HOTELYEAR BUILT 1879 YEAR REMODELED 2005ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION THE BEST WESTERN EDINBURGH CITY HOTEL IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE HISTORIC CITY OF EDINBURGH. WE ARE CLOSE BY ALL THE KEY BUSINESS DISTRICTS, THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, PRINCES STREET SHOPPING, EDINBURGH ROYAL INFIRMARY, MOST MAJOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL VISITOR ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING THE CASTLE, THE ROYAL MILE, HOLYROOD PALACE, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND AND DYNAMIC EARTH. WAVERLY AND HAYMARKET RAILWAY STATIONS ARE BOTH NEARBY, AS IS THE MAIN BUS STATION. EDINBURGH AIRPORT IS ONLY 8 MILES DISTANT. CONVERTED TO A HOTEL FROM A HISTORIC VICTORIAN MATERNITY HOSPITAL DURING 1998 THE BUILDING OFFERS AN EXCELLENT COMBINATION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW WITH A CHOICE OF 52 WELL EQUIPPED AND GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED MODERN BEDROOMS, AND A CONTEMPORARY RESTAURANT. ALL OF OUR ROOMS INCLUDE DATAPORTS.