All 169 rooms at Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh-Leith Waterfront, an IHG Hotel, feature comforts like pillow menus and laptop-friendly workspaces, plus free WiFi and air conditioning. Rooms are outfitted with bedside USB ports, blackout curtains, free, reliable Wi-Fi, and movable laptop desks usable in bed or on a comfortable armchair. Rooms include ironing facilities, heating, and tea and coffee facilities. Options include double, twin, and family rooms with a double bed and pull-out sofa bed. Wheelchair accessible rooms are available with wider doorways, adapted bathroom facilities, and an emergency cord. If the sofa bed needs to be set up, notify the hotel through the Special Requests box during booking. Limited floor and storage space when the sofa bed is in use; these rooms cannot also accommodate a cot when the sofa bed is in use. Every room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a wardrobe, and carpeted floors.
The property offers a good and simple Express Start Breakfast. A hot breakfast includes continental items such as pastries, yoghurts and fruits, as well as four hot items, bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages and beans. Guests can dig into free Express Start Breakfast full of favorites. Grab & go bags are available if you're in a hurry. Light bites, including pizza and nachos, can be ordered throughout the day. Guests can choose from tasty favorites like nachos, chicken wings, burgers, and curries. Guests can relax in the lounge with some dinner or their drink of choice from the bar. Selected items are available around the clock; a kids menu is available. You can order at the bar. Enjoy simple, convenient food like pizzas, curries and burgers in the comfortable lounge. Kids meals and vegan options are available.
Guests can relax in the lounge with dinner and drinks from the bar. The hotel has no on-site gym. Visit Victoria Street, where you'll find boutique after boutique filled with beautiful items. You can see stand-up comedians perform nightly at The Stand comedy club. You can take in masterpieces from artists such as Raphael, Vermeer and Van Gogh. You can visit the National Museum of Flight. You can marvel at St Giles' Cathedral, otherwise known as the High Kirk of Edinburgh, with its crown-shaped steeple. Summerhall is a venue that is home to art galleries, theater performances, and more.
Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh - Leith Waterfront By Ihg is 4 km from Edinburgh Waverley and 20 km from Edinburgh Airport. The hotel is located on the outskirts of the city near Leith Waterfront, a short stroll from the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, and two miles from Edinburgh City Centre. Public buses run into the city centre from outside the hotel, so you can explore Edinburgh Castle, visit Camera Obscura, investigate Our Dynamic Earth or tour the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Camera Obscura & World of Illusions, at the bottom of Victoria Street, has two new exhibition spaces called Bewilderworld and the Puzzling Zone, and is filled with unusual special effects, interactive puzzles and tricks. Spaces are limited for onsite parking at 7.50 GBP per night. Trams run into the city centre from opposite the hotel; it's a 15-minute ride.
The hotel offers parking on-site (limited spaces), a 24-hour reception desk and free Wi-Fi. Free WiFi is available throughout the Edinburgh hotel. Check-in time is 3:00 PM, and check-out time is 11:00 AM; the minimum check-in age is 18. Pets are welcome at the hotel by prior arrangement, and service animals are also welcome. The hotel has no smoking areas, with 169 total rooms and 169 non-smoking rooms; connecting rooms are available. The hotel provides copying services and office supplies. Connecting rooms are available. Other services include a doctor on call and daily housekeeping.
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