Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh City West by IHG
About this property
This modern hotel has a quiet location with easy access by bus to the city centre, 3.2 km away. It is 8 km from Edinburgh Airport and offering parking and air-conditioned rooms. Each room overlooks the city or the Pentland Hills and feature a power showers, flat screen TV, en-suite bathroom and free Wifi. City West is less than 4 km from Edinburgh Waverley Rail Station. The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery are less than 1.6 km away. Nearby attractions is Dean Village, Royal Botanic Gardens, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, National War Museum, Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh Castle, National Galleries of Scotland: Portrait, Royal Yacht Britannia. Order food from the hotel's snack menu, free buffet breakfast, light bites and coffees throughout the day and grab a bite to eat in the evening from our snack menu. The bar/lounge serves meals and drinks all day and the large-screen TV.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Tracey
Australia
“Very comfortable and large beds. Handy location to public transport to city centre. Fantastic buffet breakfast. Exceptional staff.” - Patricia
United Kingdom
“The property was a bit out of Edinburgh city and it took a few trips on buses to establish that a number 43 bus went from Princess st. straight to hotel with a stop right outside. Bus stop opposite took a 43 directly to Princess st. Staff were all...” - Kelly
United Kingdom
“The room was lovely, clean and spacious! The staff were all polite and helpful. I didn't expect the hotel to be as good as it was given it looked a bit older on the photos and it is a chain but it is lovely! There's 24 hour food and bar too which...” - Conor
United Kingdom
“Very good customer service, was able to check in eariler and without any issues.” - Linda
United Kingdom
“Comfortable beds, great breakfast. Good location only a short bus ride or taxi into the centre. Handy shops across the road. .” - Hilary
United Kingdom
“Spacious room, comfortable bed, great view over Edinburgh. Good bus routes into centre of Edinburgh.” - Brian
United Kingdom
“We’ve stayed a couple of times before. I drive an EV and there is 4 charge points on the adjacent road that give 12 hours of parking for free, which is very useful. Also the Sainsbury’s across the road have rapid charging too, so plenty options....” - Raquel
Australia
“Great breakfast, lovely staff, affordable parking, and bus stop into the city centre close by.” - Yousef
Ireland
“The hotel was awesome and comfortable 👌. I like everything in this hotel, it was very good and the staff was friendly and helpful, and smoothly for check-in and check-out were smooth as well.I appreciate them for those things.” - Marie
Portugal
“Spacious room with a large TV, excellent WiFi speed, plenty of parking on site at £10 per night for hotel guests, large walk-in power shower and fluffy large bath towels. The bed was very comfortable, plugs bedside, coffee tea facilities and even...”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- Open forLunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.





The fine print
Please note that guests are required to specify the total number of guests staying at the property when booking the Double Room with Two Double Beds, including children, to ensure the correct number of beds are provided.
Please note that pets will incur an additional charge of GBP 30 per stay, per pet. In case of any additional pets, please notify the property prior to arrival.
Please note that guests may be assigned a different room type and bed configurations for the standard twin or double room.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.