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Hotel Information: Converted to a hotel in 2001, the baronial former offices of The Scotsman newspaper were built in 1899. An eclectic mix of new and carefully restored original décor is present throughout. The lobby has antique oak paneling as well as framed avante garde prints, and guests–business and leisure travelers–recline on modern, crimson sofas while warming their hands at the marble fireplace.
Amenity highlights: Guests have complimentary access to the hotel’s health club, with sauna, steam room, 60-station gym, aerobics studio, and 53-foot pool. Cowshed beauty products and services, including massages, facials, body wraps, and pedicures, are available in the spa (surcharge). An informal brasserie is open every day. A private cinema shows Sunday evening movies.
Insider tip: Bringing the city’s murkiest history alive, tours of Edinburgh’s ancient underground vaults depart several times daily from the Tron Kirk, a half-block south of the hotel. Renowned for reports of ghostly sightings and other paranormal phenomena, the tours are not for the faint-hearted, and include tales of witchcraft and visits to former torture chambers.
Rooms
The Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh, has 69 guestrooms, with modern furnishings in traditional materials, including padded headboards and matching heavy tie-back curtains in Scottish estate tweed fabric. Some rooms have original 19th-century oak-paneled walls. Privacy hatches (compartments accessible from both the guestroom and corridor) allow the delivery and collection of room-service items with minimal interruption. Reading lamps hang above collections of bedside books, and Edinburgh versions of the Monopoly board game are set within glass-topped coffee tables. High-speed, dial-up, and wireless Internet access (surcharge) are available to laptop users, and TV Internet access (surcharge) is also available.
Room Amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - surcharge
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Internet access - TV
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Handheld shower
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Non-smoking rooms
- Trouser press
- Desk
- Window opens
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Recreation
Guests have complimentary access to the hotel’s health club with 53-foot indoor lap pool, spa tub, sauna, steam room, aerobics studio, beauty treatments (surcharge), cardio and resistance machines, free weights, and a small café bar.
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 on site
- Aerobics on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Fishing nearby
Property Amenities
The Scotsman Hotel's guests have complimentary access to the hotel’s health club (open every day), which has a 10-person sauna, steam room, solarium, aerobics studio, and 60-station gym with cardio and resistance machines and TVs. The 53-foot indoor lap pool is illuminated by laser lights, and has a slate-tiled pool deck. Cowshed beauty products and services, including massages, facials, body wraps and scrubs, waxes, and pedicures are offered in the spa (surcharge), which has five treatment rooms and a relaxation area.
A private, 46-seat cinema screens movies on Sunday evenings (surcharge; movie-meal packages also available), and can be rented for private parties at other times. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available throughout the hotel. In addition to the brasserie, a large oak-floored drawing room with sofas and armchairs is ideal for quiet conversation. Of the 11 meeting rooms, the largest can accommodate groups of 100.
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Spa tub
- Spa services on site
- Full-service health spa
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking (surcharge)
- Conference room(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Internet access - wireless
- Secretarial services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Number of rooms: 69
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Medical assistance available
- Beauty services
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Coffee in lobby
- Number of floors: 10
- Elevator/lift
- Umbrella
- Wedding services
- Smoke-free property
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.
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Dining
North Bridge Brasserie - Mixing old and new decor, this large and informal brasserie features a steel-and-glass bar, black-leather stools, 19th-century oak paneling, and giant marble columns supporting an elaborate plasterwork ceiling. Tables and leather dining chairs are scattered on two levels, and guests take in street views. Open for lunch, dinner, and drinks every day.
Address
20 North Bridge
Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1YT
United Kingdom
Nearest major airport:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (EDI)
Area:
Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
