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The Witchery vs The Inn on the Mile

Both The Witchery by the Castle and The Inn on the Mile are rated highly by professionals. On balance, The Witchery by the Castle ranks slightly higher than The Inn on the Mile. The Witchery by the Castle ranks #12 in Edinburgh with recommendations from 7 reviews including Fodor's, Rough Guide and Time Out.

The Witchery
The Witchery
8 / 10
The Royal Mile, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NF, Scotland
From $499 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
  • Smoking Rooms
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This lavishly theatrical lodging promises a night to remember." Full review
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Seven riotously indulgent suites grouped around this famously spooky restaurant just downhill from the Castle."
Time Out 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." Full review
Frommer's 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." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"Essentially a restaurant ... with some suites attached, there are few communal spaces -- the hotel is a favorite among those seeking seclusion." Full review
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The Inn on the Mile
The Inn on the Mile
7 / 10
82 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1LL, Scotland
From $139 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Laundy Room
  • Restaurant
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Not so much a hotel as a pub with rooms, the Bank Hotel is an imposing, neoclassical building on the corner of the Royal Mile and South Bridge, slap bang in the middle of everything." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The Inn on the Mile, is, as the name suggests, located on the Royal Mile in the heart of Old Edinburgh and within walking distance of several landmarks, including Edinburgh Castle." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"This former Royal Mile bank — a scaled-down layer cake of classical stone with colonnade and pediment — has been successfully converted into a lively pub with unexpectedly serene hotel rooms above." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This chic and welcoming boutique inn could hardly be more central—some rooms even overlook the Royal Mile." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The clue's in the name: this is a genial pub/inn, right on Edinburgh's world-famous Royal Mile." Full review
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