Radisson Sas Edinburgh

I booked this hotel based on the previous reviews and I was extremely dissapointed! We stayed in 2 rooms as we are a family of 4 and both rooms were small and absolutely filthy! The sheets did not appear to have been changed from the previous guests (yuck)! We insisted that housekeeping provide at least a fresh set but even the replacements were a bit dodgy! As we discovered, there are other hotel choices in the same general area and I would advise choosing one of them!

Nice spacious, clean room, nicely decorated and furnished. Excellent location on the Royal Mile. Self service breakfast with huge and tasty selection of cooked and cold items. A convenient touch was an ice machine in the corridor. A little pricey at ?100 per night double with breakfast but would stay here again.

Arrived at hotel at 9am and was very pleased that our room was ready for us - the public areas in the hotel led us to think we had chosen well. However, our room was somewhat disappointing - strange smell - bed far too soft and up against a wall - and the bathroom and the bedroom both seemed to need some refurbishment. The leisure facilities also were disappointing - pool is very small and saunas are contained within the changing rooms - strange! Breakfast was excellent, a good variety of food, with very relaxed service-we took a leisurely hour to eat ours. One thing we could not fault was the location which was excellent! Edinburgh is a beautiful city - we walked round most of it. Do not bother with the bus tours - they are an absolute rip-off as you could walk the entire route in less than an hour. The Castle is an excellent day out - real value for money. Also Holyrood Palace (which includes an audio commentary). Take the time to explore all the little alleyways in the Old Town, and walk a few streets back from Princes Street in the New town - the streets are full of beautiful Georgian terraces. If you like good pub grub, try The World's End in the Royal Mile, but be warned - it gets very busy! We spent a hugely enjoyable four days there - go and enjoy!!

I spent three nights at the Radisson, former Crowne Plaza. The hotel's

location is excellent on the Royal Mile. Check their website for AAA

and Senior Rates. I paid about 71 pounds per night, included tax but no

breakfast. This is an excellent rate given the dollar's decline. I

would reconsider this hotel at a higher price. The room was large, with

two twin beds, refrigerator and very clean.

The only problem was the ultra soft bed. It did not have a regular mattress but a stuffed or padded type comforter where a mattress would be located.



In the summer time, I would ask for a room that did not face a side street that had a pub that generated some noise at closing time. I believe that there is no air conditioning but the windows do open.



The food prices were very expensive and I did not eat at the hotel.

Stayed in the Crowne Plaza, Edinburgh. Lovely hotel, great location, easy walking distance to castle and Princess Street. Would definately use again.

We stayed three nights at this great hotel. There are a range of services to take adavantage of at the hotel. THe font desk staff is very helpful. The location is great, right on the Royal Mile, not too far from the train station or Rose Ln. We had a light in the bathroom go out, and someone was sent up right away and fixed it within minutes.

I would definitely recommend the Crowne Plaza.

Snotty Front Desk, Tiny Hot Rooms, Poor Service, Expected this to be 2 night highlight of trip to Scotland. Rude, Nasty, and not helpful at all. Waste of money-Stay some place else. Only good thing is the location-the staff stink.

I stayed at the crowne palace from sunday - wednesday June 8-11th check-in was a long time as the weekend group were departing from saturday night out! The rooms were very clean & a good size. I thought the location was great as you could walk to the right & be at Hoolyrood palace & to the left go to the castle.

Outside the front door are many pubs & restaurants. You are a 2 block walk from the main shoping strip and bus depot. The only draw back to this hotel were the ultrasoft beds. Beware if you have a bad back. The hotel was an excellent buy for the price.

When I made my reservation, I asked if they had any 'specials' - they reduced the room rate by 60GBP/night, added free breakfasts every day, added 2 free dinners, added a free bottle of wine and chocolates, and added a free city tour. The best location in town - right on the Royal Mile. The staff went out of their way to be friendly and helpful. Our only complaint was that we had a saggy bed - so ask for twins. Excellent value for your money.

After having an awful experience at a B&B in Edinburgh, we picked up the phonebook and found the Crowne Plaza in Edinburgh. It's in a great location with shopping all around and easy to get to all of the sites in Edinburgh (easy walking distance). The staff was extremely friendly (couldn't say that for the B&B we stayed at). I'd recommend this hotel to anyone going to Edinburgh.