Edinburgh hotels near Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre

Pros: The Balmoral is the best hotel in Edinburgh. I mean this is where the Stones stay. You stay for the incredibly professional and attentive staff like Jack at the front desk and for the amazing amenities like the high tea at the palm court and the whiskey bar with over 400 choices. Not to mention the great location.

Cons: We stayed in both a regular room and an incredible suite. The corner suite was a dream come true and one felt as if they were a lord or lady. On the other hand, the regular room was quite boring with no view at all. However, even if I had to stay in the regular room the entire stay it would have been worth it just to be at the Balmoral.

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Zoltan at reception was a star. The restaurant and bar team were efficient and friendly. Rooms were clean and well appointed. Looking forward to our next visit

Pros: Staff very helpful but room not ready, 3.45 before ready

Pros: Everything. Beautiful hotel with very friendly and helpful staff, will definitely be back

Cons: We loved everything

Pros: Staff was wonderful, super efficient and friendly.

Cons: Room service food was a bit bland, breakfast buffet was over priced

Pros: I told them I am severely asthmatic. When I walked into the room I immediately smelled musty old rug that was cleaned at least dozens of times and exhausted its useful life a long time ago. I went back to the front desk and told them needed a different room for medical reasons and willing to pay more. The front desk person and the day manager told me that they did not have availability without any serious they said no without any consideration and force me to sleep in this room where I ended up wheezing all night. They also lied to me that all the rooms were renovated at the same time and were the same. And it turns out that there were at least a few rooms available.

Cons: The front desk staff should care about the wellbeing of their customers. Poorly trained and inconsiderate.

Pros: Great central location. Room was excellent.

Cons: Poor service in Brasserie restaurant. Manager did resolve.

Pros: Staff excellent very tastefully decorated

Cons: Dinner a little pricey but it is Michelin Star

Pros: Bed was heaven and the sheets were so soft. Both the private whiskey bar and the regular bar were fantastic! Robert shared lots of information for a first time whiskey taster like me! Hotel is old charm paired with modern furnishings. High ceilings in our room was s plus !

Cons: Service at the restaurant for dinner both nights was very slow. Our waiter was good but kitchen really slow. Perhaps under staffed a bit. Food good!

Pros: The hotel and general ambiance

Cons: We received a call from reception at 10.30 PM informing us that there was a complaint about noise. We were watching the Graham Norton show on the TV at what we thought was a reasonable sound level - the very facility I would have thought the TV was provided for. Of course in response we turned the volume down until we could barely hear the TV which spoiled our enjoyment of the programme and the remainder of the stay. It was disappointing that hotel staff didn't verify the complaint, but simply passed it on - not I think a sufficient level of service for the quality of hotel the Balmoral is. We take an annual trip as a treat from the stressful job of teaching - often in Edinburgh and have never been accused of this type of behaviour before and I think that we in future will revert to one of Edinburgh's other fine hotels as we want to reduce, not increase our stress.

Pros: The staff and facilities were excellent. We're coming back here after staying in other Edinburgh hotels and this is by far the best

Cons: There was nothing mot to like

Pros: Modern hotel with lots of new features. Lounge bar comfortable, beds good.

Cons: Wet room en suite poor and drain blocked. Expected more for the high nightly cost.

Pros: Lovely room upgrade to a suite, large rooftop terrace and a fabulous breakfast with lots on offer!

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The suite was marvelous as we were upgraded.

Cons: Had to get a lift 3 floors up from reception walk along a long corridor past a wee snugg bar walk down a few flights of stairs walk along another long corridor to our suite. Windows do not open to let in fresh air had to make do with air conditioning. £25 per person for Beakfast.

Pros: Bed was extremely comy and the romantic touches

Cons: Only stayed one night

Pros: Very helpful staff, clean, great sized bed & room and fantastic location. Car park next door to the hotel which the hotel offer discount to use, really handy.

Cons: Didn’t get a great nights sleep either night, just couldn’t get comfortable and happy medium with the pillows. During the night also had to switch the aircon unit off it was that noisy. Toilet flush was also similar to that on an aircraft so no matter who flushed their loo, you could hear it.

Pros: Location.

Cons: Room temp too warm. Breakfast too expensive.

Pros: Staff

Cons: A bit difficult to find your way around the facility the first time.

Pros: Staff were friendly.

Cons: Bed was uncomfortable and the toilet flush was incredibly noisy.

Pros: I've stayed here many times before and don't really consider anywhere else!

Pros: Awesome property with very kind and understanding staff

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Breakfast and location were great.

Cons: The layout of the facility was terrible. Use of a freight elevator to get to your room totally unacceptable.

Pros: The location was great and the views were beautiful from the roof top garden. We absolutely loved our room. The staff were all extremely friendly.

Cons: Customer service wasn't great we had to wait to check in our room want ready when we arrived. Roadworks outside so quite noisy at night

Pros: Staff were brilliant. Location perfect

Cons: Carpets were dirty. Only one tea bag and milk per person.

Pros: Central location, local restaurants and Theatre. Easy walking distance to many attractions. Liked the ability to link smart phone to the TV and play my music. The Staff were very helpful, we loved our stay and will be back.

Cons: everything met our expectations, nothing negative to say.

Pros: The location of the hotel

Cons: The breakfast has not enough variety.

Pros: Lovely clean modern hotel

Pros: quiet and comfortable room, efficient shower, close to Waverley station

Cons: room on level 1 (confusingly 4 levels below reception level) is slightly below quiet street level with security concerns

Pros: Walking distance to George St., Edinburgh Castle, etc - clean, newer rooms - friendly, helpful staff - nice patio and bar. Very good value for a very pleasant stay.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Excellent location, quiet room, friendly efficient staff

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Location for the theatrepro

Cons: Proper Scottish spirits

Pros: The location, the restaurant and live music on Friday night.

Cons: We liked everything.

Pros: Location.

Cons: They had no power adapter in the room. To use this device you must buy it from hotel!!!

Pros: Everything was great! Great location and nice room. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Pros: We were upgraded on check-in to a spacious corner suite with a beautiful view of Calton Hill and a bit of Holyrood Park. We appreciating having a bit of room to spread out, and the unit was clean and comfortable. Good location on Canongate, convenient to everything in Old Town (as well as to Waverley Station) but just that little bit away from the mobs further up the Royal Mile.

Cons: The price was reasonable for Edinburgh ... but still by far the most expensive of anywhere we stayed during two weeks in Scotland. The plaza below our room seemed a favourite with local skateboarders ...

Pros: Fantastic location right on the Royal Mile near Holyrood and within walking distance of Edinburgh Castle.

Pros: good location.

Pros: The room was spacious enough for me to occupy one (a sofa bed) and another for my parents. There were doors and you could use them to separate the rooms into two; privacy could be guaranteed. Location was also amazing, it’s on the lower end of the Royal Mile, and the Edinburgh Castle is just approx. 15-20 minute walk away, but it’s going to be walking up the hill so it might need some efforts. On the other hand the Holyrood Palace’s just below the hotel so walk down for 5-10 minutes you’ll see the palace there. Plenty of restaurants nearby as well. A good value choice if you look forward to staying in the center of the Old Town.

Pros: 1.Loaction. 2.We can cooking by ourselves.

Cons: Receptionist are not familiar with mobile setting when we facing disconnection of wi-fi.

Pros: Location was amazing. Bed was super comfy and it was bigger than I thought it would be. Great shower!

Cons: Not as clean as I would have liked. Staff were a little slow moving.

Pros: Location on the Royal Mile was great. You could have windows open in room and still have a quiet nights sleep on a Friday and Saturday night. Beds were comfortable and accommodation & kitchenette facilities were clean.

Cons: Checked in around 7-8pm with two tired children the first attendant was helpful, however after making the Children’s sofa bed and noticing there was one sheet short I went downstairs and asked staff on reception for a sheet. I was advised by someone different that all linen was available in the room, and that I had some how missed seeing it. I did let her know that both my husband and I both had checked all the cupboards and drawers and it definitely was not in the room and if I could please get one. She was quite persistent that the sheet was in the room and that I had missed it, however she would come up to the room to check. 10mins later she arrives at our room and asked what we are missing, didn’t show us where to look at all after all of that and go gets the sheet. Not a great first impression, I must say. I also would suggest not to have the lobby, entrance and outside lift floors mopped or still wet at 8-9am when most traffic is moving through due to your guests slipping, even if you do place a load of signs “wet floors” around the place. Found the price to be quite expensive considering No breakfast is included and you still pay for parking on top. Staff could be more attentive to guests needs with a willingness to help.

Pros: The position is superb! It’s on the Royal Mile giving very easy access to all of Edinburgh. A particularly nice gesture was tea/coffee/ice cream as a welcome/allow to relax feature on offer at the end of the afternoon - thank you.

Cons: Very little I didn’t like apart from the cost of breakfast which was £13.00 per person. Would have appreciated a tea/coffee option with toast/croissant only and at a reduced price - that is, less than £13.00 per person.

Pros: Great location, very clean

Pros: Everyone was great especially front desk staff

Pros: The Hotel is located in a great spot! Close to restaurants and lots of main attractions, hop on hop off bus stop right in front of hotel. The staff was very pleasant and customer service was good.

Cons: It is a little outdated, they are in the works of renovation. clean bed, shower and bathrooms need a deep thorough cleaning not just wiping down BUT scrubbing with disinfectants.

Pros: Fabulous breakfast enjoyed being able to view people and location

Pros: Great location and friendly staff. Secure parking was a bonus!

Pros: Location , swimming pool ,food .

Cons: Noise early morning around 6am

Cons: Hand basin in the bathroom was too low with me being 6ft 2 it was only knee height and the bath was very high to step into

Cons: I am disabled & was unable to access the public toilets from the bar / dining area.

Pros: Fantastic view, friendly helpful staff, excellent location, modern clean hotel that is perfectly located in the heart of Edinburgh!

Pros: Staff are extremely friendly and helpful, the hotel was ideally situated, and the view from our room was brilliant bedroom was very nice and bed was very comfortable. We had breakfast on the last day and it was delicious lots of choice.

Pros: the breakfast was a disgrace and the supervisor was abrupt and rude

Cons: get what is ordered

Pros: The location.

Cons: The shower. Was hard to keep water off the floor. I'd suggest adding a shower curtain. It was just too difficult to not get water on the floor.

Pros: The rooms are not air conditioned, rather surprising for a 4 star hotel. When I enquirer about a slightly later check out the reception informed that a £10 charge per hour after 11 am official check out time would be levied. This hugely incentivizes us to try our level best not to return to this hotel, location notwithstanding

Cons: As above

Pros: Amazing view of the Edinburgh Castle and the location couldnt be better. The staff were mostly friendly and arranged a taxi for us when we needed it. The hotel is very clean and the beds were very comfortable. Would definitely go back. Every hotel is overpriced theses days in my opinion so I can't complain about their prices because they are as overpriced as everywhere else.

Cons: The only complaints were there was no water coolers or places to fill up water other than the fitness room. The fitness room is available and I'm glad they had it but it is very small and if there are two people it is crowded, but still, it is nice they have anything.