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Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3.0 star property
3-star eco-certified hotel near Royal Mile

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Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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18-21 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BL
  • Royal Mile
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(57 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Room

Classic Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(138 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room with a View

Room with a View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(42 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

Old Town Edinburgh stay.At this Old Town Edinburgh hotel, you'll be well placed to visit Royal Mile and Princes Street, both within a 5-minute walk. Edinburgh Castle and University of Edinburgh are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Princes Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Grassmarket - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Royal Mile - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 7 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - 4 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 6 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Deacon Brodies Tavern - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Booking Office (Wetherspoon) - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Brewhemia - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Gordon's Trattoria - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Devil's Advocate - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3-star eco-certified hotel near Royal Mile
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal offers its guests multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. The eco-certified Motel One Edinburgh - Royal also features express check-out, a front-desk safe, and an elevator.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

  • 205 guestrooms or units
  • 7 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • Built in 2013
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • 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
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal offers 205 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Bulgarian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Spanish

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13.90 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
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

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Maximum 1 pets
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • 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 continental breakfast: approximately GBP 13.90 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 and cash
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, American Express, Diners Club, and cash.

We should mention

  • One child 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Edinburgh-Royal Motel One
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Hotel Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Scotland
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
One Edinburgh Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 686 out of 1044 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 249 out of 1044 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 1044 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 1044 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1044 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

KRISTINE, MARIETTA

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

john, edison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Maria Teresa

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perf
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Ingramport

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean, quiet and the location couldn't be beat!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was too cold; needed a portable heater and extra duvée. Staff was very helpful and courteous.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lydia

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to the Royal Mile, train station, and New Town.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You really can’t get much better of a location. This is why we booked here. Walkable to literally everywhere. The hotel itself is very nice even had some vegan options for breakfast and roadies (although we didn’t know breakfast was an additional charge). I expected the room to be a bit nicer. There was nothing wrong with it and it was clean, but for how nice the lobby of the hotel looks, I thought the rooms would match and have a more luxurious feel. Sadly they were pretty basic rooms but still nice and still clean. Overall it was a more expensive option for us, but for the location and convenience and overall cleanliness, this was a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carey HJ.

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location! So close to everything in Old Town - less than 5 mins to all of our tour meet-up spots. Great vibe in the hotel. Comfortable beds. Enjoyed the bar in evening, and delicious bfast (add-on) in the mornings. Staff very friendly and helpful. Space to store bags if leaving later than check-out time. Don’t miss crossing the bridge into New Town as there are lots of great spots to eat and sights to see over there as well!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous location! Easily walkable to most of Edinburgh's attractions. Close to Waverly station and tram stop Clean, well appointed rooms. Helpful desk staff.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Denis

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vernon, Lafayette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for walking the Royal Mile and the top attractions in the area. Excellent staff.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So close to everything...Royal Mile, train station, shopping, etc. Loved the vibe and cosy feel of the lobby, open lounge areas.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Jingying

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
For such a price point and pretty lobby, it’s still a motel, and not a very comfortable or accommodating one. I’m not sure how it gets such high ratings. The worst thing is the cold that I have to suffer through the first night. I told the front desk, in which they brought in a portable heater—that’s broken. I brought it all the way down to the front desk in the night but there no one there. The room was as cold as the outside about 10C and that’s the whole night. There’re other smaller things too. Some rooms are in another building, with stairs , and I have to walk ways over with a suitcase. There’s basically no sound proof. There’s not even a phone to call the front desk but have they thought about tourist who doesn’t have cellular service? I’ve stayed in better hotel in London for slightly cheaper prices. What a mess.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

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

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is a great location. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Great breakfast options.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
location was great and so were the staff. very expensive breakfast and small rooms but very clean.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location! Room was nice and bed was very comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Donnarose

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The lobby was very nicely decorated but the room was tired looking. There was a big column in the middle of my room which was weird.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tressa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building. Great breakfast and easy access to everywhere downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mykan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Michelle

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

Fantastic location by bus station

Fantastic location. Rooms are small but clean. No air conditioning so got a little warm. Would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in May 2025