The Old Waverley HotelvsApex Waterloo Place Hotel
The Old Waverley Hotel and Apex Waterloo Place Hotel are both endorsed by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Apex Waterloo Place Hotel scores marginally better than The Old Waverley Hotel. Apex Waterloo Place Hotel comes in at #25 in Edinburgh with endorsements from 4 reviewers like Oyster, Time Out and Star Service.
The Old Waverley Hotel
43 Princes Street, Edinburgh EH2 2BY, Scotland
From $44/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Guest rooms are well maintained and comfortable, but you're mainly paying for a location in the heart of the action." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The mid-range Old Waverley Hotel is superbly located on Edinburgh’s most famous shopping street, convenient for both business travelers and tourists." Full review
Time Out
"Princes Street address is the big selling point." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"This is an honest, sonsie-faced hotel in a premier location." Full review
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel
23 - 27 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3BH, Scotland
From $121/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Time Out
"Modern, comfortable and handsome in a 21st century sort of way, the rooms at the front of the building overlook the historic Old Calton Cemetery across the road." Full review
Star Service
"Along the eastern end of Princes Street...this midrange hotel fits a category that attracts the average tourist or the budget-focused business traveler." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Charles Dickens — once a guest in Edinburgh’s first purpose-built hotel — certainly would not recognise this latest incarnation." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Apex Waterloo Place Hotel is an upscale hotel located in Edinburgh's Old Town -- on the east end of Princes Street." Full review
Independent
"Guests will split into two camps. Those who’ll use the swimming pool, spa, gym, restaurant and bar; and those who’ll enjoy it as a jumping-off point for the nearby Royal Mile, Holyrood Palace"
Michelin Guide
"The style is perfectly in keeping with contemporary British hotel modernism, brighter and more clean-lined...rooms are all quite up to date in functional terms as well" Full review