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Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront by IHG

3.0 star property

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Property entrance
Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed (with Free Hot Breakfast) | Room amenity
Free daily self-serve breakfast
Property amenity
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
  • Bar
$74
includes taxes & fees
Jan 8 - Jan 9, 2026

Explore the area

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Britannia Way, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH6 6JJ
  • Place, Edinburgh Port
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Yacht Britannia
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(46 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room (with Free Hot Breakfast)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds (with Free Hot Breakfast)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(41 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(77 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed, Accessible (with Free Hot Breakfast)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(20 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, laptop workspace, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed (with Free Hot Breakfast)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront by IHG

3-star hotel in Leith
Along with a bar/lounge, this smoke-free hotel has a coffee shop/cafe and self parking. Free self-serve breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a 24-hour front desk, and a TV in a common area are onsite.
Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront by IHG offers 145 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch LED televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The hotel offers a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Edinburgh hotel also offers a vending machine, coffee/tea in a common area, and a front-desk safe. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).

Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront by IHG is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 10 per night)
  • Limited onsite self parking

Food and drink

  • Free self-serve breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room crib

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator (43 inch wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Built in 1999
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 30 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 30 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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, debit cards, and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

National rating

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

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 512 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 322 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 114 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 1001 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet atmosphere of Suberb outside the busy city with a convenient easy to use tram and on the route of the hop on hop off tour bus. Great place to stay for a couple of days exploring the city. Breakfast had a good selection of hot and cold and was typical of continental breakfasts offered by large chain establishments.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

kuldeep

Traveled with partner
Very convenient location, friendly staff , excellent service We enjoyed our stay
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

LORNA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will be back

Clean and tidy. Nice staff not always knowledgable about the locality. Appreciate this can be difficult. Main lift out of order and not repaired while we were there
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Surrounding area easily accessible, links into city centre easy and value for money. Room was clean and staff were available and helpful at all times. In my opinion the breakfast was not value for cost of room. Dining room staff were helpful at all times but food was not best quality, fuit juice, eggs, lack of fresh coffee, purely instant from a machine.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ena

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly and helpful staff for a chain hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Caris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room, convenient to tram station to go into Edinburgh
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Timothy

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

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff , very friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

cheryl

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
rooms were not cleaned mold on bathroom floor beds never made. Did get clean towels. slippery shower no phone in room no dressers no refrig or even ice bucket. Had to get a glass of ice from bar. Limited bar choice. Breakfast was ok. Staff was very pleasant and accommodating. No issue with staff at desk. Disappointed with this Holiday Inn Express stayed at others far nicer
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Richelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff is nice inside can use a serious reno
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was suitable for walking to the restaurants nearby
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pronab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Diane, Pittsfield

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location was convenient to the Royal Britannica yacht, beds were comfortable, staff was pleasant and helpful. Breakfast could use improvement.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was always very helpful, room was very clean. It was just a few minutes from the tram or buses. Free breakfast was wonderful!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jackie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location,secure and staff friendly and helpful. Excellent service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, excellent staff, quiet comfortable rooms. Not much around, it is a bit of a distance to the city centre but the hotel itself is nice and affordable for the city, it’s an easy tram ride to the centre
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

victor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything was great
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Erel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The air conditioning is noisy and can't be turned off (turns itself back on!), toilet wouldn't flush. Staff are responsive and resolve issues. Breakfast very good.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Shahzaib

Liked: Amenities
Rooms are very tight
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

jimmie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Would stay again

The hotel staff was very lovely when checking in. We had a good chat about being foreign travellers and they ended up letting us stay in the car park for free for 2 nights. Amazing kindness. We also upon check out forgot our shampoo and they kept it for us cause we were going to come back through on our way back to London. The hotel staff was very nice and our rooms were cleaned every day. Upon check in our sheets were not the cleanest and the staff promptly check our bedding and replaced it. I didn't mind changing the sheets myself as they didnt' have staff there that late which was fine. As long as I had clean sheets. Loved how close the train was to downtown.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Donald

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed staying here. Great staff and the breakfast was very nice. Room was on the small size but to be expected in the UK and high price because of peak season. Didn’t spend my days in the room and the bed was good so I was happy.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025