The Best Historic Hotels in Edinburgh and Lothian from ￥78,536 in 2026

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1. Cosy Clean Royal Mile flat near Edinburgh Castle

Old Town Edinburgh

Scott H.

￥52,991

￥89,817 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 8 - Sep 9

2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, WiFi, bed sheets

2. Edinburgh Royal Mile - Parliament Square Apartment

Old Town Edinburgh

stacy

￥67,636

￥100,351 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 6 - Sep 7

1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, travel crib

Coffee/tea maker, fridge, microwave, oven

3. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! Free Residents Parking! License/planning granted!!

Old Town Edinburgh

Chun

￥55,946

￥78,536 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 1 - Oct 2

2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, travel crib, WiFi (free)

4. Holyrood Apartment with parking & lift access

Old Town Edinburgh

Elizabeth R.

￥78,576

￥113,336 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 16 - Sep 17

5. Stunning 5BR Royal Mile Penthouse

Old Town Edinburgh

Paul R.

￥91,637

￥124,181 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, WiFi

6. Prestigious Apartment in the heart of Edinburgh

West End

Courtney F.

￥59,307

￥79,861 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 25 - Sep 26

7. 3 Royal Mile flat near Edinburgh Castle

Old Town Edinburgh

Will T.

￥85,080

￥119,735 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 24 - Sep 25

3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, travel crib, WiFi (free)

8. Stunning Luxury Georgian Penthouse: 'Hopetoun Grande'

Broughton

"Do not hesitate! This gorgeous 200-year-old 3rd floor flat is exactly as advertised. So much better than any hotel. Our family of 7 thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Great location near Calton Hill. Many restaurants within walking distance. The only caveat - there is no lift (elevator), so all guests must be able to climb 70 steps. Martin was an attentive and helpful host. So glad we chose this as our Edinburgh home base."

Tracy S.

￥77,857

￥118,828 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 23 - Sep 24

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Top Edinburgh and Lothian Hotel Reviews

Apex Grassmarket Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"Great location. Castle view on the 5th floor. Right in the center of everything. We went for the Tatto & had a repeat each night going to sleep hearing bagpipes. Breakfast was great value for the price. Alot of food and convenient to have at hotel. Staff very friendly & helpful"

Leonardo Royal Hotel Edinburgh

10/10 Excellent

"Great location and lovely room"

Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel

10/10 Excellent

"I loved this hotel because we were treated so kindly throughout our entire stay. The staff answered all the questions we had, and no request was too big. We were even allowed to check into our room in the morning when we arrived completely exhausted from a red eye flight. This was hugely appreciated. The hotel is in an old building. Edinburgh is OLD! They have kept it up though and we had a clean modern bathroom with both walk in shower and soaker tub. Nice bath products. We had a mini fridge in our room, and the bath towels and bed linens were lovely. Side tables for the bed and reading lights. The only tiny thing that could be done is to replace the carpet. Ours had stains on it. It wasn’t a huge room but big enough for us and our luggage. We had a quiet room not facing the view of the castle, which we preferred as we kept our windows open. The breakfast was incredible. We could choose from a hot and cold buffet, and we could order a main breakfast item from the menu. There was a coffee machine so we could have cappuccino (and I could get decaf) every morning. Such a treat for us as we never go out for coffee. I would highly recommend staying here. It is also perfectly located to walk the entirety of Old Town and New Town and everything in between. Stay here and you don't need transport (unless you don't like to walk). PS their staff could give a course in hotel hospitality!!!"

Holiday Inn Edinburgh Zoo by IHG

8/10 Good

"Added breakfast and it was well worth 12.50 There’s a lot of deferred maintenance in the building. Pool and changing areas were dirty and had mold on the ceiling. Hoses were going through the changing room. We went to the pool and hot tub in the evening and it was really very crowded, my tip is to go when all of the families are at the zoo. I had the place to myself. Area is ok not a lot going on if you’re not going to the zoo. It was ok but I don’t think I would go back and stay just for the property"

Apex Waterloo Place Hotel

8/10 Good

"Nice lobby and bar. Rooms standard although bathrooms generous. Would stay again"

Village Hotel Edinburgh

8/10 Good

"Read the reviews before we booked 2 rooms for 2 nights at over £1000, was skeptical about the buffet breakfast, room not being cleaned and the pool being closed, had stayed at another village hotel recently and had a great experience. The breakfast was ok, but could have been more choice and a bit better, the rooms were refreshed on our request, surprisingly the pool was closed for our entire stay, which was one the main reasons we booked this hotel, for the kids. The gym was nice. We paid a premium to stay in August, but not worth more than £150 per night in my opinion. Inc breakfast Hermine on reception was very nice."

Britannia Hotel Edinburgh

10/10 Excellent

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Our top choices for Edinburgh and Lothian historic hotels

1. Cosy Clean Royal Mile flat near Edinburgh Castle

2. Edinburgh Royal Mile - Parliament Square Apartment

3. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! Free Residents Parking! License/planning granted!!