--- title: "Hotels in Edinburgh: compare the best places to stay" description: "Compare 733 hotels in Edinburgh, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head." url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/ language: en source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com) retrieved: 2026-10-11 --- # Where to stay in Edinburgh Edinburgh has 733 places to stay in our index. 217 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5. - **places to stay:** 733 - **ranked by guests:** 217 - **average rating:** 8.5 - **5-star hotels:** 40 - [5-star hotels 18](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/luxury/) - [Hotels with a pool 13](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/pool/) - [Spa hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/spa/) - [Hotels with free parking 46](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/free-parking/) - [Pet-friendly hotels 6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/pets/) - [Hotels near the airport 16](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/airport/) - [Central hotels 126](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/central/) - [Top-rated budget stays 61](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/budget/) ## Good to know about hotels in Edinburgh - **Best-rated hotel:** [Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/old-town-chambers-autograph-collection-edinburgh/) - **Area with most hotels:** Old Town - **Average guest rating:** 8.5 - **Hotels with a pool:** 13 - **Average walk grade:** 78/100 - **5-star hotels:** 40 ## Areas of Edinburgh Where the hotels are and how guests rate them. - [**Old Town** 37 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Old+Town) - [**West End** 35 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=West+End) - [**Southside** 27 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Southside) - [**Tollcross** 22 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Tollcross) - [**New Town/Broughton** 13 hotels, 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=New+Town%2FBroughton) - [**Greenside** 12 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Greenside) - [**Leith Central** 10 hotels, 8.0](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Leith+Central) - [**The Mound** 8 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=The+Mound) - [**Murrayfield** 5 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Murrayfield) - [**New Town** 5 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=New+Town) - [**Leith Links** 4 hotels, 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=Leith+Links) - [**South Queensferry** 3 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?area=South+Queensferry) ## All hotels in Edinburgh Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews. [Next page](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/?page=2) ## Popular match-ups in Edinburgh - [**Ibis Edinburgh South Bridge Hotel** *vs* **Ten Hill Place** Edinburgh, 8.5 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ibis-edinburgh-south-bridge-hotel-edinburgh-vs-ten-hill-place-edinburgh/) - [**a&o Edinburgh City** *vs* **St Christopher’s Inn Edinburgh - Original** Edinburgh, 8.0 / 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/a-o-edinburgh-city-edinburgh-vs-st-christopher-s-inn-edinburgh-original-edinburgh/) - [**Britannia Hotel Edinburgh** *vs* **Murrayfield Hotel & House** Edinburgh, 6.3 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/britannia-hotel-edinburgh-edinburgh-vs-murrayfield-hotel-house-edinburgh/) - [**Britannia Hotel Edinburgh** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West By IHG** Edinburgh, 6.3 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/britannia-hotel-edinburgh-edinburgh-vs-holiday-inn-express-edinburgh-city-west-by-ihg-edinburgh/) - [**Britannia Hotel Edinburgh** *vs* **Travelodge Edinburgh Haymarket** Edinburgh, 6.3 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/britannia-hotel-edinburgh-edinburgh-vs-travelodge-edinburgh-haymarket-edinburgh/) - [**EDEN LOCKE** *vs* **Four Points Flex by Sheraton Edinburgh** Edinburgh, 9.3 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/eden-locke-edinburgh-vs-four-points-flex-by-sheraton-edinburgh-edinburgh/) - [**Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection** *vs* **The Scotsman Hotel** Edinburgh, 9.4 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/old-town-chambers-autograph-collection-edinburgh-vs-the-scotsman-hotel-edinburgh/) - [**Britannia Hotel Edinburgh** *vs* **Hapimag Resort Edinburgh** Edinburgh, 6.3 / 9.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/britannia-hotel-edinburgh-edinburgh-vs-hapimag-resort-edinburgh-edinburgh/) ## FAQ: Edinburgh ### What is the best-rated hotel in Edinburgh? By StayVersus score, Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection is the best-rated hotel in Edinburgh, with a guest rating of 9.4 from 904 reviews. ### Which area of Edinburgh has the most hotels? Old Town has the most, with 37 rated places to stay. ### How many 5-star hotels are there in Edinburgh? We list 40 5-star hotels in Edinburgh. --- Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/edinburgh/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/