Apex Grassmarket Hotel

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Apex Hotels
8.4 (5193 reviews)
31-35 Grassmarket , Edinburgh , gb
+441313003456

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Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Fitness center
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Room service
Heating
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Great location
Friendly staff
Comfortable rooms
Cons:
Broken lift
Excessive communication
Noise issues

Categories

Cleanliness
7.98
Rooms were noted as clean and comfortable, but some mentioned noise issues.
Service
8.95
Staff were consistently described as friendly, accommodating, and helpful.
Location
8.99
Great central location with nearby restaurants, bars, and views.
Room Quality
8.44
Rooms are modern, clean, comfortable, and well maintained.
Amenities
8.47
Facilities like the pool and sauna received positive feedback.
Value for Money
7.93
Some concerns about the food and drink prices vs value.
Food and Beverage
7.98
Breakfast was noted as very good, but food and drink prices felt excessive.
Overall Experience
8.45
A wonderful stay that exceeded expectations with recommended service.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 15:11

Property Description

Luxurious Amenities
The Apex Grassmarket Hotel offers a range of luxurious amenities including a sauna, pool, gym, and award-winning restaurant. Guests can also enjoy free WiFi throughout the property.

Leisure Facilities
Guests can unwind and stay active with Technogym fitness equipment and a swimming pool at the hotel's leisure facilities. The seasonally rotating menus at Metro Bar & Brasserie are sure to satisfy any craving.

Prime Location
Conveniently situated in the Grassmarket area, the hotel is within walking distance of Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, and the National Museum of Scotland. With Edinburgh Airport just a 25-minute drive away, the Apex Grassmarket Hotel is the perfect choice for your stay in Edinburgh.

Important information:

Please note that if you have made a nonrefundable booking, Apex will send a secure link via email and SMS, if a valid mobile number has been provided. Please complete the pre-payment using this secure link. This link is only valid for 24 hours, if payment is not received within this time, your reservation will be canceled.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Airport code: EDI

Property Policies

  • Groups

    When booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 2 years old stay for free when using an available cot.
    You haven't added any extra beds.
    Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

  • Parking

    Public parking is possible on site (reservation is not possible) and costs GBP 20 per day.

Location

Guest Reviews

8.4
Based on 5193 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.98
Service: 8.95
Location: 8.99
Room Quality: 8.44
Amenities: 8.47
Value for Money: 7.93
Food and Beverage: 7.98
Overall Experience: 8.45
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simon • family_with_children • gb
8
A great base to enjoy Edinburgh.
Pros:

Great location. Family room. Pool. Friendly helpful people. Good breakfast.

Cons:

Pool room is too hot. Price.

2026-07-04 • via Nuitee
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Anette • couple • se
8
2026-07-03 • via Nuitee
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Michael • couple • gb
9
Best view of the castle and perfect location.
Pros:

The view of the castle from the balcony room is perfect! Location is perfect.

Staff are friendly and rooms / hotel is clean.

Returned to this property on multiple occasions.

Cons:

Only thing that could be improved from my stay this time would be a choice of firm pillow, as the pillows are very soft.

2026-07-03 • via Nuitee
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fernando • couple • it
6
Pros:

Posizione

Cons:

Rapporto qualità prezzo rispetto all’altra struttura apex

2026-07-02 • via Nuitee
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Macdonald • family_with_children • au
6
Fine but not value for money. There are better options.
Pros:

Location was great, beds were comfortable

Cons:

Pool facilities were much smaller than photos appeared. For the cost, doesn’t compare favourably with other hotels of similar level. Empty conditioner bottle in bathroom.

2026-07-01 • via Nuitee
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Elena • solo_traveller • ie
8
Pros:

The spacious bed with 4 pillows

Cons:

The toilet bowl button, too hard to press it

2026-07-01 • via Nuitee
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Art • family_with_children • us
8
Great location! Friendly staff. Rooms are okay - could use a refresh.
Pros:

For a location of a hotel stay in Edinburgh, the Apex Grassmarket Hotel cannot be beat. The views out the window looking up to the Edinburgh Castle were epic. The breakfast spread, specialties and staff were all incredibly nice, pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful. We were in Edinburgh during a heat wave across the UK and the heat was well above the norm. The hotel staff provided us with two desk fans for our time with them that helped to cool the room down.

