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The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel

Name: The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Address: Edinburgh, GB
Telephone: +44 131 556 2414

Third band: properties that pass the EMPTYJET luxury gate but with fewer or narrower references. Still a deliberate selection, not a directory.

9,170 guest reviews analysed

1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EQ

Part of theCollection

Distinctions

Forbes Travel Guide
Reader distinction
Advisor network
Card travel programme

EMPTYJET Consensus

94.0 / 100

Our own composite of guest reviews across Google, Tripadvisor, Booking, Agoda and every major platform — the praise and the complaints.

Analysed from 9,170 guest reviews across Tripadvisor, Google and Trip.com.

Most noted: rooms.

Best for

city breaks
couples
business

About The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel

The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel, occupies a landmark building in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The property is described by the brand as offering Luxury Rooms and Suites for stays in the city and is associated with a landmark clock tower that serves as a city symbol.

The hotel holds a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026 and appears on lists such as Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards. It is a member of Virtuoso and is included in American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts.

Why it stands out

EMPTYJET listing for a historic Edinburgh property with a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating (2026), presence in Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, and affiliations with Virtuoso and American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts.