The George Hotel Edinburgh

The George Hotel

Hotel The George Hotel 4 class

Edinburgh, 19-21 George St

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The historic, chic and very central George Hotel is close to Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street Gardens and Holyrood Palace. It has elegant rooms and the popular Tempus Restaurant and Bar.

The 200-year-old George Hotel was ‘Best Hotel in Edinburgh’ at the Scottish Hotel Awards 2011. Each room has a plasma TV and broadband. Many rooms have views of the Castle or the Firth of Forth.

Edinburgh Waverley Train Station is less than a 5-minute walk away.

Tempus offers à la carte dining, tempting Sunday lunches, a wide range of cocktails and a selection of champagnes.

Rooms: 249
Rate: 41.3 - 939 GBP
Hotel chain: Principal Hayley Hotels & Conference Venues


Hotel information

The Kings Hall is a magnificent new events room seating up to 300 people for dinner or 240 guests for a dinner dance.

There are 7 modern meeting rooms that hold between 16 and 80 people for private dining.

Hotel Facilities

General:   Parking, Restaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Newspapers, Non-Smoking Rooms, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests, Elevator, Express Check-In/Check-Out, Safety Deposit Box, Heating, Luggage Storage, Gay Friendly, Breakfast Buffet, All Public and Private spaces non-smoking
Services:   Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Centre, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, VIP Room Facilities, Breakfast in the Room, Ironing Service, Bridal Suite, Internet Services, Currency Exchange, Fax/Photocopying

Room information

The hotel features 199 bedrooms including classic double and twin rooms with traditional decor and contemporary rooms.

Food & beverage

Tempus is open from Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 01:00, and on Sunday from 12:00 to 00:00.

Travel information

By Car
From all major roads:
- Follow signs for the city centre.
- From M8 or M9 head onto the A8 to Princes Street.
- Follow the road into Charlotte Square, then onto Queen Street.
- Take the 3rd left into Hanover Street.
- This will bring you into George Street. Take a right on George Street.
- The hotel is about 30 metres on the left.

Important information

If paying on departure, the hotel will add a charge of GBP 2.50 to payments made by credit card.

Hotel Policies

Check In:   15:00
Check Out:   12:00
Cancellation Policy:   Cancellation Policy: If cancelled up to 1 day before the date of arrival, no fee will be charged.
If cancelled later or in case of no-show, the first night will be charged.

Children and Extra Bed Policy: All children are welcome.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
Maximum capacity of babycots in a room is 1.

Deposit Policy: No deposit will be charged.

VAT and city/tourist taxes: 17.5 % VAT is included.
Service charge is not applicable.
City/tourist tax is not applicable.

Internet: Internet via modem is available in the hotel rooms and costs GBP 9.95 per 24 hours.

Meal Plan: Full English breakfast is included in the room rate.

Parking: Public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and charges are applicable.

Pets: Pets are not allowed.


The hotel reserves the right to pre-authorise credit cards prior to arrival.
Accepted credit cards:   American Express, Diners Club, Euro/Mastercard, JCB, Maestro, Switch, Visa
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