Review of Cityroomz Edinburgh 3*

I had arrived very late in the evening due to my flight being delayed leaving Heathrow. However, when we landed and I had finally collected my bag, I was able to hop on a tram and I got to the city centre in 25 minutes. The tram cost £5 one way. The tram stop (West End-Princes Street) is only 5 minutes walk from the hotel entrance on Shandwick Place. The entrance is up a short flight of steps. I was greeted by Nathan who checked me in and explained the £5 vouchers I would be entitled to as I booked direct with the hotel. There is a breakfast room on the 1st floor, though I never used it but I peered inside and it has a good view onto Shandwick Place. The are snacks and drinks available to buy from reception and there is the ability to check out at 2pm rather than 11am. My room was on the third floor, up through a corridor, up some steps, down some steps and into room 318. It was a small room, facing out onto Shandwick Place. It was clean, basic but nice and bright and the bed was king size and very comfortable. Though the duvet was not quite as big as the bed so I had to hug it close to my body at night. The bathroom was again compact but very clean. The shower was powerful but the bath was quite small. Usually I can lay down in a bath but in this bath my knees were up near my stomach. The traffic on Shandwick Place was moderate, but after 11pm it quietened down. There is a pub opposite the hotel, along with a Sainsburys Local. There is a Morrisons Local tright next to the hotel and a Co-Operative store next to that there is also a pub further down towards the Tram station. Just up shandwick place on Queensferry Street there is a burger joint called Wannaburger. The burgers are good and great value. The hotel is in a great location, only 5 minutes walk from the new town, Princes street and Calton Hill. The Castle, the Royle Mile and the old town about 15-20 minutes and the Cannongate, Scottish Parliament, building and Holyrood Park a few minutes beyond. The Water of Leith is not too far away and it is a nice walk on a sunny day up to Leith. Check out was a doddle, but my flight didn't leave until 9pm so the hotel let me store my bag in the luggage cupboard on the floor where I was staying. I came back at 4:30 to collect it and off I went to the airport. I would highly recommend Cityroomz. I would definitely come stay again.