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The Sun Inn

4.0 star property
Travelers find relaxation and activity at this welcoming inn. Adults explore nature or savor local food and drinks, while kids enjoy special meals.

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The Sun Inn offers a rooftop terrace, coffee shop/cafe, and garden for relaxation. Guests can try archery, enjoy kids' meals at the restaurant, and use WiFi in public areas. Staff receive positive reviews for their helpfulness.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Business services
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
The current price is AED 519
AED 622 total
includes taxes & fees
11 May - 12 May

Room options

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Double Room, Ensuite

Double Room, Ensuite

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Signature)

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite (Signature)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior

Comfort Double Room, Ensuite (Small)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite, Ensuite (River View )

Suite, Ensuite (River View )

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • River view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the neighborhood

Dalkeith is home to The Sun Inn. Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle are notable landmarks, and travelers looking to shop may want to visit Grassmarket and Princes Street. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at Edinburgh International Conference Centre or Murrayfield Stadium. Fishing offers a great chance to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with mountain biking, horse riding, and cycling nearby. Visit our Dalkeith travel guide
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Lothianbridge, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 4TR

What's nearby

  • Newtongrange Leisure Centre
    15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Dalhousie Castle
    3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Scottish Mining Museum
    4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Newbattle Abbey
    6 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Newbattle Leisure Centre
    6 min drive - 3.0 km

Getting around

  • Newtongrange Station
    15 min walk
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI)
    34 min drive

Restaurants

  • McDonald's
    17 min walk
  • Justinlees Inn
    2 min drive
  • Cafe Fresco
    3 min drive
  • Greggs
    3 min drive
  • Gigi's
    2 min drive

About this property

The Sun Inn

Upscale inn
Consider a stay at The Sun Inn and take advantage of a rooftop terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. In addition to a bar and babysitting, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff, and wedding services
  • Smoke-free premises, a computer station, and luggage storage
More amenities include:
  • Highchairs and daily housekeeping

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Babysitting
  • High chair

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

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
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Sun Dalkeith
Sun Inn Dalkeith
The Sun Inn Inn
The Sun Inn Dalkeith
The Sun Inn Inn Dalkeith

Frequently asked questions

Is The Sun Inn pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Sun Inn?

As of 7 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Sun Inn on 11 May 2026 start from AED 519, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Sun Inn?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Sun Inn?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Sun Inn located?

Situated in Dalkeith, this inn is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Dalhousie Castle and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Dalkeith Country Park. Vogrie Country Park and Royal Infirmary are also within 6 mi (10 km). Newtongrange Station is 15 minutes by foot and Eskbank Station is 21 minutes.

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Reviews

The Sun Inn Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 227 out of 414 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 115 out of 414 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 414 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 414 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 414 reviews

Reviews

Verified

4/10 Poor

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sun Inn was fine, but there was road resurfacing that took place overnight. That noise was so intolerable, I had to check out after two two nights
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2026
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4/10 Poor

Julie

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Email on the day of stay to say that the hotel was only open 8-12 in the morning and that my room key was in the door to my room. Didn’t even know where to find my room! Then the key wouldn’t come out the door, rang the emergency number and yes, someone did come to help. No restaurant open or bar and for a loan female travelling, it wasn’t a pleasant experience at all. Radiator in the bathroom didn’t work so the whole room was freezing. Had to stand in a towel as the floor tiles were really cold. On checkout, no “how was your stay”, just paid my bill and left. Won’t be staying there again. £90 for a bed!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Jill and Craig were amazing in every way, the suite is worth every penny And the food for dinner and breakfast was outstanding
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice clean and warm room and food was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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2/10 Terrible

Tim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In 44 years of marriage and traveling the accommodations were not acceptable for seniors in late 60’s. We were expected to climb a flight of steep stairs and with baggage. Given the smallest room on property, a double fouton type bed, too low, bed that was no more than a foot and a half off floor. I caught my shoe one of the platform legs at 68 and fell flat on my face. This room was dangerous. I disclose accessibility needs on every booking yet got overlooked. We always book a king or 2 queens due to my wife’s disability. That was never acknowledged. After traveling over 20 hours we were exhausted, hungry and dehydrated. At approximately 6:00 we asked if we could take dinner up to room, eat and rest. We were denied any food stating they never allow food in the rooms. The room was nothing like the description and were unable to eat due to exhaustion and the inability to get downstairs to eat. We weren’t helped at time of check-in with WiFi and weren’t able to call for even water. This stay was unacceptable and coming clear from the US extremely disappointing as we’ve saved for years for this vacation. I showed the girl who was housekeeping the website and she offered info that the room we were in was not on the website. To top things off, I didn’t have a chance to pay through Hotels.com due to internet issues on the 23rd and at breakfast without my knowledge host charged our room in their currency costing time and a half. Please make this right. Tim Richardson.
Radiant heater that we had to figure out and unfortunately had a shock when contacted with it was hot.
Leg of futon
1 mattress for seniors with a disability.
Non working fan in bathroom
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
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6/10 Okay

Ian

Unfortunately due to its position on a very busy road, traffic noise may be issue , room is clean. Good shower, room only can’t comment on breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My second stay here and it was as pleasant as before. The breakfast is always fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
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4/10 Poor

rob

Disliked: Staff & service
On a major road, up from 5am as the HGVs driving past made the room shake. No reception, key was in the door. No answer to the 5 calls I made on my 250 mile journey ( Google maps and Google told me the hotel was closed) No restaurant for evening meal, breakfast (they did advise of this ahead of my arrival).
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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6/10 Okay

