Edinburgh, United KingdomPrestonfield
The Scott
Restored baronial mansion
Prestonfield Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Renovated
2022
Price
$$
Rated for
Heritage Design LocalOutside the door
Restored baronial mansion
The estate runs like a Scottish country house, with evening whiskies poured beside the drawing room fireplace.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
An eighteenth-century baronial mansion restored with crow-stepped gables and preserved ceiling frescoes.
Notable
Historic salons pair Thomas Bonnar ceiling frescoes with contemporary Scottish artwork.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
an 18th-century mansion now entering a second life as a stylish and understated luxury boutique hotel.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat sit right beside the grounds, and the Old Town is a twenty-minute walk away.
The rooms
Rooms skip traditional tartan for deep teals and cinnamon headboards. Top-floor doubles tuck snugly under the attic eaves.
Restaurant
Bonnar's
Curved bay windows look onto the private gardens, beneath an ornate domed ceiling painted in the 1860s.
The Gallery Bar
Contemporary Glasgow paintings hang against ruby-red velvet walls, with local gins and single malts poured at the mirrored bar.
How it began
Merchant Alexander Scott built the house in the 1750s, and it housed university students for decades before becoming a hotel.
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.