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Malmaison Edinburgh City
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're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- 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 9.2/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £25 per room per night (max 2 pets) - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
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 72 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.2/10 - 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
- The charge is £25 per room per night for one dog, or £40 for two. It is paid at check-in and is non-refundable.
- Up to two small or medium dogs per room.
- Dogs should not be left alone in the room at any time.
- Dogs must be on a lead or in a carrier whenever they are outside the bedroom, and are not allowed in the dining room.
- Owners clear up after their dog and are responsible for any damage.
- Dogs are specifically listed as allowed. If you are travelling with a cat or another non-canine pet, confirm directly with the hotel before booking.
- On-site pet amenities: a dog bed sized for a small to medium dog, a protective mat, two dog bowls, and a treat bag with waste bags.
Pet-friendly summary
Malmaison Edinburgh City is a boutique four-star on St Andrew Square, and it runs one of the more thought-through dog welcomes in the New Town. Dogs booked in get a bed sized for a small or medium dog, a protective mat, two bowls and a treat bag with waste bags, which is a proper set-up rather than a spare dish found in a cupboard.
The charge is £25 per room per night for one dog or £40 for two, paid at check-in and non-refundable, and the limit is two small or medium dogs per room. Firm house rules come with it: dogs are not to be left alone in the room at any point, they must be on a lead or in a carrier anywhere outside the bedroom, and they are not allowed in the dining room. Owners clear up after their dog and cover any damage.
Staff are the strongest part of the picture, with dog owners describing a reception team that is warm and genuinely pleased to see them, and the hotel's wider reviews say much the same. Cleanliness is the recurring complaint that pulls the other way: guests have reported dust left on shelves and, in one case, pet hair under the bathroom sink from an earlier stay that went unaddressed for several days. It is worth a look round the room when you arrive.
The setting is all pavement. The airport tram stop is half a block away and Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill and the Old Town closes are inside a fifteen-minute walk, but there is no grass at the door, so walks need planning around the gardens or the hill. It suits calm small and medium dogs used to lifts, lobbies and city noise; a large or high-energy dog would be better off somewhere with green space closer to hand. On the pet-mention reviews 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.
- Dog bed, mat, bowls and treats provided
- Two small or medium dogs per room
- £25 per room per night for one dog
- Dogs not allowed in the dining room
- Central New Town with no green space nearby
- Housekeeping worth checking on arrival
About this hotel
Malmaison Edinburgh City is a boutique four-star hotel on St Andrew Square in the New Town, with individually styled rooms and a brasserie and bar on site. The airport tram stop is half a block away, and Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill and the Old Town are all within a fifteen-minute walk.
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Location
21-22 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1BB
