Need to know
Rooms
74 apartments, including one, two and three-bed spaces, some fabulous penthouses and an opulent two-bedroom townhouse.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
Rates don’t include breakfast, but you can pre-book your full Scottish and other filling breakfast treats for £18 (adults) or £9 (children).
Also
Two of the Deluxe Open Plan apartments overlooking the Royal Mile are accessible, with bathrooms fitted with emergency assistance cords and with space for wheelchair users.
At the hotel
24-hour free access to gym with treadmills, cross trainer, rowing machines and bikes, plus a rogue rig for strength building and two benches for weightlifting. You can also book personal training sessions, classes and a nutrition consultation for an additional fee. Dry cleaning and laundry services are available from Monday to Friday, with a same-day service if delivered before 9am to reception. 24-hour concierge and onsite boutique. In rooms: free WiFi, Smart TV, heating and lighting controls, Bose sound-system, in-room safe, kitchen with oven, dishwasher and fridge, washer/dryer, hairdryer, ironing board and iron, Nespresso coffee machine and pods, tea-making facilities, free bottled water, robe and slippers, Arran Aromatics toiletries.
Our favourite rooms
The one-bedroom penthouses would be our pick for a stay à deux, and there’s a swish three-bed version with a large kitchen area for hosting bigger groups. But for something extra special, seek out the two-bedroom townhouse – a sort of thespy, romantic older sibling to the Cheval apartments, with its exposed stonework and dramatic drapery. The decor explores more of a traditional, medieval vibe, with its huge stone fireplace and showstopping candlelit bathroom, but modern touches make sure your stay is nothing but comfortable.
Packing tips
Comfortable treads for city sightseeing, particularly for the picturesque, yet steep, trudge back up from New Town to Old.
Also
Be sure to stop by the foyer boutique, with its globe lights and curving marble-topped counter, to browse locally produced chocolates, pre-mixed cocktails, toiletries and more.
Pet‐friendly
Pets are welcome to holiday with you in your Edinburgh home from home. There’s a one-time cleaning fee on check-out: £50 for stays of one to six nights and £120 for stays of seven nights or more. You can borrow animal extras, such as dog beds and treats. See more pet-friendly hotels in Edinburgh.
Children
Luckenbooths has a children’s menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Best for
Children of any age are welcome to stay.
Activities
Edinburgh Castle is pretty exciting for children from toddler age up to early teens – hear the daily gun fire, tour the atmospheric rooms and take the Castle Explorer Quiz. The Real Mary Kings Close, a set of underground spaces and streets that you can tour with an actor guide, is fascinating but probably best for children of seven and over, as is the Edinburgh Dungeon.
Meals
Children’s menus are available at every meal, with favourites like fish and chips, mac and cheese, and fruit salad for lunch and dinner, and a separate cooked breakfast menu with toasted muffins, sourdough and jam, pancakes, fruit bowls and more.
Sustainability efforts
Bathrooms are stocked with large, refillable containers for toiletries, instead of single-use plastics. A smart heating and lighting system helps reduce energy waste across the building in areas that are not in use. This includes the apartments, meaning that if you’re not in, light and heat are automatically conserved. There’s a recycling programme for all paper, cardboard, cans and plastics on site.