Edinburgh A1 (Newcraighall) hotel

Have just a lovely overnight stay at this hotel. The receptionist was friendly and welcoming and so helpful in ringing around to find us a taxi on a busy evening. The bedroom and bathroom were spotlessly clean and the bed was so comfy with the fabulous pillows. The room was a little tired in a couple places e.g. lick of paint needed in bathroom and couple of small holes in curtain. Breakfast was fine . I loved my poached eggs. Just couple of small things such as there was no decaf drink option.As my partner cannot have caffiene this was an issue. Also the breakfast room was a little cramped. As there were only three of us it was not a problem but maybe more of an issue if a group of you wanted to eat together. I would also recommend that you pop into the adjoining pub the Cuddie Brae. We had couple of drinks in there. Proper pub atmosphere and a very friendly host.

The poorest Premier Inn we've stayed in. We had room 203 and while the bedroom was ok if in need of a bit of decor, the bathroom was disgraceful, with badly broken and worn skirting board all round, but missing tiles around the bath revealing the cavity wall behind where you could see right into the wall. The hole in the wall was filthy. In addition, we found someone's used finger plaster on the floor. The corridor outside the room (on second floor) was very noisy when walked on (probably loose floorboards) which disturbed sleep. There is no restaurant, but a pub next door. The hotel breakfast room is very small and cramped and we saw people being turned away at breakfast. On our first day the food was dreadfully undercooked and virtually inedible. Second day was much better with a different cook but on both days stocks and dishes were not replenished and some people actually had to go into the kitchen area to get dishes. Good point was that most staff members were really friendly and helpful (and are aware of the issues!) but one girl at breakfast was downright unfriendly. There are plenty of other Premier Inns in Edinburgh - don't use this one, Lenny Henry wouldn't.

Great location, close to a train station and easy access from the A1. The staff were ALL excellent and could not have been more helpful.

Easy parking with good accessibility to park and ride, and retail park just up the road too. Room was clean and spacious, bed excellent and felt clean. Bathroom was very tired. Felt very overpriced, but price probably reflects demand (festival and marathon events). Was fine for a night. A bit of noise from guests at the adjoined cuddie brae pub.

Great location for visiting Edinburgh. With free parking. Train station across the road. Two stops to Edinburgh. Very helpful staff. Evening meal in pub next door that also had good food. Friendly helpful service. No complaints. Would highly recommend.