Cairn Hotel

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Dates

January 2025

February 2025

Daily continental breakfast (GBP 9.50 per person)

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Excellent

Popular amenities

24/7 front desk

Bar

Parking available

Free WiFi

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10-18 Windsor Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 5JR

Calton Hill
‪3 min walk‬
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
‪4 min walk‬
Omni Centre Edinburgh
‪6 min walk‬
Edinburgh (EDI)
‪30 min drive‬

Room options

Twin Room

Very good

Sleeps 2
2 Twin Beds

Double Room

Wonderful

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Single Room

Very good

Sleeps 1
1 Twin Bed

Superior Double or Twin Room

Wonderful

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds, Ensuite

Exceptional

Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Loft, 2 Bedrooms

Exceptional

Sleeps 4
1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Apartment, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds

Exceptional

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

4 Bedroom House

Sleeps 12
4 Double Beds

3 Bedroom House

Sleeps 6
3 Double Beds

Small Double Room

Very good

Sleeps 2
1 Double Bed

Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom

Exceptional

Sleeps 4
1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Single Room

Sleeps 1

Double Room

Sleeps 2

Double Single Use

Sleeps 1

Twin Room Single Use

Sleeps 1

Twin Room 1/2 Pax

Sleeps 2

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Free WiFi

Restaurant

Air conditioning

Gym

for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

1 Feb - 2 Feb

About this property

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre

Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are onsite.

Cairn Hotel offers 72 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Edinburgh hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Cairn Hotel's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Free WiFi in public areas, a restaurant, and a bar are available.

Free WiFi
Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
Self parking available for a fee
Services include tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
Just a 4-minute walk from Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre and 8 minutes by foot from Princes Street

There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Cairn Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance and a garden. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Edinburgh hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Cairn Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

Self parking on site (GBP 18.00 per day; includes in/out privileges)

Food and drink

Continental breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM–10:30 AM on weekends: GBP 9.50 for adults and GBP 9.50 for children
1 restaurant
1 bar

Guest services

24-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

Garden

Accessibility

This property does not have any lifts

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Bed sheets

Bathroom

Free toiletries
Hairdryer
Shower
Towels

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

Coffee/tea maker
Free bottled water

Iron/ironing board
Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 1:00 AM

Late check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

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.

Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

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

Breakage deposit: GBP 250.00 per stay

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

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 9.50 for adults and GBP 9.50 for children
Self parking fee: GBP 18.00 per day (in/out privileges)

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 credit cards; cash is not accepted

Cashless transactions are available

Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

Cairn Edinburgh

Cairn Hotel

Cairn Hotel Edinburgh

Hotel Cairn

Cairn Hotel Edinburgh Scotland

Cairn Hotel Hotel

Cairn Hotel Edinburgh

Cairn Hotel Hotel Edinburgh

Cairn Hotel Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

8/10 Good

Margaret

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group

18 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Room was on top floor up steep spiral stairs. Rather trecherous for four seniors carrying luggage. We were unaware of this at booking. Staff was responsive and allowed us early check in, which was much aopreciated.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Frank

17 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Edinburgh

Good location handy to Waverley Station and airport tram line. Stairs to second floor rooms so might not suit anyone with mobility issues. Breakfast and house bar available.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Richard

Business traveller

16 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Central location, ok value

Functional but unremarkable room. Decent location, helpful staff.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Elyse

16 Oct 2024

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephan

Travelled with family

14 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very well located with good amenities

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Travelled with family

10 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Muy bueno

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with group

10 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sarah’s 50th Birthday celebration!

Our stay was thoroughly enjoyable. We stayed in a gorgeous room which was spotless. It was a large room, far bigger than we thought. Staff were lovely and very knowledgeable/helpful. The atmosphere in the hotel was fabulous, they made us feel very welcome!

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family, Travelled with group

6 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Easily walkable location from which to explore the Royal Mile and vicinity. Comfortable room which was very quiet and allowed for a good night’s rest.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Karen

1 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice room, but expensive.

The room rate for the Cairn was very steep. I would not book it again without better researching the offerings in the area. The bathroom was the cleanest one i have ever seen. No elevator onsite. They seem to be in the midst of a renovation as there was a fresh paint smell everywhere.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derwyn

1 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

I spent two days at the Cairn and found it had everything needed. it’s in a great location within easy walking to lots of places to eat. The room was comfortable, clean, quiet, the bed and bedding wonderful. I walked to the Royal mile, train station, Arthur’s Seat and Holyrood Palace but lots of transportation options from there .

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Derek

30 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great location - we walked to all the main sites and is next to tram line for the port area! Space was tight but ok, staff friendly & helpful. Breakfast buffet was good. Secure parking is away a bit and expensive. Overall 4/5

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

25 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

This was a charming place to stay! Loved our room, the little touches of detail that were so thoughtful ie complimentary snacks & parting treat. Heated towel warmer was really nice & the excellent shower. Everything was very clean and we felt the location was ideal, quick walk for us (we are good walkers) to all the sites. We did not have the breakfast offer so cannot comment on that (That room was full each morning tho) Overall, loved our stay and would return without hesitation.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

apoorva

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner

24 Sept 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

House keeping and front desk were disconnected. For replacement of basic things like cups and teabags, front desk directed us to talk to house keeping directly. No microwave, creaking floors, bath shower poorly designed.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Farkhod, London

23 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Crispin

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group

23 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Great for our needs. We were a group of couples visiting from Canada (having attended a wedding in the highlands earlier). The apartment had tons of room and a washing machine with drying rack. Fans in the units as well. The booking was a bit odd in that, once completed online, it states that you have only 'one room' when you infact have booked an entire apartment. For the price, you cant beat this unit for multiple guests. Walking to anything you want (including the mile) and for less mobile folks the bus stop for the tours was very close.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Lorie

Travelled with family

17 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

Room was quite small with no fridge. You have to go to the front desk each time you need ice. Not good for older people. No lift/elevator. It requires a card for the electricity to remain on. We were on the main floor and the window would not lock properly. We stayed 2 nights and the complimentary water, snacks, etc. was only for 1 night. We had to pay extra for additional bottled water. Parking was difficult to access and was extremely expensive, which should have been included with our stay. I would not recommend this hotel.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

RACHEL

Travelled with family

13 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alexandra

13 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Ellie

11 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Jeffrey, Whitby

Travelled with partner

8 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Hotel was in an excellent location; walked to everything. Room was too small for 2 people. Very difficult to get to and from washroom for person on far side of bed. As well, wifi was spotty later at night

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Ulrich

7 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Overprized, chepest breakfast possible

Our rating was influezed by the low price to value ratio this hotel offers. £200 pound per night for a very small room plus low quality breakfast is too much in our opinion.The room was very small, however clean and with modern, again small, bathroom, and the Hotel is in a good location for exploring Edinburgh. We were however disappointed by the breakfast. Here the owners went for the cheapest possible option with a breakfast bar (no seperate menue). The warm food from the bar was unpleasent, again the cheapest the owners could get their hands on, and far removed from any Scottish breakfast you would expect in our capital. There was one kind of ham and one kind of sliced cheddar available, again low discount store quality, as was the orange juice made from diluting juice. We would recommend guests to have their breakfasts elsewhere, this however further impacts negatively on price to value ratio.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

6 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

An unexpected but very welcome upgrade was given on arrival which proved to be a very good high class option !

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Joseph

6 Sept 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trish

6 Sept 2024

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

5 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Cairn Hotel staff were friendly and helpful. They also had a small area where I could buy needed items--a great help because my luggage didn't arrive.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024