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Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3.0 star property

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Room with a View
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Lobby lounge
Lobby lounge

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

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

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18-21 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BL
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Room

Classic Room

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

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Standard Room, limited view

Standard Room, limited view

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

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Room with a View

Room with a View

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

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at Motel One Edinburgh - Royal, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, within a 5-minute walk of Royal Mile and Princes Street. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Edinburgh Castle and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from George Street.

What's nearby

  • Princes Street Gardens - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • 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

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪The Milkman - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Brewhemia - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Makars Gourmet Mash Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Gordon's Trattoria - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Booking Office (Wetherspoon) - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

Hotel with a bar, 4-minute walk to Royal Mile
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.

Stay in one of 205 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
One Lounge - This lobby lounge serves light fare only.

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.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site 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

Restaurants on site

  • One Lounge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

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

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 7 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total pets

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 13.90 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

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

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 743 out of 1148 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 272 out of 1148 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 1148 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 24 out of 1148 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1148 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Olympia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good reception staff. Room was ready but the room itself was tiny with only a roof light - no window or view of any kind. For the price it was poor The window light shutter didn’t work. The doors all seemed to slam so we were woken throughout the night with slamming doors
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Augustine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jack, Dixon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is modern, clean and in perfect location. Our room was perfect and very large. The staff working the counter could have been more welcoming. We were never greeted or even looked at when leaving and returning to the hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was an ally outside our window so it got very noisy at times. The staff was very friendly and location was perfect. Just off Royal mile and across from train station.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was excellent...walked everywhere and had fun exploring the nooks and crannies of the alley short cuts. We did have a 9:30 pm bottle and can dump from a pub right outside our window...but it became a point of laughter rather than an annoyance. Loves the place, great breakfast, lots of cool pubs Would stay again. Oh, forget about a car...trams and busses are the way.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

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

Convenient and nice.

Nice place to stay close to the royal mile. Our room was pretty small and bathroom was snug. I assume that is just a part of staying in Edinburgh. No complaints because we spent most of our time out.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaymin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was only there for one night. Pretty lobby and bar. Very small bedroom. Noisy room. Good value for the money. Breakfast was not included. Close to train station.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Georgette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was fine, wasn’t as lovely as the photos, our room had no windows, just a skylight. Location was great, breakfast was not great for what we paid. Would probably not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very confusing to navigate around the building and the room design was odd. Bar/lounge was great and the bartenders were knowledgeable and friendly. Having food other than breakfast would have made a difference.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

wendy

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shana

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Nathalie

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Lee

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

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Harve, Oklahoma City

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
We liked the location to the Royal Mile. It is truly a beautiful area to stay. The staff was helpful and kind.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gwen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Good spot to roam

Great location, very walkable to the sights. I'd stay here again for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

June

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa

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