Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West By Ihg

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Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West By Ihg
Offering a vending machine and a lift, the 3-star Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West, An Ihg Hotel is located nearly a 10-minute drive from the historic fortress "Edinburgh Castle". A private parking garage is available on site.
Situated within 25 minutes' walk of Edinburgh Gin Distillery, this inn also gives access to such sports venues as BT Murrayfield Stadium, which is 2.5 km away. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is around 2 km from the hotel and Edinburgh airport is 15 km away. The accommodation is located a short distance from Craigleith Retail Park in Edinburgh. Blinkbonny Terrace bus stop is at a distance of within 10 minutes' walk of Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West, An Ihg Hotel.
There are 101 rooms featuring ironing facilities and climate control, as well as modern amenities like a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. A walk-in shower and a separate toilet, along with such comforts as a hair dryer and bath sheets are also at guests' disposal.
There is a business centre available for corporate travellers.
The Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West, An Ihg offers on-site breakfast in the restaurant. The accommodation is in the vicinity of the fast food restaurant KFC.
Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- 24-hour services
- Express check-in/ -out
- On-site Dining
- Child-friendly
- Wheelchair access
- Air conditioning
- Pets
Facilities
- No smoking on site
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- Express check-in/ -out
- Pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Wheelchair access
- Security
- Luggage storage
- Allergy-free rooms
- Lift
- Vending machines
- Smoke detectors
- Toilet for disabled
- Bathroom for disabled
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- Electric kettle
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Picnic area/ Tables
- Special diet menus
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
- Housekeeping
- Welcome drink
- Fax/Photocopying
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Free toiletries
- Sink
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Cots
- Children's buffet
- Children's play area
- Carpeted floor
Policy
Map
Local Attractions
Attractions
- Excel Sports Academy (1 km)
- Edinburgh Castle (2.8 km)
- Blackhall Mosque (1.1 km)
- Royal Victoria Hospital (900 m)
- Murrayfield Golf Club Ltd (800 m)
- The Chaplaincy (900 m)
- Church of the Good Shepherd (1 km)
- Maddie and Marks (500 m)
- Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art (1.3 km)
Airports
- Edinburgh (12 km)
Train stations
- Edinburgh Waverley station (3.4 km)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Richard
2024-06-09
Extremely convenient and excellent value place. Comfortable bed, stylish room with a splendid view over the sea and the city. Professional and well-trained staff at reception desk and residential location. Convenient base for celebrations.
Andrew
2024-03-20
Stayed for 1 night in this enchanting and incredibly beautiful place, appreciated that. The rooms were extremely spacious and had an awesome view of the castle. The provided service was exceptional. Also, I parked on site.
Joseph
2024-03-15
We had standard double room, and it was family-friendly with comfortable bed. The setting was incredible, near buses that lead to the town centre.
Edward
2024-02-23
Pleasant, fairly clean place with pleasant views. Exceptionally comfortable beds in our single room. Pleasant staff at reception desk, marvellous setting. Very quite area just next door to Centre or short taxi or public transport ride, the shops, factory outlet, and supermarket, and bus stop.
Anthony
2024-02-22
Incredible location close to the bus stop which will take you to city centre and especially helpful and exceptionally attentive staff. Nice food for nice hot and plentiful breakfast for vegetarians.
Harry
2024-02-05
It was an incredible base for celebrations. Hotel's location was perfect and exceptionally nice as it was right at a bus station. My room included ample space, climate control, and coffee. The staff were competent and well-trained and the design was nice.
Hugh
2024-01-28
We had a fairly good bedroom. The bathroom was clean, also it included an air conditioner, a sofa bed, and an iron. We have stayed here before and would stay here again, beautifully decorated hotel.
Jim
2024-01-27
We stayed in a queen room and it was brand-new. Air conditioning, a sofa bed, and an iron where provided for a thoroughly enjoyable stay for 2 nights.
Nicholas
2024-01-25
This was a really great stay for 2 nights. Its location close to a super market was great and lovely. Also, we saw Gay Village, based a 10-15 minute walking distance from the venue. The room was extremely spacious with heater, a nice view plus good breakfast as described. We really enjoyed wake-up service available.
Gavin
2024-01-18
It was a functional building, the rooms were spotless and compact with a view.
Simon
2024-01-11
It was superb base for travelling to Edinburgh, I was glad to stay there. The staff was professional and well-trained in any situation.
Ian
2024-01-02
In overall, the place is pleasant, has really good and pleasant staff at the reception desk. The single room is airy with iron, good breakfast, as example.
Graham
2023-12-27
It has ideal, exceptionally nice setting, really close to next to a walking path, short taxi or public transport ride, and shopping and bus transport in/out of city centre.
Peter
2023-12-16
Perfect and excellent location of this special place, really close to the center of the old town, and the city centre or the zoo. Splendid views of the sea and warm and plentiful breakfasts with tattie scones, the price-choices, gluten free products.
