Scotland Edinburgh
Malmaison Edinburgh City
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 72 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
- Dogs are specifically listed as allowed — not all pet-friendly hotels include cats, so check directly if travelling with a non-canine pet.
- A pet fee may apply: Agoda flags this property as charging extra for pets, but the amount is not published. Contact the hotel for the current rate before booking.
Pet-friendly summary
Paw rating 5/5 — based on a single verified pet-traveller review. This is a high score on a thin signal: one couple who stayed with their dog rated the experience perfect and praised staff for being welcoming to dogs. Treat the rating accordingly — it captures one positive data point and the hotel's own disclosed pet policy, not a broad consensus across many dog-travelling guests.
What can be said with confidence: Malmaison Edinburgh City does take dogs, and it does so deliberately. Agoda flags the property as specifically allowing dogs (not just "pets" as a vague catch-all), and the lone pet-traveller review describes reception staff as genuinely friendly toward the dog rather than tolerant. For a 4-star boutique hotel on St Andrew Square — a busy central New Town location with hard floors, lifts and a busy bar-restaurant on the ground floor — a warm welcome from staff matters more than the average checkbox "pet friendly" listing.
Practical points worth raising with reception when booking: there is no published amenity list for dog guests (no mention of bowls, beds, walking services or dedicated rooms), and Agoda flags that a pet fee may apply without specifying the amount or weight policy. Confirm both directly. The St Andrew Square setting is excellent for short walks — Princes Street Gardens, Calton Hill and the Old Town closes are all under 15 minutes on foot — but the immediate area is paved city, not green space, so plan walks accordingly.
Best suited to small or medium dogs comfortable with city pavements, lifts and the general bustle of a central business-and-tourism district. High-energy working breeds, or dogs that struggle with hard flooring and corridor noise, will find a quieter rural property a better fit. With only one pet-traveller review on record, we'd encourage anyone considering a longer stay to also ring the hotel directly to discuss room type, floor placement and the specific fee.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Staff genuinely welcome dogs
- Central New Town location near gardens
- Pet fee disclosed but amount not published
- Boutique 4-star with hard floors and lifts
- Thin pet-review signal — one data point
About this hotel
Malmaison Edinburgh City is a 4-star boutique hotel on St Andrew Square, in the heart of the New Town. It blends modern boutique styling with central Edinburgh convenience — complimentary Wi-Fi, on-site parking, an in-house bar and restaurant, room service, daily housekeeping and a non-smoking policy throughout. Breakfast is available on the premises and the area is well placed for both business and city-break travellers.
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Location
21-22 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 1AY
