Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3.0 star property

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Enjoy a selection of drinks at the well-stocked bar, perfect for socializing or dining.
Relax in a spacious room with a large bed, armchair, and side table, featuring a wall-mounted lamp and a large window with a view.
Relax in a stylish space with armchairs, sofas, and tables, surrounded by abstract art and a large mirror.
Relax in a cozy seating area with a view of a historic building.
Relax in a stylish lounge area with a leather couch, tufted armchair, and plaid sofa, surrounded by small tables and a large window offering a view of the outdoors.

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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18-21 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BL
  • Royal Mile
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(56 reviews)
  • 178 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Classic Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(133 reviews)
  • 178 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room with a View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(40 reviews)
  • 178 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal

3-star hotel in Old Town Edinburgh
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area, 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 - Royal offers 205 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 complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal features multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This eco-certified hotel also offers express check-out, a front-desk safe, and an elevator.

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal 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.
One Lounge - This lobby lounge serves light fare only.

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.

Languages

Bulgarian, Czech, English, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish

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
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • One Lounge

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

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 7 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
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
1 total pets

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 and cash

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Edinburgh-Royal Motel One
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Hotel Edinburgh-Royal
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Scotland
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
Motel One Edinburgh Royal
One Edinburgh Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Edinburgh
Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 680 out of 1025 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 244 out of 1025 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 1025 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 1025 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1025 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nazanin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, super clean Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Greg

Traveled with partner
Small, barely functional by US standards.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Mariah

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff and comfortable room, all good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean modern room and nice staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was excellent for tram/bus transport direct to airport. Cute coffee bars right outside, lots of good pubs for drink/food within 10 mins walk. Royal Mile and castle within 10 mins walk uphill. Shopping on Princess Street and the gardens just across bridge (5mins walk). Nice. comfortable bar to relax in. Small but clean rooms. Helpful staff, quick check in. Comfy bed
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing central location. 10 min walk max to many points of interest. Very friendly staff. Comfortable room.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

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

10/10 Excellent

Elisa

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean, friendly, great value, great location
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay was very nice. It was a little loud in our room, maybe a lot loud, but no way to control street noise. Better sound proofing would help a lot, but for the price and location, it's hard to beat.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is right in the center of Edinburgh. Some of the rooms are very noisy. We asked to be moved to a quieter room and they accommodated us. Our room was a bit small but that is expected. The staff were very kind and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miles

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

6/10 Okay

Christina

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The breakfast is excellent. The rooms clean and tidy. The property is a difficult maze of halls and floors that are not very accessible for suitcases and tired travelers. The lounge drinks are expensive and the smallest experienced in 3 countries. However the strangest experience is to have hotel rooms with no windows at all. We will not return to this one but the chain may be better elsewhere.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jamy

Traveled with group
Liked: Amenities
Very friendly and helpful!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lisabeth L

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Xiaoxuan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

ellen

Every thing
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

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

8/10 Good

Joel, Delphi

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having to exit 1 elevator,walk through an entire floor to get to the elevator/stairs to get to my room wasn't ideal. Being on the 6th floor, the room was very warm. The staff, dining and bar area were exemplary and so helpful. Great location for local sites, great food and easy walks.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Ronnie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this hotel it is within walking distance of nearly everything. The rooms are small but clean and comfortable and I don’t recommend paying for the breakfast. I would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary M

Business traveler, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location and friendlineds
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

Motel One

The hotel is very handy for train travellers being about 300 yards from Waverly entrance at the end of Waverly bridge. It's clean and the staff are friendly enough but if you can avoid it don't take room 401. Three windows all looking at a wall 5 feet away.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Eva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Steps to reception and on floors create difficulty for people needing assistance with baggage. Some rooms are also quite small
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025