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I was only staying in Edinburgh for one night (on route to the airport) but I couldn't haven't picked a better hotel for that one night. The hotel doesn't look like much from the outside, it shares the street with homes and other guest houses but does have a large sign so it's easy to spot. At the road end, two minutes from the hotel, there is a bus stop to get you right into the city and on the other side is the stop for the Lothian Buses 100 Express Airport Link. After arriving outside the hotel and before I had even stepped in the door I received a helping hand with my suitcase up the steps from a kind member of staff. The same gentleman explained where to check in but he noticed there was a queue and asked if I just wanted to drop off luggage, which I did, so off he went to get some tags and that was me ready to head back into the city. Arriving back the same evening a different member of staff was at the desk but he was just as helpful as the first. He got the room sorted, took my details and was very polite when I asked for some help regarding public transport. I was in room 21 which is on the second floor, (there seems to be no lift so heavy luggage could be difficult to get up and down) and was extremely surprised when I opened the door to a small but well decorated and high quality looking room. The bathroom was again small but in no way bad, it looked newly done, was clean and they provided basic toiletries. The tea tray was well stocked, extra pillows and plenty towels were already available in the room without asking at reception - but even if I had had to ask, I doubt it would have been of any bother. Wifi is available as an extra charge, if I remember rightly it goes from an hour to four hours and is pretty well priced. It cost ¿¿5 for four hours but it's not consecutive hours, you log on and off so can use the four hours over a few days if you wanted to. I didn't eat here, the cafe area looked small but was busy both on the morning of checking in and on the morning of checking out.All in all a lovely little place that is well worth the money, in fact I stayed in Edinburgh the week previous and paid a lot of money for a well known hotel and received much worse quality and service there! If I ever need a little hotel close to the city centre and/or the airport I will be booking with The Piries.

me and my girlfriend stayed for 3 nights in room 8, The room was very clean and a nice good size for us, we haven't got 1 bad word to say about this hotel. The staff were great and helpful and met all the standards anyone could ask for. The breakfast was really nice too. If you're looking for a nice cheap hotel in Edinburgh this is the place to be. we will defo be back in the future.

A pleasant hotel offering reasonable value REooms were clen and large .Good as a stopover for a night or two.On the main bus route to city centre and from airport ,however a pleasant walk to the city.One drawback was a lack of reasonable restaurants in the areaBreakfast included in rate was adequate

The Piries was an okay hotel for our weekend away in Edinburgh for the money we paid. Definetely wouldnt have wanted to pay anymore though. The room was very very small and was really warm (too warm) but the bathroom was really nice and modern. Flat screen TV. On our last morning, we were in bed in the buff and a man opened the door and walked in without knocking! It must have been staff as they had a key to get in. We didnt appreciate this, surely its appropriate to knock first???The hotels location is very convenient for Haymarket station, but is about a 15-20 minute walk to Princes Street and the Centre. Our room rate included breakfast, but if it hadnt we wouldnt have paid the extra 6.50 supplement for the breakfast. Very mediocre continetal breakfast, often running out of different items. We really enjoyed our weekend in Edinburgh, a fantastic city. I wouldn't neccessarily discourage people from staying at the Piries as it wasn't too bad value, but if you stretch your budget a little bit more I would do in future. And be prepared for people walking in your bedroom unannounced!!!

I chose this hotel as it was ideally located for the reason I was in Edinburgh.As some other reviewers have said, the photos used to "sell" the hotel really paint a VERY different picture to reality. I feel it was WAY overpriced for the what you got - only a 3 star so I wasn't expecting super luxury but when you look at what you pay per night (not incl breakfast) I felt ripped off.The room was tiny, literally 1ft either side of the bed before hitting the wall, and maybe 4ft at the end of the bed. The bed was comfy, but the sheets weren't big enough for the bed, and were stained. The towels were thin and rough, the whole room smelt fusty and when I walked in the radiator was on full blast so it felt like walking into a sauna. I struggled for about 5 minutes to open the window but managed eventually, and cooled the room down, only to return the following day and the maids had turned it back up full again.I could only watch 2 channels on the TV and they kept cutting out.Breakfast was quite dismal - the choice was really poorOn the plus side, the staff were polite, and yes, the location was ideal for me, if I had paid half of what I had, then all the niggles, I would have felt almost justifiable.I wouldn't stay there again.