21212vsGrassmarket Hotel
Both properties are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, 21212 scores marginally higher than Grassmarket Hotel. 21212 scores 79 with endorsements from 5 sources such as Fodor's, The Telegraph and Afar Magazine.
21212
Afar Magazine
Fodor's
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Independent Independent
Frommer's
3 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 5AB, Scotland
From $120/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Breakfast included
- Baggage storage
Afar Magazine "21212 hotel is a regal and refined restaurant with rooms in Edinburgh, where grand Georgian design meets its match in the kitchen."
Fodor's "In a grand Georgian house, the restaurant is sumptuously appointed. Belle époque decor and quirky cultlery makes this a perfect destination for couples, who should ask for a romantic...window table." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"Rooms that are as striking as the food, displaying a sometimes surprising but always sensual contemporary/baroque style and unexpectedly leafy views. A low-key location for a high-octane operation." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "21212 Restaurant and Rooms hotel in Edinburgh with its four rooms might be small, but it has loads on offer." Full review
Independent "Their vision was to marry the best of Scottish produce with refined, if slightly eccentric, hospitality, carving out a unique space in the capital. No one has done it better since."
Independent "Their vision was to marry the best of Scottish produce with refined, if slightly eccentric, hospitality, carving out a unique space in the capital. No one has done it better since."
Frommer's "The concept is simple: a choice of two starters, a set soup course, a choice of two mains, a set cheese course, and so on. The works of art presented to awed diners at ..." Full review
Grassmarket Hotel Frommer's
Oyster The Telegraph Independent
Lonely Planet
94 - 96 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, Scotland
From $64/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Frommer's "Rooms are divided into cosy (single), snug (double), and comfy categories—double, triple and quad. All the amenities the hotel-savvy guest expects are here." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Grassmarket Hotel is a mid-range, 42-room property brimming with quirky character and fun contemporary style." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"There is nothing subtle about this recently-refurbished hotel, which has cleverly reinvented itself as fun-central — shrinking violets need not apply." Full review
Independent "The ideal choice for party animals. It’s fun and funky, albeit compact and snug, and right in the midst of the raucous stag and hen do-packed pubs of the Grassmarket. "
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"An endearingly quirky hotel set in a historic Grassmarket tenement in the heart of the Old Town." Full review
Rough Guide
