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Rick's
- Style
- Contemporary cocktail bar
- Setting
- The heart of Edinburgh
Rick's is really a designer bar with ten contemporary rooms rather than a hotel – idea for a cool and lively stay in Edinburgh – a city that knows how to enjoy itself.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 10 ensuite rooms – all recently refurbished.
- Rates
- £113 (plus VAT), including breakfast.
- Check-out
- 11am.
- Facilities
- CDs and DVDs to borrow at the bar.
- Children
- Children welcome.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- We like rooms 5, 8, 9 and 10 – although all the rooms are very similar and have recently had their decor completely refreshed.
- Packing tips
- CDs and DVDs.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Rick's serves an array of modern Scottish dishes, with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients.
- Dress code
- Urban chic.
- Top table
- Conservatory seats are best in daytime; at night, go for a banquette.
- Last orders
- Food: 10pm Sunday to Wednesday; 11pm Thursday to Saturday.
- Room service
- 24 hours.
- Hotel bar
- Rick's bar is a favourite of Edinburgh's sophisticated set – possibly thanks to its impossible-to-choose cocktail list.
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Local restaurants
Oloroso (+44 (0)131 226 7614) is great for lunch and dinner.
Café St Honoré (+44 (0)131 226 2211), behind Rick’s, is a good traditional French restaurant, as is
Atrium (+44 (0)131 228 8882). Fishers (0131 554 5666) serves fresh seafood down by the dock.
Rhubarb at
Prestonfield (+44 (0)131 668 3346) offers fine dining in a centuries-old manor house which feels in the heart of the countryside, but is only a ten-minute cab ride away. The restaurants in the
Witchery on Castlehill (+44 (0)131 225 5613) are extremely romantic. The restaurant of the same name is wood panelled and candlelit; the Secret Garden is airy with windows onto a terrace – both serve exceptional contemporary Scottish cuisine.
Local bars
Rick’s also owns the
Indigo Yard (+44 (0)131 220 5603),
Montpelier’s (+44 (0)131 229 3115),
Assembly (+44 (0)131 220 4288) and the
Opal Lounge (+44 (0)131 226 2275). All serve food before transforming into DJ bars until 1am, except for the Opal Lounge, which shuts at 3am. If you’re staying at Rick’s, guestlists are not a problem. Montpelier’s in Bruntsfield (+44 (0)131 229 3115) is an Edinburgh institution for Sunday brunch. The
Cramond Inn (+44 (0)131 336 2035) is a few miles away, on the shore of the Firth of Forth.
Worth getting out of bed for
Shopping at Harvey Nicks, Jenners and George Street. A worthwhile trip out of town for whisky enthusiasts is Glenkinchie Distillery (+44 (0)1875 342004). Elie, near St Andrews, is a stunning beach about an hour’s drive from Edinburgh.
Diary
August Edinburgh International Festival (www.eif.co.uk); the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (www.edfringe.com); Edinburgh Film Festival (www.edfilmfest.org.uk).
