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Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

5.0 star property
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Rooftop terrace
2 restaurants, breakfast served
Coffee service
Castle View King Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Exterior

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning

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1 India Buildings, Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EX
  • Grassmarket
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Princes Street
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪27 min drive‬
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Sir Richard's Flat | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Sir Richard's Flat

  • 73 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Grand Chamber King | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Grand Chamber King

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Eve Branson Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Eve Branson Suite

  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Chamber King Balcony | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Chamber King Balcony

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Ted's Suite | Living room | Smart TV

Ted's Suite

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Grand Chamber Junior Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Grand Chamber Junior Suite

  • 44 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Chamber King

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Chamber King Castle View | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Chamber King Castle View

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Chamber King Accessible

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Castle View King Suite

  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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

Grand Chamber Queen Suite

  • 43 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family King Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Family King Suite

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 King Bed

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

Chamber Twin

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Chamber King Patio/Terrace | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Chamber King Patio/Terrace

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Kasbah Tamadot Suite | Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Kasbah Tamadot Suite

  • 44 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

Family Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

Luxury hotel with 2 restaurants and 24-hour fitness centre
Along with 2 restaurants, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour fitness centre and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include valet parking, concierge services and dry cleaning.
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh offers 222 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and an iron/ironing board. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness centre.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Royal Mile. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus 2 restaurants and a 24-hour gym. This property offers pet-friendly amenities, such as food and water bowls.
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)) and wired Internet
  • Enjoy a meal at the family restaurant or drinks at the cocktail bar
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Valet parking available for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the cleanliness, comfy beds and overall comfort
  • Steps from Grassmarket and 5 minutes on foot from University of Edinburgh
  • Pets welcome free of charge
  • Pet-friendly amenities are available, including food and water bowls
There are 2 restaurants on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A 24-hour fitness centre, multilingual staff, and concierge services are also featured at the luxury Virgin Hotels Edinburgh. Parking is available for a fee.

This 5-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Commons Club Restaurant – This restaurant only serves dinner. Reservations are required.
Commons Club Bar – This cocktail bar only serves light fare. Open daily.
Eve – This family restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open daily.

Languages

Bulgarian, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Offsite parking available (GBP 15 per day)
  • Valet parking on site (GBP 40 per night)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: GBP 25 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Commons Club Bar
  • Commons Club Restaurant
  • Eve

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym

Family friendly

  • Free cot

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free
  • Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 50.0 per day.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately GBP 25.00 per person
  • Valet parking fee: GBP 40.0 per night
  • Off site parking fee: GBP 15 per day (1 mi away)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 50.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh Hotel
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh Edinburgh
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh Hotel Edinburgh

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 850 out of 1089 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 138 out of 1089 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 67 out of 1089 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 1089 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 1089 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lauren

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

Very good overall

The hotel and hotel room were lovely and clean with high quality fittings and fixtures. The bed and pillows were very comfortable. Our room had locked patio doors with no balcony which was a bit odd so it would've been nice to have the option to open a window slightly. Also the TV casting didn't work and also the guide wasn't working properly so none of the programmes on the TV channels were displaying. I also wish the mini bar fridge contained a carton of milk as opposed to UHT pots on the side. Breakfast was included in our stay and was very good and had very efficient service. All staff were very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chelsea

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

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

Beautiful property with generally excellent servce

Service at the hotel was almost universally superb. The concierge and front desk were especially excellent. The only glaring exception was the breakfast service at the Eve restaurant. The service there was terrible.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

JOANNE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is a unique property in a great location with good facilities. The rooms are modern and clean but extremely small and our so-called castle view room looked out of the staircase of the building opposite with a distant view of Edinburgh castle if you stood in the corner of the room and looked diagonally through the small glass door! Although I appreciated the location, the room was very over-priced for the size and limited view. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the visit though were the rather aloof and unhelpful staff. The front desk was usually manned by 2-4 people who stood and chatted among themselves but never interacted with us. They seemed more interested in looking cool than helping guests.Likewise the concierge always seemed to have 2 people standing there who were busy talking to each other but didn't greet guests. The one good interaction I had was with a barman / server in the Eve restaurant who was helpful and friendly and volunteered to carry our meal upstairs even though I came down to order in person. I was also helped by a member of staff after I left behind eyeglasses which needed to be mailed back to me. Overall I was disappointed by the stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel, loved everything about it
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic hotel, 5 star all round, great rooms and common areas, staff were amazing too, our second stay and will definitely be returning soon!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

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

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

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

10/10 Excellent

Michal

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

Great!

Excellent location, pristine condition, tasteful furnishings, friendly staff. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel 5* Definitely go back again
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, well appointed rooms, comfortable, and stylish. Helpful, friendly and professional staff. Lovely stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the property and the rooms. They should work in the check in. Not great to have to wait after a long flight
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Veronika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel in a great location! Some small issues with some staff (concierge pointing us to the exit and not helping when we were noticeably struggling with luggage, concierge telling us he had no idea where we could go hear Scottish music and walking away from us, having to chase down a server to order breakfast each morning, hotel staff telling us we couldn’t ride with them in the elevator even though there was room, front desk locking us out of our room at 11am even though they told us we had late checkout at 2pm ), but when we pointed it out to them they corrected the issues. Other staff including the doorman and housekeeping were exceptional! Recommend they tell guests that they test the fire alarms every Monday between 10-11am. Fortunately housekeeping staff stopped us as we were running out of the hotel because the alarm was going off.
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

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

Great hotel and brand and well located

Amazing hotel. Well located excellent staff and the quirkiness of the Virgin brand follows it through. Commons club restaurant chefs table was worth doing amazing experience
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is as warm and helpful as imaginable! It’s all about the people and they were great!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne Marie, Telluride

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in old town, the whole staff is professional and friendly. The room and amenities were modern and perfect for us. We love the attention to hospitality at Virgin!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

mandeep

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was amazing Amazing location Swanky vibe
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was my favorite hotel I’ve ever stayed at. Exactly where you want to stay in Edinburgh with walking distance to everything. The room was large and design so nice. We loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Nice hotel and friendly staff. Would choose again …
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location, very quaint. Accessibility was good. Room was pleasant...but struggled to get wifi connection with Three mobile but O2 connection worked. Had a little bit of an issue with food trying to order lactose and gluten free foods was difficult and their options precluded one but not both which made it difficult they sent a rocket salad with rocket and cheese which had lactose. If eating out this wouldn't be an issue. They had a DJ for hogmanay but didn't give it enough Scottish Hogmanay Emphasis only counted fown the last 15 sconds and then straight into ABBA songs....fine if I was in Sweden but I felt it could have had a stronger scottish theme from the DJ and the crowd looked a little "Is that It?"
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Rooms were REALLY small and our room was remote and loud. Staff were lovely but for a 5 star hotel I expect more.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Lorraine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024