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 - 998 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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Clare (solo traveller)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Danuzzo (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Great location, very helpful staff and clean place!
The only thing I didn't like was not having phone plugs next to the bed, but not a big deal :)
Rhona (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Lovely evening meal that was hot on arrival.
Would have liked option of eggs at breakfast, but overall sufficient choice of items
Thomas (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Great location. Staff very friendly and helpful.
The noise level in the rear where we were was too loud. No lift to the 2nd floor reception from the street. Interior looked worn and dated. Bed was not comfortable.
Sheila (group)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Breakfast was very good plenty of variety,very clean and staff were friendly and very helpful
The outside noise was awful but that was not the hotels fault
Kevin (group)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
It was central
N/A
Christine (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Marea (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Emma (solo traveller)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Zoi (review category business travellers)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 3 out of 10
Poor
Central location. Comfy beds.
Power outages. Stairs and lack of accessibility. One single elevator that whenever it malfunctioned all people had to take stairs. Old doors, windows, window frames and lack of proper noise insulation
Lynette (review category business travellers)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 4 out of 10
Disappointing
Location excellent
Good breakfast
Very noisy, no sound proof windows, not closing properly
Very tired hotel, need refurbishing
Staff not interested
Patricia (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 1 out of 10
Very Poor
If I could give it a Zero I would, there was absolutely
nothing we liked about this hotel.
The hotel is considered a luxury because it is vintage, however I do not call luxury a place that has been there forever with no proper maintenance to charge what the rates are. The most expensive through our trip and the worse hotel I have ever traveled to. It doesn't even compare to motels or hostels in Spain that have a lot more history and the rooms are beautiful. This place is located in a very nice area to visit but the hotel is not one of them and for a few nights, didn't have electricity or hot water and the room had a tub that was super high that can be a problem for anyone that might have knee issues or other health issues. You need a ladder to climb. The staff is not friendly and did absolutely nothing to credit our stay in any way. Everything is out dated in a tasteless fashion which should not even be considered as charming. Elderly ppl were forced to climb 6 flights of stairs because elevators were out with no one helping them, one couple my husband helped because they were in their 80s and the husband had heart issues. Our sheets had blood stains with staff claiming that they will change as if it was not concerning and then finding out that other guests also had blood stains. That is a huge health hazard and disgusting.
Putting cheap floors doesn't make it a charming place or adding a mirror to a room. There is so much more I can say and I wish Booking would have done their homework before showing this place. The worst place ever to stay at and I hold recommend adding that to your alert section so people do not waste their money.
Julie (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 3 out of 10
Poor
Patrick (review category business travellers)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Great service, friendly & helpful staff , food & drinks were great, ideal location
Minor point but more power sockets in the room especially near the beds . There was only one socket across the room.
Noreen (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Anonymous (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Food was excellent
Stayed in the triple room out back,terrible windows and when told pre travel about noise I thought people outside i will except
Susan (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 4 out of 10
Disappointing
I have been coming to the old waverly for the past three years. This was my fifth visit. I have never had a problem but nothing was good about my stay this time. My room was a box with no natural light. We had a power surge losing electricity. On my last morning I was not able to wash as we had no water. I am aware that some guests were compensated. I was told by desk staff that I would need to contact booking. Com for compensation. I am awaiting a reply. I do have family members coming over the next week I hope their experience is different and I hope my experience does not put me off next year. Thank you
Karen (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Staff were very friendly and helpful and could not ask for better.. location excellent. The room was also very clean. And a good size. We had a side room with street view. It can get noisy through the night .it didn't bother us, but if you think it would bother you, get an internal room. The only let down for me was the breakfast.
The breakfast, I thought was pretty poor, especially for the price. Although there was enough choice, the bacon, sausages and hash browns were undercooked.. I paid 30 pounds and ended up with no breakfast and neither did my daughter. We ended up going somewhere else .
Jhirley (solo traveller)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Rebekah (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
We had a lovely room overlooking Princess’s Street. Really great location. We have stayed here quite a few times.
Location
Excellent breakfast
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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 - 998 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 - 887 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 - 919 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