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Holiday Inn Express - Edinburgh City Centre, an IHG Hotel

3 star hotel
Kids stay free
Connecting rooms
8.8/10 Excellent
(1002 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
See verified family reviews (14)

About the hotel

This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, self parking, and a business center. Free self-serve breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Holiday Inn Express - Edinburgh City Centre, an IHG Hotel is located in New Town, a neighborhood in Edinburgh, and is in a shopping district and near a train station. Notable landmarks in the area include Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle. Omni Centre Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Garden are also worth visiting. Guests love the hotel's location for the sightseeing.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Laundry facilities

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar
Free self-serve breakfast available daily 6:30 am–10:00 am

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Dry cleaning service
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)
Assistive listening devices available
Bathroom emergency pull cord
Grab bar near toilet
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
Low-height counter and sink
Roll-in shower (select rooms)
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Conveniences

Elevator
Free newspapers in lobby
Front-desk safe

More

Smoke-free property
Tv in lobby

Nearest Airports

Airplane
Edinburgh Airport
11 km from this hotel
Glasgow International Airport
78 km from this hotel
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Reviews that mention...

Family Reviews

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3.5 out of 5 stars

14 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

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4 star reviews

14%

3 star reviews

36%

2 star reviews

14%

1 star reviews

7%

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Latest reviews (14)

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Rebecca

6 Jun 2024 - 7 Jun 2024
reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

The room is fine. The bathroom is very small for a family room. At check-in we paid for hotel parking, but they didn't give us the code for the lot. We had to drive around again to be able to get in to the hotel. The manager was snippy with his colleague who was helping me. A man dropped off an item for an employee; the manager didn't know the name and became very terse with the man when he learned the employee was a cleaner. Lots of little inconveniences and disappointments.
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Becky

31 May 2024 - 2 Jun 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Great location, fold out sofa bed was very small and our 10 and 13 year old were very cramped on it. Suggest getting two rooms if travelling with kids as a t was pretty cramped. Great breakfast
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Kaeleigh

11 Apr 2024 - 13 Apr 2024
reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

The room was a bit tight, and the elevators were kind of a circus. We liked the location, but the breakfast was a zoo; even though the food was ok, the experience wasn't great. I know they do warn you about this, however traveling with a toddler does limit our time options and breakfast was only til 10:30 on weekdays. No idea where the parking was, but it wasn't out front which made for a bit of a scramble. But the staff were nice, even if they only refilled our coffee with decaf.
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Dolly

26 Mar 2024 - 27 Mar 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent central location for a family vacation!
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Kerry

24 Feb 2024 - 25 Feb 2024
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

The hotel was lovely and clean. The staff were friendly and there were plenty of options for breakfast. We were able to park easily, despite the carpark only having 7 spaces and the hotel is situated nicely. The only downside was that the hotel didn't have a restaurant, so we wete unable to order food in the evening, when the kids were too tired to go back out.
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Saraswathi

1 Dec 2023 - 4 Dec 2023
reviewed on hcom

3 out of 5 stars

The location of the hotel was perfect. Very close to the train station. The staffs were great and friendly. We were a family of four. The room had a queen bed a twin sofa bed but the twin sofa bed was rather small. So it wasnt very comfortable for the kids. The rooms weren't made till 3pm. We had to call to request even though we hung the housekeeping tag outside our room door. Waterbottles were only given on the 1st day of our stay. Rest of the 3 days we werent given any bottles of water nor were the tea or coffee topped up. On the 2nd day only 2 towels were given. I had to call in at 8pm to inform we are a family of four and needed 4 towels. Receptionist actually told us to get down to the reception to get it. That was very disappointing. Breakfast was very basic. Definitely not the best. Otherwise hotel was clean and accessible.
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Sarah

27 Oct 2023 - 28 Oct 2023
reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

The quality of the property is unfortunately not great for the cost. We were staying for just 1 night and had a family room, which was not great. The beds are not very comfortable and the room whilst clean was quite tired looking (tiled ceiling, worn carpets). There is no safe (as advertised on Expedia) or fridge or wardrobe, which you would expect as standard for the cost. Overall quite disappointed given the other reviews. Maybe we were unlucky with our room or should have adjusted our expectations. On positive side, the breakfast was handy and prett good for a basic self service. It is also very good location for all the main sights and Waverley station, everything within walking distance.
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Randy

28 Sept 2023 - 2 Oct 2023
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

The staff was so kind and helpful ! We will recommend this hotel to family and friends. Thankyou, we love the city of Edinburgh.
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Ishrat

28 Aug 2023 - 29 Aug 2023
reviewed on expedia

2 out of 5 stars

The Holiday Inn Dublin is right at the city center so very convenient for shopping, dinning, and transit. However, the rooms are so small that we had to take out some furniture to fit a family of 4. The rooms are very outdated. For the price, I would book the Courtyard by Marriott down the street.
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JENN ROSSLEY C.

Invalid Date - 6 Jan 2023
reviewed on orbitz

1 out of 5 stars

Our stay in Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh, Scotland was terrible. We stayed there for 3 nights and all throughout there was always a reason to complain of! On the first day we checked in around 6pm, we were tired from the trip and we're expecting that the room is ready since it is late already. We booked the family room for 4 pax but instead the room was only set up for 2 pax! The sofa bed hasn't been set up and the towels provided were good for 2 pax only. I called the reception and told me to pick it there stuff like bed sheets, pillows, duvet and additional towels. I was upset going down because we were tired already. Mr. Bora, assigned at the reception, offered us to help since the housekeeping was not available at that time. I commend him for offering his help and preparing the bed and everything. Then, on our second day, there's another problem the body wash in the shower area was empty. I informed the manager regarding what happened last night during our check in and other stuff like not enough towels and and the body wash was empty. He apologised for what happen and told us that they will inform the housekeeping. So we thought that it will not happen again and everything will be fine until our check out. But after we came back, still theres not enough towels for 4 pax, only 2 towels were provided in the room and still the body wash was empty. Again, we informed the reception regarding the problems. Still no improvement was done. Towels are only 2. Nothing is resolved.
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