Group hotel rooms in Edinburgh for coach tours, Military Tattoo groups and school trips, sourced on request by one desk. Send your dates and we return a proposal within 48 hours (working days).
Corstorphine 5.1 km from center
Edinburgh's largest hotel with 303 bedrooms, on Corstorphine Road in the west of the city next to Edinburgh Zoo, about three miles from the center. It has 16 meeting rooms, an indoor heated pool and on-site parking.
Haymarket 1.8 km from center
282-bedroom hotel on Morrison Link near Haymarket station, a four-minute walk from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It has a bar and restaurant, five meeting rooms for up to 70 delegates and a limited paid car park.
West End 1.4 km from center
269-room hotel on Festival Square off Lothian Road, facing the Usher Hall and next to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Its conference and banqueting area has 14 function rooms, and guests can use a 19-meter pool and gym.
Fountainbridge 1.8 km from center
262-room hotel on Freer Gait in the Fountainbridge redevelopment, a short walk from the West End and the conference district around Lothian Road. It has a rooftop bar with castle views but only two small meeting rooms.
Maybury (west Edinburgh) 7.8 km from center
245-room hotel on Glasgow Road in west Edinburgh, formerly the Edinburgh Marriott, about two miles from Edinburgh Airport. It offers free on-site parking, an indoor pool, a gym and eight meeting rooms for up to 250 people.
St James Quarter 0.2 km from center
244-room hotel in the St James Quarter at the east end of Princes Street, opened in November 2023 across three buildings including the spiral Ribbon building. It has a rooftop bar, a spa and gym, and five event studios for up to 100 guests.
West End 1.3 km from center
Edwardian former railway hotel at the west end of Princes Street, below Edinburgh Castle and close to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, with 241 rooms. It has eight meeting and event spaces for up to 250 guests.
Leith Walk / Picardy Place 0.5 km from center
240-room hotel in converted Georgian buildings at Baxter's Place, at the top of Leith Walk about five minutes on foot from Princes Street and Waverley station. It has an all-day grill restaurant, a bar and a guest gym.
New Town 0.5 km from center
240-bedroom hotel in a row of 18th-century Georgian townhouses on George Street in the New Town, operating as a hotel since 1881. It has seven event spaces including the Kings Hall, but no on-site parking (discounted rates apply at St James Quarter).
Old Town (Royal Mile) 0.4 km from center
238-room hotel on the Royal Mile in the Old Town, halfway between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace and about 200 meters from Waverley station. It has on-site parking, a leisure pool and gym, and eight conference rooms for up to 250 delegates.
Large group hotel booking in Edinburgh depends on the calendar. In August the Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo run at the same time (6–30 August in 2027), and Amadeus data put the August 2026 hotel average daily rate at about US$467. Two rules also changed recently: the city center Low Emission Zone (LEZ) has been enforced since 1 June 2024, and since 24 July 2026 a visitor levy of 5% applies to paid overnight stays.
Edinburgh hotels price in GBP. The rates on this page are converted to EUR so you can compare them with the rest of your tour.
The 10 hotels listed on this page were chosen for group business: 238 to 303 rooms each, 5★ and 4★, with a group desk that handles rooming lists and one contract per block. The largest blocks for a full coach in Edinburgh are at Holiday Inn Edinburgh (303 rooms, Corstorphine), Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket (282 rooms, Haymarket) and Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh (269 rooms, West End). Hotels of this size can usually hold 25 to 50 twin rooms on one contract, which is what a 45 to 50 passenger coach needs.
Corporate travel accommodation in Edinburgh works the same way. Incentive groups, conference delegations and company trips get a group rate, one rooming list and one invoice, and the same hotels serve both markets. Hotels with meeting space on this page include Holiday Inn Edinburgh, Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket, Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh.
Which is the best hotel for a group in Edinburgh depends on the itinerary more than on the lobby: coach access, parking and the distance from the center decide how the day runs. Compare the hotels below by district and distance, add the ones that fit to your request, and the desk confirms group availability and the rate for your dates within 48 hours.
The table shows group hotel rates in Edinburgh for a twin room with breakfast, converted from GBP to EUR and before the visitor levy. The high-season range covers April to October outside the festivals. August festival dates, Hogmanay and Six Nations rugby weekends at Murrayfield are priced separately and often sit well above the range. More on how group pricing works.
| 3★ low | 3★ high | 4★ low | 4★ high |
|---|---|---|---|
| €95–135 | €150–215 | €120–170 | €190–270 |
Indicative only. Final group rates depend on dates, room mix, board and release terms and are confirmed in the desk's proposal. Low season: Nov–Mar (excl. Hogmanay and Six Nations match weekends). High season: Apr–Oct (August festival dates quoted separately, typically above this range).
Compare all cities on the group hotel rates page.
For the English section of the route, coaches are available from our sister company: charter bus in London.
A 50-guest coach group needs about 25 twin rooms plus singles for the driver and guide. Blocks of that size are most realistic at large 4★ hotels around Haymarket and the West End, at Edinburgh Park and near the airport, and at some Leith hotels. The Old Town has fewer large properties and harder coach access. We confirm availability, rate and release date per hotel.
Hotels at Edinburgh Park, near the airport and in Leith are more likely to have space for a coach. In the center, drivers use the Castle Terrace set-down (30 minutes, free) and park on Regent Road or Inverleith Place at £9.80 per hour. Any coach entering the city center LEZ must meet Euro VI. We confirm the arrangement for each hotel.
For May and June, block Edinburgh rooms 9 to 12 months ahead. For August, 12 to 18 months is safer, because central hotels fill with festival demand and set rates early. Groups tied to the Military Tattoo should align room blocks with their ticket allocation. Late requests are usually placed at Edinburgh Park or outside the city.
Yes. We book Edinburgh with London, York, the Highlands or Dublin in one proposal, one contract and one invoice. The visitor levy, deposit and release date for each hotel appear in one schedule, so your team sees every deadline and extra charge for the whole Britain and Ireland route before confirming.
Yes. Since 24 July 2026 Edinburgh charges a visitor levy of 5% on paid overnight accommodation, calculated before VAT and excluding meals, parking and other extras. It applies to the first 5 consecutive nights; bookings made and paid before 1 October 2025 are excluded. Groups pay it like individual guests, and we show it as a separate line in the proposal.
For a group of 40 to 50 people, the most realistic blocks in Edinburgh are at the largest hotels on this page: Holiday Inn Edinburgh, Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket and Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh. Groups of 15 to 25 rooms have more choice, including smaller 4★ hotels closer to the center. We confirm availability, group rate and release date per hotel for your dates.
Yes. Business groups, incentive trips and conference delegations in Edinburgh are booked like tour groups: one request, a group rate, one contract and one invoice, with meeting rooms or a dinner venue added where needed. Send the dates and the number of rooms and the desk returns a proposal within 48 hours (working days).
No fee to request. One contact and one contract for every hotel on the tour, from 20 to 500 rooms.
