ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter SquarevsMalmaison Edinburgh
Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile and Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh are both rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh is the choice of most writers compared to Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile. Malmaison Hotel Edinburgh comes in at #5 in Edinburgh with endorsements from 9 reviews including Lonely Planet, Insight Guides and oyster.com.
ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter Square
6 Hunter Square, Off Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1QW, Scotland
From $44/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
Lonely Planet
"The Ibis is a spruce, modern, chain hotel, with a superb location." Full review
Rough Guide
"Probably the best-located chain hotel cheapie in the Old Town, within sight of the Royal Mile."
Time Out
"Efficient, reasonable value, mere seconds from the Royal Mile and with few defining characteristics." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"The 99-room Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile is a casual, modern chain hotel offering good value in one of the most coveted addresses in town." Full review
Malmaison Edinburgh Show All Reviews
1 Tower Place, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7BZ, Scotland
From $82/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
Michelin Guide
"Impressive former sea mens' mission, set on the quayside; the first of the Malmaison hotels."
Insight Guides
"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."
Rough Guide
"Chic, modern hotel set in the grand old seamen’s hostel just back from the wharf-side."
Star Service
"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
Frommer's
"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
Lonely Planet
"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.
Oyster
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
Time Out
"The Leith hotel that kicked off a hospitality phenomenon." Full review
Fodor's
"Once a seamen's hostel, Edinburgh's link in the pioneering boutique hotel chain draws a refined clientele." Full review
The Telegraph
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