Edinburgh Townhouse

3.0 star property
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Street view
Front of property
View from room
Deluxe Double Room
View from property

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
38 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3BN
  • George Street
    1 min walk
  • Princes Street
    3 min walk
  • Princes Street Gardens
    4 min walk
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    31 min drive

Room options

Standard Triple Room, City View (6'3" height restriction)

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Classic Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium Double Room with Castle View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at Edinburgh Townhouse, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, steps from George Street and 3 minutes by foot from Princes Street. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Grassmarket and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Edinburgh Castle.

What's nearby

  • George Street - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Princes Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Royal Mile - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 18 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Princes Street Tram Stop - 6 min walk
  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - 15 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Alexander Graham Bell - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Amber Rose - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Badger & Co - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Black Cat - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Gusto Italian - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Edinburgh Townhouse

Hotel in Edinburgh, steps from George Street
Edinburgh Townhouse offers 10 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
This smoke-free hotel was built in 1768.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Guest services

  • No housekeeping

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • 20 steps to reach property
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 10
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
This property is located on the 3rd floor. There is no elevator at this property.

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

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; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property does not provide luggage storage.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Alcohol is not served at this property

Property is also known as

Edinburgh Townhouse
Edinburgh Townhouse B&B
The Edinburgh Townhouse Scotland
Edinburgh Townhouse Hotel
Edinburgh Townhouse Hotel
Edinburgh Townhouse Edinburgh
Edinburgh Townhouse Hotel Edinburgh

Edinburgh Townhouse Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 85 out of 302 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 136 out of 302 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 62 out of 302 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 302 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 302 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Adam

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Budget
Very small room with minimal comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

4/10 Poor

Mark

Business traveller
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nothing like the pictures or feedback imply. Room was a shoe box
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Jane

Stayed 1 night in May 2020

8/10 Good

Nick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The location was absolutely perfect for our stay. The room was nice and very good value for money. Will definitely be staying here again when we next go to Edinburgh
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient to city centre
Very good access to town being just off princess drive Lovely host “ Valerie” and warm cosy room This is the first time we have dealt with automatic entry but all worked well after entering the code given to us by email
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Lalli

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect for solo traveller
Amazing , loved my stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

CME, Winnipeg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the location; proximity to Edinburgh Castle and Royal mile was reasonable...walkable for healthy people.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gustavo
The people is friendly and the hotel is clean good ubication
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

deborah, Tennessee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We loved the location and the charm of the area. The staff was very helpful in planning our adventures out into Edinburgh.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Things You Should Know Before Booking
The location is pretty good. We were assigned the attic room. It was tiny and cramped. It has low ceilings, just above six feet, and sloping ceilings. We ended up smacking our heads many times. The bathroom was external to the room and had to be shared with another family. I know I was dying to use the bathroom in the morning while the other family was showering, and I know that they were in similar pain the next day when I was showering. In the bathroom, the sloping ceiling over the sink is so low that I had to stay bent over at close to a ninety degree angle the whole time that I was using the sink. There are eight flights of stairs that we had to carry our heavy suitcases up and no elevator. Generally speaking, there is no staff in the hotel. Checkout is at 10 am, not the typical 11 am, and there is no one there to watch your bags after checkout. Having someone to watch our bags during our last day of touring is the main reason that we booked here versus Airbnb and we were disappointed that this was not disclosed up front. Rarely, there are staff in the lobby. We did happen to catch Tod, who gave us a good restaurant tip.The shower did not drain and we were forced to turn off the water every 30 seconds and wait for the water to drain. The rooms have electronic locks that lock automatically every time you open the door but the bathroom lock didn’t work well. My hotels.com email said shared bathroom in the fine print and this should have been made more obvious.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, not great hotel.
Edinburgh is a beautiful city and the Townhouse was a great location to explore it from. That said, the hotel was extremely dated and strangely organised! The bathroom tap was not correctly affixed, and our request for an iron by email was not acted upon, and when we did obtain one from the receptionist (who was not working when initially asked, although was present at the desk!), it was not in a good state (items of clothing had been burnt onto the plate) so we did not attempt to use it in case it damaged our own clothes!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Check-in was complicated because they sent an email with a code for the front door, but I was not aware that would happened, nor did I have access to my email account outside WIFI zone.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Beverley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My nice time
Very good
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I loved that it was in a great location. Unique and quaint with the small guest house feel I was looking for. Todd the owner was friendly and helpful. It is clean and very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a mix up with getting access to the apartments but was sorted out really quickly. Room was nice and clean but bed was a bit uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Michael S, Weston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable visit.
The room was comfortable and clean. Wished we had a single bed instead of twins. The care taker was helpful and polite. It was a good location and within close walking distance of everything.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Location good Ameneties poor Staff iffy Noisy because of open air pubs nearby Single room very smallk
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

A.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019