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Dakota EdinburghvsGrassmarket Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by writers. On balance, Grassmarket Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Dakota Edinburgh. Grassmarket Hotel scores 79 with positive reviews from 4 reviews such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Dakota Edinburgh
Oyster
The Telegraph
Ferrymuir Retail Park, South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9QZ, Scotland
From $104/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
OysterUpscale
"The upscale, 132-room Dakota Edinburgh is a fabulously stylish hotel, seven miles from the airport, in what, from the outside, appears to be a forbidding black cube." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"A sinister black tower in an unprepossessing retail park just south of the Forth bridges hides a sleek and sexy hotel." Full review
Grassmarket Hotel
Frommer's Oyster The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet
94 - 96 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, Scotland
From $64/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Frommer's "Rooms are divided into cosy (single), snug (double), and comfy categories—double, triple and quad. All the amenities the hotel-savvy guest expects are here." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Grassmarket Hotel is a mid-range, 42-room property brimming with quirky character and fun contemporary style." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"There is nothing subtle about this recently-refurbished hotel, which has cleverly reinvented itself as fun-central — shrinking violets need not apply." Full review
Independent "The ideal choice for party animals. It’s fun and funky, albeit compact and snug, and right in the midst of the raucous stag and hen do-packed pubs of the Grassmarket. "
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"An endearingly quirky hotel set in a historic Grassmarket tenement in the heart of the Old Town." Full review
