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Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood

5.0 star property
5-star luxury aparthotel near Edinburgh Castle

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Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Abbey Strand, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8DU
  • Place, Palace of Holyroodhouse
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe One Bedroom Apartment

Deluxe One Bedroom Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment | Living room

Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Two Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 5

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

One Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 3

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About the area

Edinburgh

Heart of Edinburgh.Within a 15-minute walk of this Abbeyhill aparthotel, you'll find Princes Street and Royal Mile. Scottish Parliament and Holyrood Park are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Palace of Holyroodhouse - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Calton Hill - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Princes Street - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Royal Mile - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 14 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 17 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Cafe at the Palace - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Canons' Gait - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Marriott Executive Lounge - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tolbooth Tavern - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Mackays On The Mile - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood

5-star luxury aparthotel near Edinburgh Castle
Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood offers its guests gift shops/newsstands, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services. Public spaces have free WiFi. The luxury Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood also features laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and express check-in.

This 5-star Edinburgh aparthotel is smoke free.

  • 9 guestrooms or units
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Gift shop
  • No smoking on site
Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood offers 9 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and espresso makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Accommodations at this 5-star aparthotel have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Edinburgh aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 2 private bathrooms
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Separate sitting area

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Laundry

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Laundry facilities

Work spaces

  • Laptop workspace

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Blackout drapes
  • Concierge services
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Luggage storage
  • Phone
  • Safe at front desk
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Location highlights

  • In a historical district
  • In the city center

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Security system

General

  • 9 units
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you, lockbox

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a security system and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. The property is professionally cleaned.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Abbey Strand Apartments Apartment Edinburgh
Abbey Strand Apartments Edinburgh
Abbey Strand s Enburgh
Abbey Strand Apartment at Holyrood
Abbey Strand Apartments at Holyrood
Cheval Abbey Strand Apartments at Holyrood
Cheval Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood Edinburgh
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Reviews

Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 121 out of 141 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 141 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 141 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 141 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 141 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely flat next door to Holyrood Palace. Close enough to the action but quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

No WIFI but apt is beautiful

We loved this apartment, but if WiFi is at all important to you, be warned that although it is billed as including WiFi, it only worked for us in the building lounge and not in our apartment at all. Beautiful building in beautiful location—nearest neighbor seemed to be the king? It’s right by the palace and across from the parliament building. Very quiet at night but it’s a walk to groceries. Housekeeping every day. Excellent bed but bed in fold out couch could have been better (but we have had worse). Check-in process was a little mysterious because our email with instructions didnt get send until very late morning that day and we had already left our previous accommodation and had no access to email
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mergan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent, spacious property that has everything you could need. Only issue I had was both smart TV’s was locked out of apps or had apps removed, so could not stream any shows for the kid to keep busy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marni

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely apt to have as a base. Easily walked to bus stops for the hop on hop off buses. Next to Holyrood Palace and Kings Gallery. You might even see protestors at the Scottish Parliament from your window as well as Arthur's seat. Abbey Strand had everything we needed and I would stay longer if I could. They have a wonderful laundry/ common lounge area.
A view from the lounge/ laundry room.
Back of Abbey Strand from the garden.
View of public garden from apt.
View of King's Gallery and Parliament from apt.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stavros A

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was impeccable and our stay was very enjoyable. The instructions and explanation of how the property was accessed and setup
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Shara

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
IMPORTANT: I want to give a 4 but I can’t. The space is cute and cozy. 1. We initially had difficulty accessing the apartment and were given the wrong code.Ultimately we got in after about 20 minutes. 2 The remotes didn’t work and one tv was not functions all. We don’t watch tv much but it should work. 3. There is mold in the shower crevices near basin. 4. The bathroom floor has perma-dirt on the otherwise lovely tile. 5. THERE IS A WEEKLY FIRE ALARM on Thursdays (“per the palace”) and no one mentions this terrifying 9 am interruption of calm. Nuts. They treated this as normal. It’s not normal. The hotel is near things (nature & entertainment/food).and in a great location. The other amenities were fine. The support team is polite and swift. The housekeeper will probably smoke outside your window if you face the beautiful garden so mind the windows as she does not care about the influence of her habit upon guests. The client support is offsite so there’s a gap in services. Baggage storage is also offsite but conveniently near both castle and train station. There is no one onsite for such amenities. What’s good: comfy beds, usable kitchen space, private apartment on its own floor, a lovely courtyard, next to palace grounds and a museum, good bath supplies and a wonderful soak tub, and a bit of city view from multiple windows, nice decor and clean space beyond bathrooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tyra

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Hengameh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nadir, Doha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lueng Ping

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved staying at Abbey Strand! Very historic building but with all modern conveniences. Quiet part of Royal Mile away from noise & traffic but easy walk to anywhere. No air conditioning but temps are generally cooler. Definitely recommend a stay when in Edinburgh.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Not great.

We never got a code to go in. We called the number and it took them 20 minutes to find a code that works. There was no air conditioning. The pull out couch didn’t fit in the room when opened. The hair dryer didn’t work well and the toilet kept running. I called to speaks to a manager but they never called me back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oonagh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and beautiful place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolina K

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
We thought the room was really amazing and in just about the best location you could imagine. We had a lot of trouble with instructions such as we received a map for parking and the map had nothing to do with where parking actually would be. We were told there was a common room where we could do laundry, but we never discovered where that common room might be so there were definitely some communications issues With a mysterious person who we would communicate with via messages . We ended up parking very expensively in one place the day we rented a car. We never got the laundry done.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Amazing location and apartment . Would highly recommend and would definitely book again when visiting Edinburgh.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location and pristine A bit small - entrance instructions confusing (double door not gate)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kerry ann

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Only gave 4 stars because the check in process could have been a better experience. Besides this, the place and location are A++. It was 3 of us and we were comfortable and luxurious in the space. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wade

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding location, rooms and grounds!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location and beautiful property with amazing views.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great appartement, the design is awesome. Everything is tiny but in the right place
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Janine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Very Nice But We Stayed on the Wrong Night

The property was so beautiful, both inside and in the surrounding gardens, landscape and nearby buildings. The location was fantastic. The washer / dryer was a welcome amenity. The only issue I had was when some unruly (possible?) guests were unable to get the single front door to work at about 4:30 in the morning and woke us up with their screaming and excessive and aggressive pounding on the door. A call to the hotel help line did not resolve the issue, as someone was sent to the property, and was unable to open the door from the outside. When we called back to the hotel, we were asked to open the door. This was very disruptive to our ability to sleep, as we were already tired from travelling multiple time zones. We received no acknowledgement or even thanks from the hotel for helping out with a situation that was not of our doing, in the middle of the night. I expected more from a property of this caliber.
4 am Locked Out & Very Loud Person
Gardens
Interior - Desk
Interior - Window Seat + Dining Table
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great apartment and location, everything we hoped for
Outside the apartment
Blue poppy at Edinburgh Botanic gardend
North Berwick
View from Arthur’s seat
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025