Royal Terrace Hotel

Edinburgh is one of those cities near enough for us to visit for a weekend, and with enough attractions and shops to keep us all busy. So, we tend to go a couple of times a year. I usually book online, and because I don't know the city well, it's usually a bit of a feat finding the hotel. Last time we went, our hotel was very difficult to find, and because it was at the opposite side of the city to "our side" (Newcastle side), we had to negotiate the city centre- not good for anyone who doesn't know the city. This hotel, by contrast, was incredibly easy to find. Armed with my route finder directions, we set off, and it seemed that no ...  Read the complete review

The Royal Terrace Hotel is a member of the Principal Hotels chain. It is located in the Royal Terrace which you will find on the other side of the mount (the one with the Grecian folly on top of it) at the end of Princes Street. This is more or less in the centre of a row of Georgian terraced properties. It is ideally located for access to the sites and attractions of the city. The views from the rooms at the front of the hotel are spectacular, overlooking, as they do, the city and the Firth of Forth beyond. The views at the rear are less overwhelming, overlooking only the hotel’s gardens. One drawback is that it has no car park but, overnight ...  Read the complete review