Heritage Design
Gleneagles Townhouse
“Neoclassical banking townhouse”
Prestonfield House
“Theatrical baroque manor”
The Scott
“Restored baronial mansion”
Fingal Hotel
“Converted lighthouse ship”
Eden Locke George Street
“Pastel townhouse oasis”
The Scotsman Hotel
“Edwardian newspaper headquarters”
The Roseate Edinburgh
“Restored Victorian villas”
The Rutland Hotel & Luxury Apartments
“Modernist Georgian townhouse”
Local
Old Town Chambers, Autograph Collection
“Medieval close apartments”
LYLA Restaurant & Rooms
“Epicurean townhouse retreat”
The Scotsman Hotel
“Edwardian newspaper headquarters”
100 Princes Street
“Caledonian explorer sanctum”
Social Design
Market Street hotel
“Scottish stone bolthole”
Eden Locke George Street
“Pastel townhouse oasis”
The Hoxton, Edinburgh
“Communal Georgian townhouses”
Tigerlily Edinburgh
“Glamorous party townhouse”
W Edinburgh
“Bronze ribbon spectacle”
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
“Playful Victorian revival”
Design $–$$
House of Gods Hotel
“Maximalist cocktail playground”
The Resident Edinburgh
“West End design depot”
The Rutland Hotel & Luxury Apartments
“Modernist Georgian townhouse”
Market Street hotel
“Scottish stone bolthole”
The Scott
“Restored baronial mansion”
The Hoxton, Edinburgh
“Communal Georgian townhouses”
Tigerlily Edinburgh
“Glamorous party townhouse”
Classic
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel
“Grand railway landmark”
The Caledonian Edinburgh, Curio Collection by Hilton
“Grand railway stalwart”
InterContinental Edinburgh the George by IHG
“Georgian townhouse revival”
$$$$ Medalled
Prestonfield House
“Theatrical baroque manor”
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel
“Grand railway landmark”
Gleneagles Townhouse
“Neoclassical banking townhouse”
100 Princes Street
“Caledonian explorer sanctum”
Editorial mentions
The Edinburgh Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Edinburgh
“Neoclassical banking residence”
W Edinburgh
“Bronze ribbon spectacle”
Fingal Hotel
“Converted lighthouse ship”
Hotel du Vin Edinburgh
“Converted asylum quarters”
Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel
“Eclectic Georgian townhouses”
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh
“Playful Victorian revival”
InterContinental Edinburgh the George by IHG
“Georgian townhouse revival”
Design
The Glasshouse, Autograph Collection
“Gothic glass bolthole”
House of Gods Hotel
“Maximalist cocktail playground”
The Resident Edinburgh
“West End design depot”
The Roseate Edinburgh
“Restored Victorian villas”
Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel
“Eclectic Georgian townhouses”
The Edinburgh Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Edinburgh
“Neoclassical banking residence”
Neighborhood spotlight
Hotel Indigo Edinburgh by IHG
“Restored Georgian townhouse”
The Glasshouse, Autograph Collection
“Gothic glass bolthole”
LYLA Restaurant & Rooms
“Epicurean townhouse retreat”
Le Monde Hotel
“Themed Georgian townhouse”
Hotel Indigo Edinburgh - Princes Street by IHG
“Victorian sandstone conversion”
Apex Waterloo Place Hotel
“Restored Georgian hotel”
voco Edinburgh - Royal Terrace by IHG
“Restored Georgian townhouse”
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100 Princes StreetCaledonian explorer sanctumDesignLuxeLocal$$$$ 23 Mayfield Guest HouseVictorian merchant villaDesignHeritageLocal$$A
Apex Waterloo Place HotelAn 1819 Georgian building retaining original fireplaces in Bar 1819.HeritageDesignWellness$$B
BrewDog DogHouse Edinburgh HotelDog-friendly craft-beer schoolhouseDesignHeritageSocial$$E
Eden Locke George StreetAn 18th-century Georgian townhouse in the New Town, preserving historic fenestration and lofty ceiling heights.DesignHeritageSocial$$F
Fingal HotelA 1963 lighthouse service vessel converted into twenty-three cabins at Leith's docks.HeritageDesignLuxe$$$G
Gleneagles TownhouseA landmark 1850s neoclassical bank topped by six allegorical 1848 rooftop statues.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$$H
