24 Royal Terrace

Very clean, quiet and tastefully decorated property, on the North side of Calton Hill. Helpful, competent and friendly staff. This is a converted historic townhouse with around a dozen rooms and a couple of self-catering apartments. All hallways are decorated with original and eclectic artwork, essentially turning common spaces into an art gallery. The garden and seating behind the building is beautiful to experience. Due to the historic nature of the building no elevators can be retrofitted, so every room has to be accessed by stairs, even if on the 4th floor. While staff is kind enough to carry luggage, for us the daily comings and goings for 4 days were quite burdensome as we were in a 4th floor room. And that too after an uphill walk along Royal Terrace. We had a king room (essentially a double room with a king size bed) that was a disappointment in that it was a very tight squeeze for two people with luggage and difficult to navigate.

Two things I wish were different. First, more transparency about the elevator situation and which floor assigned rooms would be on. Second, a king bed in a small room does not necessarily make the room a king room. Large beds should only be in larger rooms. The extra premium paid for the king room was not worth the money.

Our stay here was fantastic. Loved the unique feel of the property, warm and welcoming staff always ready to lend a hand or give help when needed. We ate breakfast each day of our stay, and felt it was a great value and a great start to the day. Especially appreciated the later offering of 8 to 12, kind of unique, but really helped us start our day off right. The property is in an excellent location, walking distance to important sites, and good restaurants close at hand. And the artwork! Drew several chuckles from us during our stay. We would definitely stay again should we return to Edinburgh.

What a spectacular place! Thoughtfully designed with art and color for a truly unique space. Great location just a short walk from all the great areas of town.

But first, the service. Many employees have worked there 5+ years. Their kindness and attention to detail was impeccable; I felt genuine interest and care from each person I interacted with.

The room was fabulous. Such cool decor. Bed was comfy, linens were dreamy, water was hot. Tea and kettle in the room, hair dryer, etc. It was lovely to open the windows and enjoy a cup of tea while listening to the birds chirp away.

Note there is not a lift so being top floor was a hike BUT with all of the beautiful art, it felt like wandering up a museum. (They did take my bags up, thankfully!!)

Let’s talk about the chefs! The food was delicious. The vegan haggis was so good I wish I’d asked the recipe. Have the breakfast, it’s the best I had in all of Scotland. The dining room is quiet and cozy with lots of natural light. I did not experience the whisky bar but heard lots of laughter and enjoyment from those who did.

As the title indicates, this place feels like you’re going to your favorite eclectic Aunt’s house where she envelopes you in a big hug and you can relax all day on her colorful couch reading and laughing and having a wonderful time. This place is good for the soul.

Quirky personable and friendly

Very cute and located on a nice quiet street; the ladies at reception are incredibly kind and have helped me out a lot! Thank you so much

Nothing special

Super Staff - friendly, competent, and polite. Wonderful room. Good location, nice and quiet.

Had rated it lower location-wise on Google Maps, but this was a mistake...

Beautiful listed building with great facilities. Friendly and helpful staff. Ideally located to explore Edinburgh.

Big room, nice decor, excellent location

Very clean hotel, super friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast is wonderful and good value for money.

I had a single room. It was quiet and comfortable. The décor was better than most hotels.
My only recommendation to the hotel would be to improve the working space in the single room 8. I worked for part of the time and space was an issue for laptop and other work information.
The breakfast was exceptional, would recommend.
Small and friendly, avoids the corporate nonsense of so many hotels

Location of the hotel is fabulous. Close to the centre but quiet at night. The hotel is full of art is was fantastic for any art lover. The room had a fantastic bed and pillows and the bathroom was well equipped and stocked.. As for the staff, they were wonderful. Also a shout out for the breakfast which was excellent.

Spacious accommodation
Friendly staff
Good location

A beautiful Georgian house, packed to the rafters with colourful artworks and thoughtfully chosen furnishings, on a very quiet street. I was in room 12 - possibly the smallest room I’ve ever stayed in - but it had everything I needed. A lovely comfy bed, with storage beneath it, a powerful shower and quality toiletries, with a view over the lovely gardens. Staff at breakfast were lovely 👍

Everything very comfy bed nice view clean excellent location very good healthy options for breakfast very helpful staff