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title: "Where to stay in Edinburgh"
description: "Four Edinburgh hotels we have read the guest data on — a four-star on Jeffrey Street by the Royal Mile, a three-star on Shandwick Place by Haymarket, and two three-stars with no POI kilometre rows in the ingest — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise."
url: "https://travelshifu.com/hotels/edinburgh"
type: "hotel city guide"
source: "TravelShifu"
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# Where to stay in Edinburgh

Four Edinburgh hotels we have read the guest data on — a four-star on Jeffrey Street by the Royal Mile, a three-star on Shandwick Place by Haymarket, and two three-stars with no POI kilometre rows in the ingest — with the complaints written as plainly as the praise.

## Verdict

Stay on Jeffrey Street if Royal Mile and Waverley proximity are the week; stay on Shandwick Place if Haymarket and Princes Street Gardens win; treat Britannia and ibis budget Edinburgh Park as budget bands where we cite guest scores and named cons but not invented kilometre claims.

Two of the four properties carry POI rows. Leonardo Royal puts the Royal Mile at 0.1 km, Edinburgh Waverley at 0.2 km and Edinburgh Castle at 0.8 km; Four Points Flex puts Haymarket Station at 0.4 km, Princes Street Gardens at 0.6 km and Edinburgh Castle at 1.1 km. Britannia Edinburgh Hotel and ibis budget Hotel Edinburgh Park have no POI rows in the ingest — we do not invent kilometre claims for those pins.

Guest scores split sharply. Leonardo Royal posts 8.5 out of 10 from 13,325 reviews with location at 9.59 and cleaning cons named; Four Points Flex posts 8 from 11,663 with no breakfast included as a named con. Britannia posts 5.6 from 15,513 with cleanliness at 3.1 and room quality at 4.1 — the weakest headline in this sample. ibis budget posts 7.5 from 13,424. We cite scale, count and date — never as structured data.

Nothing on this page quotes a nightly rate. We hold no live rates — the CTAs send you to Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com or Vrbo. Those are partners; the links may earn commission.

## Which area of Edinburgh is best for a first visit?

Jeffrey Street if Royal Mile and Waverley proximity are the product — Leonardo puts the Mile at 0.1 km. Shandwick Place if Haymarket and Princes Street Gardens suit you better. We cannot rank Britannia or ibis budget Edinburgh Park on landmark walks — neither has POI rows in this ingest.

## Is the West End too far from the Royal Mile?

For a tram-and-Mile week, slightly — Four Points Flex puts Royal Mile at 1.5 km and Edinburgh Castle at 1.1 km on our hotel data provider's figures. For Haymarket trains and Princes Street Gardens at 0.6 km, it is the cleaner map.

## Should I book Edinburgh hotels direct or through a booking site?

It varies by property and by date, which is why we never quote a nightly rate here. Check the partner link for your dates, then check the hotel's own site before you confirm. Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com and Vrbo are partners; those links may earn commission.

## Why do you show guest scores but never a star-rating snippet in search results?

Because the scores are not ours. Every review number on this site comes from a supplier's aggregate. We show the supplier score plainly, attributed and dated, and we never emit it as structured data. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.

## Leonardo Royal or Four Points Flex for Edinburgh?

Leonardo if Royal Mile at 0.1 km and a four-star restaurant matter; Four Points if Haymarket at 0.4 km and a cleaner budget headline suit you — accepting no breakfast included. Full comparison: /hotels/edinburgh/compare/leonardo-royal-hotel-edinburgh-vs-four-points-flex-by-sheraton-edinburgh. We have not stayed — this is a desk assessment from our hotel data provider’s dated guest analysis on the page.

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