Hotel · Scotland
Calton Hill Rockhouse
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- 49minwalk to the beach
- 78mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 18minEdinburgh Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Lively evenings nearby
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 49 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 78 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 15 minutes away.
There are 3 bars or clubs within 150 m, so expect some evening noise; light sleepers may want a room at the back.
Think twice if
- Beach 49 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 78 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 307 places we mapped in Edinburgh. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 49 min Closer than 42% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 54% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 15 min Closer than 13% of places
- Drive to Edinburgh Airport 18 min Closer than 28% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 78 m Less climbing than 13% of places
From the hotel's website
- Wi-Fi
- Check-in from
- 16:00
- Check-out by
- 10:00
- Rooms
- 7
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 28 Calton Hill, EH7 5AA, Edinburgh
- Website
- rockhouse-edinburgh.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 49 min
- Bus stopWaterloo Place (ZE) 1 min
- Tram stopPicardy Place 6 min
- SupermarketLidl 15 min
- PharmacyBoots 6 min
- Cash machine 5 min
Sights and days out
- Edinburgh Castle On foot: 19 min
- Palace of Holyroodhouse On foot: 11 min
- Royal Mile and the Old Town On foot: 10 min
- Arthur's Seat On foot: 32 min
- Royal Yacht Britannia By car: 3 min
- Rosslyn Chapel (day trip) By car: 14 min
- Forth Bridge (day trip) By car: 18 min
- Stirling Castle (day trip) By car: 55 min
- St Andrews (day trip) By car: 88 min
Getting here
- Edinburgh AirportBy car: 18 min
- Glasgow AirportBy car: 72 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 78 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 78 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 2%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 3
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 14
Other places nearby
- Parliament House HotelHotel · Beach 48 min walk 50 m away
- Observatory HouseGuest house · Beach 50 min walk 100 m away
- Apex Waterloo Place HotelHotel · Beach 50 min walk 100 m away
- Princes Street SuitesHotel · Beach 51 min walk 150 m away
- Roomzzz AparthotelHotel · Beach 48 min walk 150 m away
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo PlaceHotel · Beach 48 min walk 150 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.