Cons:

It's a great hotel in a highly desirable location, but there are several areas that need to be updated. Opening windows to try and cool down was virtually impossible and we asked for a new room that had better ventilation - the staff pleasantly assisted in getting our room changed to what was a more comfortable, functional room.

2026-07-01 • via Nuitee
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Dmitry • couple • ru
8
Pros:

The hotel is in a great location with stunning views of Edinburgh Castle. Excellent parking and a good breakfast are available.

2026-06-30 • via Nuitee
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Matthew • couple • gb
10
Wonderful, great hotel
Pros:

Location, view and the friendly staff

Cons:

Very warm, no air conditioning

2026-06-30 • via Nuitee
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Louise • couple • gb
5
Expensive for the condition of hotel. Not the same level of quality as London Apex hotels.
Pros:

Location. Cooked breakfast was nice.

Cons:

Decor was old and tired. Rooms and hallways too hot. No air conditioning! Staff were slow. Was given incorrect key and room number to our room when we arrived. Our room wasn’t cleaned on the following day.

2026-06-30 • via Nuitee
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Denise • solo_traveller • us
9
Pros:

Great location, friendly staff, good value

2026-06-30 • via Nuitee
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Pepermans • couple • be
7
acceptable hotel but we had expected more
Pros:

the location is suberb, and the breakfast is very good

Cons:

there was no airconditioning and we should have checked this before but for a 4star hotel we thought this was standard /
very standard room, lacks character

2026-06-29 • via Nuitee
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Pepermans • couple • be
6
really missed the airco in our very small room
Pros:

breakfast as OK again, and location is still superb/

Cons:

this was a second stay after 2 weeks, and we were rather disappointed by the size of our room this time which hardly allowed our 2 suitcases to be stored, and we had a smaller bed/the lack of airco (for a 4star hotel we thought this was standard) was really a pity, only a ventilator and open windows at night were not sufficient to reduce the hot temperature in the small sized room (but we do realise that temperatures around 25°C are not all that common in Edinburgh)/bathroom could do with some amendments

2026-06-29 • via Nuitee
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Dean • family_with_children • gb
10
Pros:

Everything

2026-06-29 • via Nuitee
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Cynthia • solo_traveller • us
8
Okay
Pros:

Staff member who helped us change rooms due to noise and heat in first room.

Cons:

Rooms very warm and noisy. Very few luggage carts.

2026-06-29 • via Nuitee
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Gary • extended_group • us
9
2026-06-29 • via Nuitee
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Ingrid • solo_traveller • nl
8
2026-06-28 • via Nuitee
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Rachel • family_with_children • us
4
Not a four star hotel
Pros:

The location of the hotel was good and the view was beautiful. The beds were comfortable too.

Cons:

This is not a four star hotel and I don’t understand how the ratings are so high on this website. The rooms are not as roomy as the photos show and they are dingy. In fact, the whole hotel is dingy. There were stains on the decorative pillows in the room, the curtains (looked like blood) and the carpet was in desperate need of replacing. The lobby was dingy and dark, the bar/reception area had gross looking couches and even the outdoor area had dead bushes and furniture that looked like it was used. It did have pieces from IKEA for decor. There was mold in the shower as well. The room also did not have AC, but that’s my fault for not noticing ahead of time. However, it made the nights very uncomfortable. There are at least 15 steps up to the place where the elevators are and there’s no one to help you. There’s no door man. The area the hotel is in is lively and fun, but it’s also right near a rundown area and the other apex hotel a few feet away had graffiti on it. Having a person at the door should be something that’s prioritized seeing as how centrally located this is to a lot of different spaces. It just was not the quality I was expecting for the price. It cost over $1000 for two nights. It should at least be well kept.

2026-06-28 • via Nuitee
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Nuray • family_with_children • tr
8
2026-06-27 • via Nuitee
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Luca • solo_traveller • it
10
2026-06-27 • via Nuitee