Hotel du Vin EdinburghAn 18th-century poorhouse and asylum complex restored around a central cobblestone courtyard.HeritageDesignSocial$$ Hotel Indigo Edinburgh - Princes Street by IHGCategory B listed Victorian sandstone building operating as a hotel since 1899.HeritageDesignSocial$$ Hotel Indigo Edinburgh by IHGFive interconnected Georgian townhouses dating from 1793 preserve historic stairwells and a cupola.HeritageDesignLocal$$ House of Gods HotelMaximalist cocktail playgroundDesignLuxeSocial$$I
InterContinental Edinburgh the George by IHGFive Category A-listed 1775 Georgian townhouses feature ornate period plasterwork, soaring ceilings, and the grand King's Hall.HeritageLuxeClassic$$$K
Kimpton Charlotte Square HotelSeven interconnected Robert Adam townhouses forming a Category A listed neoclassical terrace.DesignHeritageWellness$$$L
Le Monde HotelThemed Georgian townhouseSocialDesignLuxe$$ LYLA Restaurant & RoomsEpicurean townhouse retreatDesignLuxeLocal$$$M
Market Street hotelScottish stone boltholeDesignSocialLocal$$ Motel One Edinburgh PrincesTartan-trimmed budget crashpadDesignHeritageSocial$ Motel One Edinburgh RoyalTartan budget roomsDesignSocialLocal$ Moxy EdinburghBrewery-inspired canal hotelDesignSocialLocal$ Moxy Edinburgh AirportPlayful airport hotelDesignSocialLocal$N
Nira CaledoniaCategory A listed 1820s Georgian townhouses, once home to literary critic John Wilson.HeritageDesignLocal$$$O
Old Town Chambers, Autograph CollectionRestored medieval closes and a fifteenth-century townhouse integrated into the city ridge.HeritageLocalDesign$$$P
Prestonfield HouseA 1687 estate preserving original Spanish leather wall panels and seventeenth-century drawing rooms.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$$T
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotelA 1902 Victorian railway hotel crowned by a landmark clock tower over Waverley Station.LuxeHeritageClassic$$$$ The Caledonian Edinburgh, Curio Collection by HiltonRed-sandstone Victorian railway arches, stained-glass coats of arms, and a preserved station concourse dating back to 1903.HeritageSocialClassic$$$ The Edinburgh Grand, a Luxury Collection Hotel, EdinburghCategory A listed former bank headquarters retaining original Ionic pilasters and vaults.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$ The Glasshouse, Autograph CollectionThe preserved 1846 Gothic facade of Lady Glenorchy Church stands as a historic gateway to the modern building.DesignLuxeHeritage$$$ The Hoxton, EdinburghEleven interconnected Category B listed Georgian townhouses preserve nineteenth-century decorative plasterwork and cornicing.DesignHeritageSocial$$ The Resident EdinburghWest End design depotDesignLuxeLocal$$ The Roseate EdinburghTwo 1860s West End villas retain their crowstepped gables and carved stone gatepiers.DesignHeritageLuxe$$$ The Rutland Hotel & Luxury ApartmentsCategory A listed Georgian townhouses, once the residence of surgeon Joseph Lister.DesignHeritageSocial$$ The Scotsman HotelA 1905 Category A listed Edwardian press headquarters with an Italian marble staircase.HeritageDesignLocal$$$ The ScottAn eighteenth-century baronial mansion restored with crow-stepped gables and preserved ceiling frescoes.HeritageDesignLocal$$ Tigerlily EdinburghA Category A listed 1785 Georgian townhouse preserving ornate plaster cornicing across suites.DesignHeritageSocial$$V
Virgin Hotels EdinburghThe hotel occupies the 1864 Category A-listed India Buildings, incorporating vaulted cellars and a restored 19th-century church.DesignHeritageSocial$$$ voco Edinburgh - Royal Terrace by IHGSeven Category A listed Georgian townhouses along William Henry Playfair's Whisky Row.HeritageDesignLocal$$W
W EdinburghBronze ribbon spectacleDesignLuxeSocial$$$Y
YOTEL EdinburghHigh-tech urban cabinsDesignSocialLocal$$Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.