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Dakota EdinburghvsMalmaison Edinburgh
Both Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh and Dakota Edinburgh are endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh ranks significantly higher than Dakota Edinburgh. Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh comes in at #5 in Edinburgh with positive reviews from 10 sources including Star Service, Fodor's and The Telegraph.
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
Upscale
"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
9.0
"A sinister black tower in an unprepossessing retail park just south of the Forth bridges hides a sleek and sexy hotel." Full review
Malmaison Edinburgh
Michelin Guide
Insight Guides
Rough Guide
Star Service
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Oyster
Time Out
Fodor's
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1 Tower Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7BZ, Scotland
From $82/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
"Impressive former sea mens' mission, set on the quayside; the first of the Malmaison hotels."
"A superb renovation of Leith's former Seamen's Mission building featuring art deco styling, four-poster beds and a first class restaurant and Parisian bistro."
"Chic, modern hotel set in the grand old seamen’s hostel just back from the wharf-side."
"Located a 15-minute drive from the center (a long half-hour walk), this hotel cuts a fashionable figure in the longshoreman's part of town." Full review
"It's a respectable part of the spruced-up waterfront, its brasserie and bar buzzing, with guests spilling out onto the cobbled street." Full review
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Opt for a room at the front that overlooks the port
"The stylish, award-winning Malmaison is housed in a 19th-century former Seaman's Mission in Leith."
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Be sure to ask for a superior room at the front of the hotel, for extra space and a view over the river.
Upscale
"An upscale boutique property with 100 rooms, Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh is housed in a former house of ill repute (yes, a brothel)." Full review
"The Leith hotel that kicked off a hospitality phenomenon." Full review
"Once a seamen's hostel, Edinburgh's link in the pioneering boutique hotel chain draws a refined clientele." Full review
8.0
"Works hard at promoting a sexy image, but is fun and comfortable too, with good-sized rooms, decent food and drink, friendly staff and even some token tartan to remind guests where they are." Full review