InterContinental Hotels Group - George Hotel Edinburgh Review

Very well located hotel with good quality rooms. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was or excellent quality. The newly refurbished bar is very nice. If you get change site at the bar and just watch the staff work they honestly do not stop. Top quality hotel.

Lovely hotel, clean and comfortable rooms, very helpful staff.

Everything was absolutely wonderful, except it was so warm in our room! Windows let in no breeze at all. Food good. Bathroom wonderful. Bed heaven.

It is quite or double for the rooms. We were placed early in a room in between cramped floor. We refused and we got a room instead, but the front door was not isolated at all, and we could hear everything happening in the hallway. Other than that, the service is good and the location ideal.

The room is cozy but has lots of amenities including brewed coffee. Their shower fixture is the best in Scotland - you can control the water temperature (with other hotels your choice is very cold or hot).

Excellent location, very helpful staff treat like royalty for the duration of our stay. Rooms absolutely fantastic food amazing! Would def return

My husband and myself just celebrated our Wedding Anniversary at The George Intercontinental in Edinburgh.
What a fabulous hotel, from the moment we walked in, the traditional Doorman greeting us the the friendly helpful reception.
Our room was exactly as we requested, it was lovely , clean fresh, all amenities needed.
The bed was huge a dream to sleep in.
We had an anniversary meal in the Printing Press Restaurant,service, atmosphere, and the quality of the food first class.
We were sorry to leave.... could have stayed longer. I highly recommend this fabulous hotel, and will gladly go back if visiting Edinburgh again
Thank you for a wonderful stay

Top hotel in Edinburgh. Excellent staff are professional and friendly.

Great central location, reasonably priced and very friendly and accommodating staff. Stayed during Christmas and very much satisfied with service, breakfast was absolutely beautiful, delivered to room for a very small charge which is fair. The late night meal could be slightly better quality wise but overall a good experience, will be happy to return!

Helpful staff. Nice reception. Stayed for 4 nights with no problems.

Amazing hotel, the staff are wonderful and it's on the main street of edingborough

Superb surroundings, good food, very attentive and helpful staff. A lovely stay thank you.

What's not to love! It's my beautiful Scotland and the service was excellent.

Try calling them. there are 1000 options and no one will take responsibility for the call.

Was at uni event. Crying my eyes out. Someone stole my purse and u got nothing... I'm completely screwed .
No food. No money. Please help

Location of the hotel was right in the middle of town, couldn't be any better. The rooms were nice and clean, the concierge was very helpful when asked questions about the city. Highly recommend it.

Amazing place staff were amazing everything was top notch what we paid for

Attended my nieces wedding the whole day was excellent and the Staff were great

Sauna is missing, otherwise there is nothing to moan

Saw Foulty Towers, The Dinner Experience during the Fringe Festival - was amazing!!

Ideal location. People are smiling. However a lack of reaction on their part during a blackout in several rooms that resulted in water cuts ...
Regarding breakfast: for coffee it would be nice to leave a carafe on the table!

Really nice and very centrally located Edinburgh hotel. A little expensive considering the smallish rooms and beds. But compensated by high quality fixtures and fittings and very reasonably priced and delicious room service breakfast (if they had hotboxes to keep it that little bit warmer it would have probably pushed me to a five star rating).

Definitely worth considering if comfort and centrality are priorities.

We had our wedding menu tasting here, it was fantastic we were treated to some lovely food and wine.

I waited over 30 minutes for a vegetarian breakfast from the time I ordered it (I actually sat down 10 mins earlier). I asked the waiter to cancle the order in the end it was very painful waiting over 30 mins for a couple of fried eggs, beans, etc... 20 mins in and I had reminded the waiter, the waiter said it was on its way, he didnt offer me anything else in the meantime to ease my pain while I waited. Even though I didn't have breakfast we were still charged for it. No body offered any refunds, no body really cared.
I was there with my 4 year old son and partner in room 266, the window does not shut properly and the room was very noisy till very late as its during the Edinburgh festival.
Thr 2nd double bed was actually a sofa bed, which was very sloppy, it was not completely flat like a normal bed.
On the plus side the reception staff we're very friendly from every interaction we had with them.
The location was decent.
This hotel was not our first choice but because of the festival most hotles were fully booked.
The restraunt team, the window in our room and the sloppy sofa bed let this hotel down.

