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Apex Waterloo Place Hotel vs The Witchery
Both hotels are praised by expert writers. Overall, The Witchery by the Castle scores significantly higher than Apex Waterloo Place Hotel. The Witchery by the Castle comes in at 85 with praise from 7 reviews including Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel
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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"
The Witchery
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The Royal Mile, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF, Scotland
From $499 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
Fodor's
"This lavishly theatrical lodging promises a night to remember."
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Rough Guide
"Seven riotously indulgent suites grouped around this famously spooky restaurant just downhill from the Castle."
Time Out
"Each of them is dark, theatrically gothic and lavishly furnished with antiques, leather and velvet, Victorian baths and grand beds, complementing the magical atmosphere at the Witchery dining rooms."
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Frommer's
"This flamboyant and fabulously gothic bolthole is all your historical fantasies rolled into one. If it doesn't make your pulse race, quite frankly you haven't got one."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Essentially a restaurant ... with some suites attached, there are few communal spaces -- the hotel is a favorite among those seeking seclusion."
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