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The Torfin, Edinburgh
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 3 verified guest reviews 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 9.3/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 3 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £15 - the amount is published but not what it covers, so confirm the terms when you book
- 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: 3 pet-mention guest reviews 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 3 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.3/10 - 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
- Pet fee: £15.
- Dogs are welcomed with biscuits, water bowls and towels for muddy paws.
- Every bedroom is dog friendly.
- Dogs are welcome on the bar side of the venue only, so mention your dog when you book a table.
- The restaurant runs a dog menu.
Pet-friendly summary
The Torfin is one of the most wholeheartedly dog-friendly places to stay in Edinburgh. This small hotel and restaurant in Corstorphine, on the west side of the city, treats a visiting dog as a proper guest rather than an afterthought - there is a dedicated dog station with biscuits, fresh water and towels for muddy paws, and the kitchen even runs a dog menu, so your companion eats as well as you do.
Dogs are welcome in the bar area (on a lead, up until early evening) and in the dog-friendly bedrooms, which makes it easy to keep your dog with you rather than shuttling between rooms and outdoor spaces. Guests who have stayed with a dog are consistently enthusiastic - the warmth of the welcome and the little touches for four-legged visitors come up again and again, and more than a few describe it as the most dog-friendly hotel they have found in the city.
The location works well for a city break with a dog. Corstorphine sits on the main road into central Edinburgh, so buses into town are frequent, yet the rooms stay quiet. Corstorphine Hill and its woodland walks are close by for a proper leg-stretch, and there is plenty of green space nearby for the daily basics before you head out to explore.
A couple of things to plan around: dogs are welcome in the bar until early evening rather than all night, and there is a £15 pet charge to budget for. Every bedroom is dog friendly, but it is a small property, so it is still worth booking ahead. For dog owners who want a genuinely welcoming, well-run Edinburgh base with the kind of thoughtful extras that make travelling with a dog easy, The Torfin is a standout and earns a 4.6/5 paw rating.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Dedicated dog menu in the restaurant
- Biscuits, water and towels for dogs
- Every bedroom is dog friendly
- £15 pet charge, dogs on the bar side
- Easy buses into central Edinburgh
About this hotel
The Torfin is a small 4-star hotel and restaurant in Corstorphine, on the west side of Edinburgh. It offers comfortable en-suite bedrooms above a well-regarded restaurant, with frequent buses into the city centre and a genuinely dog-friendly welcome that includes a dog menu and dog-friendly bedrooms.
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Location
108 st johns road, Edinburgh, EH12 8AX
