Guest Reviews & Comments
Royal British Hotel near Edinburgh: Edinburgh Hotels
1 Leisure Visit - 30/03/08	100%
Good Points: Nice room, friendly staff and first-class location
2 Group of adult friends - 23/02/08	40%
Good Points: location: ideal for shopping and socialising
Bad Points: room was not very clean, corridors had awful smell,
3 Leisure Visit - 21/02/08	80%
Good Points: Very central and convenient.had everything one could need
Bad Points: very noisy as had room overlooking princes street, but the centrality of the hotel makes up for the noise
Further Comments: Excellent location.Staff friendly and helpful.Room service available. Near many fast food outlets.Directly opposite Waverley Station and 1 minute walk from where city bus tour departs. Check out time is 12noon but you can leave your bags there until later if you need to.
4 Other - 19/02/08	90%
Good Points: The staff where really friendly and helpful. It is also in a prime location
Bad Points: Were not aware of where to go when we first got in
Further Comments: Great place to stay, everything was provided for me with great customer service. Great location and will go again soon.
5 Group of adult friends - 28/11/07	60%
Good Points: where it was and the staff
Bad Points: one of our rooms wasn't very clean and the hair dryer didn't work
Further Comments: it was very noisy, back and front,but apart from that it was OK. it was in a perfect location but good have done with an extra clean. the rooms were dusty.
6 Mature couple - 22/10/07	40%
Good Points: The location was excellent.
Bad Points: I didsliked the fact that the hotel needed updating, it looked like it hadn't been refurbished for years. Also we got a lot of road noise, so found it hard to sleep.
7 Mature couple - 24/06/07	50%
Good Points: location
Bad Points: rooms need updating
Further Comments: staff pleasant our room was at the back of the hotel where it was very noisy.overall though it was nice
8 Mature couple - 24/06/07	50%
Good Points: location
Bad Points: rooms need updating
Further Comments: staff pleasant our room was at the back of the hotel where it was very noisy.overall though it was nice
9 Business Trip - 26/05/07	60%
10 Business Trip - 19/05/07	90%
11 Mature couple - 17/05/07	90%
Good Points: Very comfortable, traditional furnishings, excellent view of Princes Street, no noise from adjoinig rooms, staff very helpful.
Further Comments: It was good to stay somewhere with character and atmosphere where requests were dealt with promptly by the staff. Thoroughly enjoyable.
12 Mature couple - 17/05/07	90%
Good Points: Very comfortable, traditional furnishings, excellent view of Princes Street, no noise from adjoinig rooms, staff very helpful.
Further Comments: It was good to stay somewhere with character and atmosphere where requests were dealt with promptly by the staff. Thoroughly enjoyable.
13 Young couple - 15/05/07	90%
Good Points: All the staff were very polite and helpful.
Bad Points: No sky TV
14 Same sex couple - 09/05/07	90%
Good Points: Staff were very helpful and polite
Bad Points: It was showing it's age as far as the accomodation was concerned. But at the end of the day I see a hotel as a place to sleep rather than a place to live, everything was spotlessly clean.
Further Comments: Excellently situated at the top of Princes Street, value for money considering the location. As long as you are not planning on spending your whole time in the room then you will find it a good place to stay.
15 Same sex couple - 09/05/07	90%
Good Points: Staff were very helpful and polite
Bad Points: It was showing it's age as far as the accomodation was concerned. But at the end of the day I see a hotel as a place to sleep rather than a place to live, everything was spotlessly clean.
Further Comments: Excellently situated at the top of Princes Street, value for money considering the location. As long as you are not planning on spending your whole time in the room then you will find it a good place to stay.
16 Business Trip - 24/04/07	80%
Good Points: Excellent location, right across from Waverly station. Friendly staff, room was decent sized, great for a budget hotel.
Bad Points: Shower was almost too small.
Further Comments: This hotel was good value for money - my room was quiet, clean, easy to access w/lift, and had wireless internet available (not free). Staff were friendly and helpful, I could dial national and international numbers direct from my room; laundry service was prompt. Easily recommended. I had a room only - I did have a full breakfast at the hotel one day, felt that breakfast was ok but not great.
17 Business Trip - 24/04/07	80%
Good Points: Excellent location, right across from Waverly station. Friendly staff, room was decent sized, great for a budget hotel.
Bad Points: Shower was almost too small.
Further Comments: This hotel was good value for money - my room was quiet, clean, easy to access w/lift, and had wireless internet available (not free). Staff were friendly and helpful, I could dial national and international numbers direct from my room; laundry service was prompt. Easily recommended. I had a room only - I did have a full breakfast at the hotel one day, felt that breakfast was ok but not great.
18 Leisure Visit - 24/04/07	60%
Good Points: Location
Bad Points: Size of room. Shower was difficult to operate.
Further Comments: It was an adequate room given its prome location in Central Edinburgh. I commented a couple of times about the shower: each time my complaint was investigated promptly and with a reasonable degree of courtesy. I certainly got the impression that if anything was unsatisfactory, they would attend to the matter.
19 Leisure Visit - 24/04/07	60%
Good Points: Location
Bad Points: Size of room. Shower was difficult to operate.
Further Comments: It was an adequate room given its prome location in Central Edinburgh. I commented a couple of times about the shower: each time my complaint was investigated promptly and with a reasonable degree of courtesy. I certainly got the impression that if anything was unsatisfactory, they would attend to the matter.
20 Same sex couple - 14/04/07	70%
Good Points: It's close to the trainstation. We were on transit from the Edinburgh Airport to Loch Lomond
Bad Points: It was a bit old-fashioned. The bed were OK, but the furniture in the suite were very old and ugly (for us it wasn't that important though)
Further Comments: It was unclear how long the bar of the hotel was open. And the person behind the counter gave us not a very welcoming service. But that could be due to the loud, irritatingly drunk american people sitting in the lounge...
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