinguishers
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- First aid kit available
- Cashless payment available
- Mobile app for room service
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Invoices
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Food delivery
- Electronic room key
- balcony/terrace
- CCTV security in common areas
- Daily disinfection
- Facilities for disabled guests available
- Fitness center
- Indoor Tanning
- Laundry services
- Lower bathroom sinks available
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Non-smoking property
- Restaurant (special diets available)
- Spa/sauna
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Accessible toilet
- Parking available (charges may apply)
- Kid-friendly dining
Airports Show all on map »
- Edinburgh International Airport - 6.86 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.94 mi
- Perth - 34.62 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.47 mi
Museums
- Scotisch Whisky Heritage Centre - 441 f
- Writers Museum - 671 f
- Portfolio Gallery - 702 f
- Royal Scottish Academy - 840 f
- National War Museum of Scotland - 854 f
- Royal Museum - 1,049 f
- Museum of Scotland - 1,049 f
- DOM - 0.22 mi
- National Gallery of Scotland - 0.22 mi
- National Museum of Scotland - 0.24 mi
- National Museums Of Scotland - 0.24 mi
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum - 0.25 mi
- Police Information Centre - 0.26 mi
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 0.26 mi
- Stills Gallery - 0.26 mi
- Collective Gallery - 0.27 mi
- Talbot Rice Gallery - 0.31 mi
- City Art Centre - 0.34 mi
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Monica (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Xavier (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Great location
The stairs
Melanie (solo traveller)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Excellent hotel, great accessibke location.
Exceptional staff who went above and beyond.
Loved the gym and pool.
Extremely comfortable and clean.
Lots of added bonuses, like readily available drinking water, coffee machine.
Definitely recommend.
Only one thing; Vegan breakfast is limited.
Alice (solo traveller)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Location
It was good value for money
Arnold (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Dawn (group)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Booked this stay for my husband and his friend who were doing the rat race. Staff were great and accommodated an early check-in. Hotel is in a great location. Highly recommend..
Jeremy (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very central for everything. The pool was a welcome bonus.
No way to the pool without passing reception (in your swimwear ?)
Tuttle (group)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Great views and location!
One of the shower drains was a little clogged
Angel (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Simon (family with young children)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Great location. Family room. Pool. Friendly helpful people. Good breakfast.
Pool room is too hot. Price.
Michael (young couple)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
The view of the castle from the balcony room is perfect! Location is perfect.
Staff are friendly and rooms / hotel is clean.
Returned to this property on multiple occasions.
Only thing that could be improved from my stay this time would be a choice of firm pillow, as the pillows are very soft.
Art (family with young children)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
For a location of a hotel stay in Edinburgh, the Apex Grassmarket Hotel cannot be beat. The views out the window looking up to the Edinburgh Castle were epic. The breakfast spread, specialties and staff were all incredibly nice, pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful. We were in Edinburgh during a heat wave across the UK and the heat was well above the norm. The hotel staff provided us with two desk fans for our time with them that helped to cool the room down.
It's a great hotel in a highly desirable location, but there are several areas that need to be updated. Opening windows to try and cool down was virtually impossible and we asked for a new room that had better ventilation - the staff pleasantly assisted in getting our room changed to what was a more comfortable, functional room.
Macdonald (family with young children)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Location was great, beds were comfortable
Pool facilities were much smaller than photos appeared. For the cost, doesn’t compare favourably with other hotels of similar level. Empty conditioner bottle in bathroom.
Elena (solo traveller)
stayed in July, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
The spacious bed with 4 pillows
The toilet bowl button, too hard to press it
Matthew (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Location, view and the friendly staff
Very warm, no air conditioning
Denise (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Great location, friendly staff, good value
Louise (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Location. Cooked breakfast was nice.
Decor was old and tired. Rooms and hallways too hot. No air conditioning! Staff were slow. Was given incorrect key and room number to our room when we arrived. Our room wasn’t cleaned on the following day.
Gary (group)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Cynthia (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Staff member who helped us change rooms due to noise and heat in first room.
Rooms very warm and noisy. Very few luggage carts.
Pepermans (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
breakfast as OK again, and location is still superb/
this was a second stay after 2 weeks, and we were rather disappointed by the size of our room this time which hardly allowed our 2 suitcases to be stored, and we had a smaller bed/the lack of airco (for a 4star hotel we thought this was standard) was really a pity, only a ventilator and open windows at night were not sufficient to reduce the hot temperature in the small sized room (but we do realise that temperatures around 25°C are not all that common in Edinburgh)/bathroom could do with some amendments
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Area information
- Edinburgh International Airport - 6.86 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.94 mi
- Perth - 34.62 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.47 mi
- Scotisch Whisky Heritage Centre - 441 f
- Writers Museum - 671 f
- Portfolio Gallery - 702 f
- Royal Scottish Academy - 840 f
- National War Museum of Scotland - 854 f
- Royal Museum - 1,049 f
- Museum of Scotland - 1,049 f
- DOM - 0.22 mi
- National Gallery of Scotland - 0.22 mi
- National Museum of Scotland - 0.24 mi
- National Museums Of Scotland - 0.24 mi
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum - 0.25 mi
- Police Information Centre - 0.26 mi
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 0.26 mi
- Stills Gallery - 0.26 mi
- Collective Gallery - 0.27 mi
- Talbot Rice Gallery - 0.31 mi
- City Art Centre - 0.34 mi
- Armstrong's - 149 f
- Edinburgh and Scotland Information Centre - 0.30 mi
- Parliament House - 328 f
- Lady Stairs House - 730 f
- St. Giles Cathedral - 0.21 mi
- Castlehill Golf - 338 f
- George IV Bridge - 812 f
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo - 948 f
- Brass Rubbing Centre - 0.31 mi
- Edinburgh Castle - 0.34 mi
- Geoffrey Kiltmakers and Weavers - 0.34 mi
- Greyfriars Bobby Memorial - 0.34 mi
- Scott Monument - 0.34 mi
- Greyfriars Kirk - 915 f
- Edinburgh College of Art - 0.23 mi
- Edinburgh University Collection of Musical Instruments - 0.36 mi
- University of Edinburgh - 0.36 mi
- Princes Mall - 0.30 mi
- Princes Street - Edinburgh - 0.32 mi
- Royal Lyceum Theatre - 0.35 mi
- Festival Theatre - 0.37 mi
- Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre - 441 f
- Magdalen Chapel - 501 f
- Royal Mile - 599 f
- Gladstone's Land - 730 f
- Canongate Ballet - 909 f
- Loch Ness Discovery Centre - 0.21 mi
- Edinburgh Christmas Market - 0.27 mi
- Edinburgh Dungeon - 0.29 mi
- Gilded Balloon Box Office - 0.31 mi
- Mercat Tours - 0.31 mi
- Edinburgh Farmers Market - 0.34 mi
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Apex International Hotel
31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH1 2HS, United Kingdom