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Motel One Edinburgh-Royal

3.0 star property

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Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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18-21 Market Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1BL
  • Place, Grassmarket
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Mile
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Castle
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪30 min drive‬

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Room (THE ONE) | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace

Room (THE ONE)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(168 reviews)
  • 17 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room (THE ONE with view) | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace

Room (THE ONE with view)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 1 King Bed

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Room (THE ONE for One) | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace

Room (THE ONE for One)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal

This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, express check-out, tour/ticket assistance and a front desk safe are on-site.
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal offers 205 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, and complimentary toiletries. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Royal Mile. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and breakfast (surcharge).
  • Free WiFi
  • Relax with a drink at the lobby lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, multilingual staff and a lift
  • Guests have great things to say about the local sightseeing and the helpful staff
  • Just a 5-minute walk from Royal Mile and 8 minutes on foot from Edinburgh Castle
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Motel One Edinburgh-Royal offers its guests multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area. Public spaces have free WiFi. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Motel One Edinburgh-Royal also features express check-out, a front desk safe, and a lift.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
One Lounge – This lobby lounge only serves light fare.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 13.90 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • One Lounge

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 7 floors
  • Built in 2013
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Contactless check-out

Express check-out available

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Maximum 1 pets
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 6 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

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 continental breakfast: from approximately GBP 13.90 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • One child aged 6 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Edinburgh-Royal Motel One

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal

Motel One Hotel Edinburgh-Royal

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Scotland

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Hotel

Motel One Edinburgh Royal

Motel One Edinburgh Royal

One Edinburgh Royal Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh - Royal Hotel Edinburgh

Motel One Edinburgh-Royal Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 742 out of 1164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 279 out of 1164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 109 out of 1164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 1164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 1164 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Hilton

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Well Located and comfortable beds - rooms a bit on the small Side when 2 of you trying to get ready but all fine. Staff friendly And helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Suzanne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Roxana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love it ! From the location to the general state of the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent location. Close to many key places. Great central location for our visit. Clean and spacious room. Staff was very friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Yes everything and everyone excellent.Hard working,pleasant staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

4/10 Poor

Debby, Milwaukie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Front desk employees were not engaging and pompous. We were both given ada rooms which were bland and had no closets. As it was for only one night, we chose not to complain. But I would never stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was amazing and the room was very comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We were upgraded to a large room with great views
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This hotel was great. The staff was very friendly (front desk and housekeeping), our room was nice and clean, and we really enjoyed staying here. If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in Edinburgh, Motel One is great!
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mauricio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, location, location… quiet!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Chelsee

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, clean room, quiet, cozy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Graden

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Stayed 14 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast being a cheeky add on was disapointing
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Ellis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff were amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cary, Clermont

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff! Clean rooms, across the street from the Christmas market. Couldn’t ask for more.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Alan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location but very average room with spewing marks up the wall by the bed which was slightly off putting.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Joseph

Room comfort was poor. The room was too hot all night with no air movement, and the wall controller did not make any difference. Reception said the hotel controls temperature centrally, so guests have limited or no control in their rooms. If so, why is there a control unit on the wall if it does nothing? Guests should have a clear, working way to control temperature, or at least get proper air movement overnight. No practical solution was offered on the night, so sleep was disrupted. Location is good, but basic comfort needs sorting.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vivienne

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Joanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is ideally situation to be central base for a weekend exploring Edinburgh. In every direction is an attraction or site to see and just minutes from the train station. The room was a lovely big size with a speaking bed. Also nice spacious bathroom. Our room was perfectly clean and tended to daily. One thing missing was a proper wardrobe, the room just had 2 small rails big enough for a couple of items. It was a shame there wasn’t one because there is definitely space in the room for one. It’s not the first time we’ve stayed in a Motel One and we will most likely stay in this chain again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Celeste

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location, location, location! nice hotel we had a great view of the Christmas Market. Perfect location for walking and public transportation nearby!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Georgia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, friendly staff at the bar. Breakfast was good too.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great location, pleasant and welcoming at reception
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is perfect, amazing views, nice staff and the room was nice!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous boutique, Hotel and wonderful breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025