InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel

5.0 star property
Luxury Edinburgh hotel in Edinburgh City Centre with a fitness center

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Suite, 1 Twin Bed (Ferrier) | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe
Cafe

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
The price is SAR 615
SAR 720 total
includes taxes & fees
8 Dec - 9 Dec

Room options

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Showing 14 of 14 rooms

Suite, 1 Twin Bed (Somerville)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed

Suite, 1 Twin Bed (Ferrier)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom, City View

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 46 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed

Junior Suite, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 24.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Premium Room, 2 Double Beds

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 29.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, 1 Double Bed (Cosy Pet Friendly)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 27.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, City View

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 29.5 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed (Pet-Friendly)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 24.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Premium Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cribs/infant beds
TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • 24.5 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
19-21 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2PB

What's nearby

  • Princes Street Gardens - 4 min walk - 0.3 km
  • St. Giles' Cathedral - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Edinburgh Castle - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • University of Edinburgh - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • St Andrew Square Tram Stop - 4 min walk
  • Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 9 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Dome - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Lowdown - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Hard Rock Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Amarone - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Why Not - ‬2 min walk

About this property

InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel

Luxury hotel near Princes Street Gardens
Located close to St. Giles' Cathedral and Edinburgh Castle, InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel provides a terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and dry cleaning/laundry services. The on-site local and international cuisine restaurant, Le Petit Beefbar, offers lunch, dinner, and light fare. Enjoy the gym, as well as activities like beach volleyball. In addition to a bar and a business center, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), express check-in, and a front-desk safe
  • Tour/ticket assistance, a ballroom, and a vending machine
  • Multilingual staff, a billiards/pool table, and meeting rooms
  • Guest reviews give top marks for the helpful staff and location
Room features
All 240 individually furnished rooms boast comforts such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, in addition to perks like pillow menus and laptop-compatible safes. Guest reviews highly rate the comfortable rooms at the property.
Other amenities include:
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding, Egyptian cotton sheets, and free cribs/infant beds
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and tubs or showers
  • 14-inch TVs with satellite channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

Languages

Czech, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM–10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM–11:00 AM on weekends: GBP 26.95 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Restaurants on site

  • Le Petit Beefbar
  • Burr & Co

Things to do

  • Beach volleyball
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness center

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Elevator
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Front-desk safe
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Elevator door width (inches): 35
  • Vibrating pillow alarm
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (inches): 42
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 14-inch TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 10

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in.
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per day
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 50 per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 26.95 per person
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 10 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

George Edinburgh
Principal Edinburgh George Street Hotel
George Hotel Edinburgh
Principal George Street Hotel
Principal Edinburgh George Street
Principal George Street
The Principal Edinburgh George Street Scotland
The Principal Edinburgh George Street

Frequently asked questions

Is InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel pet-friendly?

Yes, this hotel allows pets (limit 2 total).

How much does it cost to stay at InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel?

As of 23 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel on 8 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 2024 start from $192.51, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel?

This property doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for GBP 10 (subject to availability).

Where is InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel located?

Located in Edinburgh City Centre, this luxury hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Princes Street Gardens and St. Giles' Cathedral. Edinburgh Castle and Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre are also within 15 minutes. St Andrew Square Tram Stop and Princes Street Tram Stop are within a 5-minute walk.

InterContinental Edinburgh The George, an IHG Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 639 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 223 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 92 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 1001 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

ANN

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Heating in room did not work properly and gaps round the door, allowing freezing wind into room. Absolutely freezing at 10pm and too late to move room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terence, Corona

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property, friendly staff, great location.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

ghazala

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel experience was lovely. I had day guests and staff very considerate and accommodating. Would definitely recommend as close to everything for a city break.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Ian

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Guler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Edinburgh experience
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

XIANG, Richmond

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Lindsey

Traveled with partner
Check in was poor. Staff were friendly. Bathrooms were extremely small. Lots of unnecessary outdated furniture in a small room which made the room seem a lot smaller. TV was broken. Convenient location.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tarik, Dorchester

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, wonderful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Although, we only stayed one night, the location was optimal and service impeccable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

gary

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James DIMECH, Mellieha

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was surprised to be allocated a room for a disabled person. When I raised this at the checkout desk, they indicated that Expedia had requested this! I am utterly baffled by this!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dr John

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

linda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel in great location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joan, Kamloops

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast here was excellent. A perfect start to our sightseeing day. Yumm!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were so thoughtful and accommodating. The location was perfect and the breakfast each morning was beautiful. We would absolutely return.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location within walking distance to several attractions.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
Wonderful staff and very accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great location and the restaurant was fabulous..Great bar as well…The employees were very attentive and helpful..
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Intercontinental The George was amazing. It was close to all attractions! We loved our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Denis

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Z

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024