We have now stayed on a couple of occasions at this hotel,too far to walk to edinburgh centre but taxis and buses on doorstep,this Hotel represents excellent value for money for hotel in edinburgh,approx £50 to £70 pound per night for a double room INCLUDING free breakfast which is very good,but main thing for us is car parking ,which is also free,room bed and bathroom clean quiet and comfortable,if you want a big plasma ,kippers for breakfast or dressing gowns stay somewhere else otherwise grab a bargain at Leith.P.S staff friendly and helpfull also .

I stayed at this hotel for 3 nights and found this to be just average. The telephone handset was out of order and they didn't fix even after repeated requests.

This hotel was good for the money. Beds are not super comfy but there are soft or firm pillows, tea and coffee and a really good shower . The room and bathroom were very clean and newly decorated.
The TV and film selection was poor we could not get the film selection to work at all.
The room has adjustable heating which was good.
The location is great. You can wlak to Princess street along Leith walk. This road has everything and every cuisine you could want. The surrounding area in Leith has fantastic restuarants. Including award winning F word ones etc. If you like food this is a great location. If you are on a budget then thereis a M&S food shop across the road and a microwave and cutlery in the lobby.

Free breakfast is more than adequate. The srambled egg is powdered stuff so yuck but the sausages are pretty good. At the weekend breakfast is till 11.30 so plenty time to read the papers , eat muffins coffee fruit etc and take your time.

We walked in to Edinburgh but then got a day ticket for the bus £3.20 which was great as the no 22 goes outside the hotel every 10 mins and is about 8 mins into Princes street-a bit warmer.

Parking is free and we did drive into Edinburgh to the Royal mile for dinner on Friday night and got parked easily.

For a family or a couple it is an easy pleasant location without any of the hassles and noise of being on a main street.

I am from Edinburgh, thus I know the city well. However, despite reading such great reviews about this hotel, I wasn't blown away (well, by the air-con maybe!).

Who on earth decided it was useful, beneficial and appropriate to have an air-conditioning unit in the bedrooms of a country that is, usually, freezing! I was puzzled on entering the room and then grew more confused when I couldn't find the radiator! So, yes I was cold and I wasn't too happy as I'd read such great reviews about the Holiday Inn. I do believe most of these comments to be true as yes, it was clean and yes the staff are particularly nice / attentive but the location means it is set a little back from a main road that has buses, taxi's and lorries speeding up and down it all night, so it isn't quiet!

If you are unlucky enough to get the rooms that face the docks - well, you'll likely hear noise from there too.

I won't be too negative though as I got a full refund and I am grateful that the hotel manager was understanding but I won't be returning, nor recommending this hotel.

I am not hard to please to I would read this review with consideration. It is noisy! it is cold and don't be fooled with the location; there's a street of prostitutes merely half a mile up the road, surrounding high rise flats (believe me, I know!). I had a car so it was fine but you really do not want to be walking about this area at night!