Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
This smoke-free hotel features a bar/lounge, a 24-hour front desk, and tour/ticket assistance. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a front-desk safe.
Ballantrae 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 Ballantrae Albany Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, plus a bar and breakfast (surcharge).
Free WiFi
Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
Continental breakfast offered for a fee
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
As a guest of Ballantrae Albany Hotel, you'll find tour/ticket assistance, room service (during limited hours), and a front-desk safe. Public spaces have free WiFi. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge.
This 4-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.
Guests can enjoy continental breakfast for a fee.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
No on-site parking available
Food and drink
Breakfast available for a fee: GBP 8.50 per person
1 bar
Room service available
Conveniences
Front-desk safe
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance
Accessibility
This property does not have any lifts
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Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bathroom
Bath or shower
Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Towels
Entertainment
32-inch TV
Digital channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
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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
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Payment types at the property
Important information
Optional extras
The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 8.50 per person
This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.
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, debit card, or cash deposit 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 fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
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Ballantrae Albany Hotel Reviews
Reviews
7.8
Good
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Plus: Great breakfast, good location, good overall value for money.
Minus: Housekeeping did not attend room once during my 3 nights/2 day stay. Was not provided with any information on check in, had to search the room for the info book to find out when breakfast was served and what the wifi password was.
Stayed in Room 309There were a number of issues with the room which I would mainly have described as annoyances but over the short period of time we were in the room they started to add up and culminated with a major issue in that we had no hot water on Saturday morning. We called reception to report this and received a call back to say a couple of boilers had been fau
Shabby appearance - stained carpet and large stains on bathroom ceiling.
The bedroom Venetian blind was faulty.
The TV came on of it’s own accord at three points during the night!
In the morning the TV no longer had a signal so we were unable to watch any programs.
Lastly, on leaving the hotel the hand sanitiser was empty. This was around 10am, I would have expected, given the current situation, that it would be refilled at the very least first thing in the morning.
As you can expect we were extremely disappointed with our stay and hope that you will consider some sort of recompense for having provided us wit( such poor service.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regar
Our stay was great value for a beatiful hotel. The room was very clean and great amenities would definately return
D
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
4/10 Poor
Ian
28 Sept 2020
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ian
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
6/10 Okay
Ben
28 Sept 2020
Ben
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
8/10 Good
Shelley
Travelled with group
22 Sept 2020
Liked: Room comfort
3 night stay in reasonably priced hotel
3 nights in Edinburgh and this was a good hotel. There were restrictions on the cleaning due to covid restrictions but if we needed clean towels etc we just had to ask but they were not allowed to clean the room during our stay.
The hotel is located in a good position near the theatres and was only a short 10 min walk into the centre/Princes St. There were some aspects of the hotel that needed attention, ie the water pressure was really poor so you had to leave this running for about 15 mins to get hot water, the door handle fell off, the toilet cistern dripped all night however, this was ok for what we needed it for - good location with a comfy bed. The room and the bathroom were huge and the continental breakfast was well replenished each morning - don't expect a cooked breakfast as some people weren't happy with this but it was clear that it was continental only.
I would probably pick a different hotel if staying again in Edinburgh but this was reasonably priced in a good location so nothing to really complain about - overall was happy with our stay.
The staff wasn’t very friendly and the room was full of mould and not very clean. I won’t be staying there again
Niki
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
20 Sept 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Poor Stay
Room was changed to an enormous suite which although spacious, was unneeded (4 beds for only myself and my partner)
Service on entry and leaving was very poor. Unfriendly staff who were rude and not knowledgable on the hotel and room. Would not stay here again.
We were put in a twin room despite booking a double but maybe that was because we tried to check in half an hour early. One of the twin beds had a terrible mattress. Seemed like the springs had broken. Sagging into the middle.
The staff were lovely but the room could have done with a good clean especially the bathroom the radiator was dripping the floor was filthy in corners there was what should have been fixings on walls but must have broken off and left
The room we were in you could hear what sounded like running water must have been pipes from upstairs down the wall the bed was on, we had 2 cups one spoon and one saucer for our 3 day stay there was no batteries in tv remote and no towel change in the 3 days it says 4* but I would not say above 3*
Went for a nice 4* experience in Edinburgh. I came out barely rating the place 3*. The room did not have the basics like a hairdryer. I had to keep going to reception asking for small bits you expect in a room. After following normal protocol of keeping the door handle label to have the room serviced, I did not realise you had to declare to the reception also for the room to be serviced. Considering the cleaners equipment was placed conveniently outside my room (which is on the ground floor and next to reception, in perfect view), making it impossible for them to miss the sign on the door. We had multiple insect within the room and bathroom, which would have died in the bathroom and the bedroom. The breakfast was the biggest let down. They clearly do not have enough staff working to operate a smooth running service, with very minimal option. The poor staff was swept off their feet the whole time with one person having to clean and tidy the whole dinning area. I will not be staying there again.
Didn't like anything room needed decorated fridge in room not put on after asking twice for it to be put on restaurant had part of ceiling hanging down over food staff no polite in anyway
Martin
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
8/10 Good
Pawel
31 Aug 2020
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Pawel
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
6/10 Okay
Fabienne, London
29 Aug 2020
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel could be nice but in need of redecorating
From front basement with litter
To reception with stained carpet
To old blinds in the room...to door knobs making a lot of noise...to dark breakfast room in the basement..to laundry on display on the way to breakfast room absolutely not a 4 stars....to
single room having bars on windows for security