HotelChatter - Edinburgh

HotelChatter - Edinburgh http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2013-05-21T12:13:58Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Aye, We're in to Edinburgh's New Murrayfield House http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/4/23/21245/3380 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/36985/murreyfield2_.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/5346">Murrayfield House</a>, is a new nine-bedroom boutique extension of the Murrayfield Hotel in Edinburghs City Centre. Its another property that seems to have quietly opened while we were setting our sights on the fancy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/9/23/63941/7157">Waldorf Astoria's Caledonian</a>. Still, we dig the idea of a tiny Victorian property that you can buy completely out, if you want (wedding parties, take note!). The hotel, owned by independent leisure company G1 Group, is located opposite the Scottish rugby field, Murrayfield Stadium, and is minutes away from Edinburgh Zoo and Haymarket Train Station. Furniture and accessories have been brought in from around the worldvintage items from India, light fixtures from Holland, chairs from Paris, and antique photo frames grace Chanize 2013-04-24T08:32:40-05:00 Tune Cuts The Ribbon (and Rates) On Its First Scottish Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/1/16/65547/1895 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/97904/tuneedinburgh.jpg" class="top"> In a first for the hotel chain and for Scotland, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tune hotels">Tune Hotels</a> opened up their first <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/5222">Scottish property</a> last week welcoming thrifty travelers in the city to check out the umpteen castles, Edinburgh has to offer. It's a first for Scotland and a first in the new design for the hotel chain. Last summer <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/3/114532/9715">we told you of plans</a> to bring the discount chain to Scotland, and now everything is official. The brand brings to the city, a la carte pricing for which they have become famous. Want towels? That's £1.50 extra. Room cleaning? £7 per day. Ability to watch some TV? £3 per day. For those that can plan in advance, you'll jetflyboy 2013-01-17T09:00:24-05:00 Caledonian Edinburgh Ready To Show Off (And Joins Waldorf Astoria Hotels) http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/9/23/63941/7157 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/98243/Caledonian_1.jpg" class="top"> Just before the summer, we looked at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/5/27/121137/974/hotels/What's_The_Latest_with_Waldorf_Astoria_Hotels%3F_">many things</a> </a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Waldorf%20Astoria%20Hotels">Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts</a> has up its sleeve, with places as far and wide as <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/6/11450/61974/hotels/Waldorf-Astoria_Construction_Begins_on_The_Palace_Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/7/30/14045/8723/hotels/A_New_Hotel_Will_Open_in_Minneapolis_with_a_Book_Butler_on_Staff_%28And_Other_Hotel_News%29">Panama</a>, and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/26/82617/2716/hotels/Waldorf_Astoria_Will_Also_Open_in_Berlin_and_Panama_in_Late_2011">Berlin</a> welcoming this luxury brand of the Hilton group in the next few years. This month however its time for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Edinburgh%20Hotels">Edinburgh</a>, where the historic Caledonian hotel reopened its doors after a £24 million ($39 million) overhaul, and officially became <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Caledonian/local/5123">The Caledonian, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel</a>. With over a hundred years of history, the restoration seeks to bring back the origins of The Caledonian as a luxury railway hotel. Marble flooring, a sweeping staircase, and the vast chandelier you can see in JasonD 2012-09-25T09:46:49-05:00 To Find Out What The Sheratons Of The Future Will Look Like, Head To Edinburgh http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/4/26/64837/7450 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Sheraton_Edinburgh_One.jpg" class="top">She's a grand old dame, and she's still full of swagger. We've known <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/1/8352/05632/hotels/Sheraton%27s_Rebranding_Begins_Now...">for a while</a> that <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/starwood%20hotels">Starwood</a> has been spending a ton of money upgrading all of the properties under its most iconic brand, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/sheraton%20hotels">Sheraton</a>. $6 billion, to be exact. Now, with the centerpiece of that renovation project completed, we're starting to get a sense of where the brand is heading. Starwood is telling everyone to pay attention to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Grand+Hotel+And+Spa/ian/105850">Sheraton Grand Edinburgh</a>'s new look, as it will become the "blueprint" for all future Sheraton hotels to come. In fact, Starwood Senior VP Michael Wale told <a href="http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/business/edinburgh-s-sheraton-grand-to-be-flagship-hotel-for-worldwide-chain-1-2209005#">Scotsman</a>: "The Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh will definitely become the flagship for the brand and will ASchechter 2012-04-26T09:22:28-05:00 Room Service Isn't Usually A Laughing Matter...Until A Comedian Shows Up At Your Door http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/4/20/92059/3173 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/Janey_Godley.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/room%20service">Room service</a> is usually a solitary affair for useither we don't know anyone in the city to go out to dinner with, or we're just feeling a bit low-key and prefer an in-room meal in front of the TV to going out and talking to people. But the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/4/1/17476/73897/hotels/Hotel_Indigo_Edinburgh_Now_Opening_April_14">newly opened Hotel Indigo Edinburgh</a> is the first place we've heard of to let guests have it both ways. In other words, you get the comfort of eating in your own room and the added bonus of a live comedian, who shows up with your meal and does a 10-minute stand-up act right in front of you. Yes, the potential for awkwardness is pretty high, but we'll let ASchechter 2012-04-20T09:22:46-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/