The Roxburghe is a solid, slightly old-fashioned hotel in a delightful location on Charlotte Square in the New Town. Room well furnished with quality fittings. Breakfast was first-class, with the cooked breakfast ordered via a waiter rather than collected from a buffet table. Expensive, though, at ?17.50 and there isn't an option to have a 'continental' breakfast at a lower price. Coffee was strong and fresh. If you can get a lower rate via a booking website here, it's very good value for the centre of town and will not disappoint. The public areas are particularly attractive and compare well with the much more expensive Caledonian just round the corner. Beware, though, that car parking on the square is charged from 8.30 a.m. and is limited to 3 hours, so unless you know your way around, you end up having to put the car in the outrageously priced NCP place behind the castle.

I stayed in the Roxburghe with my husband for 3 nights. It was our first time to Edinburgh and we were not disappointed with the city or the hotel. The hotel was great, the location is very central, just a few steps down the square and you are on Princess St the main street in Edinburgh. We were able to walk everywhere even at night to restaurants and bars. The hotel was very comfortable, the staff were extremely friendly and their buffet breakfast and full scottish breakfast were to die for. I'll definitely be going back to Edinburgh and I won't have to look any further for my accomodation.

Wow is all I can say. I'd read the reviews on here a week before I'd left and must say, i was a little nervous! We phoned the Reservations department and the Manager put our mind at ease, saying that over 800 pass through the hotel per week and that one bad experience gets a review on here, but 799 people loved their stay! When put like that, it makes sense. We gave it a go, paid the extra ?50 for an upgrade to a feature room - well, it was so worth it! The new refurbished bedrooms are gorgeous, and well worth paying the supplement for! The food in the restaurant is amazing ( I gather they have a new head chef! ) and the location has to be the best in Edinburgh. Give it a go, you wont be disappointed! I will definatley be returning!

Stayed here for a conference On the web looks interesting and original, stayed in the main annex (which is almost the whole hotel, pleasant large rooms with good bath room - JUST BORING!! Conference breakfast in downstairs room, no windows, loud piped musice and cold congealed boring breakfast totally uninspiring and if we had been paying ?17.50 which is the price for breakfast it would have been a ripoff for only ?115 conference rate just boring!!