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The Inn on the Mile
4.2/542 Reviews

The Inn on the Mile

Edinburgh Old Town Edinburgh|0.11km from Museum of Childhood
It’s a nice place. Upon our arrival, we were suitably greeted. Given basic info regarding breakfast times etc (8-11:30 i believe), and given our room key. We were allocated room 4. Up the first set of stairs (30 ish steps for reference-no lift in the hotel), is where rooms 1-3 are located. Another set of steps (50+ total) for rooms 4-6 the another set to the top of rooms 5-9. Worth noting here, we’d paid for what we believed was the best room (I’m unsure as to how many of each rooms per category they have). It was my husbands birthday and also our anniversary. So the royal mile room, that came with its beautiful linens, roll top/free standing bath etc (as per its online description). Only. It didn’t. Well not in my room anyway!? Both other rooms on our level (5/6) had their door open at one point whilst being cleaned-both were quite a bit bigger than mine. Laid out nicer. And seemed a much better standard than mine. Hmm. So was I even given the more expensive room that I paid a premium for? Maybe I’ll never know. It did state on their website that we’d receive a mini bar as part of our RM room-but that was literally some drinks that required paying for, that could literally be moved very easily between rooms. The fire escape plan on the door seems to suggest our room is the smallest on our floor too. Very suspicious in my opinion. But how would I ever know….? Something to think about. The blatant *********ing outside our window was also really off putting. Not really what you want to see on a romantic trip away. A homeless person kicking what appeared to be a very pregnant dog, then partaking in multiple *********s. Not nice. I know it’s not the fault of the hotels but I’m not sure I’m the first to witness it either. Now I’ve mentioned it-maybe someone can moniter it? The homeless owning dogs is rife and is really unsettling. Never any water etc. Horrible. Anyway. Back to our room. We had breakfast included in our stay. First morning we ordered. Received. Ate. Then offered our room number. No one said anything. No one confirmed we were good to go. Just left to assume all was ok-and left. The next day, the guy did ask our room number, but again, no real care no real attention no rapport. Didn’t recognise us. Ask us any questions. All very basic interaction. Not special. Definitely wouldn’t have come back the second morning had we not had it included in our stay. Completely underwhelming. We had drinks in the hotel each night. I opted once for a cocktail. Called ‘treacle’. It was £10.50 + the piss take 20% on top of EVERY. SINGLE. DRINK. YOU. GO. TO. THE. BAR. TO. PURCHASE!!?? Yep. Automatically added. So almost £13 for what was literally a whisky with what i believe to be a splash of apple juice?!? It was horrible. If I had a lighter on me and lit it, the bar would’ve gone up. It was awful. I had a sip and left it. Did anyone care? Ask why it’d not been touched? Nope. No one really cares about anything it seems. The

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The Scotsman Hotel
4.3/5122 Reviews
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I can not express how disappointed I was with this hotel. I did extensive research as I wanted somewhere nice for my birthday and picked this hotel as it had great reviews and being just under £370 per night for a Delux room with city views my expectations were high. Well what a shock I got. The Bedroom was average at best and certain not deluxe. The beds were appalling, we did not manage to get sleep as the beds were made from hardwood and screwed together. I have attached pictures of the beds.... worst I have every stayed in. I felt like I was in a hostel. I felt like I was sleeping on planks. The city views was a joke as all I had was the railway station and rubbish. The room was very noisy. The TV was so slow it was quicker to watch TV on my mobile. I paid for breakfast and they said I had not had that included in the room rate of £370 per night. Also it stated complementary whisky as part of their “in room features” which was false advertising as they only provided it on day one despite it not stating that. I did question if they were going to take the other in room items out of the room ie TV, HairDryer, etc. There were stains on the chairs and carpets. The cleaning of the room was average at best. There was mould in the bathroom. They did not provide clean glasses and we had to clean them and we had to ask for Tea Bags and milk every day. The service at breakfast was awful as it depended who you were. We asked why some people were service tea/ coffee and others had to get our own. Breakfast was not fantastic. The staff were not that friendly or helpful. Was I wrong to expect a good standard of hotel / room in Edinburgh for £370.00 a night? I have stayed all of the world and never experience just a poor service / standard. Not the birthday experience I had expected. The only thing good about this place was it was central so location was good.
A&o Edinburgh City
4.2/544 Reviews
Edinburgh Old Town
had a fantastic stay here! there were 10 of us who all booked out a dorm. was quiet, clean and good quality. there are two bathrooms and two toilets per dorm which i thought was very good. our room wasn’t ready for an extra half an hour so they gave us free drink tokens for the bar! the reason this doesn’t get 5 stars is because it was awfully hot in the room - even with the window open! there didn’t seem to be air con - we wondered even if the hostel had put the heating on? we didn’t try the breakfast. the hotel bar had decent food but long waits.
Hilton Edinburgh Carlton
4.4/576 Reviews
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It's really close to Waverley station and the hotel facilities are good. The room size is several times that of London, and I was able to sleep comfortably. It's just that I washed the shower curtain and didn't dry it properly, so it smells rotten. It was a one-night stay and I just slept because it was a late check-in, but it was worth the Hilton name, but the smell was a bit too much. Other than that everything was good.
BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh
4.7/5108 Reviews
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We loved our stay. The staff were all frienldy and the service was brilliant overall. The breakfasts were delicious, and there's a good choice of dishes. We stayed in the Lost Lager room, and it was brilliant! Lots of space and the facilities were great. Couple of downsides were the noise from outside/other rooms and the fact you can't login to your own streaming services and the choices availble were very limited. However, the rest of the facilities were fab - loved the terrace, sweet pick n mix and the free water and coffee in the lounge area on the 1st floor. We'd definitely stay here and at other BrewDog hotels again.
Travelodge Edinburgh Central
3.9/552 Reviews
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Hotel in central location room very comfortable but very warm due to weather. Breakfast was fantastic delighted with the booking was an absolute bargain through Trip.com during the Royal military tattoo and fringe season! Would definitely return!
Edinburgh Royal Mile
3.8/550 Reviews
Edinburgh Old Town
Location, price and service were all good. In particular, the postcards and chocolate bars handwritten by the CEO were impressive. If I go to Edinburgh next time, I definitely want to go back to this hotel. It was remodeled and the cleanliness was also very good. There is only one thing, the name has changed, but it is a bit regretful that I was lost in front of the old hotel name on Trip.com.

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