The Inn on the Mile is a small 4-star hotel at 82 High Street, the central stretch of the Royal Mile. It occupies a listed building with a bar and restaurant on the ground floor, and it suits you if you travel with little luggage and want to sleep in the heart of the Old Town.
Location and getting around
You are about 5 minutes on foot from St Giles’, Waverley station, the Scott Monument and the National Museum of Scotland. The Grassmarket and Calton Hill are about 10 minutes away.
Edinburgh Castle, uphill along the Royal Mile, is about 15 minutes on foot, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse about the same in the other direction.
Rooms and facilities
Rooms have a flat-screen TV, a work area, free Wi-Fi, a tea and coffee set with Scottish sweets, bathrobes, GHD hair straighteners and Arran toiletries.
The bar and restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a wide list of malt whiskies and cocktails. There is an outdoor terrace. Breakfast can be continental, full Scottish or from the menu.
Who it suits
- A good fit if you want to step out of the hotel and be on the Royal Mile.
- Ideal if you want to try malt whiskies.
- Practical if you travel light and do not mind stairs.
Good to know
- Because it is a listed building, the rooms are reached by stairs only, according to the property.
- Check-in is from 14:00 to 23:00 and check-out is until 11:00.
For more places to stay, see Edinburgh.