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The Place

4.0 star property

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Apartment
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Property entrance
Apartment | Private kitchen
Reception

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

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34-38 York Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3HU
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, George Street
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

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Single Room

Single Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(21 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room (Lower Ground)

Standard Twin Room (Lower Ground)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Double or Twin Room

Superior Double or Twin Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(18 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Small Double Room

Small Double Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(25 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite

Suite

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

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Apartment

Apartment

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 95 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Single Beds

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

City Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2

Two-Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 6

Small Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Twin Room Lower Ground

  • Sleeps 2

Small Single Room

  • Sleeps 1

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at The Place, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, just a 4-minute walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 6 minutes by foot from Princes Street. .This boutique hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from George Street and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Royal Mile.

What's nearby

  • St. Andrew Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Princes Street - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • George Street - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Royal Mile - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 5 min walk
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 9 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 37 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pho Edinburgh - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Gordon Ramsay Street Burger - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Black Sheep Coffee - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Conan Doyle - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪SushiSamba - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Place

Hotel with a restaurant, 4-minute walk to Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
The Place offers 47 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Stay in one of 47 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at The Place serving guests of The Place. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Place - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 26 per day)

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Place

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2011
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 35
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 15.95 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 26 per day (328 ft away)
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 35 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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

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
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Place Edinburgh
Place Hotel Edinburgh
The Place Hotel
The Place Edinburgh
The Place Hotel Edinburgh

The Place Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 439 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 378 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 1003 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Meliha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean hotel, friendly and helpful staff. Great location! Would come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property staff was excellent. The beds were horrible- outdated, spring mattress. No elevator- 72 steps to the top where rooms are.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Trevor

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Esther

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

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was the perfect hotel for our 2 days there !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

MICHAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Georgian building that has received LIMITED updates, too limited for what they charge. I was put in a top floor room, 4 flights of steep stairs and no elevator. The room sat directly under the roof and with the window closed (and the cleaning staff always closed it) and no AC the room would be very hot and stuffy by the end of the day and would not fully cool down until the wee hours of the morning; and this was in September so one can imagine the heat in summer. Also, with the windows open sounds of the traffic and street cars down below Kept me awake. The hot water was tepid, with very low water pressure, not much more than a trickle, and the bed killed my back. Not what one would expect at this price point.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean, friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A fine old Edinburgh Town House with spectacular views over the Firth of Forth to Fine. One note of caution, though: no. 36 has no lifts. The exercise did me good, but for some guests this may be an issue. O/w a terrific hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

SCOTT

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the hotel. The staff were wonderful and helpful (helped carry our luggage up to the top floor.) Breakfast was excellent. The lounge area was very nice. Would have given a 5 overall except for not having a lift. We avoided our room during the day to avoid going up all the stairs. Recommend the Superior Double as the Standard comes in different sizes and floor levels. Thanks for a great stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brendan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, room was clean and comfortable, Highly recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay. Very close to bus station and Waverly. Lots of shops and dining options up Hanover and on Princes Street. Would absolutely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Winnie

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Logan, Fredericton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was down several stairs. No lift. Situated basically in the basement.. No window just a sky light. Making the already tiny tiny room, Stuffy.. A fan was provided. It offered some comfort. The staff was probably the best part. I feel as we were charged too much for a Small room with a double bed. Which is what I ordered but upon seeing it in person it seemed overpriced.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Crew very friendly and helpful!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel team were very helpful, attentive and friendly. They offered to carry our luggage as there was no lift on site, excellent customer service. The room was compact, but very clean and comfortable, with all that we needed for a one noight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really helpful staff. Great location in the old town. Easy to get to other places.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Large, comfortable room. Very clean. 68 steps to the top floor with no elevator, but helpful staff carried luggage up and down.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff and location were incredibke
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dessy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view from the window, spacious room, very clean and tidy. They provide complete of teas, coffee, iron, and hairdryer. I love the big mirror in bed room and a beautiful mirror in shower room. Staff are nice and helpfull. Close to station and mall. It doesn't has lift but the stairs is not bad for a little exercise.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great base to explore Edinburgh
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025