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5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House

Family-friendly holiday home in Edinburgh

Front entrance looking through to the kitchen

Overview
Amenities
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Location

Exceptional

5 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 102200 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Fireplace
Kitchen

Explore the area

Edinburgh, Scotland

Place, Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre
‪6 min walk‬
Place, Royal Mile
‪13 min walk‬
Place, Edinburgh Castle
‪4 min drive‬
Airport, Edinburgh (EDI)
‪22 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

1st Left bedroom

2 Single Beds

2nd right bedroom

1 King Bed

Ground floor

1 King Bed

Master bedroom

1 King Bed

Second left bedroom

1 King Bed

1 bathroom

1st left bedroom

Toilet · Shower only

2nd left bedroom

Toilet · Shower only

2nd right bedroom

Toilet · Shower only

Ground floor

Toilet · Shower only

Master ensuite

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Kitchen

Dining area

About this property

5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House

Welcome to our first class five bedroom townhouse in the prestigious Hillside District of Edinburgh. Or as you can call it — home. Self-catered luxury in the heart of the city. We’re confident there’s no better way to stay in Scotland’s breathtaking capital.

Top Hat House is a listed Georgian building designed by the famous architect, William H Playfair. We have lovingly restored this quintessential New Town property into an immaculate home for hire. It’s a blissful blend of original elegance and all the comforts of modern living.

We wanted to create so much more than a place to rest your head. Top Hat House is somewhere you can live and breathe Edinburgh in total comfort and style. With fun, vibrant interiors, and state of the art appliances throughout, you can come and go, and only ever be pleased.

❏ Keyless entry
❏ Smart home
❏ Free fibre optic Wi-Fi throughout
❏ One-touch lighting for any mood
❏ Simple boost heating system

The Drawing room:- The perfect setting to be together as a group or while away the evening with a good book. Delightful details are everywhere in this communal space that’s drenched in natural light from its charming tall windows. The views out over the Royal Terrace Gardens are simply stunning.
The Kitchen:- is ideal for cooking up a storm while surrounded by great company. Amenities include boiling water tap, coffee machine, drinks fridge, television

All bedrooms are equipped with hairdyers, television, kingsize beds (or twin if required), and smart lighting. All have their own ensuite with the master bedroom boasting a self clean loo and free standing bath.

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Amenities

Kitchen

Washing machine

Dryer

Parking available

Fireplace

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

PLEASE NOTE - Scottish Covid-guidelines are that no more than 6 from 2 different households can meet. Children under 12 are not included in the count.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Edinburgh

Leith, a neighbourhood in Edinburgh, is home to this holiday home. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are notable landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Princes Street and George Street. Travelling with kids? Make time for Edinburgh Zoo, or head to an event or a match at Murrayfield Stadium.

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Edinburgh, Scotland

What's nearby

Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
Princes Street - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
Royal Mile - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
University of Edinburgh - 3 min drive - 1.6 km
Edinburgh Castle - 4 min drive - 1.9 km

Getting around

Balfour Street Tram Stop - 11 min walk
Edinburgh (ZXE-Edinburgh Waverly Train Station) - 13 min walk
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

‪Down the Hatch - ‬4 min walk
‪1802 - ‬4 min walk
‪The Joker & the Thief - ‬5 min walk
‪Spry - ‬5 min walk
‪Valvona & Crolla - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is 5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at 5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 5* city centre accommodation - Top Hat House located?

Located in Leith, this family-friendly Edinburgh holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Calton Hill and Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Princes Street and George Street are also within 15 minutes. Balfour Street Tram Stop is 11 minutes by foot and St Andrew Square Tram Stop is 13 minutes.

9.8

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

matt j.

10 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible House and Location

Pristine house with high ceilings and 5 FULL bedrooms with attached master baths. The walls and doors are thick so you cannot hear the other guests — this was perfect for our group as we were aged 2-78 and everyone was on different sleep schedules. Multiple playgrounds, groceries, coffee shops, and restaurants within close walking distance. 2 minute walk to the airport tram. Perfect place for groups to stay

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan T.

23 Jun, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Top Hat

Lovely property. Nice touches.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diana F.

7 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great!

