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The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

3.0 star property

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Lounge
Four Poster Double | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk
Terrace/patio
Lounge
Bar (on property)

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
$285
includes taxes & fees
Oct 19 - Oct 20

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

Family Room, lower ground floor

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

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Kingsize Double/Twin | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Kingsize Double/Twin

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Double/Twin, lower ground floor | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Executive Double/Twin, lower ground floor

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(13 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • 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
(29 reviews)
  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Double/Twin | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Classic Double/Twin

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

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Four Poster Double | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Four Poster Double

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

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Royal Scots Club at 34A, lower ground floor | In-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished, desk

Royal Scots Club at 34A, lower ground floor

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

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About this property

The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

3-star hotel in Edinburgh City Centre
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and coffee/tea in a common area. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include conference space, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities.
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.
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 1012 square feet (94 square meters) include conference space. This Georgian hotel also offers a library, multilingual staff, and a garden.

The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh is a smoke-free property.

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.

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

  • 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
  • Elevator (31 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1810
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Georgian architecture
  • Smoking not allowed

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

Property 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. 714 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 219 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 58 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 1013 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1013 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

8/10 Good

Doug

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overall value, staff, and service. The rooms are a bit small and basic, but the overall atmosphere at the Royal Scots Club made it feel special.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Snoqualmie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful "I'll be at my club" vibes. Location is walkable to so much of New and Old Town with a wealth of cafés, restaurants, and interesting small, local stores within minutes. Room was very comfortable with good space for two.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel in safe and upscale location. Extremely convenient to shopping and the historic downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Chika

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super clean and well priced
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Historic and authentic Scottish, charming place. But a bit concerning that you have to use a key to lock yourself in at night, which would be dicey if there was a fire and you had to struggle with finding and using the old skeleton key to get out. When you leave the hotel for the day, they want you to leave the key at the desk and retrieve it when you return. Also, our room was below ground level and smelled a little musty.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

RACHEL

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are into Scottish military history, this is the perfect hotel. I found it a bit stuffy and snooty. My room felt like it was in the bowels of the hotel and finding your way was a challenge - lots of levels, corridors and doors. On a positive note, hotel was clean and comfortable and they served a nice breakfast. I enjoyed reading in the lounge area. Great location on a beautiful street. Just wasn’t a good fit for me.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jannette

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has a great atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, and great food and drinks. Our room was clean, had a nice bathroom, and was very comfortable. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Great size room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Howell, Little Rock

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this place. Big room, great staff, nice bar/lounge area. Easy walk to old town and the castle (1/2 to 3/4 of a mile). Neat place! Room could use a small frig for meds etc.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An amazing place with a very proud history
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very spacious and comfortable. The bed was perfect and the shower was great. The restaurant had healthy, varied foods.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved everything about our stay!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness
room a bit tired
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

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

Grand, old world place to stay.

This Hotel co-exists as The Royal Scots Club, and was a fascinating place to stay. The standard double room we had had a large bed and bathroom, and was very spacious. It was on the basement floor, just below street level, where lot of the Club's facilities were. The dining room was elegant, and we had both dinner and breakfast there. Nice food and service. The reception staff were nice too. The Club is in a quieter atea of Edinburgh, but not too far from things to see.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

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

Nice Hotel

Very comfortable and centrally located hotel in a lovely old building
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hans

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

Great option in convenient but calmer location

Quieter setting than being in Old Town, but a short walk from this charming buildings Very helpful and friendly staff. Breakfast was good. Only negative was shower pressure/temperature adjustment, where the water stayed hotter than I would have liked.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen, Pearl City

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Julie

Traveled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
The check-in employees were very rude. It took 5 days to get clean sheets on our bed. While inside the main hotel we felt like outcase.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Carol

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Kimberley

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s definitely dated but the location was perfect. Room was small. Towel warmer in bathroom didn’t work and coffee pot hadn’t been cleaned-nor the Nespresso dispenser. Breakfast was good. We would book again, but I would try for different area of club.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Alessandro

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

Disastrous honeymoon

We booked 4 nights for our honeymoon. We expected an average stay at a reasonable price, with a historical/bed and breakfast vibe. The entrance & common areas reflected that expectation. As we made our way to our room, it changes. The walk to our room required multiple stairs, turns, and 4-5 doors. It was unbelievable, like we were inside a maze. The room was incredibly small. Terrible view, furnishings were old, musty, outdated. The worst part of our stay was our "bumpy lumpy" bed. Late in the evening of our 1st (and only) night, my husband went to the lobby and explained that it was our honeymoon. Obviously he asked if we could upgrade or if anything could be done for us. He was told they were "completely sold out". Then he was told that if we wanted to make any changes to our reservation, we needed to call Hotels.com because our booking was through them. That's fair, but I wish we had been treated a little better considering it was our honeymoon. Ultimately we just wanted to check-out early without getting penalized for the remainder of our stay. I mean, if they were "completely sold out" then they should be happy to have a free room back, right? When we finally checked out, the woman at the desk was strange, off-putting. We were very civil, never carried on or complained or yelled but finally we simply said, we just could not get any rest on that bed. She said nothing. We left for a Hilton and never got a follow-up from a manager.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025