The Scholar

Fantastic hotel with very attentive staff. We had to use the hotel next door as the bar and dining room were being renovated and this worked seamlessly. We had a wonderful stay.

Nice and friendly stuff.

The staff was welcoming and incredibly helpful. We arrived well before check in and the staff locked our bags safely in a back room while we explored Edinburgh. The room was perfect for three people and exceptionally clean. We couldn’t have had a better stay!

Beautiful property and friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.

First visit to this hotel and we weren’t disappointed. Whilst some may think it is out of the way we really loved the location. Views of Arthur’s Seat, free on site parking, the family rooms were spacious with proper additional beds. The breakfast was served in the sister hotel which was stunning and delicious. All the staff at both hotels were super helpful and friendly. Great place to stay, will be back.

La habitación impecable, la cama y almohadas cómodas, dormí muy bien. El personal super amable, el desayuno muy completo recomiendo los Eggs Royale. La localización es perfecta. 10/10. Sin duda volvería a hospedarme en The Scholar

Your staff are remarkable and so kind and caring.

healthy options available

Our bathroom had very obvious and visable black mold along the edge of the shower. Additional black mold could be found on one of the towel hangars. Pink mold was on the shower head. The staff was very receptive when we requested to have the mold cleaned. However, the mold should not have been there to begin with. The staff we interacted with were definitely the best part of the hotel.

Clean room

Super nettes und zuvorkommendes Personal. Jederzeit hilfsbereit und gut informiert. Das Frühstück war fantastisch und die Essensräume waren ein Traum. Wir kommen wieder :)

Fabulous full Scottish breakfast with fresh local produce in fabulous building served with panache.

Værelset var fint og morgenmaden på det andet hotel var lækker. Der tæller selvfølgelig lidt ned, når hotellet er under renovering og man først får det at vide lidt inden ankomst uden mulighed for at aflyse eller en kompensation.

They were doing upgrades to the restaurant at the hotel and we were sent to their partner hotel just a few steps away. This proved to be a great “inconvenience” since breakfast was spectacular, as well as service and the location itsef

The hotel was very nice. Beds were very comfortable. It was quiet and had adequate parking options. The breakfast was great, although it was temporarily at their sister hotel next door as they are currently remodeling. Staff were extremely nice. They also had a nice bar with some food items. Would definitely stay here again!

Hotel on University grounds. Beautiful hotel, great staff, terrific ambience and our room was perfect. Everything was spotless and serviced daily. Bus stop 5 mins away, 10 mins into city. Would stay again in a heartbeat!

Excellent staff, comfortable room

Nice place only complaint was the heater didnt warm the room and it was very drafty

Beautiful quiet green setting, very comfortable bed, great shower

I've stayed at The Scholar for many year for a conference at the nearby conference centre. It had features that were helpful for a business stay: a very large desk area, and space to unpack business clothes. Sadly, my first room had neither of these features. The old drawer unit and desk area were gone, replaced by a very small desk/vanity unit. The small closet had an upright slot for an ironing board but the ironing board no longer fitted the slot but was using up the entire full-length hanging area. The amenities tray had moved from the previous drawer unit into the small wardrobe so any items hung in the wardrobe would dangle into cupsAnd a previous sensible chair to sit on at the large desk was replaced by a small round 'pouffe' stool. There are no drawers at all to unpack into, and there was nowhere (apart from the floor) to place a suitcase so that I could 'live out of my suitcase'. I protested to the 'client relationship manager' about these things and simply got a bland 'I'm sorry we can't meet your needs'. My first room was also on the top floor, and a heavy rain shower on the roof woke me up at 3am on my first night. So I asked to be moved. Imagine my surprise to discover that my new room had an appropriate ironing board so I could hang clothes, and also a suitcase stand! Plus they brought me a proper chair. So they were perfectly able to meet my needs, after all. Ask for a lower-floor room and a suitcase stand.