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Apex Waterloo Place Hotel

4.0 star property

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Couples treatment room(s), sauna, steam room, body treatments
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk
Master Suite
Bar (on property)

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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23-27 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3BG
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

City Double Room Single Use

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(16 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Master Suite

Master Suite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Duplex Suite

Duplex Suite

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(17 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

City Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(135 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

City Twin Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(62 reviews)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, desk

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(58 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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The price is AU$145
includes taxes & fees
11 Jan - 12 Jan 2026
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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at Apex Waterloo Place Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, steps from Princes Street and 14 minutes by foot from Edinburgh Castle. .This spa hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from George Street.

What's nearby

  • Princes Street - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Calton Hill - 1 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Royal Mile - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • George Street - 6 min walk - 0.5 km

Getting around

  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 4 min walk
  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 6 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Wingstop - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Society Bar & Kitchen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Place To Eat - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Newsroom - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Apex Waterloo Place Hotel

Hotel with a full-service spa, steps from Princes Street
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel offers 184 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch LED televisions come with digital channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include designer toiletries and complimentary toiletries.

This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.

Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

Pure Spa has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, facials, and body wraps. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 184 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Liberté Brasserie, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
Liberté Brasserie - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
1819 - Onsite bar. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour offsite parking (GBP 27 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 19.50 to 19.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • 1,819
  • Liberté Brasserie

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Prenatal massages
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 1819
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests traveling with a service animal must contact the property prior to arrival.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 19.50 to 19.50 for adults, and GBP 0 to 19.50 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 27 per day(984 ft away; open 24 hours)

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, debit cards, and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

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Apex Waterloo Place Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1372 out of 1959 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 399 out of 1959 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 133 out of 1959 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 1959 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 1959 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay, Scottsdale

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tonya

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
N/a
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Heather Ann

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bar staff was amazing. Liberte restaurant had bad menu, food was not good. Room service needs some refresher courses. Front desk did not give wake up call . Cleaning staff missed our room twice , had to request items every day
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Shan

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

david

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room and view. Lovely amenities but loud music into the late night outside forced u to leave the hotel for our own sanity. Even later lots of street noise. Hotel needs double glazing to make it less noisy. Otherwise wonderful hotel but did not get much rest there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

SAMANTHA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable room. Loved having A/C and a refrigerator, something we didn't find any many other of our hotels throughout our stay in Scotland.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sonitha

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location, wonderful place to stay

This was a wonderful space to stay for our trip to Edinburgh. Walkable to key tourist attractions yet very quiet. The room was clean and comfortable, and the staff were wonderful. Would certainly recommend for anyone exploring the city.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Timothy

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel needs concierge services. Desk clerks are responsible for customer checkin, questions and issues as well as concierge services. Several times we had long wait for simple inquiries because the desk clerk was busy booking tours for other guests and in one case no one was at the desk for quite some time.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Woojin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was close to everything, nice staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff and location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

HASAN, Rochester

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very friendly staff. Very central
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

James

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Beverley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were very helpful. The room was large, nice and clean. The pool was ok but a bit colder than expected. The dry sauna and steam room are small but work well, male and female access to both sauna facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

JAMES, Saltburn By The Sea

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for Waverley access on foot. Despite the busy streets outside, it was quiet and comfortable inside my room. Check in was quick and trouble free, with a friendly reception. I didn’t dine at all as this a brief layover (21:00 arrival and 08:30 check out) but I’d definitely recommend the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

JULIE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
City view room was mostly the wall of another building.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well situated for travel, easy access to the city. Amenities were great.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anni

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel within a short walk to the train station, shops, restaurants, and tourist sights.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025