Edinburgh Capital Hotel
Hotel Information
Located on one of the seven hills of Edinburgh, only 8 km from the city centre and close to the airport, this hotel provides spectacular panoramic views of the area. Public transport links are easily accessible, a mere 40 metres from the hotel doorstep. Offering refreshing, rejuvenating interiors, this hotel boasts quintessential Scottish style. Guests are sure to enjoy traditional architecture, coupled with modern comforts. The hotel guest rooms are spacious and endearing, inviting guests to fully relax and enjoy their stay. Rejuvenating facilities include a top of the range fitness centre, swimming pool and golf course, a mere 1 km from the hotel. The Westview restaurant provides delectable dishes sure to please even the most discerning guest. Guests are invited to sit back and enjoy the lavish surroundings which this hotel has to offer.
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Reviews
| Rating | Positive Points | Negative Points | Reviewer | Stayed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 star rating | 24 January 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 14 February 2008 | |||
| 4.5 star rating | 19 March 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 24 March 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 19 April 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 23 April 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 07 April 2008 | |||
| 5.0 star rating | 30 April 2008 | |||
| 3.0 star rating | 16 June 2008 | |||
| 3.0 star rating | 17 June 2008 | |||
| 3.0 star rating | My room was awful. The window was hanging off when I arrived and it took me 10 minutes to fix it. It had been screwed in but was not very secure at all. No security safe available. No of turning on the heating. Mould in the bathroom and the towels were just about big enough for a 6 year old. No shampoo either. I would have complained at the time but we were only there for a very short time - thankfully. Would consider coming to Edinburgjh for Festival and Golf Holiday combined with a group but I don't think we'd go to this hotelwith the prices charged ! | 26 August 2008 | ||
| 4.5 star rating | An efficient chain hotel with professional staff and good food. For those without their own transport, the hotel's location outside the city centre is not a problem thanks to Edinburgh's excellent bus services. There's a pleasant nature reserve immediately facing the hotel on Corstorphine Hill. | Can be slightly noisy at night at weekends. | 13 September 2008 | |
| 5.0 star rating | was very pleasently surprised by the hotel and thought it offered excellent value for money | 08 September 2008 | ||
| 2.0 star rating | The room was below the standard I expected, having stayed at other 3* hotels which had better quality of everything of the above. There was no heating in the room and an electrc heater was provided, the television did not display all the chanels and additonal bedding not available in the room. The bathroom was like the one that are available in 2* and below accomodation. On the whole very disappointed with the accomodation. | 06 October 2008 | ||
| 4.5 star rating | staff excellant, child friendly hotel, very relaxed atmosphere, definately would go back | 09 October 2008 | ||
| 4.0 star rating | The facilities were good, Sauna, swimming pool etc | The food and drink was over priced | 01 October 2008 | |
| 4.5 star rating | We were delighted with our rooms at the hotel. Although we had booked as two singles we had large well fitted rooms with glorious views. Staff were extremely helpful on reception area. Buses were very good and close by for getting to the centre of Edinburgh and to Leith. The day Rover ticket for £2.50 was exceptionally good value. | Friends who had booked directly with the hotel were given small rooms that were dark and they were not satisfied with them. Dining room seemed understaffed and we often had to wait. Breakfast was not that good - very cheap sliced bread for toast. Cooked food on buffet was often only luke warm. Bar area was not that inviting to spend the evening there! Hotel was not in a good postion for the Royal Highland Centre - the main reqason for our visit to Edinburgh was to attend the NAFAS Flower Competitions at the Royal HIhgland Centre. It cost us a lot on taxi fares to get too and fro. | 27 October 2008 | |
| 4.0 star rating | The location of the hotel is extremely good. On a hill overlooking the outskirts of the city.By bus, which is highly recommended, to downtown its only about 15 minutes and therefore no parking nor traffic problems. Bus-stop just around the corner of the hotel. Sufficient parking at the hotel. | The entrance is good and looks very modern, though the rooms are unfortunately old, very sqeaky and very soft beds. It was impossible to sleep at night, because once in bed, everytime sometime walked down the hall, which was right behind our bed, we praticallly fell out of bed. Or when someone ran down the stairs one fell out of bed. And this went on all night. From the people who went to bed late to those who had early checkout. But the breakfast was good and so was the coffee, as well as the ladies who waited in the breakfast room, which was very bright due to the panorama windows. Maybe just the location of the room was awfull but one cannot change the wooden old floors in the old building. Also the windows eventhough closed were drafty so we simply placed a pillow and towels around it. | 27 October 2008 | |
