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About the Hotel

Picardy Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 3JT
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Located around a 10-minute drive from the Royal Yacht Britannia, the attractive 3-star Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre By Ihg includes a medium offering newspapers. There is a train station near the traditional-style inn, and guests can easily reach the memorial tower "Nelson Monument" which is just 0.7 km away.

Location

Situated in a financial area, the smoke-free hotel is a short way from the 1st-floor Edinburgh Printmakers Workshop & Gallery. The traditional Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh is merely 500 metres from General Register House and 100 km from Dundee airport.

You can easily find the landscaped Princes Street Gardens within reach of the accommodation.

Edinburgh bus station, allowing a good connection throughout the city, is nearly a 5-minute ride from this Edinburgh hotel.

Rooms

The Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh welcomes guests to 188 rooms fitted with an iron and air conditioning as well as a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and pay-per-view channels. They have a great interior. Bathrooms come with a separate toilet and a shower, along with a hairdryer and complimentary toiletries.

Eat & Drink

Drinks are available at the lounge bar. The area features restaurants, including Rapido Fish and Chips, which is only 250 metres away.

Leisure & Business

Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City Centre By Ihg also offers a shared lounge and various recreational opportunities onsite.

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The hotel provides many room choices—family rooms, doubles, and pet-friendly suites—with breakfast, free cancellation, and special offers
Standard Double Room Hot
2 persons
12 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
Air conditioning
Standard Twin Room Hot
2 persons
11 m² 
2 Single beds
Shower
Air conditioning
Standard Double Room Hot Accessible
2 persons
12 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
Air conditioning
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4 persons
12 m² 
1 Double bed
Shower
Air conditioning
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Local transport and travel tips

Overview of transport options available

City Centre
Edinburgh800 m
Airports
Edinburgh (EDI) 13.5 km
Dundee (DND) 96.3 km
Train
Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station600 m
Bus
Bus stop200 m

Facilities

Hotels feature amenities designed to keep both you and your pet comfortable

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • Pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Security
  • Luggage storage
  • Lift
  • Coffee shop
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Dry cleaning
  • Welcome drink

Dining

  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Fax/Photocopying

Facilities for people with disabilities

  • Toilet for disabled
  • Bathroom for disabled

Room features

  • Wi-Fi in rooms
  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • In-room computer
  • AM/FM alarm clock
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Hotel location

Picardy Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 3JT
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Picardy Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 3JT
Nearby
Picardy Place
Sherlock Holmes Statue
60 m
Restaurants
Taste Of Italy
170 m
9 Baxter's Place
The Playfair
80 m
Omni Centre Leith Walk
Cafe Piccante
100 m
19 Broughton Street
Artisan Roast
300 m
57 Broughton Street
Fed Sandwich Bar
210 m
2A Forth Street
Cafe Elmrow
210 m
3 Elm Row
Cafe Rapido
280 m
79 Broughton Street
Starbucks
300 m
3 Shrub Place Lane Leith Walk
Deli Fresco
350 m
41 Leith Street
Cafe Bellina
380 m
33 Elm Row
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