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Nira CaledoniavsGrassmarket Hotel
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. On balance, Nira Caledonia scores slightly better than Grassmarket Hotel. Nira Caledonia is ranked #17 in Edinburgh with accolades from 8 sources including Jetsetter, Oyster and Travel + Leisure.
Nira Caledonia
Michelin Guide
Jetsetter
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Oyster
The Telegraph
Fodor's
Frommer's Michelin Guide
6 - 10 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh EH3 6EF, Scotland
From $92/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide "Luxurious adjoining townhouses with romantic interiors and stunningly restored staircases."
Jetsetter "A stay at Nira Caledonia places you in the heart of Edinburgh, walking distance from St. Stephens Centre and Georgian House. This 4-star hotel is close to Princes Street Gardens and..." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A gracious and impeccably renovated Georgian townhouse, offers 30 guestrooms so large they easily qualify as suites." Full review
Time Out "Perhaps one of the most confusing hotels in Edinburgh, Number 10 is tucked away at 10 Gloucester Place on the fringes of the New Town and Stockbridge." Full review
OysterUpscale
"The 28-room NiraCaledonia is a seriously upscale boutique occupying a charming 18th-century property in Edinburgh's New Town." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"If a hotel can be the soul of discretion, this quietly confident hotel is it — this place is for those who want luxury that whispers, rather than shouts." Full review
Fodor's "A modern and worldly boutique hotel on the edge of the New Town, Nira Caledonia defiantly casts aside old Edinburgh luxury in favor of contemporary comfort and style." Full review
Frommer's "This 28-room boutique hotel eschews traditional tartan in favor of a dramatic black-and-gold color scheme." Full review
Michelin Guide "A pair of stunningly well-preserved Georgian townhouses in Edinburgh’s New Town provides the setting for Nira Caledonia, a high-end boutique hotel that ticks all the boxes, from local color and historical character to luxe, thoughtful comforts and swanky contemporary style" Full review
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Inside the rooms all the clichés of Scottish kitsch are studiously avoided — the décor is clean and contemporary, with subtle nods rather than full-blown bows to the past.
Grassmarket Hotel Frommer's Oyster The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet
94 - 96 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JR, Scotland
From $64/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
Frommer's "Rooms are divided into cosy (single), snug (double), and comfy categories—double, triple and quad. All the amenities the hotel-savvy guest expects are here." Full review
OysterMid-Range
"The Grassmarket Hotel is a mid-range, 42-room property brimming with quirky character and fun contemporary style." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"There is nothing subtle about this recently-refurbished hotel, which has cleverly reinvented itself as fun-central — shrinking violets need not apply." Full review
Independent "The ideal choice for party animals. It’s fun and funky, albeit compact and snug, and right in the midst of the raucous stag and hen do-packed pubs of the Grassmarket. "
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"An endearingly quirky hotel set in a historic Grassmarket tenement in the heart of the Old Town." Full review
