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Hotels, Smoking Rooms & Local Rules
$26.73*USD
£19.95 locally
Plain pack
Price checked 1 Nov 2026
Picture and text health warnings
Front: 65% covered
Back: 65% covered
Visual prominence, not cigarette safety.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The checked Morrisons listing is age-restricted and may require proof of age 18+ on delivery. Check local stock, delivery coverage and price; this listing does not establish a uniform Edinburgh retail price.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
* Approximate USD conversion; your exchange rate may differ. Rate dated 30 Oct 2026 · European Central Bank.
For a smoking room or balcony, check your exact room’s policy before booking.
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The Essentials
The essentials first. Tap any answer for its explanation, sources and check date.
Scotland exempts designated hotel bedrooms meeting the definition, including manager designation, marking, enclosure and ventilation safeguards. Communal hotel areas remain smoke-free; this does not prove a hotel offers such a room.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The enclosed-premises ban does not itself prohibit a genuinely open-air private balcony. Confirm the exact room’s balcony policy; enclosure can bring it within the prohibition.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The regulations distinguish residential accommodation and designated hotel bedrooms. The checked evidence does not establish which exemption applies to a particular serviced-apartment unit. Confirm its legal classification and exact policy.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Scotland exempts designated hotel bedrooms meeting the definition, including manager designation, marking, enclosure and ventilation safeguards. Communal hotel areas remain smoke-free; this does not prove a hotel offers such a room.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Enclosed airport terminals are smoke-free; no ordinary indoor smoking-room exemption applies.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Network Rail guidance prohibits smoking within a station’s boundary, and National Rail identifies Edinburgh Waverley as Network Rail-managed. This is a scoped operator rule, not an Edinburgh-wide geographic prohibition; check other stations separately.
Operator policy: Edinburgh Waverley (Network Rail-managed station), including its platforms
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Smoking is not allowed on public transport in the UK, which includes trains.
Applies in: United Kingdom
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Indoor bars are smoke-free, including separate customer smoking rooms.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Indoor nightclub customer areas are smoke-free; no separate customer smoking-room exemption applies.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Indoor restaurant customer areas are smoke-free; no separate customer smoking-room exemption applies.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The prohibition covers wholly or substantially enclosed premises. A roof alone is not the test: the wall-opening calculation matters. The venue may impose stricter rules.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Club premises are included in the indoor prohibition; membership does not itself create a smoking exemption.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
A smoking pub cannot exempt its ordinary enclosed customer area from Scotland’s smoke-free rules.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The general enclosed-premises prohibition does not cover an ordinary open-air street. Scotland separately prohibits smoking within 15 metres of hospital buildings; follow site restrictions and signs.
Applies in: Scotland
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Before booking, confirm smoking permission for your exact room, balcony or shared area, including access hours.
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Do not use outdoor space within 15 metres of hospital buildings. Council-operated sites have a separate smoke-free policy; follow posted restrictions. This source does not measure how often breaches are enforced.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Outlook: Tightening
From 1 January 2027, tobacco cannot legally be sold to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, according to the Scottish Government’s current policy page. This is a sales restriction, not a new general ban on where existing adult smokers may smoke.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Each answer shows its own check date and legal scope. Property policy, practical facilities and legal permission are checked separately. An edition date does not mean every claim was checked again.
Legally unclear means the question was researched but a reliable answer was not established. It is not permission.
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The indoor prohibition alone does not establish permission at park. Edinburgh Council’s policy covers Council-operated sites, but its full site definitions were not retrievable. The checked evidence does not settle the applicable outdoor site restrictions. Follow posted rules.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
The indoor prohibition alone does not establish permission at Portobello beach. Edinburgh Council’s policy covers Council-operated sites, but its full site definitions were not retrievable. The checked evidence does not settle the applicable outdoor site restrictions. Follow posted rules.
Checked: 1 Nov 2026
Travel information, not legal advice or a guarantee of property permission. Smoking harms health. Rules, facilities and property policies can change; confirm with your host and follow local signs and staff instructions. Affiliate links may earn SmokingOn a commission.
