Scotland Edinburgh
EDEN LOCKE Edinburgh
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated May 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 — Agoda guests rate this 9.2/10 overall
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
- 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 Agoda — 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 1,971 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 9.2/10 — the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: May 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
- A pet fee may apply — Agoda flags this property as charging extra for pets. Contact the hotel for the current amount.
- Service animals are explicitly welcomed.
- Dogs are specifically listed as allowed (not all pet-friendly hotels include cats — check directly if travelling with a non-canine pet).
- On-site pet amenities: bowls.
- The property allows only one dog per room.
- Pets may not be left unattended.
Pet-friendly summary
EDEN LOCKE Edinburgh earns 5 out of 5 paws for design-led pet-friendly hospitality in the heart of the New Town. Guests who stayed with a dog reported a "great weekend" — the kind of unguarded short praise that says more than a long checklist of amenities. The staff were described as actively welcoming and helpful from check-in through the stay, not just tolerant of the dog being there.
Location is the practical headline. 127 George Street sits dead-centre in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town — Princes Street Gardens are about five minutes' walk south, with the National Gallery and the bottom of the Royal Mile reachable in 15. That matters for dog owners because the bulk of Edinburgh's interesting walking is genuinely on the doorstep: through the gardens to Castle Rock, around the Royal Botanic Garden (a 20-minute walk north), or out along the New Town's wide pavements which are quieter than the Old Town's cobbles and easier on paws. The Water of Leith path is reachable within 10 minutes for longer morning loops.
The property itself is a contemporary aparthotel — apartments rather than rooms, with separate living areas in some configurations, which means more floor space for a dog to settle and a kitchen if you'd rather feed in than work around restaurant pet policies. Of the dog-friendly Edinburgh properties we cover, this is one of the few where the room is laid out to accommodate a dog as a normal part of the trip rather than something the design fights against.
Best suited to: couples or solo travellers visiting Edinburgh with one small or medium dog who want walking distance to galleries, shops and restaurants without a car. The "one dog per room" policy means multi-dog households need to look elsewhere, and very large breeds may find apartment-style layouts cosy rather than spacious.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Welcoming, helpful staff for dogs
- George Street New Town location
- Five-minute walk to Princes Street Gardens
- Apartment layout with space for a dog
- One dog per room policy
- Bowls provided on site
About this hotel
Four-star design-led aparthotel on George Street in Edinburgh's New Town, opened in 2017 by the Locke brand. 72 apartment-style rooms with separate living areas in some configurations, on-site bar and morning breakfast. Five minutes' walk from Princes Street Gardens and 15 minutes from the Royal Mile.
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Location
127 George St., Edinburgh, EH2 4JN
