We originally booked a standard hotel room, but to our surprise and delight, we were upgraded to a luxurious apartment upon arrival. It was the perfect welcome after a long journey, and we enjoyed every minute of our stay. The staff were consistently kind and helpful, always ready to assist with anything we needed. The daily housekeeping was also impeccable. The hotel’s location is another major plus—it’s very close to the city center, so we were able to explore everything on foot. We didn’t even need to use public transport once during our stay. One of the absolute highlights was the breakfast at The Huxley, which partners with the hotel. Each morning we were treated to an incredibly delicious and generous breakfast—it was so satisfying that we didn’t need anything else until dinner.

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The staff were excellent and recognised us each time we went to reception. The rooms were very spacious, location fantastic and the apartment block itself very beautiful. Kitchen was very high spec and beds very comfortable

As I own a B&B I am aware of how to do things well with this kind of provision. All was excellent although I would suggest you need to have maintenance go round once a month touching up the walls as properties like this can get scuffed walls - it looked like it hadn't been done for some time. Also there's a largeish crack in the second bedroom that you'd want to know about. I didn't love some of the furniture and think genuinely old furniture would be better than the metal dressing table and the rope mirror for example. I am fussy tho!! Also the bin didn't work. Needs changing as everything else was such incredibly high quality in the kitchen (which I LOVED!).

If you are trying to choose where to stay in Edinburgh do yourself a favour and book the Rutland hotel. If you arrive by plane take the tram which stops around the corner from The Rutland a mere 5 min walk. When you exit the hotel you are looking at the spectacular view of the castle and are in an excellent location from which to tour the city. The staff are fantastic. Welcoming, friendly, helpful , informative, they are wonderful. We have to say a huge thanks to everyone at the Rutland as we were upgraded to a 1 bed apartment which was simply stunning. Every comfort that you could think of , warm , spacious, extremely comfortable, spotlessly clean, fantastic mini bar, luxurious bathroom amenities. Breakfast at the Huxley was delicious.There was a great menu and the huge windows allow for a great view of city life. We had a wonderful stay and could not recommend the Rutland hotel highly enough.

The Rutland Hotel exceeded my every expectation. We choose the apartment style accommodations for my sister, two nieces and myself. The apartment was spacious and beautifully decorated. It was in an ideal location and we were able to walk to all the highlights. Our flight was delayed and we arrive at the hotel at 9:45 PM tired and hungry. The staff member who checked us in recommended the restaurant next store. He showed us to our apartment. We look a minute to freshen up and when we entered the restaurant he was waiting for us with a reserved table. Such service! My only regret was that we weren't able to spend more time in our accommodations.

I have stayed here many times over the years and the newly refurbished rooms are beautiful and attention to detail is exceptional Will return time and time again For those who don't know Edinburgh this is as good a location that you can get

We feel like lottery winners after having had the most incredible experience at The Rutland. We were joyfully greeted by the amazing Charlotte on our arrival and were informed we had been upgraded. This isn’t something we’ve ever had before and we were delighted. Charlotte upgraded us to one of their best luxury apartments for the weekend. She walked us just up the road and showed us into the apartment. I was speechless. This was the most luxurious, gorgeous and huge apartment I’ve ever stayed in. Every detail was so carefully chosen, the decor, the amenities, the linens. We could have lived there happily! We have no idea how we got so lucky to receive such an upgrade but we are truly grateful and can see why an apartment like that would make a longer stay in Edinburgh so fantastic. We hope to return again and book this incredible apartment. Charlotte was also able to recommend the hotel’s restaurant and an underground ‘speakeasy’ style bar nearby. So after seeing a show at the Usher Hall (just a stones throw from the hotel and apartments) we went for a drink in Heads And Tales - it was a fantastic underground bar with fab staff too, so a great recommendation - thank you! Back to our apartment- The enormous bed and heavy, black-out curtains provided the most excellent deep sleep. So much so, we woke up only 15 minutes before our checkout time! Totally worth it for the best sleep of my life. We were thrilled to see Charlotte at reception again for our check out, to be able to express our gratitude for her kindness and warmth of our truly incredible experience. Thank you so much for the best weekend, we hope to revisit again soon!

Hotel location is excellent given the close proximity of it to everything along with it being situated on a major transportation route (both buses and trams). Room was nicely furnished and well-appointed and several of the rooms proffer great views of the circumjacent area. The bathroom was large, sleek, modern and well-equipped.

Upper hotel rooms (on top floor) are not accessible by elevator. You must use a flight of stairs to get to the top floor (from the floor below). This means that if you have heavy suitcases, it can be somewhat difficult to tote baggage to that level. Also, if you are disabled, then the rooms on the top floor may not be appropriate. The breakfast fare tasted good, but menu was limited and a tad funky.

We are just home from 3 nights, we stayed in number 15 apartment 1. We arrived early for check in prepared to leave our bags but an apartment for ready so the lovely Jill at reception showed us where to go and oh my goodness we were over the moon with the apartment. The decor is very quirky but so nice, we absolutely loved everything about it, the apartment was well equipped cleaned everyday we asked for an extra duvet as I found the sofa in bedroom nice and comfy so let my friend have the bed to herself and it was there by time we came back from some shopping. We absolutely loved our stay and hope to be back really soon. Thank u for a fabulous stay Rutland

The whole team at The Rutland went above and beyond our expectations during our stay. We really can’t thank them enough. The reception team were always a pleasure, making sure we always had everything we needed, and could always answer any queries we had. The room was in immaculate condition, with great decor and a fascinating view of the castle too. A selection of bars/restaurants were available to use, which were pretty much under the same roof as The Rutland too. This was fantastic for us as it gave us the option to grab something to eat/drink close by, meaning we could fuel up for a big day or wind down close to home if needed. We visited The Huxley Bar for breakfast one morning, and also Kyloe one evening too for dinner. We couldn’t pick a single fault with any of our meals at either of these places (plus, we got a discounted rate too due to us staying at The Rutland - bonus!) Me and my girlfriend went to Edinburgh to celebrate our 1 year anniversary, and we were left with the feeling that we never wanted to leave. Such a memorable experience. We hope to return soon in the future. Thank you to everyone that made this experience the best it could possibly be!

Self contained apartment. Big enough for two people. Easy to walk to everything. Nice and central. The Huxley restaurant attached to the hotel was amazing. Heating worked well.

The apartment we had was underground level, meaning the sidewalk/footpath was above us. Therefore no natural light. I would image in winter that wouldn't be nice. Lots of stairs - stairs to get to reception. Stairs to get to the apartment building door, stairs to get to the actual apartment. So with a heavy suitcase it isn't idea. If you are not young or fit then this might be an issue for some. Security, I was borderline not entirely feeling secure. Three entrances to the apartment, one wasn't even locked when we go there. For an apartment the only thing missing was laundry facilities. I stayed a week and couldn't wash my clothes, only option it the hotel laundry service.