Name: Old Waverley Hotel
Address: 43 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Telephone: (888) 323-5826

Very enjoyable and liked the...

Liked: Breakfast was very good. Service was first class.
Disliked: Carpet in room needed replacing maybe by a wooden floor which would be more hygienic.

Poor

Love this place, would definitely...

Liked: Brilliant central location, very easy access to Waverley station, all buses, 2 mins away from tram stop for the airport.Traditional characterGreat lounge with views, over Princes street and the park.Air con in our room, excellent during a hot and humid stayFriendly staff
Disliked: nothing

Superb

Good

Liked: The location
Disliked: The staff are grumpy and value for money is not reasonable

We will stay elsewhere if...

Liked: Location
Disliked: No lift from ground to reception. Very tiny lift from reception to the rooms and very tiny room and bed.

Pleasant

Liked: Location, clean
Disliked: Small stuffy room

Don’t go in August, we...

Liked: Location, right on Princes Street opposite the Scots Monument.Wonderful views of the city out of the windows.
Disliked: The staff were surly, unfriendly, everything was an effort.The room was clean but definitely needed some TLC. The windows barely stopped any of the outside noise from coming in.The blind in the bathroom was hanging on by a wish and a prayer.The toilet was a macerator type which was unbelievably loud when you flushed it so you couldn’t use it late on for fear of waking the entire floor up!!Do not visit Edinburgh in August.We went for the Oasis gig, the fringe was on and the tattoo so the cost of staying there was astronomical.We had to pay nearly £1700 for a four night stay that in real terms should have been less than half of that.This didn’t include breakfast either!!!We paid for breakfast on the first morning thinking it was easier than going out and trying to find somewhere.Big mistake.The food was awful, cheapest ingredients going, the tomato sauce was watered down and made me feel I’ll for the rest of the day.For the rest of our stay we went to Marks and Spencers cafe for breakfast a short walk up the road which was cheaper and in a different league to the rubbish previous.We had a room on the first floor but it was opposite to the linen cupboard that the housekeepers were using so it was very noisy outside our door first thing in the morning, constant doors opening and banging shut.

Very good

Liked: Great location, very close to the train station. The staff was very friendly. The bed was comfortable and the room clean. The breakfast was English style, which my wife and I really enjoyed. Very close to most of the city's tourist attractions.
Disliked: The entrance to reception has stairs, which can be a problem for those with reduced mobility (or heavy luggage). There's only one elevator after reception, which can be a bit slow at times. Our room overlooked what appeared to be an office, so we had to keep the curtains closed for privacy. Furthermore, the room was quite noisy, even at night, as there was construction nearby.