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The Ruthland Hotel, Edinburgh

1-3 Rutland Steet, Edinburgh, EH12AE, United Kingdom. (show on map)

Expert reviews

Fodors review:

“The building may have once been the residence of Sir Joseph Lister—known as the \”father of antiseptic surgery\”—but there’s nothing clinical about this acclaimed boutique hotel at the west end of Princes Street. Nominated for several style awards, the design is chic without being intimidating.”

Telegraph review:

“This sassy West End hotel has bedrooms and serviced apartments, as well as a popular all-day restaurant/bar, a steak restaurant and underground bar that is gin distillery by day, watering hole by night. It’s perfect for couples looking for a helping of boutique style that’s not too edgy for comfort.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of The Ruthland Hotel, Edinburgh. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.6 out of 5.0

Ranked 6th in Edinburgh

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All you need to know

The Rutland Hotel is a distinct boutique establishment nestled in the heart of Edinburgh. Positioned within the ancient Old Town quarter, this hotel is a stone’s throw away from the city’s premier sights and experiences.

Upon stepping into The Rutland, you will be welcomed by the comforting ambiance of the hotel’s spectacular interior design. A blend of classic and contemporary aesthetics grace the hotel’s interiors, showcasing unique artwork, plush textiles, and a warm-hued color scheme.

The Rutland offers diverse room and suite options, each equipped with contemporary conveniences and offering picturesque city views. Guests have a plethora of choices, spanning from Superior Double Rooms to opulent Deluxe Suites. All accommodations are furnished with a flat-screen TV, free WiFi, and a lavish ensuite bathroom.

The hotel also prides itself on its exceptional amenities that add an extra touch of luxury to your stay. With a restaurant, bar, fitness center, spa, and business center on-site, it caters to leisure as well as work needs.

Given its prime location and superior facilities, The Rutland serves as the perfect launchpad for discovering everything Edinburgh has to offer.

 

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Recent guest reviews

5.0
Lynne

10 February 2025

Exceptional

We loved the gorgeous decor, the little touches e.g. handmade chocolates and the central location. It helped to make a lovely weekend even more special.

I have no complaints

5.0
Neil

10 February 2025

Great hotel, central location, big clean room with great facilities.

Great central location. Room was fantastic , great size and really comfy bed. Bathroom was lovely with great shower. Nespresso coffee machine was a nice touch. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Will definitely stay here again.

The safety deposit box could do with some instructions, but worked it out in the end.

5.0
Brian

9 February 2025

Fabulous hotel let down in just one area

Lovely welcome at reception and a super room in a central Edinburgh location. Helpful staff .

Unfortunately our experience in The Huxley, the hotel's pub/bar, was not of the same high quality. The service for lunch was slow and the staff rather cursory

4.0
Nicola

8 February 2025

First time staying. Will be our go to hotel in Edinburgh in future.

Location. Nice room with a view of princes street. Staff were lovely: great breakfast.

Nothing

5.0
Natalie

6 February 2025

Amazing stay

I had originally paid for a double room and arrived and was upgraded free of charge to an apartment. The apartment was beautiful and so spacious. Location is great only 10-15 mins walk from George street where we had booked dinner. Parked in the NCP car park which is a 5 min walk away and the hotel gave us 50% off parking so was only £18 for the overnight parking. Overall the stay was brilliant would definitely recommend and will be back in the future.

5.0
Mandy

4 February 2025

Thank you Jill and the team for making our stay in Edinburgh one of the best breaks we have ever had.

Staff go above and beyond. Fantastic room and on site restaurants.

Nothing. Everything was superb.

5.0
Janis

3 February 2025

Great trip

This hotel is in a great location , beautiful place to stay

Lovely friendly staff

4.5
Kotaiba

3 February 2025

Wonderful hotel. Great location. Would highly recommend.

Amazing stay. A 4-star hotel which had exceptionally good value for money; not far away from being a 5-star location. We didn’t get the castle view we wanted but the city view was still very nice. Rooms were well equipped with all necessities and design was very unique. Location was ideal within the city centre and only a 15 minute walk from the main train station.

2 small things: 1) I saw this mentioned somewhere in a review and experienced it myself: the included toiletries were very nice but the gel pumps were very stubborn and you had to almost manually reset them with your hands after pumping once to get more soap dispensed. I thought the person who mentioned this was just unlucky and had a faulty bottle but seems like this is the case for all of them. 2) The room we had was splendid, but the bathroom tap was in a very strange position. It was placed just on the edge of the sink which made it very awkward to wash your hands and the water would splash outside the sink basin making a mess.

4.5
Alan

2 February 2025

Excellent hotel but perhaps go elsewhere for breakfast.

Clean, spacious room with excellent views down Princess Street.

Breakfast ‘Scottish Full Breakfast’ was dry and somewhat over cooked.