| 3.0 star rating | Food was excellent quality and value for money Room comfortable | Room contained a double bed but would have been too small for two people Bathroom required updating - bath surround was not good | 27 October 2008 | |
| 3.5 star rating | Clean room and excellent Breakfast | Noisy room, both late evening and early morning. Quantity of food (Evening meal) and quality not justifed in the price. | 30 October 2008 | |
| 3.0 star rating | Good size family room, swimming pool and self service breakfast was good whenever staff could be bothered to check what items have ran out. Evening meal food in restaurant is just alright. Nothing special but they do charge big special prices. Not worth the price for the basic food you get. Trying to be an upmarket restuarant and only serving food slightly above a normal cafe. | Staff in restaurant are hopeless. Right hand does not know what the left hand is doing. I know when we were staying that higher management would not allow extra staff for the restaurant manageress. But with a restaurant manageress and two waitress's should be more than sufficient if they wanted to work. They were so negative and lazy, never looked at you or came to you to see if everything was ok. Never cleared up messy tables. To buzy hiding in the kitchen or down the stairs from the restaurant hoping you will not complain. Sorry but you have a BIG training issue with your staff. Pay peanuts get monkeys. | 04 November 2008 | |
| 3.5 star rating | Large room good traditional scottish breakfast | First night we were placed in a small room - window needed fixing. However, for the rest of our stay, we were transferred to a lot larger room which was better. Rooms are old and drafty - windows need replacing - however, there were ample heaters in the room. | 07 November 2008 | |
| 5.0 star rating | Extremley well presented, friendly helpful staff, clean, airy rooms, really enjoyed my stay with the use of excellent facilities, highly recommended. | N/a | 17 November 2008 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Convenient, good value for money. | 17 November 2008 | ||
| 3.5 star rating | Refurbished suites OK but there are still rooms that have not been refurbished which would not warrant a good rating | 10 November 2008 | ||
| 4.5 star rating | Very pleased with the room. Location was out of Edinburgh but buses very cheap and frequent so was not a problem. Would go back. | 03 December 2008 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | Absolutely brilliant hotel! Charming, if not to say stunningly gorgeous Female hotel receptionists who were exceptionally professional, friendly and very courteous. 100% recommended :-) | 22 November 2008 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | excellent value for money use of leisure fasilities excellent | none | 02 December 2008 | |
| 4.0 star rating | Really good place to stay, hotel reception fantastic impression, lots of facilities provided on site. | rooms need updating a little as they look very warn and used (Wallpaper, flooring and fittings), single glazed windows with gaps letting cold in and the noise of the road. | 27 November 2008 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Nice WiFi always available in room and elsewhere. Much appreciated. Nice buffet breakfast. | The bed was too small - not wide enough for two people and not long enough for taller people like myself. The bed was not comfortable. The mattress was too springy and the springs played havoc with body parts. | 06 December 2008 | |
| 4.5 star rating | High standards of service and friendly staff | bit "off the beaten track" | 18 December 2008 | |
| 5.0 star rating | Wonderful room and superb breakfast! Very reasonable price for everything included with swimming pool, gym and lovely room. We had a fantastic meal in the restaurant as well. | 18 December 2008 | ||
| 3.5 star rating | After a 3 hour drive I was extremely dissapointed to find I would be unable to be able to dine in the restaurant,meaning I had to go out to have dinner after a very long journey. | 08 December 2008 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | Very clean, polite staff and the food was very good, added bonus of the spa facilities for those who want them. | We had been at the theatre and got back to hotel around 11:30 and were advised the bar was closed so if we wanted a drink we had to go through to the function suite where a party to a party was going on, found this inconvenient having to push through a party in order to get an orange juice, I also thought hotel bars were opened all night! | 16 December 2008 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Staff were very helpful when we booked in late in the evening and again when we left the hotel at 7.00am on a Sunday morning. | Breakfast was only average. | 21 December 2008 | |
| 3.5 star rating | through EZY Jet was a very reasonable deal , close to town but not downdown price | bathroom floor (room 47 ) on 3 dec was SOAKING wet. I had to dry it with the bath mat. | 07 January 2009 | |
