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Motel One Edinburgh-Princes
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated June 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Edinburgh / the Scotland and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - Agoda guests rate this 8.9/10 overall
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £5 per pet (max 1 pet) - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review sourced from Agoda - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 7,061 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 8.9/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: June 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet-friendly summary
Motel One Edinburgh-Princes is a city-centre design hotel that welcomes dogs at one of the lower price points among Edinburgh's pet-friendly stays. The hotel sits directly on Princes Street, two minutes' walk from Waverley Station and immediately opposite Princes Street Gardens - about as central a launch pad as you can find for exploring the city on foot with a dog.
Dogs of any size are welcome in the rooms; the chain caps it at one dog per room, and cats are not part of the policy. The fee published by the hotel is on the low end of central-Edinburgh rates: travellers paying through the official channels have reported figures between £5 and £15 per night depending on the source and booking date, so it is worth confirming the current rate directly with reception when you book.
What pet-travelling guests pick out most often is the staff's attitude. Reviewers describe arriving with a dog and finding the front desk team genuinely welcoming rather than tolerant. The hotel is set up as a budget-design product, so there are no dedicated pet rooms or in-room dog bowls, but the rooms themselves are clean, modern, and easy to keep tidy after muddy paws.
The location is where this property earns most of its dog-traveller appeal. Princes Street Gardens are directly across the road for morning and evening walks, and the New Town's pubs and bars include a strong cluster of dog-welcoming venues: Brewdog, Holyrood 9A, Scran & Scallie, and The Guildford Arms all sit within a short walk and routinely welcome well-behaved dogs in the bar area. Calton Hill is also accessible on foot for a longer outing.
Practical caveats: the hotel does not permit dogs at breakfast or in the bar area, and there is no on-site parking. Both are common for central-Edinburgh stays and not unique to this property. The buffet breakfast is paid extra and the rooms are compact rather than family-sized.
Best suited to: couples and solo travellers with one well-behaved dog who want a central Edinburgh base on a tighter budget than the high-end George Street hotels, with strong walking access to Princes Street Gardens and a stretch of dog-welcoming Old Town pubs and bars.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Cats not allowed - dogs only
- One dog per room, any size
- Welcoming front desk for pet travellers
- Princes Street Gardens across the road for walks
- Strong cluster of dog-friendly New Town pubs nearby
About this hotel
Motel One Edinburgh-Princes is a budget-design hotel on Princes Street in central Edinburgh, two minutes' walk from Waverley Station and directly opposite Princes Street Gardens. The hotel offers compact rooms with modern interiors and welcomes one dog of any size per room.
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Location
10-15 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AN
