We re-opened on 20 July and we can’t wait to welcome you back! In line with recent Scottish Government Guidance, only one household is permitted per room, so we ask you to bear this in mind when making your booking, and visiting the hotel. 

Our swimming pool and gym are open from 8am – 10pm, and available by appointment to ensure social distancing is maintained throughout the hotel. Time slots can be booked upon check-in. Please note that the changing-rooms are open but we would encourage you to change in your room where possible.

We’re open for breakfast and dinner with a reduced food and drink offering. Breakfast will be served between 7am – 10:30am Monday – Friday and 7am – 11:30am Saturday and Sunday, via table service only. Buffet breakfasts will no longer be available. Our bar is open from 12pm onwards and dinner is available between 5pm - 9pm. Lunch and room service will not be available until further notice.

Following the latest Government guidance, from 14 September, it is mandatory for you to wear face coverings in all public areas within our hotel, except for the bar and restaurant. We’ll be wearing PPE, and we’ve got screens up at the front desk for extra protection. We are not conducting temperature checks. 

Please see the room type pages for more details.

To make sure that everyone has space we’ve reduced our meeting and events capacities, as well as enhancing our cleaning procedures, so you’ll see us around the hotel ensuring everything is pristine throughout the day. We no longer serve buffet lunches and sharing platters and have replaced these with individually wrapped items and meals, so everyone will be able to enjoy their own delectable dishes and snacks.

Apex Grassmarket Hotel has limited car parking which is available on a first come first served basis for £12 per day. There is also multi-story parking on King Stables Road, just ask our reception team for a voucher to reduce your parking to £14 per 24 hours. 

We offer luggage storage so if you arrive before your room is ready, you can leave your bags at reception and head out for the day. This also applies if you would like to leave luggage after check-out and collect later in the day. Extra sanitisation and social distancing procedures are in place to ensure this service can continue, to arrange luggage storage please contact the hotel on 0131 300 3456.

Check-in from 2.30pm and check-out by 11am local time.

If you’d like to check-in early please request this when booking or by calling reception on 0131 300 3456. We offer luggage storage so if you arrive before your room is ready, you can leave your bags at reception and head out for the day. This also applies if you would like to leave luggage after check-out and collect later in the day. Unfortunately, due to availability, we can’t guarantee an early check-in.

Reception is open 24 hours a day.

Our website booking engine is the best way to search for live availability and up to date prices. You can search for the dates you have in mind and if there is no availability, a calendar view is offered to help you find the closest dates or alternate properties available.

If you have any issues finding availability or booking, our reservations team can help you make a booking.

If you would like to amend or cancel your booking please check your cancellation terms which can be found on your email confirmation, amendments may be subject to a charge. Any amendments or enquiries can be made by emailing edinburgh.reservations@apexhotels.co.uk or calling 0800 049 8000. If your booking was made from 12 December 2019 onwards you can also amend your booking online, if your booking was made before 12 December 2019 please contact our reservations team using the contact details above.

If you have booked through a third party such as Expedia or Booking.com please contact them directly to make cancellations or amendments.

Requests for specific views, rooms and floors can be detailed at time of booking or by calling reservations on 0800 049 8000, and although we do our best to accommodate, these requests are not guaranteed to be fulfilled due to the availability of rooms.

Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult staying in the same room. The hotel does have family rooms and cots available to accommodate extra guests. If you would like to add an extra bed, please call our reservations team on 0800 049 8000 who can assist in choosing an available room.

Room detail pages give information on bed size and twin configurations available by clicking here.

In addition to our policy on number of children in rooms. Children under 17 stay and children under 12 stay and eat for free at all Apex Hotels. Find out more information on this policy.

For the comfort of all guests, we don’t allow any pets to stay in our hotels with the exception of guide dogs and service animals. Please notify the hotel at the time of booking if you are bringing a guide dog or service animal on 0800 049 8000.

The UK has a Smoke Free Law in place which prohibits smoking in workplaces, cars and confined public spaces. Although hotel rooms are exempt from this, for the comfort and safety of all guests, we do not allow smoking or vaping in any part of the hotel including rooms. There are designated smoking areas which can be advised by our reception team.

All our rooms include complimentary Elemis toiletries for your use throughout your stay.

All our hotels and restaurants are fully accessible by wheelchair. Our friendly team will be happy to assist you throughout your stay.

Yes, all our hotels have disabled access rooms. Please call our reservations team on 0800 049 8000 to book an appropriate room for your requirements.