This hotel is next to Edinburgh Zoo, close to Murrayfield Stadium and 4 miles from Edinburgh International Airport. It offers a pool, gym, free parking and a restaurant.
Each room at this Holiday Inn is spacious, with tea and coffee facilities and satellite TV. Every room also has air conditioning and free WiFi.
Holiday Inn Edinburgh is 3 miles west of the city centre and has a view of the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh Castle and the city centre are easy to access by bus, with stops less than 5 minutes’ walk away.
The hotel’s Spirit Health and Fitness Club has a sauna, spa and offers beauty treatments. There is an international restaurant, as well as a cocktail lounge. Start the day with a buffet breakfast including a selection of continental and cooked items.
Guest Notice
Please note that all reservations made after 1st October 2025 for stays arriving from 24th July 2026 onwards will be subject to the local council-imposed Edinburgh Visitor Levy.
This charge will be applied to the final bill and will be payable upon check out. For further information, please visit https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/visitorlevy
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.
Continental, Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Buffet
Private parking at the hotel
Guest reviews
Categories:
Staff
8.6
Facilities
8.0
Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Value for money
7.5
Location
8.6
Free WiFi
8.2
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Guests who stayed here loved
Zdenka
United Kingdom
“Nice and friendly staff, clean room, great shower, kids enjoeyd jumping on hotel beds, nice selection on breakfast buffet. Discount for the lanterns in Edinburgh Zoo!”
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Liam
United Kingdom
“Very clean, comfy and perfect location wise. The staff are incredible and make sure we are always so well looked after”
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Shriti
United Kingdom
“Nice clean hotel and good service good staff main thing no one touched my stuff in the room when we went out nothing lost very very good experience”
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Angela
United Kingdom
“Convenience for zoo and buses. Spacious and clean. Pleasant staff.”
Arimante
United Kingdom
“Nice place, with free parking, next to the zoo and easy access to bus stops.”
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Francesco
United Kingdom
“Good level of cleaning and friendly staff.
Good location just between airport and city centre, well connected with bus services.”
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Dawn
United Kingdom
“We like to stay here as it’s nice staff and easy access to visit family”
Johny
United Kingdom
“The view from the room where amazing and loved the breakfast.”
Julie
United Kingdom
“Beds very comfortable. Powerful shower. Large TV. Hotel arranged for our family to be next door to each other.
Excellent selection of lovely food for breakfast.
Bonus of swimming pool for kids and hot tub & sauna for the grown ups.”
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Annabell
United Kingdom
“Excellent location with a brilliant bus service right outside,
The zoo next door which was also brilliant.
Staff all so friendly and accommodating”
Availability
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This property has 1 third-party sustainability certification.
Green Tourism
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
1 restaurant on site
Trader's Restaurant
Cuisine
International
Open for
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Ambiance
Family friendly
House rules
Holiday Inn Edinburgh Zoo by IHG takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00
Check-out
Until 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
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Cot and extra bed policies
0 - 2 years
Cot upon request
Free
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 9 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
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