Stay at a Five Star Hotel in Edinburgh City Centre

Guide to Edinburgh's 5 Star Hotels

Edinburgh has an incredible offering of luxury accommodation in the City Centre and beyond including hotels, serviced apartments and guest houses. In terms of luxury hotels, Edinburgh has 11 five-star hotels with average rates ranging from £155 to £295 ($265 to $500) per night. They vary in terms of style, location and facilities but they all fall primarily into the following categories:

Types of 5 Star Edinburgh Hotels

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Town, Postcode, Attraction

These hotels are all either fairly central or within easy reach of Edinburgh City Centre attractions and shopping, St Andrew's Square Bus Station and Waverley Train Station. However:

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Balmoral Rocco Forte

  • Luxurious and very famous railway hotel with lots of character and history.
  • Location: Princes Street
  • Average room price £280 ($480)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Howard

  • Small, traditional townhouse hotel of classic Georgian design, very romantic and charming.
  • Location: New Town
  • Average room price £155 ($265)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

Edinburgh Residence

  • Small and luxurious townhouse hotel with only 29 very spacious suites.
  • Location: New Town
  • Average room price £210 ($360)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

Missoni Hotel

  • New, modern and funky designer hotel based on the distinctive Missoni signature style.
  • Location: George IV Bridge
  • Average room price £210 ($360)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Scotsman

  • Unusual and intricate design with quirky layout and lots of character.
  • Location: North Bridge
  • Average room price £210 ($360)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Prestonfield

  • Luxurious, sexy hotel rooms displaying tremendous character and indulgent decadence.
  • Location: foot of Arthur's Seat
  • Average room price £275 ($470)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

Witchery by the Castle

  • Uniquely gothic atmosphere and luxurious, over-the-top decor.
  • Location: Royal Mile
  • Average room price £295 ($500)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Caledonian Hilton

  • Elegant and historic railway hotel with Hilton-standard amenities and facilities.
  • Location: Princes Street
  • Average room price £220 ($375)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

Number 10

  • Elegant and luxurious Georgian hotel with oriental-influenced decor.
  • Location: New Town
  • Average room price £165 ($281)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

The Glasshouse

  • Unusual fusion between original medieval church façade and glass design.
  • Location: Leith Walk
  • Average room price £220 ($375)

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Balmoral Edinburgh

Sheraton Grand

  • World-class spa with high-tech gym, indoor swimming pool and unique rooftop hydro pool.
  • Location: Festival Square
  • Average room price £250 ($425)

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Further reading

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Beautiful Photos from Edinburgh

Calton Hill panorama of Edinburgh City Centre and CastleCalton Hill view with Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh Castle and Scott Monument prominently featured. Photo #G3905

Calton Hill panorama of Edinburgh City Centre and CastleEdinburgh panorama taken from Nelson's Monument on Calton Hill with a wide view covering everything from North Bridge, Waverley train station, the Old Town, Princes Street and the Royal High School in the foreground. Photo #G7960

Edinburgh Castle and Balmoral from Calton Hill at duskPhoto of Edinburgh Castle and the tower of the Balmoral Hotel at dusk, taken from Calton Hill. Photo #G3967

Origin of 'Edinburgh'

Tourists have problems with the name of Edinburgh. There are hundreds of ways people write it and the most common writings include 'edinburg', 'edinborough', 'edimburgh', 'edinbourgh', 'ediburgh', 'edinbugh', 'edinboro', 'edingburgh', 'edinbrugh', 'edimburg', 'edinburugh', 'edingurgh', 'edinbrough', etc.

According to the Scottish Place Names dictionary, the name Edinburgh means 'Fort of the Rock Face'. The 'edin' part comes from Scottish Gaelic and means 'rock face', while 'burgh' comes from Old English meaning stronghold.

Some more obscure (and quite funny) ways of writing Edinburgh include: edinburough, edingburg, edinbourg, edinburh, edinurgh, edenburg, edinbough, edinbourough, edinbrgh, edingborough, edenburgh, edinberg, edinborgh, edinborugh, edinburge, edinburhg, edingbourgh, etc.

Edinburgh is spelt Edimburgo in Spanish and Italian and Édimbourg in French.

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