Edinburgh, United KingdomWest End
The Hoxton, Edinburgh
Communal Georgian townhouses
West End Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Price
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Rated for
Design Heritage SocialOutside the door
The house
The HoxtonCommunal Georgian townhouses
The hotel links eleven Georgian townhouses into an open-door residence where locals drop in from morning espresso to midnight drinks.
“Interiors by AIME Studios … are versatile enough to accommodate all seasons: in colder months, heavy jacquards, velvet headboards and ornate cornicing create a cocooning warmth.”
What it’s good at
Notable
Vintage glass chandeliers and a brass-wrapped bar balance restored Georgian sash windows.
Notable
Eleven interconnected Category B listed Georgian townhouses preserve nineteenth-century decorative plasterwork and cornicing.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Also in Condé Nast Traveler and Wallpaper*.
The Hoxton's Edinburgh debut joins eleven Georgian townhouses along Grosvenor Street in Haymarket into a single hotel, its lobby paired with a Verity Woolley mural and a vintage Murano glass chandelier.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Haymarket station sits just down the street, and a quiet path along the Water of Leith leads into Dean Village.
The rooms
Bedrooms keep their original sash windows and decorative cornicing, given a sharp lift by deep raspberry headboards.
Restaurant
Patatino
A stone fountain stands inside the pink dining room, where an open kitchen makes Amalfi-style pasta with Scottish produce.
Inside, the hotel demonstrates a handsome layering of eras and influences that reflects Edinburgh’s famous tapestried streets with a unique pairing of a contemporary Verity Woolley mural and vintage amber Murano chandelier.
At the table
Checkered floors and tiled columns flank long marble tables, where guests order daytime coffee or late-night Scottish whisky.
How it began
Architect Robert Matheson designed the Victorian terrace in 1865, which spent decades as the Grosvenor Hotel before its contemporary rebirth.
Edinburgh
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
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.
The eight vibes
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.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
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.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.