The Balmoral Hotel
1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2EQ, United Kingdom
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1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2EQ, United Kingdom
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Pets Allowed
- Swimming Pool
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Room Service
- Safety Deposit Box
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Express Check-In/Check-Out
- Elevator
- Heating
- indoor pool
- Concierge services
- Family Rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair/Beauty Salon
- Massage services
- Restaurant(s)
- Daily Housekeeping
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Wine/champagne
- Personal trainer
- Sun loungers or beach chairs
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- 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
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Free face masks
- Daily disinfection
- Facilities for disabled guests available
- Fitness center
- Ironing amenities
- Laundry services
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Non-smoking property
- Spa services
- Spa/sauna
- Tour services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Professional cleaning services
- Room service available
- Pets allowed (charges may apply)
- Parking available (charges may apply)
- Indoor parking (charges may apply)
- Valet parking (charges may apply)
- Kid-friendly dining
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- Edinburgh International Airport - 7.08 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.52 mi
- Perth - 34.31 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.07 mi
Museums
- City Art Centre - 681 f
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 870 f
- Collective Gallery - 955 f
- Stills Gallery - 958 f
- Police Information Centre - 0.22 mi
- Mounted Gallery - 0.22 mi
- Museum of Childhood - 0.23 mi
- National Portrait Gallery - 0.23 mi
- DOM - 0.23 mi
- John Knox House Museum - 0.24 mi
- Royal Scottish Academy - 0.28 mi
- National Gallery of Scotland - 0.30 mi
- Writers Museum - 0.30 mi
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery - 0.30 mi
- People's Story - 0.34 mi
- Kingfisher Gallery - 0.36 mi
- Peoples Story Museum - 0.37 mi
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Yannis (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Friendly staff
Nice service and facilities
Location
Bar closing early and we didn't have anywhere to go have a drink
Janette (with friends)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Everything
Nothing
Michael (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Staff were excellent, perfect location
Expensive. Upgraded our room at check it didn’t live up to the price
Brown (young couple)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Fabulous central location and very friendly and helpful staff. Can highly recommend.
Nothing, excellent stay.
Vikas (family with young children)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Location
Room
Was not castle view
David (solo traveller)
stayed in December, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Lynn (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
A warm welcome on arrival, room was beautifully presented. Staff very friendly and attentive.
Nothing to dislike
Dato (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Lynne (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
beautiful place to stay ,staff wonderful, food amazing. great location.
the bath filled up when having a shower ,even though the bath plug was wide open.
Caron (solo traveller)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Salma (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Everything
None
Ioanna (family with young children)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
We spent a few days at The Balmoral and overall had a lovely experience. The hotel is truly beautiful, especially now with the Christmas decorations — it felt magical. The breakfast was exceptional, and we really appreciated the little daily gifts (cookies and treats) left in our room for our son. These small gestures made our stay feel very special.
However, there were a couple of things that did impact the experience. Our bathroom had no separate heating, and it stayed quite cold even when the room was warm. This made every shower uncomfortable. On the first day, slippers were also missing — a small detail, but in a hotel of this level, these details matter. When we mentioned these issues at reception, the response felt a bit indifferent, without the reassuring “we’ll do our best to fix this” that we would expect from a 5-star hotel.
A second disappointment was related to the Harry Potter suite. Our son was very excited to see the room where J.K. Rowling wrote Harry Potter books. At check-in on Saturday we were told to try again on Monday, but when we asked, there was no real willingness to help — we were simply told the room wasn’t clean, without any alternative solution. This was quite disheartening for us.
On a positive note, the staff in the restaurant — especially Giannis — were outstanding. They consistently went the extra mile and made us feel very well taken care of. Their warmth and professionalism really stood out.
Anonymous (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Central location to see all the sights in Edinburgh. Friendly and helpful staff. Kept extremely clean and tidy.
Filip (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Theo (Group Traveler)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Perfect location , beautiful building , finest decor
Prince brasserie
Theo (review category business travellers)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Perfect location , beautiful building , finest decor
Prince brasserie
Marwan (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Pete (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
Location was great being on princes street. Bed was comfortable, reception staff and doorman were lovely
There was a lack of extraction in the toilet and it smelled of wee on arrival which wasn’t very nice considering the cost of the stay.
We missed breakfast the first day. Second day we went down and were shown to a table and offered coffee then waited 15minutes for the coffee. When I got up and asked the girl if there is somewhere I can get the coffee from myself she excused herself with ‘it’s just coming, we’re very busy’
Which may be true, but we were also busy that day, and considering the ranking and cost of the hotel, I don’t feel the service was up to the standard is should be.
Muge (family with young children)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
William (young couple)
stayed in November, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
The breakfast was excellent as was the staff
Nothing
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Area information
- Edinburgh International Airport - 7.08 mi
- RAF Leuchars - 31.52 mi
- Perth - 34.31 mi
- Dundee Airport - 35.07 mi
- Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station - 445 f
- City Art Centre - 681 f
- Fruitmarket Gallery - 870 f
- Collective Gallery - 955 f
- Stills Gallery - 958 f
- Police Information Centre - 0.22 mi
- Mounted Gallery - 0.22 mi
- Museum of Childhood - 0.23 mi
- National Portrait Gallery - 0.23 mi
- DOM - 0.23 mi
- John Knox House Museum - 0.24 mi
- Royal Scottish Academy - 0.28 mi
- National Gallery of Scotland - 0.30 mi
- Writers Museum - 0.30 mi
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery - 0.30 mi
- People's Story - 0.34 mi
- Kingfisher Gallery - 0.36 mi
- Peoples Story Museum - 0.37 mi
- General Register House - 72 f
- St. Giles Cathedral - 0.25 mi
- Lady Stairs House - 0.29 mi
- Princes Street Gardens - 124 f
- Brass Rubbing Centre - 0.22 mi
- Greyfriars Bobby Memorial - 0.22 mi
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo - 0.25 mi
- Sherlock Holmes Statue - 0.26 mi
- National Monument - 0.32 mi
- Scottish Gems - 0.23 mi
- Netherbow - 0.24 mi
- Rent A Bike - 0.27 mi
- Edinburgh and Scotland Information Centre - 0.29 mi
- Edinburgh Playhouse - 0.31 mi
- Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 0.34 mi
- Princes Mall - 0.34 mi
- ScotlandsPeople Centre - 181 f
- Waterloo Place - 447 f
- Camera Obscura and World of Illusions - 678 f
- Edinburgh Dungeon - 798 f
- Multrees Walk - 819 f
- Edinburgh Experience - 0.24 mi
- Loch Ness Discovery Centre - 0.25 mi
- Omni Centre - 0.26 mi
- Edinburgh Christmas Market - 0.26 mi
- Canongate Ballet - 0.27 mi
- Gladstone's Land - 0.29 mi
- The New Street Exhibition Space - 0.30 mi
- Mercat Tours - 0.31 mi
- Royal Mile - 0.31 mi
- Gilded Balloon Box Office - 0.33 mi
- Dance Base - 0.37 mi
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The Balmoral Hotel
1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City Of Edinburgh - Scotland, EH2 2EQ, United Kingdom