Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood

Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood sits in Old Town, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. 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…

Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood sits in Old Town, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. 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 a small spa, reliable wi-fi and an in-house restaurant as the small things that add up over a stay. Front-of-house has been attentive without being overbearing, the kind of detail that doesn't show up in the photographs but ends up on the review pages. With well over 2,900 reviews on the books and a strong average, the reception from guests does most of the talking here. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €215 a night, a fair-value entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. Stack Edinburgh Marriott Hotel Holyrood against the better-known names in Edinburgh and the trade-offs become genuinely interesting.