Edinburgh

It could not be more central or more subtly beautiful, with decor by Olga Polizzi, sister of Rocco Forte, to whose select hotel chain this belongs. On the other...more

Once a maternity hospital and then an Edinburgh University dorm, this four-story building on an elegant Victorian street was reincarnated as a hotel in 1998....more

With glass walls dramatically studding the facade of the 150-year-old Lady Glenorchy's Church, this high-design place next to the Edinburgh Playhouse is...more

The Du Vin chain has built its hip reputation on bold remodelings of unlikely edifices. Its latest effort may prove its most eccentric conversion yet: Set in a...more

Edinburgh is many amazing things, but fashion destination it ain't. So Italian label Missoni's decision to open its first hotel here in June 2009 came as a bit...more

Located in three adjoining town houses that front one of the New Town's widest cobbled streets, this genteel hotel is all about tradition and tailored...more

A refurbished town house in the city center, this $22-million boutique hotel opened in March 2006. Its eccentric concept could have gone badly wrong—each...more

As far from minimal as you can possibly imagine, this restored Jacobean mansion is extravagantly rococo—all silk brocades and ormolu, tasseled velvet...more

The Rutland Hotel, housed in the 19th-century home of Joseph Lister (the man we can all thank for founding antiseptic surgery), is located at the west end of...more

On the North Bridge, practically on top of Princes Street and the Royal Mile, this grandiose 19th-century pile has a distinctive feel to it—maybe because...more