The Bonham Hotel, Edinburgh
Expert reviews
“The Bonham manages a successful fusion of Victorian interiors with bold, modern colors and contemporary design. Cool, crisp bedlinen, luxury bathrooms and friendly but unobtrusive service make for a memorable stay.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Free parking
- Free Wifi
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
The Bonham is an exquisite boutique hotel located in the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. This luxurious hotel offers guests a unique blend of contemporary design and traditional comfort. The Bonham is located near many of the city’s major attractions, including Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, and the National Museum of Scotland.
The Bonham boasts a selection of 49 guest rooms and suites, each individually designed to reflect the city’s rich history, while providing a modern and comfortable stay. Each room offers a range of amenities, including air conditioning, complimentary toiletries, WiFI, a tea and coffee maker, and a flat-screen TV.
The hotel features an elegant restaurant and bar, a spa with a heated indoor pool and sauna, and a fitness center. Guests also have access to a 24-hour concierge service. You can also enjoy a range of dining experiences, from the elegant restaurant and bar to the more casual Quayside Bistro.
From the moment you arrive, you will be warmly welcomed by the friendly and knowledgeable staff. With its excellent facilities, friendly staff, and convenient location, this hotel is sure to provide an unforgettable experience.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 June 2025
Delightful - we will definitely use the Bonham in future
Ideal location for city centre whilst being out of the hustle and bustle Very comfortable room with gorgeous view across the Firth of Forth
The chairs in the dining room are a bit too low for the tables.
17 June 2025
Overall a nice stay, though the room was smaller than expected for a superior double, and some facilities could use upda
Beautiful building set in a quiet and elegant neighborhood, just a 10-minute walk from Princes Street and right behind the charming Dean Village. The staff provides impeccable service and the bed was extremely comfortable!
The toilet cistern was outdated and did not function properly, and the room was rather small for a superior double. Given the high nightly rate, breakfast should definitely be included
17 June 2025
Fabulous
Lovely comfortable rooms and very friendly staff.
16 June 2025
Just wonderful! Thank you
Gorgeous hotel, fabulous location. Bedroom was beautiful and very comfy bed. Staff were helpful and friendly. Lovely bar to sit in at night and relax
Nothing
16 June 2025
Nice staff. Very comfortable good location
Good location, very quiet. Nice area. Breakfast was excellent
The evening food wasn’t the best. For a five star hotel we expected a lot better
16 June 2025
Beautiful and comfortable
It was just what I imagined. Appreciated the cleanliness and the hospitality. We enjoyed walking around Dean and Stockbridge, which were close to the hotel.
Nothing I didn’t like about the hotel.
12 June 2025
Excellent and hope to come back one day!
The breakfast at The Bonham was excellent everything you could want and the Staff were exceptionally helpful to your needs. The location was a little bit away from Princes Street, but this was good, but you need to be fairly fit to keep walking. Having said that the Taxi service was exceptional and VFM. Our room was beautiful and the building was amazing, so much history.
Cannot think of anything we didn't like, if we had to be critical I would say the bathroom was a bit tight to get into, but that wasn't really a problem at all.
7 June 2025
Fabulous
The location was an easy tram ride from the airport, walkable to the city center, and just around the corner from Dean's Village. The room was lovely and comfortable.
It was a tight fit to have 2 small suitcases out in the room.
6 June 2025
10 stars
Beautiful looked after amazing staff the hotel is spotless restaurant and bar lovely food great menu So easy to get everywhere And then come back to Contact, it’s like being home
6 June 2025
Excellence and sublime quality!
The location, the hotel decor, the quality of staff and their service! It’s a home away from home where nothing is too much trouble for the staff. It’s a fabulous place to stay and relax!
We couldn’t stay longer!!
6 June 2025
Tom and Elisa
Fantastic, well-maintained, classic style hotel. Excellent and pleasant staff and service. Superb breakfast with lots of variety to choose from.
Nothing comes to my mind.
4 June 2025
Fabulous
Excellent
Nothing
4 June 2025
Glorious.
Everything is glorious
Nothing. Everything is glorious.
29 May 2025
Fabulous as always
Excellent as always. My favourite Edinburgh hotel. Excellent!
29 May 2025
off the beaten track, just wonderful experience
Style, friendliness of staff.
26 May 2025
Superb 5 star experience in a very classy hotel which has a fantastic location
From the moment we arrived at the hotel i was impressed by the building and the welcome we received. The public areas of the hotel and room itself were decorated in a very classy style and the hotel was immaculate in terms of presentation and cleanliness. We only had breakfast at the the hotel on 2 days but the menu choice was excellent and the quality of the food was first class.
I find it hard to be critical at all, but if i was being picky I would have liked a slightly larger en suite bathroom with the room. The bathroom we had was immaculately clean there just wasnt much space to sit out toileteries etc
22 May 2025
Lovely hotel and would stay there again!
Really nice hotel, good facilities and great location in a quiet square just walk from Princes Street. Room very comfortable and excellent staff.
Breakfast was ok but not great.
22 May 2025
Very good
Location
Room not serviced even though we left sign on door Receptionist not helpful
18 May 2025
Exceptional
Superb stay. Comfortable, luxurious and a very special place.
18 May 2025
Nice hotel, shame about below ground level rooms
Central location.
Rooms lbelow ground level should not be a thing in a 5 star propery
18 May 2025
We loved our stay, it had peace and quiet, very comfortable rooms and lounge areas. The food was excellent and the staff
Lovely building in a quiet part of Edinburgh yet convenient for public transport and city attractions, beautifully decorated and room was well appointed with fabulous views across to Leith.
