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Hotel Information: Although incorporating a 19th-century church into its façade, this glass-clad boutique hotel is pure 21st century. From the high-ceilinged lobby, with its steel chandeliers, rows of cacti, and huge unframed painted canvasses, a spiral staircase leads to a mezzanine exhibiting local art. Celebrities, vacationers, and executives find upscale service in an ultra-contemporary environment.
Amenity highlights: With superb woodland views of Carlton Hill and its stone tower, a two-acre roof garden is amongst the largest in Europe. An evening lounge has a self-service bar, glass sculptures, and an ultracontemporary gas fire. Guests have discounted use of a nearby health club, with gym, beauty treatments, saunas, steam rooms, and 82-foot, stainless-steel lap pool.
Insider tip: Edinburgh is bursting with stand-up comedy during the city’s annual August festival, but some of the stand-up circuit’s finest comedians get audiences laughing all year at Jongleurs. Located a half-block from the hotel, this 300-seat venue has shows every Friday and Saturday evening.
Rooms
The Glasshouse Edinburgh's 65 stylishly contemporary guestrooms offer beech furniture, warm color schemes, and separate sitting areas. Desks have high-backed leather chairs. High-speed and wireless Internet access are available (surcharge). Framed photographs celebrate the female form. Rooftop-garden terraces or balconies are furnished with tables and chairs. Bathrooms have heated floors, separate tubs and power showers, heated towel rails, and complimentary Aveda toiletries.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Separate sitting area
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Bathroom scale
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe (accommodates laptop)
- Desk
- Trouser press
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
Guests have discounted access to a health club, next door to the hotel, with gym, Pilates and spinning studios, beauty-treatment rooms, solarium, two saunas, two steam rooms, and 82-foot, stainless-steel lap pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Fishing nearby
Property Amenities
The Glasshouse Edinburgh's large, two-acre roof garden includes the private terraces of all garden-facing guestrooms. Landscaped with lawn, shrubs, a large patio, and network of paths, it offers beautiful woodland views of Carlton Hill. Items from the room service menu can be enjoyed on the roof garden, which is open all day, and often hosts sculpture exhibitions.
An evening lounge has a self-service bar, glass sculptures, and an ultracontemporary circular gas fire set within a broad coffee table. Five meeting rooms can accommodate 76 people. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas (surcharge) and network cards may be purchased from reception.
Guests have discounted access to a health club, next door to the hotel. Facilities include a gym, Pilates and spinning studios, beauty-treatment rooms, solarium, saunas, steam rooms, and 82-foot, stainless-steel lap pool.
- Concierge services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking garage
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Exhibit space
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Audio-visual equipment
- Computer rental
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access - wireless
- Express check- in
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 65
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Picnic area
- Shoe shine
- Coffee in lobby
- Fireplace in lobby
- Patio
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Number of floors: 3
- Elevator/lift
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are 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.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Dining
The Snug - Open every evening until the early hours, this sophisticated but informal lounge has sofas, armchairs, and an ultracontemporary gas fire set within a broad coffee table. Self-service bar, and snacks and meals from room-service menu.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant for lunch or dinner, but the room-service menu, available 24 hours, offers three-course meals, and there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
Fourth Floor Restaurant, Harvey Nichols
Howies
No. 3 Royal Terrace
Address
2 Greenside Place
Edinburgh, EH1 3BN
United Kingdom
Nearest major airport:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (EDI)
Area:
New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
