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Royal British Hotel

3.0 of 5
20 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2AN, Scotland
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Ranked #112 of 137 hotels in Edinburgh
3.0 of 5 stars 270 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Princes street(7)
  • Great location(7)
  • Top floor(5)
  • Very clean(4)
  • Tour bus(4)
  • Train station(4)
Traveller rating
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Janet C
San Antonio, Texas
Senior Contributor
22 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

If its your first trip overseas then you will be disapointed, however if you have traveled outside the US then this hotel will be nice. Rooms tend to be small, and placed in unusual locations on the floors as happens when many old buildings get a make over. Breakfast and a bed is all I wanted so for the 99... More

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A_Traveling_Duo
Otterbach, Germany
Senior Contributor
21 reviews
12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

No way can this hotel be beat for its location during the Hogmanay celebration. It was like having backstage passes as we could bypass some of the crowds by walking out of the hotel door and down the sidewalk on the clear side of the barriers then showing our tickets to security and being let straight in. Even without the... More

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Rosamunda_ar
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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24 reviews
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

The room was small, the breakfast wasn´t that good, but it has a great location. I think it was a cheap little hotel. I would be back there, because was good value for the money I´ve paid for. I put "normal" in pool and spa, because I didn´t try that. In fact I was only in the hotel to have... More

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catherinekelly
shotts
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2011

We had a two night stay, room only, at this hotel after browsing it's website. We chose it because of it's excellent location and the suitability of the checking in and out times. We felt that 100 pounds per night would be worth it. Alas we were very disappointed. Our room bore no resemblance to those on the website. We... More

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emeraldval
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

Had a three night stay at the Royal British this December. It is in close proximity to Waverley Station - just a short walk away, and this was a definite plus after a four hour train trip to get to Edinburgh . The hotel has a small frontage on Princes Street and on entering you either climb up a mountain... More

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adam&sharon
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011
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booked hotel for 2 rooms with friends as going to see a show at the play house so checked in very nice girl so put our cases into rooms didnt look as in a rush to go and see a show so after the show went for a few drinks got back around 12:45am up to the room WOW it... More

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nlr20
Christchurch, New Zealand
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3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 December 2011

We stayed for 2 nights. Overall it was fine apart from the shower which had no water pressure at all. It was nice and close to winter wonderland, shops, restaurants and attractions. More

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torwood
Dunkeld, United Kingdom
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13 reviews
14 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011

Looks Ok from the outsibe - through the main door and up the stairs to reception, this doent look too bad and clean, Receptionist very good and friendly. Then Oh dear up the stairs to the rooms the further tou ernt the more thread bear the carpet got , alomg the corridor, down a cou[lr of steps though the doors... More

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globetrkers2007
Bathgate, United Kingdom
Contributor
11 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011

Amazing location, right in the centre of Princess Street. Good value for money. Room was a mismatch of furniture, modern bed and headboard, old fashioned dressing table. Staff were helpful and friendly. Room was clean. I tried to order room service at 6.30pm on a Friday night to be told that the restaurant was too busy. Disapointing. Would stay here... More

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MarcelFortingall
Aberfeldy, United Kingdom
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

I stayed here by myself on a quick business visit. The location was fantastic as the hotel is just located across the street from Edinburgh's main trainstation, Waverley. It appears that the hotel is in the process of being refurbished and I stayed in one the newly refurbished rooms on the top floor. The rooms were of a very nicely... More

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Address: 20 Princes St, Edinburgh EH2 2AN, Scotland

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