Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Princes Street

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In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing
In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing
Shower, eco-friendly toiletries, hair dryer, towels
In-room safe, desk, blackout drapes, soundproofing
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; garden views

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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53 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2DG
  • Princes Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Royal Mile
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Suite, Multiple Beds

  • 1 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

City center stay.A stay at this Edinburgh City Centre hotel places you steps from Princes Street and within a 5-minute walk of George Street. Royal Mile and Grassmarket are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Princes Street - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Royal Mile - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Grassmarket - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 11 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop - 3 min walk
  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - 6 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Booking Office - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Dishoom Edinburgh - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Dome - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection

3-star hotel near Princes Street
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities are also featured at Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

  • 169 guestrooms or units
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection offers 169 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. LED televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Polish, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 36 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 19 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Accessibility

  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LED TV with digital channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
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
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

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.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 19 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 36 per day (1969 ft away)

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)
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. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector in each accommodation. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels).

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Mercure Edinburgh City Princes Street
Mercure Edinburgh City Princes Street Hotel
Mercure Princes
Mercure Princes Hotel
Mercure Princes Street Hotel
Mercure Princes Street
Mercure Edinburgh City - Princes Street Hotel Scotland
Mercure Edinburgh City Princes Street Hotel
Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection Hotel

Mount Royal Hotel Edinburgh by The Unlimited Collection Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 106 out of 178 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 50 out of 178 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 178 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 178 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 178 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Anniversary stay

Nice friendly staff, room was rather small. Breakfast was great. Bed comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel..all staff so nice could do another for us.. could not fault anything.. would definitely go back
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

HEMANT K

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nick

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

Lovely hotel, amazing location

Lovely hotel in a brilliant location in the centre of Princes street…
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

karl

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

Fantastic hotel

Stayed here with my daughter and could not fault the place. Rooms compact and clean. The bed was extremely comfortable. Would have liked a small fridge, however pretty minor In the scheme of things. Breakfast was delicious. Every member of staff were polite, helpful and cheerful. Want to give a shout out to the Scottish fella on reception who extremely helpful with recommendations. Didn't catch his name. Finally location was brilliant. 5 mins walk from Waverley station.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOANNE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, modern clean room with a very comfy bed and great shower. Toiletries including conditioner and body lotion were a good perk too
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

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

Brilliant location

Location couldn’t be better, view of the Castle, within walking distance of the Royal Mile and all attractions. Worth paying for an upgraded room as view from front of the hotel is great. Work does start at 8 in the week at the building next door but not that bad. All staff were lovely and worth paying £12 for breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Tangula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location of hotel was great. For the price, room was small.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Ciaran

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
They have spent a lot of money to bring this hotel up to date, its just a pity that they never invested on some of the internal fittings. Bathroom door had seen better days and some of the fttings were hanging off or brocken. And although new carpets had been fitted there was dips underneath.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

May

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Lovely hotel and very helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Amy

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

Lovely stay great location

Lovely stay, they upgraded our room on arrival which was fab! Location is perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

In transition

This hotel has a great location and potentially a great hotel. You walk in in the elevator that helps you go up to six steps is out of order and was for the whole week. The sewer had backed up and the smell in the elevator,was revolting. Putrid. They did their best, but it was unbearable. they blamed it on the storm that had just passed through, but it had been over a week. I was on the sixth floor and they are renovating a few of the rooms. There was plastic covering the carpets and workers were there all day but they were pretty quiet. The room was very pleasant looking however, the air conditioning and heat was a little bit of a problem, as it was new. They are transitioning from radiators to central air. The radiator worked great… When it worked. The last negative thing I have to say is the bed… Not hotel quality. Hard as a rock and very cheap. They need to upgrade their mattresses to more of a pillow top Kush type of mattress. now that I got all of the negative things out of the way. I cannot say enough about the service and the view. The service was top-notch and the view was spectacular. The staff was so accommodating and lovely. The breakfast was good and worth 11£. However, the eggs have something to be desired. The chef needs to work on that. The fish and chips I had for dinner were delicious. Like I mentioned in the title, this hotel is in transition. Hopefully in another month, it’ll be finished. In the end, great staff, great view great service and great locati
Central view from my window
View from the right of my window
View from the left of my window
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katrin

The view from my room onto the castle was lovely, and the location is really central. It can get a bit noisy though since it’s on a main Street.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Major building works.

The hotel is very clean and the staff very professional and helpful. The breakfast extremely expensive if you pay on the day £19 but £11 if you book the day before ( I never know if I’ll be hungry the day before). I was woken up by heavy drilling from apparently building work being carried out next door. There was no notice on the website about this and I would definitely not recommend this hotel for that reason.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only downside is smell of damp rot in lifts and stairways
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Emelia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Perfect location, nice enough for the price

The hotel is in the best location you could wish for. Everywhere is walking distance and the views look out over Princes street and the castle. I was really happy with the price because of the location The initial foyer and dining room are nice enough. The rooms are a decent size and clean enough. But you stay here for the location. I think overall it’s good value. However, over a couple of days the lifts and hallway was a bit smelly The main issue here isn’t external noise, it’s noise from the hallway inside. The walls must be thin because it sounded like people were inside my room! It was not helped because they had a large group of teenagers staying at the same time who were shouting in the halls and banging on doors. I can’t blame the hotel for this (they couldn’t know what they would do) but it really emphasised how easily sound travels inside Staff were lovely and friendly and will do anything to help. Breakfast was lovely Last thing is the bar. I had a drink, it’s tasted horrible, but staff told me that’s how it should taste……definitely not. So I had to just pour it away Anyway, if you want central location, you will Not find a better price and for that price, the hotel is nice enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Lisa

Had a lovely stay everything was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You all need to try their cream tea option at the restaurant. Tea with scones! Best scones ive had in my life. Ive been to many high teas in my life and this beats all. Every single bite felt like i was having an out of body experience. The hotel staff were very friendly and accomodating to our needs. Very walkable to majority of the attractions and the view from the restaurant is beautiful. Definitely would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

fiona

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025