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Apex Waterloo Place Hotel vs Dakota Edinburgh
Both properties are rated very highly by writers. On balance, Apex Waterloo Place Hotel scores slightly higher than Dakota Edinburgh. Apex Waterloo Place Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 80 with approval from 4 sources such as The Telegraph, Star Service and Oyster.
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel
Time Out
Star Service
The Telegraph
Oyster
Independent
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23 - 27 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3BH, Scotland
From $121 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Time Out
"Modern, comfortable and handsome in a 21st century sort of way, the rooms at the front of the building overlook the historic Old Calton Cemetery across the road."
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Star Service
"Along the eastern end of Princes Street...this midrange hotel fits a category that attracts the average tourist or the budget-focused business traveler."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"Charles Dickens — once a guest in Edinburgh’s first purpose-built hotel — certainly would not recognise this latest incarnation."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Apex Waterloo Place Hotel is an upscale hotel located in Edinburgh's Old Town -- on the east end of Princes Street."
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Independent
"Guests will split into two camps. Those who’ll use the swimming pool, spa, gym, restaurant and bar; and those who’ll enjoy it as a jumping-off point for the nearby Royal Mile, Holyrood Palace"
Dakota Edinburgh
Oyster
The Telegraph
Ferrymuir Retail Park, South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9QZ, Scotland
From $104 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upscale
"The upscale, 132-room Dakota Edinburgh is a fabulously stylish hotel, seven miles from the airport, in what, from the outside, appears to be a forbidding black cube."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"A sinister black tower in an unprepossessing retail park just south of the Forth bridges hides a sleek and sexy hotel."
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