John
2023-12-08
Gorgeous place, it was clean and had very polite and really good staff at the reception desk.
Leslie
2023-11-30
Thoroughly enjoyable experience, great place for celebrations. The property was good value with wonderfully helpful staff. Had very efficient service. Plus, private parking at the entrance.
Karl
2023-11-12
Truly enjoyed the functional-style building and our spotless and stylish room with sofa bed.
John
2023-10-22
Special place with very amiable staff and fab food. Magnificent location, good modern and stylish rooms with a magnificent view, coffee, for instance. Plentiful breakfast, a wide array of meals.
John
2023-10-18
Incredibly helpful people working here, excellent value place. Family-friendly and brand-new room with a clean bathroom. A very efficient service and good hot and plentiful breakfast. Private parking at the entrance was provided.
Anthony
2023-10-13
The place was fairly clean and pleasant, it had very polite and really good staff like let me call the manager. My location was great and lovely to "The Zoo".
Reg
2023-10-13
Understanding staff, awesome views over to the castle, everything is well-maintained.
Derek
2023-10-01
The breakfast was plentiful and exceptional with fruit, gluten free products, muffins, and the team was pleasant and kept the space fairly clean.
John
2023-09-28
Well stocked room and comfortable beds. Warm continental breakfast provided with many vegetables. Perfect and nice location, 4 km from city centre.
Vernon
2023-09-25
We got a room with a bath. The sea view was a bonus. The location was unbeatable for traveling around Edinburgh, close enough to pretty rare nowadays, and retail park and sainsbury.
Walter
2023-09-21
Nicely decorated place with spectacular views of the sea. Very amiable members of the staff at the reception desk. Unbeatable location, fashionable, new-fashioned room. Plentiful selection for breakfast.
Jeremy
2023-09-15
Enjoyed our 1 day in this hotel, no complaints. This special, impeccably clean property has warm continental breakfasts and amazingly attentive staff. The location it offers is fantastic, near to Edinburgh for a couple of nights, the town center/castle by public transport and bus transport and shops. Also, it's 3 km from a historic fortress.
Jack
2023-09-12
The location was great and lovely, just off the quiet and leafy western suburbs, Edinburgh Christmas market, and Close to local retail park and easily accessible. We had the double room provided with good WIFI, amazing views, for instance.
Adrian
2023-09-05
Had 1 day in Edinburgh, spending our time here lovely. The location was incredible and lovely, very close to other attractions, the Edinburgh Castle and other more tourist attractions and downtown. Also, we were able to visit a national portrait gallery, that was 3 km from the hotel.
Peter
2023-09-01
The rooms were spacious and bright, reasonably priced, for such big furniture. It was in a great and lovely location adjacent to the outskirts of Edinburgh. Again, the hotel was minutes walk to a shopping mall.
Philip
2023-08-31
Pleasant clean property, it has really good staff at the reception desk. They offer neat, airy rooms with comfortable bed, amazing views, for instance.
Richard
2023-08-30
We were here for celebrations. The room was family-friendly and brand-new and with a splendid view of castle. The hotel had a perfect and nice location, right at a bus station. Furthermore, the area was very pleasant.
Melanie
2023-08-25
All in all, it's lively place that has very efficient and responsive staff in the long discussion how he has to train new staff member. The rooms are extremely pleasant and they have a sofa bed and an iron. We have stayed in Edinburgh many times and would stay here again.
Keith
2023-08-16
Well laid out rooms with an air conditioner and an iron, etc.
Robert
2023-08-13
Clean property with lovely design, and exceptional continental breakfast. Location - marvellous and lovely, really close to fantastic covering from the Forth right accross the City, Arthurs seat and the Castle as well as Scotland and Edinburgh. Nice bar area. Overall such great stay for a vacation.
Jamie
2023-08-13
I liked it, recommendable. Overall it was a thoroughly enjoyable stay for a vacation. Staff was super competent and well-trained. The continental breakfast was plentiful and exceptional.
Mark
2023-07-21
It was a terrific place, had nice and courteous staff at the reception desk. We walked everywhere, the location was marvellous, in the garden where you can see them running around while eating breakfast. Enjoyed the way our extremely spacious and bright double room with fabulous views 9f north edinburgh was.
Andrew
2023-07-19
Quiet place, pleasant staff at reception desk. New-fashioned, spotless room with the most comfortable bed and good breakfast plus tea set. Marvellous and lovely location close enough to the centre with a carpark if needed. And really close to Edinburgh mainly for the Tattoo as well as transportation options to choose from nearby. Quick check-in, late check-out.
Stewart
2023-07-14
The continental breakfast was exceptional and had variety of meals. The room was spotless and compact with an awesome view of Edinburgh castle. The location was central, magnificent close to everything especially including the excellent Edinburgh Tram service to the Airport.
Mary
2023-05-16
Liked the functional-style building and well stocked and extremely pleasant room with amazing views. The breakfast was good hot and plentiful and reasonably priced with hot options and best food, as example.
