Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

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Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre
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Overview

The 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre is situated close to the business district of Edinburgh. Located in Old Town, which is a bustling area of centuries-old buildings and narrow alleys and near a train station, this Edinburgh hotel offers a heated pool as well as a treatment room, sauna facilities, and an indoor pool.

Location

The environmentally friendly property enjoys a unique setting in the heart of Edinburgh, a 10-minute ride from Holyrood Park. Edinburgh Festival Theatre is not very far from the modern Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre, while St Giles' Cathedral and Royal Mile are both nearby. Shops and designer stores can be discovered close to the accommodation. Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre is situated 5 minutes by car from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and Edinburgh bus station lies merely 650 metres away.

Rooms

You can choose from one of the 234 air-conditioned rooms with Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, and self-catering amenities like a coffee machine. Furnished with a writing desk, they also have soundproof windows. For more comfort, complimentary toiletries and dressing gowns, along with a sauna and a walk-in shower, are provided. Guests can enjoy views of the hills from the hotel.

Eat & Drink

Treat yourself to a daily breakfast with pastries and fresh coffee served in the restaurant. The stylish bar is also available. Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant offers a wide range of Asian dishes and lies only a few minutes from this Edinburgh hotel.

Leisure & Business

A sauna and an indoor swimming pool can be booked at the property at an extra charge. The Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre includes a fitness suite, a wellness area to ensure guests maximum relaxation. Finally, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre houses a conference space and meeting rooms featuring a xerox and a work desk.

Good to know
Check-in/Check-out
from 15:00-23:59
from 04:00-12:00
Amenities
Private parking is possible on site at GBP 15 per day.
Wireless internet is available in for free.
Other information
Breakfast
The hotel offers a full breakfast at the price of GBP22 per person per day. 
Children & extra beds
There are no cots provided in a room.  There are no extra beds provided in a room. 
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Languages
English, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian
Building
Number of floors:6
Number of rooms:234
Former name
Radisson Sas Hotel
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Rooms and availability

King Suite
  • Max:
    4 persons
  • Bed options:
    1 King-size bed1 Queen-size bed
  • City view
  • Shower
  • Coffee machine
Junior Suite
  • Max:
    4 persons
  • Bed options:
    1 King-size bed
  • City view
  • Shower
  • Private bathroom
Royal Suite
  • Max:
    4 persons
  • Bed options:
    1 King-size bed
  • City view
  • Shower
  • Coffee machine
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Facilities

Main facilities

Wi-Fi
Parking

GBP 15 per day

Luggage storage

Locker room

24-hour services

24-hour reception

24-hour security

Food/ Drinks

Bar/ Lounge area

Restaurant

Welcome drink

Fitness/ Gym

Fitness centre

Swimming pool

Indoor swimming pool

Spa and relaxation

Pedicure

Manicure

Facial

Body wraps

Sports & Fitness

  • Fitness centre
  • Golf course

Services

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • Restaurant
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Packed lunches
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Business centre
  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots
  • Children's buffet
  • Board games

Spa & Leisure

  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Spa & wellness centre
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Pedicure
  • Manicure
  • Waxing
  • Body scrub
  • Facial
  • Treatment room
  • Body wraps
  • Back massage
  • Head massage
  • Full body massage
  • Foot massage

Room view

  • City view
  • Hill view

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Sitting area
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Dining table
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Sink

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Essential information about Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

💵 Lowest room price 598 NZ$
📏 Distance to centre 100 m
🗺️ Location rating 9.6
✈️ Distance to airport 14.0 km
🧳 Nearest airport Edinburgh, EDI

Location
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80 High Street The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 1TH
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80 High Street The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 1TH
  • City landmarks
  • Nearby
  • Restaurants
  • Hotels nearby
Museum
National Museum of Scotland
530 m
Royal Mile
Royal Mile
540 m
High Street 2 Warriston's Close
The Real Mary King's Close
260 m
Church
St Giles' Cathedral
100 m
Store
Edinburgh Old Town
270 m
Museum
The Writers' Museum
470 m
Museum
Gladstone's Land
460 m
Museum
Museum of Childhood
140 m
Nicolson Street
Surgeons' Hall Museums
450 m
Museum
John Knox House
220 m
2 Chalmers Close High Street (opposite Museum of Childhood on Royal Mile)
Brass Rubbing Centre
130 m
Church
Mercat Cross
110 m
Gallery
City Art Centre
280 m
Restaurant
The Royal Mile Tavern
70 m
Restaurant
Bella Italia Edinburgh Royal Mile
70 m
Restaurant
Whiski
90 m
Restaurant
The Mitre Bar
70 m
Restaurant
Itchycoo Bar & Kitchen
60 m
Restaurant
Edinburgh Larder Cafe
130 m
Restaurant
Byron
90 m
Restaurant
Larder Go
150 m
Restaurant
Patisserie Valerie Northbridge
100 m
Restaurant
Shamoli
100 m
Restaurant
Inn on the Mile
90 m
Restaurant
The Advocate
130 m

Reviews of Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

8.7 /10
Great
4709 reviews
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Centrally located with spacious rooms, excellent breakfast, and a pool. Close to major attractions.

