Is Royal Ettrick Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Royal Ettrick Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

Where is Royal Ettrick Hotel located?

Located in Merchiston, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of FountainPark, Edinburgh Castle, and Murrayfield Stadium. University of Edinburgh and Princes Street are also within 2 mi (3 km). Haymarket Tram Station is 22 minutes by foot and Murrayfield Stadium Tram Stop is 29 minutes.

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About the neighborhood

Merchiston, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, is home to Royal Ettrick Hotel. Edinburgh Castle and Royal Mile are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grassmarket and Princes Street. Check out an event or a game at Murrayfield Stadium, and consider making time for Edinburgh Zoo, a top attraction not to be missed.

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10/10 Excellent

Klaus, Hamburg

2017/10/8

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2 Minuten zu der Buslinie 10 und 27

Klein aber fein!!!! Tolles Frühstück! In ca. 20 Minuten beim Castle.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2017/9/29

Liked: Cleanliness

clean room, hotel in a pleasant area of Edinburgh. Cooked breakfast, table service.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

serena, toronto, canada

2017/9/18

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quaint and comfortable

Rooms were clean and updated. Breakfast isn't worth while. However the lunch and dinner menu is very yummy! Just make sure u eat before 8 as they stop serving food at 8:30 pm.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2017/9/10

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2017/9/10

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent hotel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

b1uehoo1igan, Bedford

2017/9/7

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

stay away

had to walk past the dirty laundry to get to my room. Room was tired, bed uncomfortable as mattress was solid and pillows too thin. Shower was cold water only (sorry about that was the reception response). Couldn't sit where I wanted for breakfast. I was stuck in the throughfare with my back to the rest of the room. Breakfast was 1 each of egg, bacon, sausage, haggis, tomato. Book elsewhere, I will never stay here again.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

2017/8/25

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pay for the better rooms.

Cheap rooms are awful. Attic with a tiny hole in the roof as a "window". Toilet was a sani flow and was so noisy and room was far too hot. I can imagine the better rooms are quite nice though.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Peter

2017/8/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Aaron

2017/8/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2017/7/26

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely place to stay and excellent bus transport to Edinburgh center. 15-20min bus trip.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Richard

2017/7/20

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Royal Ettrick

Room was tiny not clean. Couldn't get in the bathroom it was so small I was in room 11 not good.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Ken

2017/7/11

Disliked: Cleanliness

Not a "Royal" standard...

Great location.. The room was quite dated & not to the "royal" standard of cleanliness.. It was ok, but I'd probably not go back.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ian

2017/6/26

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good hotel & restaurant in Merchiston

We stopped one night in a family room. Spacious, comfortable, clean. Big bathroom with powerful shower. Louvred window needed attention. Meals were served in the conservatory - breakfast was good and evening meal very good. Restaurant is worth a visit in its own right. Would stay again.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Robert

2017/6/13

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Undiscovered Edinburgh

Lovely little hotel in delightful part of Edinburgh. Very nice food and friendly service

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Rosanna

2017/6/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Fine for overnight

This hotel was fine for overnight as we attended a concert and went shopping. The reception area, hotel toilets, bar and conservatory restaurant were lovely and well looked after. The staff are friendly and helpful. service was great in the restaurant- we had breakfast and food was great and plentiful. The only problem was we booked a twin room which was even confirmed by reception on arrival but it was a very cramped double room with the smallest bathroom I've ever seen. My mum and I are petite and really struggled to move at all. Despite this it was very clean and the room did have everything we needed for an overnight stay.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Ybbob, Fife

2017/6/9

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely room

We were upgraded to the James Suite which was lovely with plenty of room for my wife, daughter and myself. Reception staff were good as was the wautress at breakfast but I can't say the same for the afternoon bar staff who were just ( and only just) going through the motions to serve us.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

dan, Sacramento

2017/6/9

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice facility

Really nice grounds. The beer garden and bar area was alot of fun. The wait staff was excellent. The bad was the room. No windows but had a skylight. Front desk guy did not know how to close the blinds so we had light streaming in all night.

Stayed 1 night in May 2017

4/10 Poor

Stephen

2017/6/6

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

raj, ind

2017/5/13

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Poor breakfast.

Poor breakfast. No elevator. A lady receptionist was rude

6/10 Okay

Gillian

2017/5/2

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Culloden, Switzerland

2017/5/1

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Zu teuer für das gebotene Zimmer

Als wir im Hotel ankamen, war die Begrüssung zwar ausreichend, aber hatte mit der schottischen Gastfreundlichkeit nichts zu tun. Das Hotel ist aus dem 19. Jahrhundert und besitzt keinen Aufzug. Wir hatten ein super kleines Dachzimmer (etwas grösser als eine Abstellkammer) im letzten Stock, wo man nur über mehrere enge und steile Treppen hinkam und mit zwei grossen Koffern war das natürlich sehr mühsam. Wir bekamen kein Hilfe vom Personal und mussten das Zimmer auch noch selbst suchen. Das Bett war für zwei Personen viel zu klein ( und zu kurz), das Bad minimalistisch. Es wurde nachträglich in den zweiten behaaren Schrank angebaut. Korpulente Personen wären darin wahrscheinlich stecken geblieben. Das Waschbecken war zerbrochen, es gäbe noch zwei altmodische Wasserhähne für Kalt und Warm. Das Zimmer kostete 130 EUR, ohne Frühstück.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

2017/4/25

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Schönes Hotel freundliches Personal sehr gutes Frühstück Zimmer hatte kein Fenster

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2017/4/21

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2017/4/18

Disliked: Cleanliness

Disappointing

Hotel a bit battered and in need of refurb in some of the rooms. I paid same rate as a double but got tiny single room with no bath. Walls scuffed and marked carpet old and worn. Bedding v clean and pleasant. Bathroom tiny, sink cracked, could all do with refurb. Overpriced in general.

6/10 Okay

Amber

2017/4/14

Liked: Room comfort

City Break

The hotel was really nice and we really enjoyed our stay, however anytime we went to reception we had to wait a minimum of five minutes for someone to see to us. We also saw staff members lying in the middle of the hall outside our bedroom on their phones. Breakfast could also be bigger and on later.

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