Albany Hotel

3.0 star property

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Reception
Double Room, 1 Double Bed
Front of property
Quadruple Room | Bathroom
Reception

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

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39-47 Albany Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 3QY
  • Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Calton Hill
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Princes Street
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room, 1 Single Bed

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(19 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Triple Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed

Quadruple Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Albany Hotel

This smoke-free hotel features a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance, and a front-desk safe. WiFi in public areas is free.
Albany Hotel offers 42 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

During your stay at Albany Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Free WiFi in public areas is available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • Just a 5-minute walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 14 minutes by foot from Royal Mile
Albany Hotel offers its guests tour/ticket assistance and a front-desk safe. Public spaces have free WiFi. A complete renovation of Albany Hotel was completed in January 2025.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.


Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 3 floors
  • Renovated entire property - January 2025
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch smart TV with digital channels
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: GBP 100 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

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 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 major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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Albany Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 208 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 59 out of 208 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 17 out of 208 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 208 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 208 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Zemeta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff. Room was very clean and spacious. Bathroom also clean and very big with everything you’d need. Excellent location. Complimentary tea and coffee station in reception area was a nice touch. WiFi was not the best but could be our room location.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was spotless and staff were lovely and very helpful 😊
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aisha

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay thank you. A beautiful area and large room for the three of us. Love the water pressure in the shower, so good! Lots of stairs with heavy luggage though. We had dinner around the corner at Frenchies which was delicious and the breakfast at the linked hotel around the corner was great. Tram stop is just at the top of the street which easily got us to the base of the castle. Edinburgh was amazing!
Stayed 0 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Marcella, San Diego

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is second time staying at the property within 2 months of each other. Love the location, highly recommend as it is on a quiet street but walkable to everything, even the train station. My only complaint is the first time I was in an amazing room, very large... so I booked the same type of room only to be 100% disappointed as it was so small. The bed was so small and hard, the bathroom was tiny - everything was small which one usually expects in European hotels. I spoke with the front desk the day of check in and was told that each room is different, but is was so off. I spoke with the front desk the next day and was advised I was originally in the newer renovated section and this time the old section - was told next time to ask for the new section. Boy had I wished I had known this as it really did affect our time at the hotel. I would recommend the hotel, but if you go make sure to ask for the new section as it is really makes a world of difference.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really good location and comfortable bed. The reception staff were lovely.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely staff and clean room
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room👍
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, room was basic but clean and comfortable. Good lovation
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay lovely hotel with helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma Louise

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Managed to get checked in early, really friendly staff and superb nights sleep! Nothing not to like and incredible value for money!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very nice and convenient hotel for getting around the city Big rooms, engaging staff
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glynn

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Amazing room. Very clean and great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good facilities nice period property great location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Warm welcome. Interesting historic building.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

MATT

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean. The location in New town was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manu

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, clean and comfortable rooms, well furnished with necessary amenities, very helpful friendly staff, great location with easy access to the city, bars, restaurants and coffee shops.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirstie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at the Albany Hotel! This was our second time in Edinburgh and we loved how the Albany was small and felt very homely, as opposed to some of the more commercial chains we have stayed at. The staff were great, the room was a great size, very clean, and the bathtub was a game changer after walking around in the cold all day! We will definitely be back to stay at the Albany again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Marcelo

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel lots of character nice restaurant friendly stuff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Gokul

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel, we booked a family room and it was quite spacious with a large washroom. Check in and check out experience was seamless
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025