Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has a snack bar/deli and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, express check-out, tour/ticket assistance, and a front-desk safe are onsite.
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes offers 140 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.
Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads and hydromassage showerheads. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This eco-certified hotel also offers multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and express check-out.
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes is a smoke-free property.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Awards and affiliations
Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Food and drink
Continental breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13.90 per person
A bar/lounge
Snack bar/deli
Family friendly
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Housekeeping (daily)
Multilingual staff
Tour and ticket assistance
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Elevator
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
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1 building
4 floors
Built in 2014
Smoking not allowed
Room amenities
Bedroom
Egyptian cotton sheets
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Bathroom
Hair dryer
Hydromassage showerhead
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
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Desk
Heating
Iron/ironing board on request
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Express 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 allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 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
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 13.90 per person
Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
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
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
National rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.
Property is also known as
Motel One Edinburgh-princes
One Edinburgh-princes
Motel One Edinburgh-Princes Scotland
Motel One Edinburgh-Princes Hotel
Motel One
Motel One Edinburgh Princes
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes Hotel Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Princes Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Receptionist was awesome! Worked Thursday 26th around 11am!
Room was incredibly warm, air conditioning didn’t work, just circulated air, the smell of cigarettes from the workmen on site as they smoked right outside the front door was awful.
Lovely hotel in a wonderful location on Princess Street. I recommend it totally. Stayed two nights on this trip. Will not hesitate to stay here when back in Edinburgh.
I believe there is another MotelOne in Edinburgh but know nothingabout it.
This hotel need to upgrade the access into the rooms, the card keys sistem , to open the door, is all old design.
I have to do some acrobacy every time I need to get in to my room.
Enjoyed my stay very much. The location was excellent. Convenient to railway and trams to the airport. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. Only minor comment I have is there was only one wastebasket located in the bathroom and none in main room. Also, the fan in bathroom did not work. Will definitely stay here again.
Reception staff were very helpful. Hotel is clean and conveniently located. The room was not very large but was very well-arranged for usability and aesthetically pleasing. This was a good base of operations for our quick and busy visit to Edinburgh
We had a cool view from our room. Place was clean and bed comfy. Room was quite small for the price. No laundry facilities. Location was great. Did not try breakfast, which was extra and looked very basic. Staff were kind. Location was fabulous. To sum up: good hotel, but pricey for what you get.
Perfect central location
Staff extremely friendly and helpful
Would stay again
Verified traveler
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
8/10 Good
Lynn
Traveled with family
May 21, 2025
Great Location, Decent Room
It was basic room. The location of the hotel is excellent. It’s across Princes St from the train station. The room had a Queen-sized bed with a firm mattress. The room along with bathroom were clean. There was no refrigerator and no closet or drawers for clothing. There was a make-shift “closet” on the wall. This was one of the more reasonably priced hotels in Edinburgh and you get what you pay for.
I do not know why this hotel gets high ratings. It does have a good location, and the breakfast is nice. However, the rooms are painfully small. And really uncomfortable to stay. They look nothing like the pictures in their website. The room was good for one person, but not for two. Little or no services would not recommend.
Two stays on either side of a tour out of Edinburgh. the hotel was in a great location, and really helped me out by holding some of our bags, while we were on the tour.