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About this hotel
Centrally located in Edinburgh, The Balmoral Hotel is steps from Princes Street and a short walk from Calton Hill. This luxury hotel is 0. 4 miles (0. 7 km) from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 0. 5 miles (0. 8 km) from the Royal Mile. Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, offering massages, body treatments, and facials. Guests can also enjoy the indoor pool, sauna, and fitness center. This Edwardian hotel provides complimentary Wi-Fi, concierge services, and wedding services. The 187 air-conditioned rooms feature minibars and Smart televisions with satellite programming. Private bathrooms include showers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences such as phones, safes, and desks are also provided. Dine at Number One, one of the hotel's three restaurants, or take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Relax with a drink at one of the two bars/lounges. Full breakfasts are served on weekends from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM (for a fee). Express check-out, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk are available. The hotel also offers ten meeting rooms for events.
- Wi-Fi
- Pool
- Spa & wellness
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Gym
- Ski access
- Accessible
- Air conditioning
Facilities and services
Facilities 24
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park (extra charge)
- Garage (extra charge)
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour (15:00)
- Check-out hour (12:00)
- Wi-fi
- Valet parking (extra charge)
- Room service (extra charge)
- Laundry service (extra charge)
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- Babysitting service
- 24-hour security (extra charge)
- Bellboy service (extra charge)
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Fireplace
- Hotel safe (extra charge)
- Currency exchange facilities (extra charge)
- Cloakroom
- Lift access (extra charge)
- Shop
- Concierge
- Gym
- Luggage room (extra charge)
- Clothes dryer
Catering 5
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Non-smoking area
- Banquet hall (extra charge)
- Air conditioning in Restaurant
Health & wellness 7
- Sauna (extra charge)
- Steam bath (extra charge)
- Massage
- Spa treatments (extra charge)
- Hairdressing salon (extra charge)
- Beauty salon
- Spa centre (extra charge)
Entertainment & pools 2
- Indoor freshwater pool (1)
- Casino (extra charge)
Sports 10
- Jet ski (extra charge)
- Diving (extra charge)
- Squash (extra charge)
- Aerobics
- Fitness (extra charge)
- Cycling / mountain biking (extra charge)
- Billiards (extra charge)
- Golf (extra charge)
- Tennis (extra charge)
- Skiing (extra charge)
Business 3
- Meeting room (10)
- Business centre
- Audio-visual equipment rental
Meals 9
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Continental breakfast
- À la carte lunch
- Set menu lunch
- À la carte dinner
- Set menu dinner
- Special dietary options
- Vegetarian meal
Payment methods 6
- American Express
- JCB
- Diners Club
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Maestro
Good to know 2
- Early Check-in
- Non-smoking establishment
Green programmes 2
- Green Tourism
- Ecostars ESG AI
Rooms and suites
Double room
Classic bedroom
Junior suite
Junior Suite With Castle View
Suite
Grand Suite
Room
Executive Old Town View Room
Room
Deluxe Old Town View Room
Room
Classic Room
Room
Deluxe Castle View Room
Suite
Castle View Suite
Room
Deluxe Room
Room
Executive View Room
Junior suite
Junior Suite
Room
Executive Room
Suite
Classic Suite
Occupancy by room type
- Double roomup to 2 guests (max. 2 adults)
- Double roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Junior suiteup to 5 guests (max. 5 adults or max. 3 children)
- Quadruple roomup to 6 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
- Single roomup to 1 guests (max. 1 adults)
- Triple roomup to 5 guests (max. 3 adults or max. 4 children)
- Twin roomup to 4 guests (max. 4 adults or max. 3 children)
Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.
Location and surroundings
Princess Street 1, Edinburgh EH2 2EQ
- City centre0 m
- Waverley Station100 m
- Entertainment Area500 m
- Edinburgh Airport12 km
Distances are straight-line figures from the catalogue. Roads, ferries, mountain passes and winter conditions can make the real journey much longer.
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Meals and features
Meal plans
Type of stay
Key facts
- Year of most recent renovation
- 2004
- Total number of rooms
- 187
- Number of floors (main building)
- 6
- Double rooms
- 168
- Suites
- 20
Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 05/10/2026.
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