5.0
Samantha

31 January 2025

Stunning hotel in a convenient location

I love this hotel! If I had to be picky id say they could have some comfier pillows but I guess thats preference. The staff are smiley, polite and helpful on every occasion and the rooms are beautiful and extremely comfortable with a stunning bathroom, mini bar/trolley, ghd straightners.. the list goes on. On this occasion I did not have breakfast but from previous experience its been top tier. You would absolutely not be disappointed here.

Again if im being picky- toiletries are still pretty low level for a beautiful hotel. The pump never works properly on the shower gel it gets stuck at the bottom. Stayed approx 4 times since they upgraded to the new bottles/brand and always does it.

5.0
Anthony

30 January 2025

Brilliant location with great and tasty food options

We got an upgrade to an apartment with was exceptional and unexpected. The 2 restaurants attached to the hotel did gorgeous food whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner. I really recommend this hotel and the location is ideal.

Nothing it was brilliant

5.0
Jessica

30 January 2025

Exceptional

Incredible! We got upgraded for free to the most beautiful apartment! Gorgeous lounge area with an open plan kitchen! Everything felt clean and the furniture and decor was fantastic! Staff very welcoming and the location is perfect, so central and 5 min walk to the castle.

5.0
Alissa

29 January 2025

Exceptional

The room was stunning and had a beautiful view. The staff was extremely helpful and assisted us well. It was in great distance to the Edinburgh Castle and many shopping and food places.

We have nothing negative to say.

5.0
Keith

29 January 2025

Edinburgh at its best 👍

Absolutely fabulous!

Nothing

5.0
Val

28 January 2025

Amazing all round our third visit in three months

Wonderful hotel, fabulous location, exquisite styled bedrooms

Friendly,clean, comfortable.

5.0
Christin

26 January 2025

Supercool, quirky and high end design all over. Perfect location for the best areas in Edinburgh

The best accomodation so far in Edinburgh! Will definately come back to this gem next visit

4.5
Maria

25 January 2025

Excellent cosy hotel. Staff were amazing! Lots of attention to detail.

Staff were amazing and very accommodating! Had a small issue with our room that staff resolved quickly and ended up upgrading us to an apartment which was amazing! Loved the tea cakes and chocolates in the rooms - lovely additions.

Location is on quite a busy junction but you can barely hear this from the rooms.

4.0
Erwin

24 January 2025

Welcoming staff, nice touches in the room, comfortable.

Decor, space

Nothing comes to mind

5.0
Kimberly

22 January 2025

Exceptional

Very clean rooms with great decor and views of the Edinburgh castle. Super friendly staff. Great location, easy to walk to lots of popular places.

5.0
Elizabeth

20 January 2025

Excellent room, comfortable bed and great location - true luxury.

This hotel absolutely took our breath away. All I can say is wow! Where to begin? The underfloor heating in the bathroom was such a luxury in the winter. The water bottles and tea bags were complimentary and restocked with the room service. All appliances were excellent quality - Smeg kettle and toaster and even GHD straighteners in the room. The bed was huge and very comfortable.

Nothing could have made our stay better!

5.0
Bastien

20 January 2025

Our stay was exceptional, with a lovely apartment, a perfect location and a welcoming staff!

We stayed at the Rutland Hotel for three nights, and it far exceeded our expectations. We were upgraded to an apartment instead of a room (a huge thank you for that!). The apartment was exceptional – spacious, well-located on Rutland Street (the street named after the hotel, making it so easy to find after exploring the beautiful city of Edinburgh), and incredibly comfortable. The reception staff were warm and welcoming, always attentive to our needs. We truly felt at home during our stay!

None.

5.0
Eoin

18 January 2025

Perfect A+++

Location perfect. Breakfast superb . Staff at reception , bar and Huxley restaurant excellent. They were all so welcoming and professional.

Nothing . Can not find a flaw .

5.0
John

17 January 2025

Exceptional

Very well appointed.

Nil

5.0
Kathryn

16 January 2025

Super

Lovely spacious room, great location. Quirky cool features in room Lovely restaurants attached to property

5.0
Shona

15 January 2025

Great hotel in fabulous location

Huge, well decorated room with castle views. Fantastic reception staff, couldn’t have been more helpful.

Nothing

4.0
Carole

14 January 2025

Short break

The view and convenience for town centre was great. Staff were very friendly

We were unable to get thru to the bar from inside the hotel The lift did not go all the way up to the floor we were on which wasn't mentioned when I booked. Awkward with cases

5.0
Madelein

13 January 2025

Exceptional

Lovely apartment, very clean with everything you need. Excellent location too.

