Macdonald Holyrood Hotel

Spa Breaks (5)
Spa Days (5)

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Overnight break

One night’s bed and breakfast, a choice of 1 x 25 minute treatment from: Superfood Pro Radiance Facial, Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, Best Foot Forward, Manicure or Pedicure, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

1 every 12 guests goes FREE for stays Sunday - Thursday

Overnight break

One night's dinner, bed and breakfast, a choice of 1 x 25 minute treatment from: Superfood Pro Radiance Facial, Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, Best Foot Forward, Manicure or Pedicure, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£5 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store

1 every 12 guests goes FREE for stays Sunday - Thursday

Overnight break

One night’s bed and breakfast, 2 course dinner, a choice of 1 x 25 minute treatments from: Superfood Pro Radiance Facial, Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, Best Foot Forward, Manicure or Pedicure, bottle of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

Treatment must be taken on Monday

1 every 12 guests goes FREE

Overnight break

One night’s bed and breakfast, 2 course dinner, a choice of 2 x 25 minute treatments from: Superfood Pro Radiance Facial, Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, Best Foot Forward, Manicure or Pedicure, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£5 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store

1 every 12 guests goes FREE for stays Sunday - Thursday

Overnight break

Two nights’ bed and breakfast, 2 course dinner on the first day, a choice of 1 x 55 minute treatments from: Biotec Prescribed Facial, ELEMIS Couture Touch, Superfood Pro Radiance Facial or Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, Afternoon Tea, bottle of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£10 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store

1 every 12 guests goes FREE for stays Sunday - Thursday

Selected offer

Spa Day

Includes a choice of 1 x 25 minute treatment from: Superfood Pro Radiance Facial, Pro Collagen Age Defy Facial or Freestyle Deep Tissue Massage, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£5 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store and 20% off any additional pre-booked treatments

1 in every 8 guests goes FREE

Special offer

Spa Day

Includes a 25 minute Elemis Personalised Facial, plus a choice of 1 x 15 minute treatment from: Eye and Lip treatment, Hand and Arm treatment or Foot and Leg treatment, glass of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£10 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store

20% off additional pre-booked treatments

Spa Day

Includes a choice of 1 x 25 minute ELEMIS treatment from: Freestyle Back Massage, Superfood Facial or Best Foot Forward, glass of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and use of the facilities between 4pm and 8pm.

£10 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store

20% off any pre-booked additional treatments

Spa Day

Includes a 55 minute Elemis Couture Touch Treatment, Cream Tea with glass of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£5 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store and 20% off additional pre-booked treatments

1 every 10 guests goes FREE Monday - Thursday

Spa Day

Includes an 85 minute Signature Treatment, a choice of 2 course lunch or Afternoon Tea, glass of Prosecco, robe, towel and slippers provided and full use of the facilities.

£10 voucher towards a minimum spend of £50 in spa store and 20% off any additional pre-booked treatments

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At a glance

Leisure Break Venue

The hotel has a good selection of leisure facilities and treatments using the Decléor brand but is not a specialised spa.
Accessible Spa

The hotel and spa areas are both wheelchair accessible with lifts throughout. The pool has graduated steps but no hoist. Guide dogs are welcome.
Hen Friendly

Thanks to the city’s variety of entertainment, as well as the hotel’s spa facilities, the venue caters well to hen parties and girly getaways.
Shopping

Take advantage of Edinburgh's famous shopping culture. With Princess Street a five minute taxi ride away, spend your morning at the sales and your afternoon at the Spa...The perfect way to spend your day!
Pre-Natal

Treatments tailored to mums-to-be are available in the spa.
Location

The hotel is situated in the heart of Edinburgh, and is also close to Holyrood House and Holyrood Park.
Carer Goes Free

Carers are invited to accompany guests and use the facilities free of charge.
Family Friendly

Children are welcome at the hotel and to use the pool and facilities, and have designated swimming times.