| 3.5 star rating | It was fine and good value. Full of drunken but well-mannered locals just before Christmas. The breakfast buffet was good and the staff very friendly. Great view across to the Firth of Forth. | 24 December 2008 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | Fantastic hotel. Lovely rooms and breakfast was amazing - would recomment to anyone. | Not in the centre of Edinburgh but buses to Princes St frequent. | 06 February 2009 | |
| 4.0 star rating | I was really impressed with the standard of the hotel for the great value price. And the breakfast was really good. Also, very easy transport into Edingbugh, and very helpful staff! | 27 January 2009 | ||
| 4.0 star rating | lovely large room. hotel very clean.. great bus service into city centre | breakfast poor, think the stuff had been there since day before. ther was no bar menu available after 6pm. | 31 January 2009 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Family room large and well equipped with bunk beds for the kids. Kingsize as well. Breakfast stupendous !! | Excellent service | 03 March 2009 | |
| 4.0 star rating | excellent value for money ,good bus service into edinburgh ,breakfast very good quality and choice , pool and gym excellent | Creaky floorboards! and could hear people walking about on the floor above us! draught through windows but despite this it was very warm in the room. | Williams South Wales | 10 April 2009 |
| 5.0 star rating | leisure facilities excellent bus into city centre very easy | 20 April 2009 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | all staff were great, especially the reception staff. we were on a b&b basis, but ate in the Hotel on one of the nights, and couldn't fault any of the food served. We left our car at the Hotel and ventured into town on the bus, the kids thought this was great. We had a fantastic and relaxing break, the pool was an added bonus. | kb; dunbartonshire | 14 May 2009 | |
| 5.0 star rating | Excellent overall | 26 November 2009 | ||
| 3.0 star rating | The room was small with mould on the window, which was single glazed and constantly wet inside with condensation. The central heating radiator was not on and the mattress on the bed gave no support. The bathroom is in need of a major upgrade as the shower water poured out past the curtain and the sealant round the bath is all split. The breakfast buffet was abundant but the food was of very poor quality. | Kilter | 17 November 2009 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Over all great hotel will go back as great valu for money. There losing out on there menus it doesnt encourage people to stay. Room was fab an spacious. Good and busy over the few days we were there good to see it. Bus service is great every 5mins from the hotel. will be back in summer time all going well. | Bar food could be more varied and differt from dinner menu.More or less the same and in room service. arrived at 12 on a thursday still ha to wait till 2.30pm for room. To early of a check out at 11am did request a later check out at 12/12.30 couldnt get as leaving for airport at 1pm. I only mention it as I work in hotel myself | 29 November 2009 | |
| 5.0 star rating | We were pleasantly surprised and pleased with the standard and cleanliness of our room. we also were very impressed with the fact that the hotel was very busy but we were never troubled with noise. the locals even chatted with us in the bar. the breakfast was excellent, everything you could think of was on offer. | While waiting at reception for a new key card (ours had stopped working while we ate breakfast) the girl behind the desk allowed queue jumping but not to our advantage and we were left to wait till she decided to serve us. | NAT | 24 November 2009 |
| 5.0 star rating | Staff all very polite and helpful, Lesiure facilities were top class and room was amazing | none | 27 January 2010 | |
| 5.0 star rating | Excellent, comfortable bed | Sunburnt | 24 October 2010 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Absolutely georgous decor throughout. | Inflexible We booked 4 rooms at the hotel via 2 providers and one couple were unable to make it owing to the snow and the hotel via travel republic declined to allow that couple to use it at a later stage. This is extremely unfortunate as they now have a booking for travel but no lodgings. | 16 December 2010 | |
| 5.0 star rating | very clean, near to a bus root. room lovely. very comfy bed. pool nice and its free! | little bit far from town but still there is a easy bus root | 01 March 2011 | |
| 5.0 star rating | From entering the hotel i was very impressed with everything from the staff, room , food and facilities. I will definatly return. | 19 June 2011 | ||
| 5.0 star rating | Friendly and welcoming staff. Lovely room | Room a wee bit too warm during the night. | Jim | 14 September 2011 |
| rooms were spacious and clean, food was fantastic, plenty to eat for breakfast hotel staff were helpful and polite | 10 November 2011 | |||
| 4.0 star rating | Like the in swimming pool, early bird food offers. General standard very good and will come again proabably. | Children's portions of food too large and contain nothing green, though the jenga towere was ordered and enjoyed, the main courses are great but take a quarter of the placteful away and feel it with salad or swweet cord or something. It should not be necessary to order a side salad for a child to have a healthy meal | 03 November 2011 | |
| 5.0 star rating | First class hotel | 22 December 2011 | ||
| 4.5 star rating | very efficient welcome by receptionist room comfortable great bed place nice and clean nice foyer great breakfast evrything cooked fresh a real bonus | picked up a dirty cup from the clean cup tray at breakfast corridors and staurs in need of a face lift outlook of room not so good /overlooking back | 28 February 2012 | |
| 5.0 star rating | The hotel was great value for money and although a little out of the main stream the buses were very frequent and reliable. | Little noisey between rooms. We had like a herd of elephants above us too. Obviously families, but rooms were very quiet during the night until about 8 am. | 19 April 2012 | |
| 4.5 star rating | Reception staff very helpful. Room superb. Coffee lovely, especially as it was out of a machine! Lots of choice for breakfast | We were a little disappointed with the presentation of food when we went for dinner. | brummie | 01 May 2012 |
| 4.5 star rating | Very clean, good-size rooms, with great facilities | staff pleasant enough and efficient, but slightly cold attitudes - maybe they could take time to chat with the customers rather than be hyper-efficient. Bar very expensive. A seating area outside would be very nice. | 04 June 2012 | |
| 4.0 star rating | Mycket trevlig personal och bra service. Bra frukost och bra mat i restaurangen. | Lite långt från centrum men busshållplats nära och bussarna går ofta så inget större problem. Lyhört och knarrande golv, kan vara lite störande. | Glen | 08 October 2012 |
| 3.5 star rating | Having stayed several times at the Capital Hotel, when it was part of the Best Western chain, I was disappointed not to be able to use my Best Western Rewards card. A few little niggles spoiled my stay this time: there was no one available to change the bulb in my bedside lamp, on the Saturday morning of my stay there was no marmalade available and breakfast didn't start until 8 a.m. which made it tight to make my appointment in Edinburgh. The room was not as big as what I remember previously, possibly because I booked the room online through a third party. Basically, I expected more but didn't get it. I will need a reason to come back to the Capital whereas previously it would have been more automatic for me to choose it. | Bill | 19 February 2013 | |
| 4.0 star rating | 2nd time i have stayed here, April and May 2013, both times i have came away with nothing but praise for this hotel and its staff. Simply faultless | Ctmarron04 | 14 May 2013 | |
| 5.0 star rating | Excellent facilities. Delicious food especially breakfast. | Lower level felt muggy humid and the fan provided didn't really help | 13 June 2013 | |
| 4.5 star rating | All staff we encountered were polite and friendly. The room was large and modern. Wonderful views from the restaurant and a good selection for breakfast. Reception staff were very informative on arrival and made sure we had everything we needed to enjoy our stay. We were advised at check in that the lift was out of order and were offered an alternative too as ours was on the top floor. We didn't swap and the lift was fixed and promised on the following day (we arrived on a Sunday so I imagine there was no engineer available) | Mixed positive and negative point: some of the corridor areas were in the process of being painted, so there was a bit of a smell of paint, however it was nice to see that modernisation is taking place throughout as the rooms, reception and bar area all look recently updated. | Megan | 11 June 2015 |
Business
- Conference room
Catering
- Bar
- Highchairs
- Non-smoking area
- Restaurant
Facilities
- Gym
- Hotel safe
- Laundry service
- Lift access
- Mobile phone coverage
- NO Garage
- NO Large pets allowed (over 5 kg)
- NO Small pets allowed (under 5 kg)
- Room service
- YES Car park
- YES Wheelchair-accessible
Health
- Sauna
- Steam bath
Hotel type
- 24-hour reception
- Adapted for disabled
- Bathroom
- Business hotels
- Connecting rooms
- Design
- Gym
- Heating
- Internet
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Shower
- Spa
- Swimming Pool
- TV
Location
- Double rooms: 108
- Number of floors (main building): 3
- Single rooms: 3
- Total number of rooms: 111
- Year of construction: 1985
- Year of most recent renovation: 2002
- YES Connecting rooms
Meals
- Ã la carte dinner
- Breakfast buffet
- Set menu lunch
Methods of payment
- American Express
- Maestro
- MasterCard
- Visa
- Visa Electrón
Room facilities (Standard room)
- Bathroom
- Carpeted floors
- Central heating
- Direct dial telephone
- Hairdryer
- NO Smoking rooms
- Radio
- Room size (sqm): 14
- Shower
- Tea and coffee making facilities
- TV
- YES Disability-friendly bathroom
- YES Wheelchair-accessible
Sports
- Aerobics
- Fitness
Services marked with (*) shall be paid at the establishment.
Location Map
Latitude: 55.9557590000 Longitude: -3.2793100000
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