Great location, spacious lovely rooms and great staff. Thoroughly recommend.

Amazing hotel and the best breakfast I had for a while in a hotel

Hotel extremely well located, courteous and efficient staff. Nice and quiet room. Perfect breakfast.

Beautiful building inside & out, most of the staff were friendly, one in particular at the breakfast serving looked like she didn't want to be there or deal with us.Martin the concierge was great, as were the rest of the concierge team, couldn't do enough for us. The receptionists were very friendly & helpful. The family room was nice but the bathroom was tiny for a family room. Was disappointed with that. But it was a cosy stay.

The wedding looked amazing and the staff were very friendly.

Very attentive and friendly staff, lovely interiors, and very classy. 24 hour reception complete with a tuck shop for midnight chocolate cravings or emergency toothpaste was very handy! Would definitely stay again. Location was brilliant too, and the views from the room were gorgeous!

From the moment you enter the hotel the staff couldn't do more for you. The hotel looked really classy and posh and all the staff look happy and are very hard working!
Couldn't find any faults what so ever. It's located near shops and bars but not too near that you are kept awake, the rooms are lovely and modern, the breakfasts are great, the views out of the rooms are decent, the facilities are great. It is also a wedding venue which looks brilliant!
A member of staff even took the time to draw me and my partner a map to find our way to a restaurant and then after knowing we were going the Edinburgh castle, gave us both a bottle of water and a pack of mints to take up there!
They also have lifts to the rooms and on our last day after checking out, they let us leave our bags there so we could enjoy the rest of the day there before collecting them before we headed back home.
Personally, I believe although its not the cheapest, its great value for money and deserves a great review!

Friendly helpful staff and stately conference rooms. Great location

The George has always been one of our most favourite hotels. Great central location with the only drawback to that being the parking issue.
Service is always good, but some bedrooms are better than others. It has at times felt like a bit of a lottery when it comes to what room you end up in. Some are excellent, some less so.
Love the breakfast but have seldom eaten dinner in here. Too much choice in town I guess.

Make sure you have a lot of time as it takes forever to get a drink

At the Faulty Towers Dining Experience. It's 24/10!!

Great hotel! Awesome service, big rooms with proper amenities. Also very close to a lot of sights. A great stay, highly recommend.

Attended a wedding reception. Beautiful venue and extremely helpful staff. If it wasn't so far away I'd be keen to get married there myself!

Excellent hotel with great service. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Doorman David was very knowledgeable of the area attractions. Well worth the price. Will be staying again soon!

Lovely hotel! Try the smoked haggis, it s unbelievable!!!

This is an exemplary hotel. Among the very best at which I have stayed in the British Isles. Every detail is choreographed and perfected. Customer service is on a level unparalleled in British hospitality. The rooms are cosy, characterful and perfectly appointed. Breakfast is a triumph, and the location cannot be beaten in Edinburgh. I would recommend the Principal George Street to anyone.

Very nice hotel with friendly staff. Amazing views of Edinburgh and Fife from top floor rooms.

Such a beautiful venue. The staff were very good, on point and was very helpful. The event was held in the massive venue Hall on the ground floor, had a beautiful centre decoration on the ceiling above. The night itself went so well and the food was amazing.

Love this hotel - the staff were great and it's the perfect central location for Edinburgh!

Fantastic. Staff were all great and in a great location. Real bang for your buck

A pleasant stay over. Great location in New Town, Edinburgh, an easy short walk from the rail station and bus station. Overnight parking is free outside between 6.30pm and 8.30am, ideal for roadtrippers. The staff are lovely here, the More

I went for dinner/drinks in the restaurant. It was very pleasant and the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful.

Comfortable rooms, really nice characterful building. Great friendly service and decent breakfast.

