Hotel comparison · Edinburgh
Radisson Blu Edinburgh vs The Scotsman Hotel
A side-by-side look at rooms, location, facilities and value — so you can book the right one with confidence.
★★★★Radisson Blu Edinburgh
★★★★The Scotsman Hotel
Star rating
★★★★
★★★★
City
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Address
80 High Street
20 North Bridge
Check-in / out
15:00 / 11:00
15:00 / 11:00
Best rooms
Corner rooms 1001-1003 for views
Historic rooms in original 1902 building
Rooms to avoid
Any rooms facing city centre noise
Modern extension has less character
Wi-Fi
Complimentary high-speed WiFi (Radisson Blu Members receive priority bandwidth); speeds typically 50–100 Mbps; auto-login via room key or email verification required on first connection.
Free high-speed WiFi (300+ Mbps, 5GHz) throughout; login via room number or guest email; wired ethernet available upon request
Parking
No on-site parking; nearest NCP car park (High Street car park, 50m walk) £2.50/hour or £18/day; on-street metered bays (2-hour max, £1.80/hour) saturated; Waverley Station multi-storey (150m) £4/hour; no EV charging on-site; nearest public EV charger (Tay Street, 400m, Instavolt).
No on-site parking; nearest: multi-storey Waverley Station car park (100m, £2.60/hour, £15/day) or city-centre street bays (£1.40/hour, 2hr limit); EV charging at Chargeplace Scotland network (nearby Tron Kirk, 150m, £0.30/kWh)
Best-value lunch nearby
Subway (Royal Mile, 150m, 6-inch meal £5.95–7.50); Pret A Manger (various, £4–6 sandwiches); Marks & Spencer Food Hall (Princes Street, 350m, meal-deals £3–5); Greggs bakery (multiple locations, sausage roll + coffee £2.50).
Oink (Royal Mile, 300m south, vegan haggis roll £5.50 or meat version £6, queues 12:00–14:00); Thai student lunch special at Tampopo Noodle Bar (Hanover Street, 400m, rice/noodle with protein £6–7, 12:00–14:30); Tesco meal deal (sandwich + snack + drink, £3.50)
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