Geoffrey
2023-05-09
Well laid out and stocked room with a very comfy bed and excellent service.
John
2023-05-07
The room was family-friendly and nicely decorated with a splendid view of castle. The hotel had a residential setting next to a Mall that had a nice coffee place.
Steven
2023-04-22
The room was well laid out and stocked with very good breakfast, tea, as example and the location was incredible.
Richard
2023-04-07
Exceptionally clean and newly remodelled place, plentiful breakfast with plenty of options.
Beds were not very comfortable.
John
2023-03-23
Came here for 1 night with my family, everything was very good. I had compact, well-stocked room with a nice view.
Frederick
2023-03-19
The staff were caring, the breakfast was exceptional and everything was really good. Views of castle were splendid, the room was airy and stocked. I had so many space, air conditioning and coffee, comfortable bed. Ideal and lovely location in the very pleasant area and it was a bonus to be right at a bus stop. Staying here for celebrations was thoroughly enjoyable, totally recommendable.
Alan
2023-03-10
The breakfast was hot with muffins, hot options and tattie scones, the restaurant was good. We really enjoyed the double room which was well stocked with the view on edinburgh.
Ian
2023-03-09
I stayed in the room that was always kept clean and available with a bath, lovely view, for instance. The location was brilliant and peaceful, close to a shopping mall.
Their breakfast was too expensive.
Spencer
2023-02-08
Airy rooms, magnificent view of the castle. Comfy bed, knowledgeable and decent personnel especially receptionist.
Robert
2023-02-02
Stayed here for 3 nights with my baby, had a thoroughly enjoyable stay. The location was nice and ideal and the a car park was outside the hotel. I really enjoyed the proximity to shopping centres and the Christmas market in Edinburgh. The staff was responsive, offered me 24-hour room service, wake up calls and ironing free of charge. The breakfast was good hot for vegetarians, there were coffee and toast.
Ian
2023-01-29
The breakfast is satisfactory. The staff are hospitable and the room is airy. It has magnificent setting near the bus stop for town.
Adam
2023-01-19
Booked the hotel for its decent location near to city centre, Edinburgh and public transport, shops and restaurant.
Walter
2023-01-15
Special accommodation with courteous stuff members at the reception desk.
Internet was terrible.
Frederick
2022-11-10
Neat and airy room, a hair dryer, a walk-in shower and fresh towels in the room.
Daisy
2022-10-31
Comfortable location right on the Marina and quiet area. Great breakfast with a huge variety of delicacies and incredibly attentive staff.
Roger
2022-10-18
I appreciated the stay. Private bathrooms, that included a walk-in shower. The staff were courteous and kind in the whole hotel. Besides, the area was peaceful, next to a shopping mall.
The room was a bit small.
Matthew
2022-10-13
The location was perfect as it was right at a bus stop. The hotel itself was in a quiet area...
Max
2022-10-10
The double room I was given was complete with the free breakfast, air conditioning plus lovely view.
Archibald
2022-10-10
I enjoyed this hotel. Had a really great stay in Holiday in Salford Quays, everything was wonderful. Got new-fashioned, neat room with great views. Its location was marvellous, right on the Marina, and in a fairly quiet area. Lots of food for breakfast, everything was fabulous: D
Walter
2022-10-08
The folks working here were polite. There were exceptionally comfortable beds and an electronic key card, a work desk and a TV inside the room.
Oliver
2022-09-21
Exceptionally clean place & well-mannered and decent staff in a disgruntled manner. Airy & neat room, an electronic key card, a work desk and an LCD TV in there. Great breakfast, gorgeous food. Amazing location right at a bus stop. Walking distance to shopping centres and supermarkets across the street.
Miles
2022-09-17
Incredible base for discovering Edinburgh with polite and outstandingly accommodating staff at the reception desk.
Mick
2022-08-20
We loved rooms with great views.
Helen
2022-08-20
the hotel of choice in edinburgh. popular place with courteous and consistently courteous staff at the reception desk, really enjoyed it.
Albert
2022-08-16
It was impeccably clean and the staff were attentive, beds were comfortable. My neat room had an electronic key card, a work desk and an LCD TV. The location was incredible, you can visit a shopping mall by walking. That was what I call interesting place for celebrations.
Danny
2022-06-29
It was a good choice for our SUCH GREAT stay. The double room was airy. The bed was exceptionally comfortable and there were an electronic key card, a work desk and a TV to use. Everybody was polite and welcoming. The hotel was pleasant and quiet and in a residential location.
Disappointing aspect was quite small bathroom.
Mary
2020-12-18
The whole hotel was very clean. We really enjoyed our stay here.
Norman
2020-06-09
Perfect for the weekend, near to a bus stop. I slept so comfy in the comfy bed. Lovely view from the bedroom
Matthew
2020-04-01
It was very clean in the hotel. Here we were near to few of our favorite spots such as scottish national gallery...