Beautiful property, excellent location. We were a group of 5 siblings aged 60 to 75. We loved our stay here, everything about the house suited us well.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heath C.

7 Jan, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wow…Fantastic place!!

This is the Tophat place for a reason. Great location, great spacious house, great hosts. We had 9 of us there for almost a week; youngest was 17 oldest was 80. The five bedrooms each with on-suite bathrooms were tastefully decorated and well appointed. We all felt the hose offered all that we needed for our large family.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory G., Dallas, TX

3 Dec, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hillside Crescent

Traveling w a big family is hard. But Hillside Crescent made our trip easy. We rent a lot of homes and I highly recommend this place. It’s location and size are incredible. We loved the short walk over the park to the city center. And everything about it.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken H.

22 Sept, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceeded our expectations!

The Top Hat was beautiful! The pictures did not do it justice! We had a group of 10 and the space was perfect! The location was ideal, we had everything we needed. Communication with the host could have been better however Jane indicated some difficulties with the vrbo app. I would highly recommend this property.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Barbara

28 Jul, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

We were awakened by construction on the roof directly above us every morning. We asked the property manager to resolve it to no effect

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laurel G.

5 Jun, 2019

Top Hat House is Tops!!

My group of 10 adults came to Edinburgh to celebrate my 50th birthday party. This house is exactly as billed. It is modern, clean, stylish, and the bedrooms are delightful. Every couple having their own bathroom was key. We also appreciated the washer and dryer and the well appointed kitchen. We cooked in one night and the kitchen was extremely functional. The location was excellent and we were able to walk to most of the sites. We dined across the street at the Gardener's Cottage our first night and my group that it was one of the best meals they had. Jane was delightful to work with. We truly could not have asked for more. The noise from London Road in the front bedrooms can be a bit noisy but it was not a big problem at all. I would definitely recommend this beautiful house while on a visit with a large group to Edinburgh. Thank you so much Jane.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sian H.

9 Apr, 2019

Absolutely beautiful, spacious and fantastic location

I booked TopHat House for a long weekend with 8 of my friends. The house is breathtaking - it is designed so elegantly on a grand scale. It had everything we needed and more. The kitchen was stocked with larder items and a nice little food package was left for us on our first night. We spent most of our time in the kitchen. The bedrooms were really spacious and to get an en-suite with every bedroom is unheard of usually. The location is just brilliant - we were about a 30 minute walk to the castle and grassmarket area and the same again in the opposite direction to Arthur’s Seat. The shops are also literally round the corner. The best breakfast is served at the Italian on the corner - I think it’s called Made in Italy - its food was really good. Jane was also great too at keeping in touch and responding really quickly to messages. Even when we were there. Thank you so much for allowing to stay. We all were in awe of the house and it is by far the nicest place any of us have stayed in. Best wishes Siân

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

pattie j.

28 May, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful House

Beautiful house and well stocked. It worked great for our family of 5 couples with 2 exceptions. The owner would not accommodate us storing our luggage at the house at 2:00 on our arrival day. She told us to store it at the train station…which cost us 180 pounds! When we did get let into the house we found tape across one of the showers and it was unusable because they had it regrouted… We were told not to use it. One of the couples had to use a shower in another couples’s bedroom. There was not compensation offered. ( did get a small discount after I asked ) I am still not sure why they wouldn’t let us drop our luggage…the house is huge and it would not have been in the way… they clearly had workers in the house and it would not have affected another guest. we could have stored our luggage there for 2 hours. Bottom line … owner not accommodating but expects guest to accommodate their needs of repairs etc…

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Page K.

27 Sept, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This is an amazingly beautiful house and very comfortable. Great location. The host was attentive and responsive to all our requests. The nicest place I have stayed with vrbo. It is nicer than the pictures!

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Dave B.

