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The day of your wedding should be nothing less than perfect. After all, the butterflies in your stomach will be enough to contend with without having to worry about whether the venue you’ve chosen will live up to your expectations.

At the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh, such worries can be cast aside because we will be with you every step of the way. Our standards and service will not only meet your expectations, but will exceed them.

The Salisbury Suite can hold between 50 and 150 for your wedding breakfast – natural daylight and stunning views of the Salisbury Crags and a private terrace accessed through patio doors from the suite. The Holyrood Suite can be used for your ceremony or for a more intimate wedding breakfast of up to 50 guests. The Holyrood Suite can be transformed in the evening for additional space for your evening guests.

  • Civil marriages or religious ceremonies can take place in one of our beautiful function suites.
  • Personal wedding co-ordinator who will spend as much time as you require to ensure your special day will be nothing short of perfect with advise and assistance with bands, flowers, invitations and canapés is on hand if required.
  • Superb setting and backdrop for your wedding day – with permission, photographs can be taken in the grounds of Holyrood Palace or Dunsapie Loch is only 5 minutes drive up Arthurs Seat with breathtaking views across the city.
  • Exclusive use of our 2 function suites – The Holyrood and Salisbury Suites with a private bar area for your guests.
  • Access to our Club Floor Lounge which offers a space for a celebratory drink with your wedding party.
  • Red carpet welcome into the hotel for you and your guests, drinks and canapés can be served within our Piano Bar & personalised menus for your tables.
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Frequently asked questions

Venue type:

In the city
Large hotel

Ceremony options:

Civil ceremony licence

Dining options:

Seated meal facilities
Alcohol licence
Buffet meal facilities
In-house catering

Evening entertainment:

Dance floor
Entertainment licence
Live band facilities
Evening reception facilities
DJ facilities

Overnight accommodation:

Overnight accommodation for wedding couple
Overnight accommodation for guests

Venue staff assistance:

Master of ceremonies/toastmaster
Wedding coordinator

Venue leisure facilities:

Swimming pool
Health suite
Beautician
Fitness centre

Other features:

Exclusive use
Accessible facilities
Car parking
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Reviews for Edinburgh Holyrood Hotel

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Mairidh Sent on 01/08/2007
5 out of 5 rating

Definately made the right venue choice

..We would like to say thank you for all that you did to ensure we had such a brilliant weekend. .....after months and months of planning, I don''t think it would have been so perfect had it not for you [Laura]. From the onset you were so helpful and enthusiastic and...this was the main reason for chosing the Holyrood Hotel, I definately think we made the right choice! Everyone told us it was the best wedding they had been to...

Please pass on our regards and thanks to Colin and his staff who were all fabulous and to the girls [beauty] who did such a great job making me and my girls look georgous. Thanks to you again

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Leanne Sent on 01/08/2007
5 out of 5 rating

Better than we dreamed!

...you made our wedding day better than we dreamed it would be. The service and care all the staff gave was out of this world. A big thank you [Laura] for managing to help with the cufflinks! Once again thanks you very much.
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Lyndsey Sent on 27/07/2007
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Fantastic Weekend

Everything was perfect for the entire weekend and all our guests had a ball!
...Our thanks to eveveyone involved - especially Alan concierge whose attentiveness and helpfullness knows no bounds and thanks to all the bar and restaurant staff who were certainly kept on their toes. Hopefullly we will see you again - maybe for our first wedding anniversary. Thanks again
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Jenny Sent on 13/07/2007
5 out of 5 rating

Greatest day of our lives

Laura,
What can we say?! We really had the best day of our lives and we owe a massive thanks to you and all the team. Everyone was fantastic and all our guests really enjoyed themselves. Thanks for your support and help making our wedding the day the greatest day of our lives, you''ve been amazing
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Becky Sent on 16/01/2007
5 out of 5 rating

Food was outstanding!

Dear Laura,

We did not get a chance sadly to thank you in person for our fantastic wedding weekend, for which we owe you so much. We were not at all stressed on the day thanks to your reassurance that all was organised and in control. The team of staff on the day were faultless, we could ask for no more, it all ran very smoothly and very informally as we wanted. The staff were so helpful, never intrusiveand helped every step of the way in making the day and whole weekend a resounding success. Many of our guests heaped praise on the staff, the facilities, the facilities, the organisation on the day and how enjoyable it was and so special to us. A specific mention must be made to the food, outstanding on every count, on every meal. We could not have done it without you, we are glad we did not and will forever owe a debt of gratitude to you.
Kind Regards
Becky & Ian
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Mrs Sent on 14/12/2006
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A very big ''Thank You''

A very big thank you for all that you did to make Jeremy and Louise'' wedding such a special occasion.
Organising any event from a distance is challenging, but this had plenty possibilities for being a complete nightmare!
In the end it was a lovely and very relaxing family gathering....
Please pass on our grateful thanks to Kim and all of your team....and we look forward to visiting Edinburgh again before too long
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Ivone Sent on 14/12/2006
5 out of 5 rating

The dinner was perfect and the staff wonderful

Dear Laura,
We would both like to thank you and all at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel for helping us to organise our rehersal dinner on 18th august 2006.
tha dinner was perfect and the staff wonderful.
Thank you for your support and kind wishes and for adding to the lovely memories of our special day.
We shall definatley have a meal or even a stay at the Macdoanld Holyrood the next time we are in Edinburgh.

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Anon Sent on 22/11/2006
5 out of 5 rating

Everything was wonderful

Thank you for looking after us so well, everything was wonderful
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Cheryl Sent on 22/11/2006
5 out of 5 rating

First Class

Dear Laura,
I would like to thank you for all your help in organiseing the reception. if it wasn''t for you we wouldn''t have had such a perfect night. Everyone that came on the day said to us that the receptio was brilliant, the best they had been to in a long time, also everyone commented on how good the food was too.
You and Colin did a first class job in helping Cheryl & I have such an amazing day. So thank you so much and thank you to all the staff involved.
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Alison Sent on 22/11/2006
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Very Special Day

Dear Laura,
Thank you again for all your help arranging the wedding reception. You really helped make it a special day and we always felt confident that everything was in hand. I would also be grateful if you would covey our thanks to Andrew - he did a great job of keeping everything running smoothly
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Anon Sent on 22/11/2006
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Thank you for all the help with making our day so special
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