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At the end of the main central street in Edinburgh, the Grosvenor Hotel is ideally situated near the main shopping and eating areas. At the bottom of the castle road, a small hike is required to see the castle and the nearby tourist attractions. But at long as you take the trip via the beautiful castle park, you will hardly notice. At the top of the castle road are several cheaper restaurants (Viva el Mexico, I personally recommend), as well and several other pubs and clubs.

The rooms in the hotel were a bit small for a Hilton hotel, but the beds were incredibly comfortable and the breakfast was delicious. A bar, as well as the restaurant is available in the hotel. The staff are helpful and the hotel is nicely kept. They also have no problem cooking a late breakfast for the heavy sleeper - as long as they ask nicely. But for all this, you pay a little more than your average 3-star hotel, so beware.

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A nice 4-star hotel with decent service, we had a very clean and spacious room with an excellent shower. Internet access is available but very expensive, and there is an internet café that is a lot cheaper and only a couple of blocks away. There is an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, restaurant and bar. The breakfast is an absolute feast, but some of the evening meals have a bit to be desired. This is not a problem as the Novatel is located 15 – 20 mins walk or a short taxi ride from the major restaurant areas. Room service is available until quite late.

Edinburgh is beautiful (but also cold) city with a wonderful large castle and park only a few minutes from the hotel. The main street for shopping is at the bottom of the castle road, on the opposite side of the park to the Hotel. But is only a short bus or taxi ride away. A good location if you want to visit the Edinburgh festival, yet keep away from the dead centre when you want rest.

As a final note most of the hotel staff are from other areas of Europe, so at times it is difficult to communicate.

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I stayed here for only one night back in 2005 as part of business trip that had the flight back to the UK delayed by a day. The rooms were a good size, and even though some of my colleagues had warned me there had been problems with some of the furnishings in the hotel, my room was clean and comfortable.

You could self cater (I didn’t get the chance) as the room had a small microwave, kitchen and fridge. The staff were helpful and made what could have been a rather stressful situation, as calm as possible. The location was good but I was unable to take advantage in the short time I stayed there.

Situated right next to the Southbank Park area and only little way away from the train station, I regretted not having an extra day. All I managed to sample were some of the restaurants in the Southbank Park area, which were of an excellent quality.

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