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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Tekla (young couple)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Location location location
Quite a few stairs so be prepared to work around that- they did have someone help carry them up
Sara (group)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Prime
Location for train station,shopping and sites…
Staff were excellent in their attitude and hospitality.
Breakfast was excellent but missed the tatie scone..
Room was cold to the point that we put the heated towel rail on to try and warm up the room.. no small fridge to keep our water cold.. minimal furniture and fittings. Needed another comfy chair and pictures as no warmth to the room..
Patricia (young couple)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
The Old Waverley Hotel occupies a prime position on Edinburgh's Princes Street. This is the second time we have stayed here, and it is really amazing: the hotel looks exactly as it did in 2015 when we were last here! This is an old style hotel that seems to adhere to an image belonging to the late 1980s-90s. We could not see that any renovations had been done since our last visit, yet everything was neat and tidy, our room - with views out toward Princes Street - was clean and had everything we needed. The bathroom was modern looking with a lovely bath tub. All the staff we met were kind and helpful. If you like old-style Edinburgh, this is the place!
No complaints.
Burkay (solo traveller)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Very central hotel with quite spacipus rooms, friendly staff
Reception is on the first floor, so if you have a huge luggage it can be a bit problematic
Kerstin (young couple)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Very central. Spacious and clean, and also some character.
Nothing really
Eri (young couple)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Mariellen (young couple)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Good location. Walking distance from the train station. A few blocks from the Royal Mile. Breakfast was included.
No elevator to get up to the reception area. Stairs were tricky with heavy bags. Outside area was noisy at night.
Jamie (group)
stayed in October, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Location of the hotel was great, right on Princes Street, near Waverley train station. The room was very nice and clean and spacious.
The lift wasn't working, and we were on the 257th floor. Well, not quite, but we stayed on the top floor and I lost count of the flights of stairs we went up and down at least twice/three times a day.
Stacey (young couple)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Location
No refrigerator; pillows were hard!
Deborah (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
The location was excellent
The stairs in entry
The bed looked straight the window into an office full of workers .
Perhaps bed needs to be moved.
Jamie (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Judith (young couple)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Handy location
Rooms were very stuffy, but if you open the window you get street noise
Bernedette (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Very close to the train station
Very central and walkable to all attractions
Trams to Leith was easy to achieve
Better pillows
Katie (young couple)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Great location, central to everything. Delicious breakfast and spacious room
Some facilities like lights didn’t work in the room or flickered but managed with lamps etc so wasn’t a huge issue
Jordan (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Great room, comfortable bed. Nice lounge area and dining room. Great views over princes street over to the old town.
Stephanie (young couple)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Location and staff
Very noisy at night (outside noise)
Also I would prefer to sleep with a top sheet AND comforter.
Judy (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Friendly staff, clean room
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Connie (group)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
This is a very nice hotel and the location for our needs was perfect as we were traveling by train and it was very close by. The only down side to the hotel is the lack of elevator to the ground level. It was difficult carrying suitcases up stairs to the lobby. Although the staff were extremely nice and would have carried them for us if we had asked.
no ground floor elevator
Denise (solo traveller)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Loved the view of the monument. A cozy single room but perfect for me. Staff were great and very friendly.
Nothing.
Jill (young couple)
stayed in September, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Location.
Room price was expensive.
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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