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title: "Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, Edinburgh | StayVersus"
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Hotel · ★★★★★ · Preferred Hotel Group
# Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

Old Town, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

8.9 ·  Excellent 18 reviews ·  #81 #81 of 216 in Edinburgh ·  9.4 Location score
## About Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is a hotel in Old Town, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. It holds a 5-star rating. Guests rate it 8.9 out of 10 across 18 reviews. It is 160 m from the centre of Edinburgh. The nearest airport, Edinburgh Airport (EDI), is 11 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★★

- **Rooms:** 99

- **Chain:** Preferred Hotel Group

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 99

1 India Buildings Victoria Street [virginhotels.com](https://virginhotels.com/edinburgh/)

## How Virgin Hotels Edinburgh scores

Better rated than 61% of hotels in Edinburgh

-   Guest rating **8.9**
-   Location **9.4**
-   Beach access **0.0**
-   Public transport **9.0**

Edinburgh average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.4**/10

- **Walk grade:** **100**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **40**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Wardie Bay Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Newcastle Train Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">340 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Edinburgh Airport (EDI)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">25 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Edinburgh</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">160 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Scottish Genealogy Society40 m
-   Camera Obscura and World of Illusions110 m
-   Covenanters' Memorial110 m
-   Rainy Hall110 m
-   The Writers Museum110 m
-   The Scotch Whisky Experience120 m

### Compare

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## Questions about Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

### How do guests rate Virgin Hotels Edinburgh?

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh has a guest rating of 8.9 out of 10 from 18 reviews, which is better than 61% of rated hotels in Edinburgh.

### How far is Virgin Hotels Edinburgh from the airport?

The nearest airport, Edinburgh Airport (EDI), is 11 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Virgin Hotels Edinburgh have?

Virgin Hotels Edinburgh has 99 rooms.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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