Scotland Edinburgh
33 Castle Terrace
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Edinburgh / the Scotland and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.6/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review sourced from major booking platforms - 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 18 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.6/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 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 policy at a glance
- Dogs are specifically listed as allowed. If you are travelling with a cat or another non-canine pet, confirm directly with the host before booking.
- Tell the team you are bringing a dog when you book, so one of the apartments set aside for dogs is allocated.
- Dogs left alone in the apartment should be settled in their crate so other guests are not disturbed.
- Cleaning products are provided for accidents, and charges apply for damage to furnishings.
- Keep dogs on a lead around the building because of nearby traffic. The Meadows is about a ten minute walk away for off-lead exercise.
Pet-friendly summary
33 Castle Terrace is a one-bedroom serviced apartment in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, and the format is what makes it work for dogs. There is no lobby to cross, no corridor of neighbouring rooms and no breakfast service to negotiate first thing; entry is by door code, so you and the dog come and go on your own schedule. For a nervous or reactive dog that structural privacy is worth more than any amenity list.
Selected apartments are set aside for guests with dogs, so say you are bringing one at the time of booking rather than on arrival. The house rules are sensible rather than restrictive: a dog left alone should be settled in its crate so other residents are not disturbed, cleaning products are provided for accidents, and charges apply for damage to furnishings. Confirm any pet charge with the host when you book, because none is published.
The apartment is at garden level, a flight of outdoor steps down from the street, and guests consistently describe it as quiet despite being a couple of minutes from the Castle and Princes Street. Keep dogs on a lead around the building because of the traffic on Castle Terrace; the Meadows, roughly ten minutes away on foot, is where the off-lead exercise happens. Parking is the real weak point, with the nearby multi-storey and the street meters both expensive, so this works best if you arrive by train.
It suits one or two small, settled dogs on a city break, with owners who would rather self-cater than deal with a hotel. Larger dogs, or dogs that need open ground several times a day, will find the walk to the Meadows becomes a chore. The apartment sleeps four, so a full party plus dogs would be tight. On the pet-mention review recorded so far it earns a 4.5 out of 5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Whole apartment with no shared corridors
- Self check-in by door code
- Dog-designated apartments allocated at booking
- The Meadows ten minutes away for off-lead
- Expensive parking, better to arrive by train
- Quiet garden-level flat by the Castle
About this hotel
33 Castle Terrace is a one-bedroom serviced apartment at garden level a couple of minutes from Edinburgh Castle, sleeping up to four. Entry is by door code, the kitchen is fully equipped, and Princes Street and the main bus routes are a short walk away. Reviewers consistently mention how quiet it is.
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Location
33 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL
