4 star

King James by Thistle

107 Leith Street, Central Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 3SW

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Average guest rating:

Good

85% (246 reviews)

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Guest rating:

Excellent

30/1/2012

"Very friendly staff. Great value for money"

Excellent location staff and breakfast. Will definitely go back

Guest rating:

Good

30/1/2012

"-"

Comfortable room. Friendly, helpful staff.

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Excellent

22/1/2012

"Great hotel, great location, next to Playhouse and connected to St James shopping centre. "

Check in was 3pm, we arrived at 2pm and our rooms were ready which was great. Very comfortable beds, modern style rooms, nice bar and great breakfast. It was good that we had up to 11am for breakfast and check out was noon. Hotel was a great location for shops, princes street and playhouse. Overall a great stay and would come back again.

Guest rating:

Excellent

17/1/2012

"Very comfy stay,helpful staff"

Pleasure to stay in king James, best breakfast

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Excellent

5/1/2012

"-"

Really enjoyed our one night stay at the St James staff very friendly and helpful, breakfast good and well worth the money. Will use the hotel again on our visits to Edinburgh .

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Good

3/1/2012

"Sheets on bed barely covered the bed. These should be fitted sheets which turn under the mattress. "

Guest rating:

Excellent

10/12/2011

"Friendly and efficient staff, clean tidy rooms, prompt room service and good food. "

Guest rating:

Good

7/12/2011

"-"

We stayed 3 nights at st James Edinburgh. The bedroom was comfortable and clean and the food was excellent. No complaints although I would suggest upgrading the toilet roll to a softer brand- the toilet roll was quite hard and we ended up buying our own. Also we were unable to open the bedroom window

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Excellent

1/12/2011

"Staff were very helpfull, room was good considering cost and clean, the breakfast very good "

A mirror over the desk would have been helpfull for the lady.

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Excellent

22/11/2011

"Super position for the shopping"

Have stayed here severel times and have always emjoyed my stay staff very friendly. Good Breakfasts and lovely and handy for princess street. Will definately stay again

Guest rating:

Excellent

18/11/2011

"Good Location, Clean, friendly staff"

Guest rating:

Good

14/11/2011

"-"

rooms clean and comfortable, staff were polite and very helpful, welcomed by porter at door who was very pleasant, will book again.

Guest rating:

Excellent

13/11/2011

"-"

excellent central hotel, standard room good size. Had breakfast, again no problems here. Will be staying here again.

Guest rating:

Average

12/11/2011

"Parking charge of £15.00 was a surprise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Guest rating:

Excellent

8/11/2011

"Fantastic quality of service, presentation of room, restraunt food, breakfast and IDEAL location"

I would firstly like to say a huge thanks to staff for their friendly manner and their eagerness to be helpfull. The hotel was very welcoming and is of gorgeous design both inside rooms and out. The food was a great standard (especially the breakfast!!) and the location is literally right beside a shopping centre, cinema and restraunts. Prices are also very reasonable. I would definitely reccomend :) Thanks again

Guest rating:

Some problems

6/11/2011

"No Key availabil had to get porter to open door each time we needed to get into room."

Guest rating:

Good

29/10/2011

"Adjoining room and internal doors need oiling - could hear wardrobe doors creaking. Easy fix. "

All staff were really friendly and helpful. I had a really good stay. Some of the other guests were a bit noisy but not the hotels fault. Room was lovely and clean. Very impressed at the size of the double bed - huge. Would definitely stay here again.

Guest rating:

Some problems

10/10/2011

"Friendly helpful staff "

Overall the hotel was good. The staff were friendly and helpful, the full Scottish breakfast was excellent. However the en-suite bathroom left a lot to be desired, the shower tiles grouting was very dirty and the shower curtain stained the lack of an extractor fan made our room muggy. Cleaning the grouting with bleach and replacing the shower curtain would have cost very little and made our visit a better experience. Not sure if I would return to this hotel again even with the good service and food, no excuse for a dirty bathroom.

