The Howard Hotel Edinburgh - About us

The Howard
34 Great King Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6QH

Hotel Reception
Tel: +44 (0) 131 557 3500
Fax: +44 (0) 131 557 6515
Email: reception@thehoward.com

For Room Reservations please call:
Email: reserve@thehoward.com

GDS Codes: Galileo 96963, Sabre 8591, Worldspan HOWAE, Amadeus EDIHWO

The Howard 5-star hotel is part of The Edinburgh Collection and we pride ourselves in ensuring our employees feel like ‘part of the family’. We seek to employ friendly, bright & motivated individuals who ensure our guests receive the highest level of service at all times. We also understand the importance of personal and team achievements – so let us help you every step of the way in your career. No Current Vacancies

The Howard and The Edinburgh Collection as a whole are delighted to work with the following charities; Action for Children, Trees for Scotland, The Loomba Trust, Anthony Nolan & Lynn Faulds Wood.

And as part of our dedication to Green Tourism, and the environment in general, we take pride in ensuring that each department of the hotel works with an awareness of green issues and how we can all work together to be as ecologically progressive as possible. While for many a five star hotel is all about absolute luxury, abundance and indulgence, here at The Howard we are conscious of the impact we have on our environment. In our current changing climate we feel it is our duty to do all we can to limit this impact through the implementation of measures throughout the hotel including:

The recycling or re-use of as much of our glass, paper and cardboard, food waste, printer cartridges, light bulbs, plastic bottles and aluminum cans as possible.

Reducing our energy consumption through the use of energy saving lightbulbs, the switching off of unnecessary lights and electrical equipment.

Wherever possible we source products from local and sustainable sources in the knowledge that even small changes to the way we operate can make significant differences.

We ask all of our guests to help us make The Howard as environmentally friendly as possible, you can help us in the following ways:

Let us know if you are happy to minimise bed changes, your bedding will be changed on every second day of your stay unless you instruct us otherwise.

We won’t change your towels in the evening unless you ask us to do so during evening turndown service.

Please separate all recyclable materials and place them beside the bin, our housekeeping team will remove and recycle these.

Please switch the lights & television off when you leave your room, it helps to conserve energy!

We encourage the use of walking tours and the city’s cycleways and green spaces as you explore Edinburgh. If you require any information on these services please do not hesitate to ask one of our team. We would be happy to provide directions for walking or taking the bus to any attractions, offices or nearby sites instead of calling a taxi!

At The Howard we are dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint and encourage this through special green events for further details of this you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter or our Blogspot.

The Garden
We have a small garden to the rear of the hotel, if the weather is good we are always happy to serve drinks or snacks, please just ask at reception and they will direct you! We are endeavoring to encourage wildlife in to our garden through the introduction of bird boxes, and feed the birds throughout the year. To meet their specific requirements we consult with the RSPB and to monitor our progress we keep a nature diary.

Palm Holdings is a marketing umbrella for a number of family owned businesses including The Edinburgh Collection. The membership brings together a group of family owned businesses within hospitality, commercial offices and hotel services. Collectively we have been working together and have experience within the group of over 3 generations in hotel development, management, commercial property and hotel reservation services across the United Kingdom, Canada, and now in India.

After successfully analyzing our customers’ needs Palm Holdings has grown to become a solutions provider to customers traveling to their hotel locations. Known for superior customer service, and strong attention to detail Palm Holdings has a hotel in all tiers of the hotel market and can successfully draw on its international experience to be a leading customer service and product provider in every one of their hotels. For further details please see www.palm-holdings.com

The legal entities of each of the businesses may have different ownership structures and have different boards not least because of Joint Venture agreements and funding arrangements but one or more of the Executives are normally involved in each separate legal entity whether through direct/indirect share ownership and/or board representation. The different legal entities are not in partnership with one another nor held out as such and do not have any liability (save under specific contractual arrangements) for one another’s liabilities. None of these legal entities have any power, authority, or capacity to bind any other legal entity listed.

We have one ground floor bedroom with some disabled equipment – hand rail at the bath, hand rail at the toilet. We also have a step for getting in and out of the bath and a chair for in the shower.

Wheelchair access is available from the car park entrance, there is one small step into the hotel which the butlers can assist with and from there access to all floors is by the lift which can easily accommodate one wheelchair. We unfortunately do not have a disabled public toilet.

To help you plan your stay with us, we have included some answers to questions that are often asked. If you would like any further information, or do not see what you need here, please do contact us and we will be delighted to help.

Where are you located?
The Howard is located on Great King Street in the New Town area. Only a ten minute walk from Princes Street and just off Dundas Street, the Howard has an excellent location for restaurants and attractions.

Do you have a car park?
We have a secure free car park located at the rear of the Howard. Just pull up at the front door and one of our Butler team will be more than happy to park your car.

What time can I check in and out?
Check in is at 3pm and check out by 12pm. It is often possible to check in earlier and we will try to make your room ready for you as soon after you arrive as is possible. We are happy to store luggage both before you check in if arriving early or after you check out.

Would I need to pre-book a table in your restaurant?
We would advise that you pre-book a table although this is not always necessary. If you wish to you may also enjoy our restaurant menu through our in room dining service.

Do you have any leisure facilities?
As a small boutique hotel we do not have facilities on site, although we can organize Day Passes for Bannatyne's Leisure Club, a 5-10 minute walk from the hotel.

If you require further information or have specific requests for your stay please contact us on:

T: 0131 557 3500
E: reception@thehoward.com