The Scotsman Hotel | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Hotel |
Architectural style | Scots Renaissance |
Address | 20 North Bridge EH1 1TR |
Town or city | Edinburgh |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°57′4″N 3°11′17″W / 55.95111°N 3.18806°W |
Named for | The Scotsman |
Construction started | 1899 |
Completed | 1902 |
Opened | 2001 |
Client | John Ritchie & Co |
Owner | G1 Group |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 10 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Dunn and James Finlay |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 56 |
Number of suites | 13 |
Number of restaurants | 1 (Grande Cafe) |
Number of bars | 1 (The Hide) |
Public transit access | St Andrew Square Edinburgh Waverley |
Website | |
scotsmanhotel | |
Listed Building – Category A | |
Official name | 20-52 (Even Nos) North Bridge including Scotsman Hotel, Scotsman Steps, Arcade, Royal Mile Mansions, 175 and 177 High Street and 65-71 (Odd Nos) Cockburn Street |
Designated | 12 December 1974 |
Reference no. | LB30143 |
The Scotsman Hotel Edinburgh opened in 2001 in the Edwardian (1905) building which had housed The Scotsman newspaper for nearly a century. The hotel is located on North Bridge between the Royal Mile and Princes Street, thereby straddling Edinburgh’s Medieval Old Town and Georgian New Town.