The suite was large, well appointed, and very comfy!! It was noisy, we kept hearing a door open and close loudly. And we would feel the vibtation of the closing door, we never got an answer on what exactly it was. Most times we would get requested items super quick - though they did forget tea and a mug (we had 3 ppl in the room - would have been great if the room had all stuff for 3 since you pay about $70 extra). They were there to set up the bed right we checked in, extremely early and that was excellent! Concierge assisted us as we moved rooms though the front desk/concierge called twice and we had housekeeping knock on the door to ask when we were moving. The tuck box amenities were delish. You don't/I didn't get any perks whatsoever for being Platinum Elite minus the 2PM checkout (unless I missed something). I would probably stay there again, though there were other options nearby. It was a prime location for Hogmanay and plenty to eat and visit nearby.

Lovely hotel however room we got was TINY and breakfast wasn't impressive. Staff lovely and hotel overall beautiful. Would need to be assured of a bigger room if I were to book again - which I probably will as fantastic location.

Was here a week ago for a retirement and had a fantastic time and the staff were wonderful and couldn't have done anymore to help and make the night a success.

Alright! This is my secret tip for all of you who can still remember what is a kipper is and want to have a really good one, friendly staff excellent food! I paid through the nose for it and I couldn't care less..... it was really really really good!

Convenient location. Polite but not sincere nor helpful staff. Very noisy room and very depressing corridors. Last but not least, this is an overpriced hotel.

Short break in Edinburgh and The Principal ticked all the boxes. A one night trip to Edinburgh was made perfect by staying at The Principal, close to more restaurants than you can shake a stick at a 5min walk to Princes St and all that has to offer as well. Joining the Applause membership program is beneficial as this gives you a late check out and includes breakfast in the room rate. A thoroughly enjoyable experience enhanced by the super attentive and cordial staff.

Excellent. We had a room with a view of the city for 2 nights. Room and staff were superb

Attended for my high school prom. Overall the experience was OK. Starter was Tuna (which was chewy????) with leaves and canned sweet corn. Staff seemed grumpy. Not worth the price overall.

Brilliant hotel clean food lovely cocktails spot on room great walk in shower room with hand rails extra large bed fridge staff lovely especially chloe the waitress at breakfast

Well sited hotel for the city centre. Comfortable accommodation and friendly staff. Attached bar and coffee shop. Would stay here again.

Rooms are very good and comfortable.
Breakfast is good quality but limited variaty

Terrible. Used to stay here when it was the George. Why lose the identity of the place and change the name to the Principal.. terrible name.

At 5Pm on a Saturday the bar fridges were empty, ran out of bottled beer. Who ever is in charge of stocking the bar (simple job) needs firing. Poor show. Food was terrible as well, even a mac n cheese was so tasteless it must have taken real effort to screw this up, kids make this at school, who serves mac n cheese without breadcrumbs.

Waiting staff were great so pleasant and kept apologising for poor food and drinks.

Chic hotel with very nice service and a central location

Was the fort an evening wedding reception. Brilliant venue. The varying price ranges was slightly annoying but want drinking so was not bothered. Parking can be hard to find during the day.

From our arrival to our departure the service, room and people were lovely. Its location ensured easy access to all the important historical and interesting places in Edinburgh.

Nice and ver clean. Rooms are quite Nice but a bit small.

I wasn't a guest at the hotel, I just came in for drinks and dinner. They let us take our dog in the bar, but not in the restaurant. Oysters were big and bouncy and fresh. Smoked haggis was soft and powerfully smoky. Scallops were beautifully cooked. Chips were a little uncooked and cold inside, and lacked flavour they could have got by cooking in dripping or lard or duck fat. But steak was cooked precisely, nice bite on the decent priced hanger steak (onglet) and the bone marrow gravy had big lumps of bone marrow in it. Yum! Good beers on the menu too.

Fantastic hotel right in the heart of Edinburgh. 1st class service and luxury accommodation in a beautiful building.

Lovely hotel - room was spacious and very well presented & appointed.

Grand old house, well done up, impeccable service and very good breakfast.....