Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh

Tucked in New Town, Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh has quietly become one of the more interesting four-star options in Edinburgh. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: within an easy walk of the city centre, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Inside, the rooms are…

Tucked in New Town, Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh has quietly become one of the more interesting four-star options in Edinburgh. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: within an easy walk of the city centre, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out an in-house restaurant, reliable wi-fi and on-site parking as the small things that add up over a stay. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 3,100 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €230 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. All told, Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh reads as one of those Edinburgh addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.