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ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter SquarevsThe Witchery
Both hotels are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Witchery by the Castle is preferred by most writers compared to Ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile. The Witchery by the Castle comes in at #6 in Edinburgh with accolades from 7 reviewers such as Frommer's, oyster.com and Rough Guide.
ibis Edinburgh Centre Royal Mile - Hunter Square
Lonely Planet
Rough Guide
Time Out
Oyster
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
The Witchery
Fodor's Rough Guide Time Out
Frommer's Oyster
The Telegraph Fodor's
Independent Independent Independent
The Royal Mile, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF, Scotland
From $499/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Fodor's "This lavishly theatrical lodging promises a night to remember." Full review
Rough Guide "Seven riotously indulgent suites grouped around this famously spooky restaurant just downhill from the Castle."
Time Out "Each of them is dark, theatrically gothic and lavishly furnished with antiques, leather and velvet, Victorian baths and grand beds, complementing the magical atmosphere at the Witchery dining rooms." Full review
Frommer's "This flamboyant and fabulously gothic bolthole is all your historical fantasies rolled into one. If it doesn't make your pulse race, quite frankly you haven't got one." Full review
OysterUpscale
"Essentially a restaurant ... with some suites attached, there are few communal spaces -- the hotel is a favorite among those seeking seclusion." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"This extraordinary collection of fantasy suites near Edinburgh Castle is the ultimate romantic hideaway: sumptuous, indulgent, and slightly (delightfully) mad." Full review
Fodor's "A Gothic fantasy in an ancient collection of stone buildings twisting around each other...one of Edinburgh's most hauntingly atmospheric places to stay, and it's next level luxurious to boot." Full review
Independent "Wake up in a mixture of camp four-poster boltholes straight from a costume drama or more intriguing Gothic suites filled with playful nooks, crannies and creaky furniture."
Independent "Forget comparisons to Hogwarts, The Witchery is so overflowing with grown-up Gothic decadence it would make passing Harry Potter tour groups blush"
Independent "Situated in a 16th-century building, the luxurious Witchery is gothic, glamorous and utterly beguiling. It’s also home to an award-winning restaurant – book ahead."
