Old Waverley Hotel
43 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2BY, United Kingdom
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43 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2BY, United Kingdom
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Room Service
- Safety Deposit Box
- Bar
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Elevator
- Coffee shop
- Heating
- Fax/photocopying
- Snack bar
- 24-hour security
- Free Wi-Fi
- Daily Housekeeping
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Wine/champagne
- Fruits
- Key access
- Smoke alarms
- Fire extinguishers
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- Process in place to check health of guests
- First aid kit available
- Cashless payment available
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Invoices
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Contactless check-in/out
- CCTV security in common areas
- Daily disinfection
- Laundry services
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Non-smoking property
- Tour services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Protective screen or physical barriers in appropriate areas
- Professional cleaning services
- Room service available
- Takeout dining services available
Airports Show all on map »
- Edinburgh International Airport - 6.94 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.60 mi
- Perth - 34.31 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.12 mi
Museums
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 779 f
- National Gallery of Scotland - 910 f
- Stills Gallery - 983 f
- Collective Gallery - 992 f
- Royal Scottish Academy - 997 f
- City Art Centre - 1,026 f
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery - 0.21 mi
- National Portrait Gallery - 0.22 mi
- DOM - 0.22 mi
- Police Information Centre - 0.24 mi
- Writers Museum - 0.24 mi
- Mounted Gallery - 0.28 mi
- Scotisch Whisky Heritage Centre - 0.30 mi
- Malcolm Innes Gallery - 0.31 mi
- Museum of Childhood - 0.31 mi
- Kingfisher Gallery - 0.32 mi
- Bourne Fine Art - 0.32 mi
- John Knox House Museum - 0.33 mi
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Perallos (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Rachel (family with young children)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
The location was great - super quick and easy from Waverley Station, new town shops and restaurants and easy access to the Royal Mile and old town. Rooms were quite large, easily accommodating 2 adults and luggage.
There are stairs to access the front of the hotel but that was clearly mentioned when booking - it is an older hotel and that is part of the charm of The Old Waverley
Ronald (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Freja (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Fantastic location with regards to public transport and walking to the old city. Plenty of shops, restaurants and groceries close by.
Classy old style and generally nice furnishings. The double bed was quite small, but there were plenty of fluffy pillows.
Very nice and effective staff.
Sleeping was hard: it was very warm in the room (despite being 13 degrees outside) and the outside was so noisy that opening a window wasn't an option.
There was some construction nearby making this worse, but I could also hear everything happening in the hallway and other rooms. Some rooms might be facing a different direction and thus more quiet, but I think the location is generally loud. I was very grateful for my earplugs.
The heating wasn't on, but it felt like there was floor heating (due to the water leading to the shower I think) and the room was almost too warm to sleep in. In addition, the window faced a office building very close by, lit throughout the night - some sheer curtains would be nice, as you now have to choose between blocking all airflow with heavy curtains, or light+no privacy.
Turkan (group)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 3 out of 10
Poor
Location
The lift was out of order for 2 days. Breakfast was unpleasant. Very noisy back street in the morning.
Rachel (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 1 out of 10
Very Poor
Ian (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Close to Edinburgh centre
The first flight of stairs
Paul (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Breakfast had a good range to select from. Hot and cold
Rocio (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Simple breakfast but correct. Friendly staff. The location is excellent!
The bed was small and not very comfortable. Breakfast could have more options to offer
Mir (review category business travellers)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Mir (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Julie (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
The staff were wonderful, as well as the location for what we were doing. The hotel was grand and the space in our room was excellent, it was very clean.
The WiFi wasn’t very good unfortunately, there is a lot of outside work in the area just now so there were a lot of noises from vehicles on and off in the early hours. This is not a reflection on the hotel.
Luis (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Nils (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Breakfast ok.
Many stairs to get to the reception.
Saba (young couple)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very nice but basic hotel. Has a great location and the staff are extremely nice and helpful
Sandra (solo traveller)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Fantastic stay. Room was great, the bed was very big and comfortable. Views were impressive and room was always cleaned in the morning. Food was delicious. Staff were super friendly and helpful.Train station across the road was a bonus. Willl definitely stay again and recommended to family and friends.
