This hotel is situated in the heart of the shopping area. Edinburgh is a relatively small city and easy to find your way around. We stayed in room no 1 on 3rd floor with view to the backyard. Quite OK for us. Room no 1 is a lot bigger than i.e. room no 6 on the same floor also with view to the backyard. We had a sitting group in our room which was very practical for social start on a evening out. The bathroom was fairly big with a bathtub and plenty of hot water and good waterpressure in the shower. The builiding is old with squirky floors which is to be expected in an old builiding with character. By no means disturbing, rather pleasent for the atmosphere of the place. Beautiful staircase with first class carpentry and really nice service. We got a terrific bargain through booking.com, 3 nights with full breakfast in a double room for 2 peoble at GBP 222,- all-in-all. Normal price should have been GBP 390,-
To be recommended.

Stayed only for one night, great. What we wanted wasnt a 4 or 5 star but somewhere clean, well run and great staff- Just that! And for the price we paid on a Monday night- Bargain!! would reccomend for Scottish and tourists alike. Best for the location. The only negative is we never had a castle view:-(

We booked this place on line as we were looking for city centre location, we certainly got that plus lots more , the view to die for , bar and restaurant over looking Edinburgh castle, plus the garden opposite was all lit up for Christmas. We were fortunate to have a suite with the view . Food was excellent especially breakfast , Michael who served us was very friendly and helpful , if I ever manage back to this wonderful city we will certainly stay here .

We picked this hotel for its address really, we wanted Princes Street, close to the Waverley Station for its proximity to the castle, shops, station and gardens. It COULD NOT have been better placed. It was ten minutes (if that) walk from the main station, along wide pavements, amongst shops that made our teen girls drool. The hotel has a simple entrance, a small reception but the welcome was tremendous. We were given a map with lots of annotated notes for the main places we needed to find. The lift is tiny and very oldfashioned but it went where it needed to go with our cases ! We were very lucky to have front bedrooms and the rooms were simple, pleasant and clean with tea/coffee, complimentary water, a decent tv and decent lighting. The ensuite was very nice, very clean and had nice complimentary bottles etc. The window was smallish (4th floor) but the view over the gardens and straight up to the Castle was stunning, at all times of the day and night.
Breakfast was plentiful, plenty of fruit and cereal choices followed by your choice of an abundance of cooked items.
The small bar was really nice, open for a nightcap or coffee quite late and there were several rooms around to sit and relax and read in. It was generally quiet.
We didnt eat in the Restaurant - '100' - but wished we had to be honest and we would have received a 20% discount on menu prices.
The staff, chambermaids, waiters, barmen, reception were all very pleasant, friendly and helpful.
There are hop on/off city tour buses going past the hotel every 20 mins, the Castle is ten-15min walk, depending on if you go via the roads or through the gardens and up the zig-zag path up the hill. Royal Mile is a 10 min walk.
Would recommend going on the city tour open top bus - ticket lasts 24 hours so you can ride it all and get your bearings and the part which drives past Salisbury Crags and the view up to Arthurs Seat is just stunning scenery. From the Castle, every direction shows up an amazing view, over the city, over the estuary and out to the incredible rocky outcrops.
I cannot recommend this welcoming hotel and this beautiful city enough. Bags of Scottish charm and all very small and main parts in easy reach. By train, approx 5 hrs from London straight to the heart of it.
The only negative might have been a slightly odd smell in the reception area but it doesnt go further. It depends what type of hotel you like, this is very traditional, some may say a little old fashioned but we loved it and would not hesitate to recommend and return.