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The food was amazing …. However sadly the room let things down . There was no kettle in our room despite there being a tray with cups , tea /coffee etc . When queried the staff apologised and said they try and find one ……..never happened . The plumbing work in the bathroom left a lot to be desired …… very poor grouting round the bath / shower door …… the shower was extremely loose and felt it would fall off the wall ….. tiles missing from behind the sink . Toilet roll attached to wall opposite the loo ……… you needed arms at least four foot long to reach it ! . Would recommend for eating , not staying .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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6/10 Okay

Lukas

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft war grundlegend okay. Das Zimmer war ausreichend groß und mit allem ausgestattet, was man braucht. Positiv war auch, dass Parkplätze direkt an der Unterkunft vorhanden sind. Die Lage ist in Ordnung – relativ nah zum Flughafen und zur Innenstadt von Edinburgh. Allerdings gibt es keine gute Anbindung an öffentliche Verkehrsmittel. Sehr negativ war jedoch der Zustand des Zimmers: Es war insgesamt schmutzig, das Bad stark heruntergekommen, mit Löchern und einem sehr unangenehmen Geruch, der auch nach längerem Aufenthalt nicht verschwand, sondern teilweise sogar stärker wurde und sich ins Zimmer ausbreitete. Besonders eklig waren etliche Blutflecken auf Bettdecke und Kissen. Leider war das Personal am Sonntag nicht mehr erreichbar, da das angeschlossene Restaurant bereits geschlossen hatte. Zudem war es in der Unterkunft recht laut, da sie direkt an einer Hauptstraße liegt. Insgesamt waren die Zimmer auch sehr hellhörig.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Lewis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 star service

The hotel room was very clean and comfy and what i considered to be a massive bargain considering the price of hotels in edinburgh for the same night. The service was fantastic but breakfast was phenomenal to service and to food itself. I will be retur ing for my next trip to edinburgh. £120 for the night with breakfast for 2 people with two lattes and two teas. Phenomenal!!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Happy stay

Comfortable room and excellent service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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6/10 Okay

Deborah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here are very hospitable. Angus was fabulous in meeting needs. There’s a pretty wooded area to the sides and a nice area to sit outside. The carpet is filthy in the hallway, stairs and in the room. The Sun Inn is on a main road next to the train tracks. Since there is no air conditioning we will sleep with the window open which we couldn’t do because of the traffic noise. The shower was very nice. There was a floor fan which helped tremendously. Dinner and breakfast were good. The rooms need reuniting. There are areas that smell very bad in the hallway like old rubbish. I would not stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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6/10 Okay

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Meh

Bathroom was very dimly lit and cramped. Old fixtures. Very very noisy in the morning from road noise outside. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Olivia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helt fantastisk frukost! Stort och luftigt rum. Några funktioner som var mindre bra, exempelvis inga eluttag i stora rummet eller nära sängen, dörrar inom rummet som var ivägen, lyhört. Stort plus att det fanns hårfön, plattång, strykjärn + bräda, flera olika duschprodukter, gott om papperskorgar.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
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4/10 Poor

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We were disappointed that we arrived for the nights lodging and the restaurant was closed when the advertised hours clearly said it should be open. We arrived just after 18:00. The Sun website said the restaurant was open until 19:00. Google said it was open until 21:00. They directed us to walk a half mile to another pub which was open. Room was quite noisy due to the busy highway in front. Coffee service in the room was messed up. Instead of instant coffee in the container, it was ground coffee with no method of making it. It was not a cheap room, ot should have been executed better.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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8/10 Good

Noel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
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6/10 Okay

IAN

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are very dated food is excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean and comfortable - very charming. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Loved the quaint atmosphere - the meals in the gastropub were very tasty. The only concern we had is that the bed was a little too hard for us and the pillows too soft - but features like that are very subjective so that might not be a problem for you! The Inn is situated on a main road so can get very busy at times. Our room did overlook the road but once the window was closed and blinds drawn it was quieter. Again, didn’t bother us but something to keep in mind if you need peace & quiet. All in all a lovely place to spend a few nights and/or a lovely meal
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Graham

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mix Feelings

The hotel was in a state of disrepair and need of renovation. The pictures you find on the internet must be old and don't tell the true story. The staff is is nice and friendly, though.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
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4/10 Poor

Matthias

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Zimmer direkt an viel befahrener, lauter Hauptstraße. Keine schallisolierten Fenster. Die Zimmereinrichtung ist abgewohnt, Tapete löst sich von Decken und Wänden. Bettbezug hatte große Risse. Essen auf Imbiss-Niveau zu Restaurant-Preisen
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Carlton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great breakfast

Service at breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Brilliant, highly recommend

I had a brilliant one night stay, wonderful staff, lovely meal and fantastic dinner, comfy bed and bedroom
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean presentable and nice welcoming staff. For info, nearest station is Eskbank and whilst route planners say 20 minutes walk that is via a public footpath that is unlit, the "long way" is nearer 40 minutes, any which way the station has a large car park.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Stuart

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Not the best.

I booked this property for its convenient location, thinking it would allow me to leave for work later. However, things didn't go as planned. When I went down for breakfast, I was offered a coffee and received it a few minutes later, only to be informed that there was no one available to cook breakfast. The time spent having the coffee meant I couldn't go elsewhere before work. Additionally, I accidentally paid for my evening meal and stay with my personal card. When I asked the lady to refund me so I could use my work card, she said she couldn't do it and the manager would call me the next day. Unfortunately, that call never came, leaving me without breakfast and unable to get a refund.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025