Only downfall was that it has a few steps to climb to get to Reception, as its not on ground floor and lift only goes from Reception up.
Lois (young couple)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
The location is excellent. The rooms have been remodelled and are nice. Our room had a very small door opening, one round window and not a lot of air movement and no view. Someone who had never used a blow dryer, drilled a hole in a drawer so that you could not take the hair dryer out but it was very difficult to blow my hair dry as it was not close to a mirror and I had to bend my head and my hair stood straight up! The elevator is very small and only goes to the second floor - lots of people with mobility issues had trouble with the stairs and getting luggage to the second floor. Burned out lights were replaced quickly and they brought us a fan when asked. As we were checking out another couple asked for a fan and they said they didn’t have any left! The breakfast for 30 pounds for two was very limited and not worth the price. We loved the location and it was very clean.
The blow dryer being locked down in a drawer was hilarious and completely useless. Does anyone steal blow dryers? The one round window in the room looked directly into an office building
Next door - there was no sheer curtain so the heavy curtains had to be closed all the time and the airflow in the room was poor.
Judith (young couple)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 3 out of 10
Poor
Location. Bar staff we happy to supply us with a jug of iced water for our room.
Size of room and lack of AC. Very poor wifi connection in room. No complimentary water, was told bathroom tap water was ok to drink. Poor access from street ie no lift from entrance up to reception on 1st floor. Was not informed about building work going on in hotel plus building work going on in the next building which started at 7.30am.
Diane (group)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Location was great. Staff was friendly and helpful. The room was perfect. A great value and definitely recommend
Sharrock (young couple)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
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Area information
- Edinburgh International Airport - 6.94 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.60 mi
- Perth - 34.31 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.12 mi
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 779 f
- National Gallery of Scotland - 910 f
- Stills Gallery - 983 f
- Collective Gallery - 992 f
- Royal Scottish Academy - 997 f
- City Art Centre - 1,026 f
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery - 0.21 mi
- National Portrait Gallery - 0.22 mi
- DOM - 0.22 mi
- Police Information Centre - 0.24 mi
- Writers Museum - 0.24 mi
- Mounted Gallery - 0.28 mi
- Scotisch Whisky Heritage Centre - 0.30 mi
- Malcolm Innes Gallery - 0.31 mi
- Museum of Childhood - 0.31 mi
- Kingfisher Gallery - 0.32 mi
- Bourne Fine Art - 0.32 mi
- John Knox House Museum - 0.33 mi
- Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station - 901 f
- General Register House - 788 f
- Lady Stairs House - 0.22 mi
- St. Giles Cathedral - 0.24 mi
- Parliament House - 0.29 mi
- Edinburgh and Scotland Information Centre - 789 f
- Scottish Gems - 0.31 mi
- Netherbow - 0.33 mi
- Rent A Bike - 0.34 mi
- Armstrong's - 0.34 mi
- Princes Street Gardens - 841 f
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo - 886 f
- Brass Rubbing Centre - 0.26 mi
- Greyfriars Bobby Memorial - 0.28 mi
- Princes Mall - 0.20 mi
- Castlehill Golf - 0.30 mi
- Princes Street - Edinburgh - 0.31 mi
- Edinburgh Christmas Market - 667 f
- ScotlandsPeople Centre - 738 f
- Edinburgh Dungeon - 848 f
- Multrees Walk - 920 f
- Gladstone's Land - 0.22 mi
- Waterloo Place - 0.22 mi
- Canongate Ballet - 0.23 mi
- Camera Obscura and World of Illusions - 0.23 mi
- Dance Base - 0.23 mi
- Royal Mile - 0.24 mi
- Loch Ness Discovery Centre - 0.24 mi
- Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre - 0.30 mi
- Magdalen Chapel - 0.33 mi
- Mercat Tours - 0.35 mi
- New Town Conservation Centre - 0.35 mi
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Old Waverley Hotel
43 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2BY, United Kingdom