Radisson Blu Edinburgh vs The Balmoral Hotel

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh

80 High Street

1 Princes Street

15:00 / 11:00

15:00 / 11:00

Corner rooms 1001-1003 for views

Rooms 301-306 face Edinburgh Castle with spectacular views

Any rooms facing city centre noise

Avoid 501-505 (street noise from Princes Street)

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.

Complimentary high-speed WiFi (750 Mbps) throughout property; no login constraints or paywall tiers.

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).

On-site valet parking £45/night (limited 20 spaces); nearest public car park Waverley Station Multi-Storey (5 min walk, £2.80/hour or £18/24h); no EV charging on-site.

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).

Pret A Manger, Waverley Shopping Centre (200 m); meal deal £5–6 (sandwich + drink + snack); or Greggs bakery, Princes Street (100 m, £2–4 rolls/pastries).