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Apex Grassmarket Hotel

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9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service

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31-35 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2HS
  • Grassmarket
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh Castle
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Princes Street
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪16 min drive‬
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Castle View Deluxe Room with Balcony | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Castle View Deluxe Room with Balcony

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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City Twin Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

City Twin Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

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City Double Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

City Double Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Castle View Superior Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Castle View Superior Room

  • 24 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Room, 2 Double Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Family Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 24 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Apex Grassmarket Hotel

Eco-certified hotel with fitness centre and sauna
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a fitness centre. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and a sauna are on-site.
Apex Grassmarket Hotel offers 169 accommodations with a safe and a hairdryer. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and free toiletries. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna and a fitness centre.

Children aged under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Apex Grassmarket Hotel's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Edinburgh Castle. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus an indoor pool and a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes a gym and a sauna
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the overall comfort, cleanliness and comfy beds
  • Steps from Grassmarket and 6 minutes on foot from Edinburgh Castle
Apex Grassmarket Hotel offers its guests an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness centre. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A business centre and 7 meeting rooms are available. A terrace, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the eco-certified Apex Grassmarket Hotel. Parking is available for a fee.

This 4-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Metro Bar & Brasserie – This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Late-night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Green Tourism Programme – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (GBP 20 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM on weekends; GBP 17.50 to 17.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Metro Bar & Brasserie

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 7 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lift (100 centimetre wide door)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LCD TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 1:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an email 7 days before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Guests travelling with a service animal must contact the property prior to arrival.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 5 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately GBP 17.50 to 17.50 for adults and GBP 0 to 17.50 for children
  • Self-parking fee: GBP 20 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Guests arriving after 11 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email 7 days before arrival with check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Up to 2 children aged 5 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitScotland, the National Tourist Board for Scotland.

Property is also known as

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Apex International Edinburgh
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Apex Grassmarket Hotel Edinburgh
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Apex Grassmarket Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1150 out of 1818 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 462 out of 1818 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 1818 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 53 out of 1818 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 24 out of 1818 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lisa, Nr Shepton Mallet

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay, the room was spacious, smelled fresh and quiet (were light sleepers). I really appreciated that the staff helped me get lemon and honey tea when I started coming down with a cold
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our castle view was magical. The proximity to shopping and to the historic buildings was fantastic. We walked everywhere except on our Loch Ness tour and to and from the airport. Our hotel staff were amazingly helpful.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kayla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location!!! Right by the castle, short walk to royal mile. Will stay here next time !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding service
They gave us an extra hour complimentary before arrival. My daughter took ill during the night & they extended our room until 2pm as our bus home for a 5 hour journey wasn't until 3.10pm. This let her sleep as she was awake most of the night. Outstanding service. Thank you so much.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Callum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location when visiting Edinburgh.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mathew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff. The property itself is looking a tad run down though. Bar area doesn't have much character.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The external aesthetics of the building may not look as grand as many of the other buildings in the vicinity but don’t let this put you off. The hotel provides amazing views of the castle which distracts you from looking elsewhere other than out the windows, it’s not often I go to a hotel and just want to open the curtains and just look out the window. The rooms had everything you would need and at a high quality. The duck was a lovely feature. I will actively look for other Apex hotels when perusing other areas to travel to thought the UK.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liushan

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great view of the castle, very clean. Food was excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful. Room was spacious and comfortable. Very clean. Great service. Only issue we had was fire door noisy when closing outside the room.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

XIAOYU

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

omar

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valerie, Marina del Rey

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Desiree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 3 nights and it’s the perfect location to explore Edinburgh’s old town and it’s also not far from the new town. Great facilities too.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy beds
Positives - nothing wrong with rooms except maybe a bit warm, comfy beds, clean, staff all helpful Negatives - if you have any mobility issues accessing the balconies is impossible, there is a masive step up to get onto them. Highly recommend as long as you're physically able because the views are great. They could be more clued up on gluten free, I asked about my breakfast options, was told stuff could be made with gluten free bread or the hot breakfast could be made with some stuff removed. When I asked what would be removed I was handed the allergen folder which then simply confirmed that the Scottish breakfast contained gluten but did not list which items so didnt answer my question. Gave up at that point, ordered eggs florantine which came without spinach so could do better on that front.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Emin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Avarage
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kush

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay with bunch of options to explore around. Absolutely stunning view from the room itself!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place
Lovely hotel good location super comfy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel in a great location!
We were visiting Edinburgh for a couple days on a longer trip and of the three hotels we stayed in this hotel was the best experience. Friendly staff and nice comfortable rooms. We arrived early in the city and were able to get our room at 10:00 AM. I have stayed in hotels that have a policy that the earliest they can check in is noon, even if there is a room available. I was fully prepared to check my luggage but they gave us our room right away. There was a cute duck awaiting us upon our arrival and I love that different Apex hotels have different ducks! I want to stay at different locations now just to collect them all!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in a great location -- able to walk everywhere in the old town. The facilities were very nice and the staff were VERY nice and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024