THE RUTLAND HOTEL & APARTMENTS, Edinburgh

The Rutland Hotel & Apartments - A West End EDI hotel with castle views, luxury dining, and boutique accommodations

Located at the corner of Shandwick Place and Lothian Road in New Town, The Rutland Hotel & Apartments combines 12 individually styled boutique rooms with 13 self-catered apartments. Each room features 42-inch HD plasma TVs, rainfall showers or spa baths, and GHD hair straighteners. The apartments include Virgin cable television, high-speed fiber-optic internet, underfloor heating, Nespresso machines, and fully stocked minibars. The property houses multiple dining venues: Kyloe Restaurant serves Aberdeen Angus steak from Hardiesmill Farm, The Huxley offers burgers and Scottish favorites from 8 AM to 1 AM, and Heads & Tales gin emporium provides dim sum and craft cocktails. Ground floor and first-floor apartments contain dedicated study areas. The Rutland sits 9 minutes from Edinburgh's International Conference Centre and 10 minutes from both Waverley and Haymarket train stations.

Pros

Private dining room with 63-inch HD/3D TV and Bose sound system

Four private booths with customizable music controls

Ground floor apartment includes private garden space

On-site gin distillery featuring Eden Mill's stills Flora and Caledonia

Cons

Some rooms require walking up stairs

Located between busy thoroughfares with potential street noise