25 Aug, 2025

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness

The location of the propery is excellent, just a short walk from Calton Hill, Leith Walk and the St James Quarter. We booked the property for a week during the festival for a wedding. When we turned up at 5pm, we had to do some cleaning, removing nappies, lumps of hair and washing out mould from the bathroom bins and then we had to go out and buy toilet paper and hand soap for the bathrooms without them. It wasn't a great arrival experience and the next day, it felt like a joke apology, we recieved some doughnuts for two thirds of the party and a bottle of prosecco which didn't get drunk. There wasn't any washing up items either, so another early trip to the shop to get them. The king size beds were often pushed together singles too which felt a bit poorly advertised. Lastly, the downstairs toilet had holes in the wall and smelt of cavity wall, but we were just told in the email beforehand this was the way things were. For a lot of money spent for staying for a family wedding it was a poor experience, missing the basic considerations of a rental and I think if you're spending this amount of money then look for somewhere that's got the basic covered, then plus that something special which should be about the same price.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oscar L.

18 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What’s great property! Wow. Incredibly close to the main attractions, yet still quiet with accessible eateries and shopping. Across from Calton Hill and St. James Quarter. Plenty of space for 5 adults. En suites are a big bonus for privacy. Enjoyed the family areas to gather for a meal or movie, fireplace for mood. Will certainly visit this home again. Room downstairs avoided my in-laws from going up and down. Laundry/ extra downstairs toilet is spacious. Kitchen had the necessary to cook breakfast and dinners. Overall, a lovely property to admire and to recharge in.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brad V.

4 Aug, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Memorial golf trip in Scotland, honoring my father.

The lodging was at least as nice as advertised. Location was excellent in city center would definitely consider it again if I were traveling with a group requiring that many bedrooms and staying in Edinburgh.

Me, my five sons, my son-in-law, and my oldest grandson during a memorial golf trip in Scotland to honor my late father. This picture is taken at Muirfield, less than an hour from Top Hat House.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gretel L.

30 Jul, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Gorgeous property in Fabulous Location

The property is even prettier in person! Check in was easy and communication with the owners was very thorough. The house is beautifully decorated with lots of natural light and in a fabulous location.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill D.

23 May, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning, huge, beautiful home

This house leant a real luxury feel to our stay in Edinburgh. Gorgeously appointed, it easily accommodated my family group of 7. Every bedroom has a large bed and en suite bathroom, and most of the bathrooms had heated floors. Conveniently located within walking distance of the Royal Mile, restaurants, and shopping. Loved it.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neal P.

24 Apr, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great stay. Phenomenal location. Really incredible layout. Really responsive hosts.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn G.

9 Feb, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Edinburgh luxury city break

A beautiful well-appointed house in a great location. Easy to walk around the city from here but bus and tram stops very nearby too. The house is gorgeous and felt like home the moment we arrived.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fiona K.

17 Dec, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

This house exceeded all our expectations. Great location, easy parking, beautiful interiors, very spacious, well designed. Faultless. Accommodated 9 adults with ease, we felt we were in our own private hotel. thank you so much for letting us stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline A.

24 Oct, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful house, great location

Nine friends from London/Kent/Essex in Edinburgh for a few days to celebrate some milestone birthdays. So impressed with this beautiful house, and it was perfect for our needs. Also a great location, we were able to walk to Arthur's Seat in about 15 mins. Cheap Ubers in and out of the main centre for our nightly escapades.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helena T.

12 Sept, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Canadian visitors

This is an amazing property, very comfortable and spacious ,great location,walking distance to restaurants, train and attractions. 3 days we're too short I wish we could have stayed longer.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard T.

28 Aug, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

The Top Hat House was great. Plenty of room for the 9 of us. Clean, comfortable and well located. Near restaurants. I would gladly stay here again if we return to Edinburgh.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bonny P.

20 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful townhouse

Our family of 7, three generations, thoroughly enjoyed this house. It was in a quiet neighborhood, lots of space for everyone and a terrific kitchen. Couldn’t have asked for anything better!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lori R.

19 Jul, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

A great place for family

We very much enjoyed our stay at Top Hat House. We were a family of 6 adults (3 couples) and one toddler, and the house was perfect for our needs. The layout is excellent, it is well-appointed, and it's in a great location for accessible sight-seeing but is also fairly quiet.

Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia W.

31 May, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Townhouse

This is a gorgeous, well appointed luxury property. There were a few things, like missing or burned out lightbulbs in some of the lamps in the bedrooms. But overall it's a great location and perfect for a large group.

Stayed 8 nights in May 2024