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Guests rate the Location 9/10

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Rooms and cleanliness6
Here's what guests said:
“Rooms offer spacious layouts, equipped with modern amenities, but minor cleanliness issues noted.”
Location9
Here's what guests said:
“Located on Royal Mile, near Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, ideal for sightseeing.”
Dining8
Here's what guests said:
“Breakfast offers diverse, hot options; room service praised for promptness and quality.”
Price and service7
Here's what guests said:
“Room rates considered high, yet valued for service quality and attentive staff assistance.”
Our guests’ reviewsWrite a Review
  • O
    Oscar
    Canada
    left 2 reviews
    Wrote a review on 15 Jan
    Perfect
    Recommends the hotel
    Location9.0
    Rooms9.0
    Service9.0
    Dining9.0
    9.0
    helpful staff
    excellent wi-fi

    Nice hotel with its excellent wi-fi, 24-hour reception, and a lovely bar area. On my first stay, the staff recommended a local taxi, so helpful. I appreciate the friendly service! I'll be back for Xmas.

    Superior Room
  • M
    Michael
    United States
    Wrote a review on 12 Jan
    Great
    8.0

    Newly renovated and large hotel room with a large bed and separate bathroom. The location in the center of the city, walk from a train station. Found in a shopping part of the town.

  • A
    Alexander
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 11 Jan
    Perfect
    9.2

    The breakfast was sensational and comprehensive, I liked delightful cereals, fruit and fruit juice.

  • N
    Norman
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 08 Jan
    Perfect
    9.8

    The location was magnificent and best possible for exploring this pretty nice area, adjacent to the castle and all the Fringe festival venues, pubs, the center. The breakfast selection was satisfactory with flaky croissants. A perfect and luxury hotel, my first choice in Edinburgh.

    Wi-Fi was rather slow, made me a little nervous.

  • J
    J.
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 04 Jan
    Great
    8.8

    All in all! The super comfortable bed! The wonderful cushions, I would have taken it all home! The unbeatable situation, we hired two tours with "Viajando por Escocia" (I also recommend them! I give them a 10) are about 100 meters from the hotel, so perfect everything. All the staff of the hotel very nice and helpful, I want to highlight Pablo at the reception, we had a small problem with a plug and he went out of his way to solve it and this was full of work, he also advised us on the most interesting places to visit etc, Francisco at breakfast, also helpful, very nice and friendly! also two girls from the bar, another Spanish girl and another one with long non-Spanish hair ( sorry I can't remember their names) also charming. I highlight some names but in general I approve of all of them. The first day because of the time we arrived we ate at the Hotel, very good! But I would like to recommend The Mitre pub, right in front of the hotel, they eat great, the soups of the day are very good, and also, very good price, from Friday to Sunday night they had live music.

  • M
    Malcolm
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 03 Jan
    Great
    8.2

    Central location was a plus.

  • E
    Edwin
    Australia
    left 11 reviews
    Wrote a review on 31 Dec
    Great
    Recommends the hotel
    Location8.0
    Rooms8.0
    Service8.0
    Dining8.0
    8.0
    comfortable room
    unclean bedding

    Comfortable room, but bedding wasn't changed .

    Standard Room
  • A
    Allan
    United States
    Wrote a review on 28 Dec
    Very good
    7.0

    Appreciated to be here, the hotel was spotless and well-designed, the location was perfect right in the center of the city. The staff was very efficient and delivered efficient service. We had a thoroughly enjoyable stay in a long time.

  • B
    Ben
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 28 Dec
    Great
    8.0

    Unsurpassed location in the heart of the Royal Mile ; ideal if you are a tourist. Friendly and helpful front desk staff. Spacious and comfortable rooms with updated decoration. There is a possibility of changing pillows which always comes in handy. The breakfast staff is efficient and extra orders (free of charge) are dealt with diligently. They had a welcome detail with us, which is very much appreciated. No doubt to repeat even if the price is a bit high.

    Even without altering my positive impression, for commenting on non-fundamental details, I don't like the fact that the bathroom only has a bath, it is too high for access; I think (it will be a question of age) that the bathrooms could use an upgrade. floor is carpet, typical one in the UK and I don't like it very much (nothing to object to cleaning it). To cover the bed they have duvet; with which they have put sweat at night, if you uncover you get cold. In the room that touched us in a 4th floor we heard the noise of a pub-disco located in the street (it's not the hotel's fault, Scots are noisy). Without being high season, price we pay is high for the same level of hotel and city e. g. in Spain. breakfast is worthy and attention excellent, variety is not the same as a hotel of that price in Spain. request we made by email to the Concierge a week before our stay was not answered, although later on site they resolved everything with diligence and kindness. above... details and hobbies of each one but an excellent overall impression.