16 May 2025
Fabulous
service location beautiful interiors heritage building fantastic breakfast
16 May 2025
We enjoyed our stay and the room met our needs.
The view from the room was nice. The staff was very attentive.
15 May 2025
Wonderful stay in a historic house,
Ideal location for visiting Edinburgh attractions and convenient for meeting local friends. Wonderful to have private parking in the centre of a city.
Everything was perfect: great breakfast, helpful staff, well appointed room. We think the 'muzak' at breakfast was intrusive and could have been better chosen.
14 May 2025
Short but sweet
Beautiful Edwardian building with absolutely stunning interior Best Bloody Mary in town Very attentive staff .
Room was a little to warm . Dyson fan ( supplied) on all night Other than this , The Bonham is faultless
13 May 2025
Nice one night stay.
Our room was rather small but nicely appointed. It met our needs for one night.
Nothing
12 May 2025
Fabulous
Great location, very clean with exceptional decor. Friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommended.
10 May 2025
Exceptional
Fantastic stay, staff were very helpful, bed was lovely and comfy, good choice for breakfast would love definitely recommend.
Couldn’t fault anything
5 May 2025
A special hotel for special occasions.
Staff were very friendly (first class service), view from window was amazing, breakfast was nice. Impressive cocktail and whisky menu.
Definitely more expensive than we would normally pay, but felt if everything's expensive in Edinburgh, why not pay a bit more and treat ourselves. Room was slightly on the warm side.
2 May 2025
Truly outstanding hotel and staff! It’s a 10 by any standards except that it’s a little bit out of the tourist area. Of
Absolutely, stunning property, in A+ condition!
This is being picky, but it is a bit out of the center of the main tourist area.
2 May 2025
We look forward to returning
Wonderful room. Delightful staff. Great building. Quiet. Close enough to places we wanted to visit. Great breakfast.
2 May 2025
Holiday
The experience was absolutely magnificent, the room, the welcome, and the services were fabulous, except for one small thing that really bothered me: drinking at the bar and having the bill thrown onto the table by the redheaded woman with glasses is something that I hope won't happen again in the future; it was totally unacceptable. Apart from that, my stay was idyllic.
1 May 2025
perfect
well worth it beautiful building and room
1 May 2025
Wonderful place to stay in Edinburgh
Classic. Beautiful. Great breakfast. Wonderful room. Wonderful staff.
30 April 2025
Luxurius, comfort and relaxing
The room and facilities were spotless and beautifully designed. What really stood out was the attention to detail it’s what made the whole experience truly memorable. Highly recommended. Great job to the team at The Bonham!
29 April 2025
Fabulous
Location, style and the room we got. Staff were all pleasant and breakfast was good. It’s a beautiful building.
Parking expensive at £20 per night. Bed was a bit too hard. Toilet in room smelled a bit unpleasant but there was no opening window.
29 April 2025
Fabulous
Breakfast beautifully cooked and amazing choices. Helpful pleasant staff .
27 April 2025
A beautiful stay
Beautiful property, attention to detail was immaculate.
Nothing!
27 April 2025
Impressive, beautiful, unique.
This hotel is absolutely stunning and it smells, oh, so good!
Bed and pillows are not really comfortable, housekeeping is rather superficial. The shower is amazing for healthy young people. Cannot see older people using that comfortably.
27 April 2025
Great base from which to explore Edinburgh.
Great location - it’s walking distance from the city centre. The common rooms are comfortable and the level of service was excellent.
The bedroom was a little on the small side and there were parts of the property that were on the wrong side of ‘shabby chic’.
27 April 2025
Fabulous
The hotel is in a good location, easily walkable to the main attractions and city centre. The room was fully kitted out with radio, coffee machine they even squeezed a desk and table into the small space albeit a bit unnecessarily! Everything you need for a stay was included (iron, shoehorn, clothes brush, toiletries, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, slippers, robe)
Not all rooms have views, the basement room we were allocated was (a bit) disappointing compared to the description of all rooms having a view. The room was small but was fine for one night, but it was really warm due to the radiators being on and no way to turn them off. There was a fan in the room that helped. I am being critical due to the rating of the hotel, I would stay again but request a different room as it was a bit disappointing for the price.
25 April 2025
Definitely coming back when we next visit Edinburgh.
Beautifully presented and spacious. Spotlessly clean and the staff were extremely helpful. Quiet location, but plenty of places to eat close by and the castle and the Royal Mile are within walking distance…albeit uphill.
Nothing
25 April 2025
Loved it
Well decorated and beautiful building
25 April 2025
The best experience! Superb room, restaurant and drinks in the bar.
This is undeniably the best hotel room I've ever stayed in. The bed mattress was wonderful, the sofa's (both of them) were super comfy. Even the dining chairs were excellent.
I wouldn't change a thing!
25 April 2025
Exceptional
Very comfortable room. Luxurious finishes. Nice quiet area for restful sleep
24 April 2025
Fabulous
Beautiful hotel exceptionally clean with superb service
We had a garden room which was underneath the reception area We could hear footsteps above frequently which did disturb us
24 April 2025
Lovely property
Lovely property,
Noise of bar above us till 11 pm.
23 April 2025
One of the best hotels we have stayed in!
Beautiful historic hotel with top notch service.
23 April 2025
Fabulous
Staff were lovely and friendly. Rooms were spotless, great location, quiet but a short stroll into the main part of town
Beds were quite hard
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
Services
- - Room service
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Packed lunches
- - Fax/photocopying
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Garden
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
Parking
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
19 June 2025
Lovely location and atmosphere