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The Royal Scots ClubvsApex Waterloo Place Hotel
Both hotels are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Apex Waterloo Place Hotel scores slightly higher than The Royal Scots Club. Apex Waterloo Place Hotel scores 80 with accolades from 4 reviewers including The Telegraph, Star Service and Oyster.
The Royal Scots Club
Time Out
Oyster
The Telegraph
30 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE, Scotland
From $73/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Time Out "The rooms have been furnished in traditional style, some with four-poster beds, but aren't averse to modern comforts; a few rooms offer views north to the Firth of Forth." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Royal Scots Club is a private members club that opened its doors as a hotel to the public whilst maintaining all of its traditional heritage." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Founded in 1919 in honour of the members of the Royal Scots Regiment who died in the First World War, non-members can stay in this private club at one of Edinburgh’s grandest addresses." Full review
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel Time Out
Star Service The Telegraph Oyster
Independent
Michelin Guide
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 Telegraph8.0
"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
