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The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

3.0 star property

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Lounge
Four Poster Double
Bar (on property)
Lounge
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry

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29-31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 6QE
  • Princes Street
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Royal Mile
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Room, lower ground floor

Family Room, lower ground floor

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

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Kingsize Double/Twin

Kingsize Double/Twin

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Double/Twin, lower ground floor

Executive Double/Twin, lower ground floor

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Standard Double, lower ground floor

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(28 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Double/Twin

Classic Double/Twin

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Four Poster Double

Four Poster Double

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

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Royal Scots Club at 34A, lower ground floor

Royal Scots Club at 34A, lower ground floor

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Edinburgh

With a stay at The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh, you'll be centrally located in Edinburgh, just a 4-minute walk from George Street and 15 minutes by foot from Edinburgh Castle. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Princes Street and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre.

What's nearby

  • George Street - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Princes Street - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Royal Mile - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 13 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 7 min walk
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 12 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 27 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Archipelago Bakery - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Scotch Malt Whisky Society - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Urban Angel - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Six by Nico - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Bar Napoli - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

Georgian hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a restaurant
The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh offers 25 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 25 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional features at this Georgian hotel include a fireplace in the lobby and a banquet hall.
Enjoy British cuisine at Members Dining Room, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Planning an event in Edinburgh? This hotel has 1012 square feet (94 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 6 meeting rooms.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Members Dining Room - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in British cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Members Dining Room

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 1,012 square feet of conference space
  • 6 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 4 steps to reach entrance
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lift (79 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1810
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Georgian architecture
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out fee: GBP 45.00

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 45.00

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 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
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector

We should mention

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
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

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

Property is also known as

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The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 704 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 221 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1002 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lakshman

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. Away from the noisy center, but close enough to walk there. Rooms and bathrooms are spacious and clean. Two things to be aware of. All the rooms are below street level, some two levels below. The other is the separate hot and cold faucets in the sink - a very archaic and inconvenient concept. There is a stopper, but the thought of washing one's face in a basin that you (and former guests) spit into wasn't appealing. Managed by filling my hand with cold, then hot water.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is unique and really a whole different experience than I’d find anywhere else. From the key entry to the furnishings to the decor, this place oozes history and a level of luxury which can’t be found in many other places. The staff is wonderful, friendly, and offer a level of personalized service… we felt that we mattered, we weren’t just the next client in the machine. We would absolutely come back. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert Leigh

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very nice place to stay. Off the beaten path but in a very nice neighborhood. The club had a lot of history that was fun to investigate. Staff was super nice and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Stanley

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Can’t say a bad word

Booked as a Christmas gift for my parents - they haven’t stopped raving about it since. Have heard more about the hotel than their trip to Edinburgh! They loved the history and atmosphere and said the staff were delightful and it was well located for wandering around the city. Really surprised that somewhere I took a total chance on was such an unexpected holiday highlight for them!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has a lot of Scottish military history that you can peruse on the various levels of the establishment. The staff were amazingly helpful giving us directions to the various tours and attractions in and around Edinburgh. They had good maps of the area and arranged taxis for us when we needed them. All and all a wonderful place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

John, FPO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great place for the value. Location awesome, good little bar, nice breakfast location, large room, charming but older decor.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
A nice place to stay with a 24hr desk, elevator and friendly staff. The ‘only’ issue was an evening where the fire alarm went off a number of times and the staff assured patrons that it was a fault sensor - evidently, turned-off temporarily with manual walk around that evening? Some testing was done unannounced the next day (potentially serious but thank goodness no real-emergency). I’m sure the efficient & professional staff will work out the issue, sooner than later. Otherwise, a wonderful, interesting place to stay centrally located in a great walk-about neighborhood full of coffee shops, antique shops & nice dining!! Robert
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krista

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

dante

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

Perfect Stay

Amazing Staff and great location. a very elegant, historic and spacious Hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colby

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall a really wonderful stay and a fantastic staff. Will never be a fan of having to leave a key at the front desk, and since I had a bad knee at the time, it could be quite a maze to get to our room from the lift-but at least they had a lift! The rooms did overheat a bit and the fan didn't do much to coutneract it, particularly with the bedding, but we slept well and it was decently close to everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Edith

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quaint property with very friendly staff. Clean comfortable rooms and a in-house restaurant and bar.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Gwendolyn

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mark, Houston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good location. Very comfortable rooms. Well functioning shower. No view outside. Daniela, at reception, was especially kind and helpful. I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in a beautiful area. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Royal Scotsman is a beautiful hotel and a great location! Staff were friendly and helpful. The room was spacious, very private, warm and inviting. Only criticisms are; no refrigeration in the rooms made bringing back leftovers from the many surrounding restaurants difficult. Also the WiFi was pretty spotty. Certain areas were a lot better, but it made watching anything on the television near impossible. Other than that it was a great stay and would recommend. Close to all the hustle and bustle of Princes street while being far enough away to be very quiet.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

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

Book it!

Wonderful people, beautiful room. Right near a busy street so some noise but not through the entire night. Would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Matt

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

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spacious. Near the centre of the city, friendly, historical charm
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025