  • Wrote a review on 24 Dec
    Great
    8.8

    Excellent location.

    room was overheated even after adjusting thermostat. Had to open window but a lot of street noise until after 1.00 am

  • F
    Freddie
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 22 Dec
    Perfect
    9.6

    hotel is very well located. At the very epicentre of the action in Edinburgh. Full old town. So, next to everything. Steps away from the train station, steps away from the Castle, Palace, Hop on Hop off bus stops and best restaurants. very good breakfast at a reasonable price. I absolutely recommend it.

    The shower needs to be maintained. The water was coming out of the faucet, which meant low water pressure. I didn't have a bathrobe or slippers to get up in. Which are very hygienic when the rooms are carpeted and a 4 star hotel should offer them. The windows are not enough to isolate the noise of the pubs from the surroundings. You can hear them well into the night, although not so loud, but loud enough to prevent you from falling asleep. If you are very tired or fall asleep before they start then you will have no problem.

  • R
    Richard
    United States
    left 17 reviews
    Wrote a review on 22 Dec
    Perfect
    Recommends the hotel
    Location10.0
    Rooms9.0
    Service9.0
    Dining6.0
    9.0
    fantastic location
    relaxing spa

    The location is fantastic, right on the Royal Mile. The pool was great, perfect for lounging after a long day. Our room had amazing views, and the spa was very relaxing.

    Standard Room
  • J
    Jane
    United Kingdom
    Wrote a review on 18 Dec
    Great
    8.2

    The Radisson Blu Hotel in Edinburgh is excellent and is located on the Royal Mille, in an unbeatable location. I liked the staff. They were the most attentive and professional of all my stay in the UK. It was a pleasure to stay there. I recommend it.

    I didn't like the relationship, quality/price. The price of this hotel is superlatively expensive, it costs more than double that of any other similar hotel in the whole of the UK. I have to admit that I stayed there in the middle of the season, during the FRINGE holidays, anyway the price was exaggeratedly expensive. The Radisson Blu Hotel has only one problem: ...the mattresses are very unpleasant, they are soft and they stick in the middle. A hotel like the Radisson Blu should have excellent mattresses, considering the very expensive price I paid to stay there. This mattress problem is not unique to the Radisson Blu. All hotels in the UK have terrible mattresses. I spent 30 days holiday in the UK in 10 different hotels and they all had lousy mattresses. Someone should get this information and solve this important problem. A tourist, he spends 8 hours a day sleeping on a mattress. It is horrible to wake up with your whole body aching from sleeping all twisted up because of the lousy quality of the mattresses. Subject to be corrected quickly.

  • Wrote a review on 17 Dec
    Great
    8.8

    The location service and without doubt one of the best breakfast my wife and I have had

  • Wrote a review on 14 Dec
    Great
    8.4

    Comfortable, clean luxurious, fantastic central location.

FAQ about Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre

Which attractions can we visit during our stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre?
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, placed about 25 minutes' walk from the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre, as well as City Art Centre (approximately a 5-minute walk away) are worth visiting.
What popular attractions are closest to Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel?
Guests of Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel can visit the Thistle chapel "St Giles' Cathedral" (within walking distance of the accommodation), or Royal Mile placed 7 minutes' walk away.
Does the hotel have a car parking on site?
Yes, the hotel provides parking spaces on site.
What are the recommended dining options during the stay at the hotel?
Guests of the hotel can dine just outside the property in a highly rated-9/10 according to reviews-restaurant Gurkha Cafe & Restaurant offering Asian cuisine.
Does the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel serve breakfast?
Yes, guests can enjoy breakfast, served daily in the restaurant of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel.
What is the timeframe for check-in and check-out in Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre?
Guests of Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre can check in from 15:00 to 23:59 and check out from 04:00.
What are the booking prices at the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre?
The prices at the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre start from $220.
What payment methods are accepted in the hotel?
Payment methods in the hotel include:
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
What room types does the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre comprise?
The 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre provides such room types as Superior Room, Family Room, and Junior Suite.
Which facilities are included in the rooms at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel?
Most rooms at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre hotel include a flat-screen TV and feature en suite bathrooms with a hair dryer and toiletries. At the same time, all suites boast soundproof windows as well as a writing desk.
Does the hotel feature any spa facilities?
At a wellness centre featured at the hotel guests can receive such spa procedures as body wraps, body scrub, and pedicure. Additionally, a treatment room, a steam room, and sauna facilities are offered on-site.
Is swimming pool available at the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre?
Yes, the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre features a heated pool.

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