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Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood

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Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment | Living room | Flat-screen TV
Deluxe One Bedroom Apartment | Private kitchen | Full-size fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment | Private kitchen | Full-size fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
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Deluxe Open Plan Apartment | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
$364
includes taxes & fees
Jan 4 - Jan 5, 2026

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Abbey Strand, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8DU
  • Place, Palace of Holyroodhouse
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe One Bedroom Apartment | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe One Bedroom Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Open Plan Apartment | Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment | Living room | Flat-screen TV

Deluxe Two Bedroom Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Two Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 5

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Deluxe Open Plan Apartment

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

One Bedroom Apartment

  • Sleeps 3

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About this property

Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood

5-star aparthotel in Abbeyhill
Along with concierge services, this smoke-free aparthotel has dry cleaning and laundry facilities. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and tour/ticket assistance. Each apartment provides a kitchen with a refrigerator, an oven, a stovetop, and a microwave. Conveniences include 2 bathrooms and a sitting area, and guests will appreciate thoughtful touches like an espresso maker and bathrobes.
Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood offers 9 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and espresso makers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Accommodations at this 5-star aparthotel have kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Edinburgh aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood features gift shops/newsstands, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury aparthotel also offers laundry facilities, dry cleaning/laundry services, and express check-in.

Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the apartment: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • 2 private bathrooms
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Separate sitting area

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Laundry

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Laundry facilities

Work spaces

  • Laptop workspace

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • No elevator
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Blackout drapes
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Luggage storage
  • Phone
  • Safe at front desk
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Location highlights

  • In a historical district
  • In the city center

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Security system

General

  • 9 units
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Host will greet you, lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a security system and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

Abbey Strand Apartments Apartment Edinburgh
Abbey Strand Apartments Edinburgh
Abbey Strand s Enburgh
Abbey Strand Apartment at Holyrood
Abbey Strand Apartments at Holyrood
Cheval Abbey Strand Apartments at Holyrood
Cheval Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood Edinburgh
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Abbey Strand Apartments, at Holyrood Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 123 out of 143 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 143 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 143 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 143 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 143 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great. And really helpful reception staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tameron

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right next to Holyrood Castle with a view of the castle and Arthur's Seat right out my window.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Wonderful stay !

Absolutely lovely place to stay with great amenities. I'd recommend to anyone!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a little bit noisy with the traffic which seemed to start rom aroung 4am onwards but the accommodation was excellent and finished to a very high standard
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Chia Chi

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Nice clean apartment next door to Holyrood Palace

Nice apartment at the end of the Royal Mile next door to Holyrood Palace. Very clean and modern with a few caveats. 1) Check in instructions come an hour or so before the 3 pm check in. Email notes code to use to enter premises. There are two doors/gates from the street, and the code should work for both but ours only worked for the right door/gate which was the street entrance to the apt tower (walk down the little hallway tunnel then enter code again on the left at tower). The left door/gate is suppose to be the Lounge/laundry area that all guests can access but I was never able to check as our code didn’t work (I didn’t bother to ask for a new code as we had other issues to fix during our stay noted below). 2) Stairs and not accessible friendly. Just noting that the apartments are mostly in the tower which has a narrow winding staircase. 3) We stayed in Mrs Ludsmen and the one bedroom apt was very nice and clean. However pls note that the toilet was 100% not working (wouldn’t stop running and couldn’t flush until water ran its course which sometimes took a few hours). Other times, it worked fine for a few flushes then would start to run again. They did send someone out to check it out but I never received any info on the issue as we were out sightseeing. When we got back, it worked for 2 flushes and then it stopped working for a few hours. 4) If you need reliable WiFi, I would get your own or use your phone’s cell plan. The free WiFi barely worked no matter time of day.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely flat next door to Holyrood Palace. Close enough to the action but quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

No WIFI but apt is beautiful

We loved this apartment, but if WiFi is at all important to you, be warned that although it is billed as including WiFi, it only worked for us in the building lounge and not in our apartment at all. Beautiful building in beautiful location—nearest neighbor seemed to be the king? It’s right by the palace and across from the parliament building. Very quiet at night but it’s a walk to groceries. Housekeeping every day. Excellent bed but bed in fold out couch could have been better (but we have had worse). Check-in process was a little mysterious because our email with instructions didnt get send until very late morning that day and we had already left our previous accommodation and had no access to email
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mergan

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent, spacious property that has everything you could need. Only issue I had was both smart TV’s was locked out of apps or had apps removed, so could not stream any shows for the kid to keep busy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marni

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely apt to have as a base. Easily walked to bus stops for the hop on hop off buses. Next to Holyrood Palace and Kings Gallery. You might even see protestors at the Scottish Parliament from your window as well as Arthur's seat. Abbey Strand had everything we needed and I would stay longer if I could. They have a wonderful laundry/ common lounge area.
A view from the lounge/ laundry room.
Back of Abbey Strand from the garden.
View of public garden from apt.
View of King's Gallery and Parliament from apt.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stavros A

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Property was impeccable and our stay was very enjoyable. The instructions and explanation of how the property was accessed and setup
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Shara

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
IMPORTANT: I want to give a 4 but I can’t. The space is cute and cozy. 1. We initially had difficulty accessing the apartment and were given the wrong code.Ultimately we got in after about 20 minutes. 2 The remotes didn’t work and one tv was not functions all. We don’t watch tv much but it should work. 3. There is mold in the shower crevices near basin. 4. The bathroom floor has perma-dirt on the otherwise lovely tile. 5. THERE IS A WEEKLY FIRE ALARM on Thursdays (“per the palace”) and no one mentions this terrifying 9 am interruption of calm. Nuts. They treated this as normal. It’s not normal. The hotel is near things (nature & entertainment/food).and in a great location. The other amenities were fine. The support team is polite and swift. The housekeeper will probably smoke outside your window if you face the beautiful garden so mind the windows as she does not care about the influence of her habit upon guests. The client support is offsite so there’s a gap in services. Baggage storage is also offsite but conveniently near both castle and train station. There is no one onsite for such amenities. What’s good: comfy beds, usable kitchen space, private apartment on its own floor, a lovely courtyard, next to palace grounds and a museum, good bath supplies and a wonderful soak tub, and a bit of city view from multiple windows, nice decor and clean space beyond bathrooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tyra

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Hengameh

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nadir, Doha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lueng Ping

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved staying at Abbey Strand! Very historic building but with all modern conveniences. Quiet part of Royal Mile away from noise & traffic but easy walk to anywhere. No air conditioning but temps are generally cooler. Definitely recommend a stay when in Edinburgh.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Not great.

We never got a code to go in. We called the number and it took them 20 minutes to find a code that works. There was no air conditioning. The pull out couch didn’t fit in the room when opened. The hair dryer didn’t work well and the toilet kept running. I called to speaks to a manager but they never called me back.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oonagh

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and beautiful place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolina K

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
We thought the room was really amazing and in just about the best location you could imagine. We had a lot of trouble with instructions such as we received a map for parking and the map had nothing to do with where parking actually would be. We were told there was a common room where we could do laundry, but we never discovered where that common room might be so there were definitely some communications issues With a mysterious person who we would communicate with via messages . We ended up parking very expensively in one place the day we rented a car. We never got the laundry done.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Amazing location and apartment . Would highly recommend and would definitely book again when visiting Edinburgh.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location and pristine A bit small - entrance instructions confusing (double door not gate)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kerry ann

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Only gave 4 stars because the check in process could have been a better experience. Besides this, the place and location are A++. It was 3 of us and we were comfortable and luxurious in the space. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wade

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding location, rooms and grounds!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025