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Albany Hotel

3.0 star property

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Single Room, 1 Single Bed
Front of property
Reception
Reception

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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39-47 Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3QY
  • Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Castle
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Single Room, 1 Single Bed

Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Triple Room

Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Quadruple Room | Bathroom

Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at Albany Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, just a 5-minute walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 7 minutes by foot from George Street. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Princes Street and 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Royal Mile.

What's nearby

  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Princes Street - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • George Street - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Royal Mile - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 6 min walk
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 11 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Conan Doyle - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Street - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Barony Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Holy Cow - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Basement - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Albany Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, 5-minute walk to Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
Albany Hotel offers 42 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 42 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 3 floors
  • Renovated entire property - January 2025
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Albany Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 72 out of 126 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 126 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 126 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 126 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 126 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Boni

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
We stayed at the Albany for 5 nights. Beautiful room. Great neighborhood close to old town and new, trains and trams. If you need more water, towels, a sewing kit or iron they will supply it. Extra bonus tea and cookies in room everyday. I will stay here again.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was big. Bathroom was big. Bed was comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trrry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our hotel room was huge, with 20 foot ceilings, big windows and a very large bathroom with a shower and separate soaker tub. The property was close to pubs restaurants and the royal mile and castle. Staff was friendly and the room was clean with complimentary water. We loved the hotel and would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Caila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was lovely and the accommodation was great. The beds were bigger than we expected and our room was a great size. 10/10 recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Amenities
This is not a hotel nothing but beds and costs as much as a professional hotel sorry but never again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jerry, Lake Lure

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved that it was in a great location, both close to the airport tram and the city center. Staff was friendly and helpful with luggage.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miriam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great old victorian house.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jihane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent 3 night stay, I will definitely be back. The hotel is perfectly situated. Very close to the tram line to the airport (5min walk) and maybe a 10min to Waverly train station, but it’s also on a very quiet street and very close to the Royal Mile and all the sights. I have nothing negative to say. The room was spacious, the bed and bathroom were very clean and comfortable and the staff was always helpful and friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Iwamura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel, excellent location.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Dwight

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Nice enough, but wouldn't stay here again

This is a no-frills hotel and we were expecting more for the price. I should have read more closely. A 4 story hotel with no elevator. There is no AC (which I knew) but it was uncomfortable for a July stay. We had to sleep with the window open, and they did provide room fan. No elevator was a big bummer since we were on the 4th floor. Not being able to turn off the bathroom towel warmer only made the room warmer. Power outlets at each night stand had not been upgraded but they did have USB. I have a CPAP machine, so I needed real power. They did provide a power strip upon request, so I made it work. The shower water pressure was terrible. WiFi service was inconsistent. I had to switch to using personal hot spot
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and great location. Very spacious room and clean! Would go back for sure!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matheo

Great place
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Breon

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Simon

Travelled with family
Having hard time tried to login and create account with hotel digital TV ,
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

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

Lovely stay in Edinburgh

Lovely clean hotel, very comfortable bed. I would recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Shayan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
A rat sneaked into the room on the first night of my stay. Horrified, it woke my mum up as she quickly attempted to trap it in the cupboard as to not damage our clothes or the luggage in the room. The next morning, i complained about this to the hotel staff, who at the reception, were very kind and helpful. They said the rat probably came from a small crack within the outside walls, and they switched our rooms. They also agreed to provide a refund for the first night, which was now ruined. However, the problem amplified within the upper management. The receptionist told me my complaint would be "forwarded to the person handling refunds" in order to provide me with one. Let me be clear, as i'm writing this I stayed in the hotel 2 weeks ago and i have YET to be approached or contacted. I asked the reception again and again for any updates on my case and they kept saying i'd be contacted "soon". Now one of the 2 things are probably happening here. 1) Either the process of refunding one night really takes this hotel more than 2 weeks (very unlikely), or 2) The management in charge of it is stalling on purpose, not contacting me in the hopes of me just forgetting about it and moving on so that they wouldn't have to reach into their pockets to pay a fair night's refund. I don't know about you, but the latter seems what's happening to me right now. The reception is really friendly, it's just the management that seems to be the problem here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
We were so pleased with our stay! Will definitely be back. The service was fantastic, we were able to leave our bags for a few hours after checkout, and they were really polite. The bedroom was huge with a grand bed, gorgeous windows and a quaint bathroom to suit our needs. There was even a tea and coffee area. The only comment I would make was it seemed a little outdated, the lamp was flickering and one of the towels had a small hole. But it was extremely tidy and a comfortable stay. A good price too. Again, I definitely see myself coming back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Morgan

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manfred

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, very spacious accommodation. No breakfast service but not a problem given the location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very understated but very good quality accommodation and great value compared to other hotels in Edinburgh
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025