BEST WESTERN Kings Manor

This family-run hotel in Edinburgh offers free Wi-Fi, a 20-metre swimming pool and a gym. Portobello Beach is just 10 minutes’ walk from the building.

Guests at Kings Manor can use the Fountain Spa Leisure Club, which has a sauna, a steam room and a beauty therapy suite. There is also a spa bath and a tennis court to enjoy.

Best Western Kings Manor has spacious en suite rooms, featuring satellite TV and 24-hour room service. Rooms also benefit from a hospitality tray for tea and coffee.

Kings Manor is amongst the first 2 hotels in Scotland to be awarded the Gold Green Tourism Business Award.

Lauders Restaurant has a traditional à la carte menu, and there is a bar and an informal bistro. In the morning, both full English and continental breakfasts are available. There are a number of small herb plots in the grounds where the chef can get a supply of fresh herbs throughout the year.

With free parking on site, the hotel is a 15-minute drive from the centre of the city. There is also good access to the city centre via a bus stop outside the hotel.

Rooms: 95
Rate: 32 - 198 GBP
Hotel chain: Best Western

The hotel has a 3 stars and a 79% grade from The AA.

Fountain Spa leisure club has a 20-metre pool, sauna, steam room, beauty therapy suite, aerobics suite, a gym and tennis facilities. All facilities are available free of charge to residents (charge for therapies, and an age restriction on some facilities).

The Best Western Kings Manor is a non-smoking hotel.

All rooms have a TV with multi channels, and most rooms have flat-screen digital TVs with multi-channels and radio stations. All rooms have bath with shower over bath. Most rooms have either trouser press or iron and board (iron can be obtained via reception if not in your room). Please see individual room details for a complete list of facilities on offer.

The Kings Manor is a mobility friendly hotel with all public areas on the ground floor. However some bedrooms are not accessible by lift. If you have any mobility difficulties please let the hotel know prior to your arrival so that a suitable room can be allocated.

The Kings Manor is situated in the area called Joppa, adjacent to Edinburgh’s seaside holiday spot of Portobello. Although the hotel is close to the main A1 into the city it enjoys a quiet location with a local college and residential housing being its nearest neighbours.

About half a mile (ca 800 m) from the hotel is a large shopping area called Fort Kinnaird. This is one of the city’s largest out-of-town shopping areas and offers a wide range of retail experiences. Further west is Edinburgh city centre with its many attractions, and to the East is the spectacular coastal scenery and the world-famous golf courses of East Lothian.

From Edinburgh Airport:
Edinburgh Airport is 12 miles to the west. A taxi will take about 30 minutes. An airport bus runs to the city centre.

By Train
Waverley Station in the city centre, and a taxi from the station will take 15-20 minutes. You can take the crossrail service (terminus Newcraighall) to Brunstane Station. Trains depart every half an hour, and journey time is 6 minutes (no Sunday service). It is 400 metres’ walk from Brunstane Station to Kings Manor.

By Bus
Lothian buses (number 44) depart from the city centre (Princes Street), and First Bus buses numbers 44, 6 and 124 depart from Princes Street.

By Car
From the junction of the city bypass (A720) and A1 (Old Craighall Junction):
- Follow the A1 northwards towards Leith.
-Go straight across roundabout at Asda.
- 400 metres later, take the right filter lane, turning right at the junction onto the A199 (direction Musselburgh).
- The hotel is 350 metres on the right.

Beauty treatments must be booked before your arrival.

No children may use the spa bath, sauna, steam room or gym. Swimming for children is only allowed from 09:00 until 19:00.