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The Rutland Hotel

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Be king of the castle and stay at the Rutland Hotel, which overlooks the city’s citadel and boasts a plum location, bold decor and majestic wining and dining. This boutique hotel’s listed building sits pretty on Edinburgh’s arterial Princes Street, with the city’s best shops, sights, eateries and drinkeries on your doorstep. 

Need to know

• Rooms 12, including three suites. There's also a two-bedroom apartment available for longer-term lets and short stays.
• Rates Double rooms from $183.35 (£117), excluding tax at 20 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (£117) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates are usually room only. Breakfast, from £10.
• Facilities Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: HD plasma TV, iPod dock, minibar, free bottled water, Arran Aromatics toiletries, GHD hair straighteners, Ian Rankin novel (other titles in reception).
• Check-out 11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
• Children Children are welcome. Cots are provided free of charge, extra beds cost £25 and there is babysitting service for £10.50 an hour (book a day in advance). Little ‘uns can eat in the restaurant, which has a children’s menu.
• Also Smoking and pets are not allowed.

Food and drink at The Rutland Hotel

• Hotel restaurant

  Tuck into Aberdeen Angus steak supplied by some of Scotland's top farms and butchers at the Kyloe Restaurant & Grill (the name is an old Scots word for Highland cattle). As well as prime beef and the freshest of seasonal produce, Kyloe also serves up spectacular views of Edingburgh Castle.

• Dress code It’s a relaxed dining den, so you’ll feel equally at home in fancy frock and crisp shirt or casual comfy cool.
• Top table Rally the troops and assemble by the window, around a huge circular table in the curved front of the building. A centrally hung black desk lamp will light up the castle views; come Hogmanay, these tables are prime dining real estate.
• Last orders The restaurant is open from 11.30am–5.30pm for lunch and 5.30pm–10pm for dinner (10.30pm Fri and Sat). The bar serves up fruity and fabulous tipples from 8am until 1am and for the early birds, breakfast is served from 8am–11am.
• Room service Room service is available 7am–10pm, with options taken from the restaurant menu.
• Hotel bar

  The Huxley – gastropub-style bar is equally suited to work (exploit the wireless facilities) or pleasure. Pull up some cow-hide-covered swivel chairs with friends, spot the flatscreen TVs disguised by gilt frames and watch the locals coming and going; set a prize for the first person to spy Ian Rankin, a Rutland regular.

The Rutland Hotel The Rutland Hotel, 1-3 Rutland Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2AE