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Overall Rating for this spa

8.2

Very Good

(12 reviews)

Condition of Spa

8.6

Quality of Treatments

Staff

8.0

Quality of Food

9.6

Quality of Facilities

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10.0 Excellent

Spa treatments were lovely. Treatment times ended up being differed than what we were told but this worked in our favour anyway. Only improvement would have been a jacuzzi - but that’s just being picky!

Andrea 13/02/2019

6.0 Good

Gladis 02/02/2019

Lovely area pleasant staff

Sandra 20/01/2019

i was disappointed with my treatment I chose the pedicure. I feel it should have been better described as a file and polish rather than a pedicure. all I got was a nail file and one coat of polish. I have had many pedicures and usually thoroughly enjoy this type of treatment. to say it was a disappointment is an understatement. The girls enjoyed the back massage and facial treatments but sorry to say the pedicure and manicure were disappointing

Moira 18/01/2019

Lovely staff, very helpful.

Lynda 06/01/2019

4.0 Average

The spa is rather basic but the staff were friendly and helpful.

Michelle 03/01/2019

Therapist should get more than 5stars. She was excellent I wish I could of stayed longer

Annette 18/12/2018

I had a relaxing day at the spa, but the staff seemed distracted and not particularly friendly. Monday work blues perhaps. I was a bit surprised to hear children in the pool, but realised as it's a hotel that would be the case. (Not swimming lessons thankfully). The treatment was fine, but felt a bit rushed, or routine perhaps. It was clean enough throughout, but there was no soap or showergel available in one shower and in one toilet, which was a bit strange, and the tea cups were all dirty when I went to get tea. (There was also no milk available.) Perhaps they were short staffed, but there was no one around to ask about these things! I like the location and the convenience to the city, and the food was lovely. If the staff had been a bit more switched on I would have given it a 4 star review. (No view or jacuzi pool/jets also reduces the rating.) But at the end of the day I had a day out of normal life and made the most of my time there, despite the glitches.

Pippa 07/11/2018

Chris 02/11/2018

I didn’t have a stay at this beautiful hotel,but the treatment I received was absolutely perfect. I particularly enjoyed the relaxation lounge pre and post treatment. It was very easy to relax in such a pleasant atmosphere. The therapist herself was very friendly and didn’t want to talk all the way through my very relaxing massage. This makes such a difference to how well you’re able to relax.

Liz 12/10/2018

Mrs Yvonne 03/10/2018

Very relaxing massage, helpful staff. Swimming pool was lovely. Steam room closed during stay as it had broken down but that was okay. Sauna had some pools of dirty looking water where our feet were which was not the most pleasant. Lovely experience overall though.

Hannah 02/10/2018

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Overall Rating for this hotel

8.4

(10 reviews)

9.2

Room Comfort

8.8

Quality of Bars & Restaurants

Location

9.0

8.0 Very Good

Overall stay nice. Leaky sink fixed quickly and loud vent system but still had a good stay in the family room. Some confusion re: dinner/afternoon tea bookings and they tried to charge us for the afternoon tea at checkout even though it was included in the package but this was quickly rectified. The hotel and facilities itself are very nice.

We were very comfortable and the room was spacious! Wine very expensive at a whopping 10£ per glass! However breakfast was very good!

Nice big room and ensuite bathroom - downside heating system didn't work but a heater was provided

everything was wonderful all staff were friendly helpful and very professional

Love it, stayed twice in last six months. Had to wait 55 mins for room.

A lovely clean hotel with very comfortable accommodation. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly and I couldn't praise them enough.

The hotel is very nice food was lovely.

Diane 04/11/2018

Very nice experience. Staff very friendly and professional. 10/10

Apart from unfortunate things which went wrong efforts were made to ensure other parts of our stay were up to the standard we expected.

Evelyn 30/10/2018

Wonderful stay, very helpful staff. Amazing food. One criticism I was disappointed to see that the tea, coffee and sugar in the rooms was not fair trade. Other than this I cannot fault my stay. I would recommend.

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At a glance

Leisure Break Venue

Accessible Spa

Hen Friendly

Shopping

Pre-Natal

Location

Carer Goes Free

Family Friendly

Location

Spa & Leisure

Hotel & Accommodation

Very Good

Very Good