The Bar/Lounge at Malmaison Edinburgh

"Intimate bar and comfortable, well-equipped bedrooms; one with a four-poster and tartan rol ltop bath"

"Also has a gym, room service, Parisian brasserie and café-bar serving lighter meals"

"Now a design hotel, it's a respectable part of the spruced-up waterfront, its brasserie and bar buzzing, with guests spilling out onto the cobbled street"

"The hotel, which has a brasserie, bar, terrace, and small fitness center, is part of the Malmaison hotel chain but has its own individual charm, displayed in its quirky use of tartan cushions and the old winding staircases that lead to the rooms"

"The French theme of the hotel is emphasized in the bar and brasserie"

"Upon entering, guests encounter the lounge's oversized sofas and checkerboard walls, a motif repeated throughout the public rooms"