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Novotel Edinburgh Centre

4.0 star property

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Suite, 1 Queen Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Gym
$223
includes taxes & fees
Oct 5 - Oct 6

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80 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9DE
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • University of Edinburgh
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Princes Street
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(47 reviews)
  • 296 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • 237 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed

7.4 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)
  • 296 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(65 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Room, 1 Queen Bed with Sofa bed (Castle view)

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 291 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Family Room, 1 Double Bed with Sofa bed

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Suite, 1 Queen Bed | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Suite, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Novotel Edinburgh Centre

4-star hotel in Old Town Edinburgh
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a fitness center. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a sauna are onsite. Change of towels is available on request.
Novotel Edinburgh Centre offers 180 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Digital television is provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
In addition to an indoor pool, Novotel Edinburgh Centre provides a sauna and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This 4-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 786 square feet (73 square meters) include a conference center. This eco-certified hotel also offers multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).

Novotel Edinburgh Centre is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The TAP Bar & Kitchen - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Offsite parking within 0.3 miles (GBP 22 per day); discounts available
  • Self parking on site (GBP 22 per night)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 18 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • The TAP Bar & Kitchen

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Mini-fridge
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference center (786 square feet of space)
  • Meeting rooms

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
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 55-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Mini-fridge
  • Minibar

More

  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 15 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 18 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 22 per night
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 22 per day (1640 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • 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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

Pool access available from 7 AM to 10 PM
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
Parking height restrictions apply
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

Novotel Edinburgh Centre
Novotel Hotel Edinburgh Centre
Accor Edinburgh Centre
Edinburgh Novotel
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Hotel Edinburgh
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Scotland
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Hotel
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Hotel
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Edinburgh
Novotel Edinburgh Centre Hotel Edinburgh

Novotel Edinburgh Centre Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 492 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 303 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 60 out of 1005 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 1005 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lira

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel stay was excellent, clean , comfortable and staff very helpful . The breakfast was superb . Will definitely be staying there again 👍
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Barry

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Typical City Centre hotel. No view from window, may as well not have had one. Sauna and Pool were good. Didn’t do breakfast as it was too expensive. Found local cafes for that 👍🙂
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristopher

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

4/10 Poor

Peter

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
location
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sajaa

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Hope

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a hotel. Parking was nothing short or interesting. It’s centrally located. Easy walk to many places. The room was a bit cut up but still livable. Lovely coffee service. Good shower.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

frank, PLEASANTON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First two nights we stayed in an executive suite wonderful, good location, beautiful views of the castle. We moved as part of a tour to a much smaller room with a leaky overhead shower head Biggest drawback was the lack of air-conditioning hotel was stifiling hot every night.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is in a good spot to check out Edinburgh and is close to the hop on hop off bus. There is a pool and a hot tub so bring a bathing suit. They also have a decent breakfast, I thought it was a little high but they have a waffle maker. Places in town close around 10/11pm so late night food options are slim. No individual room temperature control.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The only comment that I would make was the carpet was stained in several areas. Other our stay was great and the was so convenient.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely rooms and spacious. The location was central to Edinburgh which made most attractions in walking distance. Staff were very nice and helpful too.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Cynthia, Doral

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
AC was a miss
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

BRIAN

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place in the heart of old town!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Almuth

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and room immaculate and clean. Pool a bonus too! But go at quiet times because it's very small. Only gripe is that windows don't open and hard to control temperature in room - we were boiling at night 😔
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

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

Clean, comfortable, and friendly

Very comfortable stay and extremely helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean and quiet hotel would definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Francisca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
We really liked the room and the area where it is was really convenient, at walking distance from the castle and the old town. However, we couldn't have access to the pool in the two days we stayed. The first day we were told that only 16 people had access at a time and that there was a waiting list and then the day after it was closed, as apparently the pool gets cleaned on Thursdays . Additionally, the restaurant doesn't open until 7am for breakfast, which is unusual, considering other lower badget hotals usually offer breakfast from 6am. Since we had paid in advance for breakfast, but we had to leave by 6.30am to catch our flight, the hotel gave us what was meant to be a take away breakfast. These were a joke, particularly mine, being a celiac. They consisted in all liquids and a banana. Oh I forgot, and a little packet of cornflakes , not quite sure how was i meant to have them...maybe pour the milk inside the packet? Their GF food selection really needs to improve in their restaurant too. Overall, an ok and convenient stay, but not the best in my experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veerat

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is newer and the facilities are really good. We didn’t know but there is a superb indoor pool so bring your swimsuits. Highly recommend and we would stay here again!!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Nazrul

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel. Small pool and an even smaller gym but still handy to have. Very good location. 5 mins walk from the castle and just a min away from the high road with shops and lots of eateries. Beds were comfortable including the sofa bed which was a pleasant surprise. My main complaint was with the bathroom/toilet. The room had a separate w/c but it didn’t have a sink in it and the door didnt have a lock. The bathroom didn't have a lock either and there was a big gap where the door closed which meant that there was hardly any privacy in the bathroom. Bathrooms with no locks seems to be a trend nowadays and its one that I don't understand. When I'm using the facilities I don't want people to be able to watch! Even if they are family! I don't get why a lock can't be installed and anyone who wants to keep their doors open can still do that. Other than that the rest of the hotel was fine. Breakfast was ok but did have a waffle maker which was good for the kids.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lorilynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the experience was good. We didn’t really understand their pool rules and they gave our staff a hard time because one of the 3 chaperones stepped out of the pool area even though we explained there were 2 chaperones there for 5 kids! Layout of hotel was nice and walking distance to many places. I wasn’t very impressed with the see through showers though. I guess that’s a thing!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025