Booked a room for two and arrived in the afternoon. Room was ready and clean, the reception friendly. Major sights and the Edinburgh railway-station are close by. Breakfast was rich. We were staying for one night, as we continued to travel further down, but would have also prolonged our stay, if possible.

My parents and I spent the bank holiday in Edinburgh, 3 nights in total at the Halcyon Hotel. If represents a great base to explore the city, as its close to Calton Hill. The rooms are large, warm and clean. Bathrooms are small, but clean, as you'd expect them to be in a terrace house. However, the charm of the... More

I stayed here for one night because I took part in a Half Marathon event in the city and needed somewhere not too expensive to crash for the night. This was really well located (as the event started in Holyrood Park) and fitted the bill perfectly. I arrived about 6 pm, and got a warm welcome. I just had a... More

I spent two nights here during February 2013. The hotel is in a good location, about 10 mins walk from the railway station, so there was no noise disturbance at night. Patricia, the host, and other staff were warm, friendly and helpful - nothing was too much trouble. Although check in was from 2pm onwards, I was allowed to leave... More

The people are warm and friendly, and the breakfast is well prepared and of good quality. The wifi is free and the signal easily reached my room on the 2nd floor. The bed was too hard for my comfort, but fortunately there was a second bed in my room, so I swiped its duvet and slept on top of that.... More

We stayed here for two nights including New Year's Eve 2012/2013 and it was great. We were slightly worried about it as we only booked it at the end of November and we thought that all the good places would be booked up by then, but we were wrong. The room was clean and had plenty of tea and coffee... More

Central next to Carlton Hill with Parking on Street, great start, but after a days shopping and evening at the Playhouse we went to the hotel, bathroom tiny, bedroom tiny with small double and a single bed, but bed was light weight and was very unstable and noisy, we are not large people, cold noisy night at front of hotel,... More

This hotel is an excellent place for people who find the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh a bit overwhelming at times. A 10-minute walk from the start of the Royal Mile, the Halcyon Hotel is a situated in a row of terraced houses which flank Regent Gardens. The back yard of the hotel is a terraced garden that reaches up... More

BOOKING: We booked online and paid before we arrived. This made the service quicker and the hotel had our details ready and was expecting us. The rates were very reasonable and the hotel is classed as budget but really the only thing budget about this hotel was the price. We booked for 3 nights as we had a wedding to... More