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The Place

Property class: 4

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A grand entrance with a large, ornate doorway, flanked by two black gates.
A reception area with a wooden reception desk, a wall-mounted sign reading "The Place," and a seating area with blue chairs.
A bar area with a wooden counter, bar stools, and a variety of bottles. There are tables and chairs for seating.
An outdoor lounge area with wicker furniture, tables, and chairs.
A restaurant with wooden flooring, tables, chairs, and pendant lighting.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $224
$177 nightly
$224 total
Total with taxes and fees
Oct 5 - Oct 6

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34-38 York Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3HU
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Andrew Square
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪31 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a bathroom.

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a bedside table with a phone, a wooden wardrobe, a bathroom with a sink, and a window with curtains.

Single Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(17 reviews)
  • 108 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a chair. There is a bathroom with a toilet and a sink.

Standard Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(25 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a desk, a chair, and a sofa.

Standard Twin Room (Lower Ground)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two armchairs, a round table, and a view of the outdoors through large windows.

Superior Double or Twin Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(20 reviews)
  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, bedside table, chair, and a skylight.

Cosy Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(41 reviews)
  • 108 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a chair, a small table, and a wooden wardrobe.

Suite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, bedside table, lamp, and a painting on the wall.

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a round table, and a mirror.

Standard Twin Room (Lower Ground)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with two beds, a nightstand, a lamp, and large windows with a view of a brick building.

Apartment

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1023 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Edinburgh

A stay at The Place places you in the heart of Edinburgh, within a 10-minute walk of George Street and Princes Street. .This boutique hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Royal Mile and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Edinburgh Castle.

What's nearby

  • Princes Street - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • St. Andrew Square - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • George Street - 6 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Royal Mile - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 5 min walk
  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - 7 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pho Edinburgh - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪John Lewis Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Black Sheep Coffee - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Barony Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Conan Doyle - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Place

The Place offers 47 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 47 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at The Place serving guests of The Place. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and luggage storage.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Place - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 26 per day)

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • The Place

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2011
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Some LED lighting used
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 35
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 70 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 15.95 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 26 per day (328 ft away)
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 35 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 70 per night

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Place Edinburgh
Place Hotel Edinburgh
The Place Hotel
The Place Edinburgh
The Place Hotel Edinburgh

The Place Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 514 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 339 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 98 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 13 out of 1002 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best stay of our trip so far.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was comfortable, very clean, so close to bus station, lovely decor, the staff were very pleasant, would stay again, highly recommended 😀
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lissette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with a staff that will gi above and beyond to make sure your stay is great 😁 Thank you Would stay here again and highly recommend it to anyone
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Leo

V good stay and location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, nice friendly staff with easy check in and out.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view, clean and spacious!
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel room, located very close to the central bus station, which was important to us. Front desk staff were friendly and looked after our luggage for a few hours too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a really great stay at The Place. Good location, room was amazing and staff were really friendly and helpful. We loved it and would go back in a second.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was wonderful, clean and spacious with all amenities required to make our stay extemely comfortable and enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness
The hotel was very good, quiet comfortable, close to everything and half price of the Hilton
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is clean and had everything We needed for the stay.Close to everything and worth our money!We will book again next time😍
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent accommodation, friendly staff, all amenities in the room and the bedding was the best
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean room, nice staff breakfast was expensive so we didn't add it on
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, spotless room, super comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay, prime location, friendly staff and a really nice breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fantastic room and great staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Hotel. Will be back! Thank you
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Valentin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
friendly staff, clean room, good price
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice reception and bar area. The room was functional but have stayed in nicer/cosier rooms for less cost.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, nice hotel, great location!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly helpful staff, room clean and cosy, bar comfortable and prices fair.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, central to Edinburgh would book again.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was the perfect hotel for our 2 days there !
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ava Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, staff were all lovely and easy check-in
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

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