4.5
Grant

13 January 2025

Absolutely brilliant and will definitely be back

Loved the uniqueness and quirkyness of the hotel

Room didnt have a mini fridge

4.5
Martin

12 January 2025

Great hotel, location and price

Location and style of accommodation

Bed was a little too hard for me

5.0
Petri

11 January 2025

Great hotel in good location.

We got an upgrade from double to 1-bedroom apartment, which was awesome. Location of Rutland H&A is perfect and the breakfast was super.

5.0
Judith

9 January 2025

Fantastic would really recommend to everyone

Everything

Very high standard very warm and comfortable will be going back

4.5
Jeff

7 January 2025

Our favourite place to stay in Edinburgh

Superb building in centre of town. Decoration & cleanliness has top scores. Staff in hotel & the Huxley are excellent

All of the above plus they are (truly pet friendly) not like some others who say they are

5.0
Samantha

5 January 2025

Just returned from a fantastic weekend stay, excellent location for sightseeing. Can’t wait to return!

Great location, fantastic large spacious rooms. Helpful, friendly staff.

5.0
Sshannen

4 January 2025

Staff, location and property were top class.

The apartment was exceptional. So comfortable, everything you need to have the best stay. The staff were the nicest we have ever experienced.

Nothing

5.0
Elizabeth

3 January 2025

Exceptional

Lovely and warm and staff was excellent Lovely and polite and always spoke

5.0
Noelle

2 January 2025

Beautiful view

Everything

Nothing

5.0
David

2 January 2025

Exceptional

Excellent all round

Staff and accommodation

4.5
Carroll

1 January 2025

Great location, large room, friendly staff

Location is spot on walkable to all the main areas. Spacious & large room, despite being above the main room didn’t hear traffic noise as decent double glazing on windows. Lovely toiletries and amenities in room - coffee machine, mini bar etc.

Internal doors clearly fire doors so they slam shut, this was quite noisy and my bedroom door would move everytime the corridor door opened. I jammed it with a towel in the end!

4.5
Chloe

31 December 2024

Fantastic hotel, will definitely return

Views were incredible

That we had to come home!

5.0
Liya

31 December 2024

Prefect ,I recommend this hotel ,you should stay there for sure 🌷

Everything was so good,the room was amazing ,I checked many reviews before I booked and was very excited to stay in this hotel. Location is perfect ,everything is clean ,reception is very welcoming .

5.0
Mark

27 December 2024

Great location, fantastic staff and the breakfast sausages were to die for…..

The staff were absolutely amazing, so helpful and so friendly.

Nothing at all, brilliant spot to stay and I’ll definitely be back….

5.0
Fiona

24 December 2024

Fantastic, we’ll be back!

Perfect for a family of 4. Lots of space, gorgeous decor, and the jacuzzi bath was a big hit. Great location by the Christmas fayre / play park.

5.0
Aaron

24 December 2024

Exceptional

Location is great, on the main street but just far enough away to be quiet at night time The apartment upgrade was brilliant and made the weekend far better than we could of expected All the facilities were great and staff were very friendly and helpful!

Nothing!

4.0
Solo

22 December 2024

Overpriced but expected weekend before Xmas

Location is perfect end of Princess St

Nothing in particular

4.5
Colleen

19 December 2024

Had a great stay. Very comfortable accommodation, couldn’t be closer to city centre.

Right in the city centre Great facilities Lovely staff Great breakfast

Quite expensive per night

5.0
Jane

19 December 2024

We would like to return for a long weekend

Room was very spacious and the decor was beautiful

Nothing

4.0
Jacqueline

19 December 2024

Lots to do in Edinburgh at Christmas

The location was excellent. It was a garden room which in the summer would be lovely - apartment was very spacious. This is our our second time staying at the Rutland.

Was disappointed that it didn’t match the decadence of the one bedroom apartment. There were some issues with cleanliness particularly in the main bathroom.

5.0
Lily

15 December 2024

A brilliant stay at a lovely hotel. Would definitely return! Highly recommend.

The rooms were gorgeous, spacious and clean. It was in a perfect location, right in the centre of Edinburgh. The hotel has two restaurants attached. The staff were all very polite and helpful.

The steak restaurant seemed very popular so I would recommend booking in advance.

4.0
Annie

14 December 2024

Very good

We got upgraded to the apartments so that was the best part.

Having to go down stairs with a 1 year old to get to the apartment

5.0
Lesley

13 December 2024

Lovely hotel with great staff and food

Ideal location, lovely room, food good, everything we needed for our stay and the staff were wonderful

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Kid meals (additional charge)
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)

Services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Daily housekeeping

Activities

  • - Fitness centre

General

  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Soundproof rooms
  • - Heating
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning

Accessibility

  • - Wheelchair accessible
  • - Lower bathroom sink
  • - Emergency cord in bathroom

Miscellaneous

  • - 24-hour security
  • - Key card access
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Face masks for guests available

Reception services

  • - Invoice provided
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