Guest rating:

Excellent

12/8/2011

"Beautiful Hotel"

Great Hotel, Lovely Staff that are always willing to help. Very Clean and modern.

Guest rating:

Good

9/8/2011

"Not the best but ok"

The Concierge was very nice and helpful but the desk staff need to get a smile on there faces no matter what time it is. We asked a question at 9.30 at night from the desk clarke and it was like we asked for a money loan. Not a nice experience at all. Room staff very nice.

Guest rating:

Excellent

31/7/2011

"The young lady who checked us in Mary was an outstanding person and nothing was to much trouble."

Would use the King James again, good staff, good food and good location.

Guest rating:

Good

28/7/2011

"-"

was very pleased with the friendly staff and room, apart from bathroom a bit too small!

Guest rating:

Good

12/6/2011

"-"

Good location, clean rooms, and friendly helpfull staff.

Guest rating:

Average

24/5/2011

"Enjoyable stay but some problems"

Our room was good and we enjoyed our stay but the hotel has a few problems that need sorting. eg lifts/ice machine out of order. The reception was poorly staffed & not particularly helpful. For a similar price we have stayed in much better hotels in Edinburgh and I would not recommend this hotel to my friends.

Guest rating:

Some problems

23/5/2011

"Disappointing stay"

We were disappointed with this hotel. Reception was understaffed and unhelpful. The room was `tired`. Mould in bathroom/broken fittings/no bedside cabinet. Hotel facilities poor - one lift not working/ice machine not working/no internet facilities available/ 3 Tvs in inhospitable bar. For the price we paid, we expected much better.

Guest rating:

Average

19/5/2011

"Luke warm breakfast. No cold water from bath tap. Shower curtain smelt of damp."

Guest rating:

Good

14/5/2011

"Confortable, well located, helpful staff,excellent breakfast"

MAY WE HAVE A COPY RECEIPT FOR OUR STAY PLEASE

Guest rating:

Good

6/5/2011

"-"

We only stayed for 1 night, I would have loved to stay longer. The hotel staff were really friendly, breakfast was nice with plenty of choice, location perfect for what we wanted to do.

Guest rating:

Some problems

2/5/2011

"overbooked"

didnt stay at king james hotel because they overbooked the rooms so we had to stay elsewhere.............which was very good

Guest rating:

Good

2/5/2011

"Good location, room size a little small though."

Guest rating:

Good

12/4/2011

"Very pleasant stay"

Very nice hotel. Shame wifi is not included in the room price - even B&B`s include it nowadays.Room 418 had a seal missing from the shower screen and consequently made a puddle on the floor - obviously been like this for some while as the bath panel had a lot of water damage. The meals were excellent and the staff very friendly but professional.

Guest rating:

Excellent

7/4/2011

"-"

Excellent hotel - room and breakfast first class - only setback is view from back rooms, awful !

Guest rating:

Good

1/4/2011

"Great location, lovely room, friendly staff, very pleased."

For such a high standard of room we were surprised there were no tea making facilities in the room itself.

Guest rating:

Excellent

15/3/2011

"Great location, food and staff lovely!"

Guest rating:

Good

9/3/2011

"Good quality hotel in an ideal central location. The easy access to the Shopping Mall a bonus."

Dining experience very good, with attentive staff. We`ll be back!

Guest rating:

Excellent

7/3/2011

"great value for the money I paid."

excellent venue sorry to hear that the price we had paid had been an error, not sure I would be able to afford the full price.

Guest rating:

Excellent

7/3/2011

"central,clean,friendly staff ,nice food."

Guest rating:

Excellent

6/3/2011

"a chillax stay. "

Great stay and had first class service and great food.

Guest rating:

Average

22/2/2011

"-"

I was most surprised to have to afford the £15 per night parking fee. Otherwise, good location, good breakfast at good price as well as pleasant staff and waitress service.

Guest rating:

Good

10/2/2011

"-"

In general the hotel was clean and tidy and in a good location but the matress on our bed was badly stained. Not a geat problem with clean sheets but when the sheet moved then the stain were visable. Staff were friendly and helpfull.

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