Hotel The Caledonian Hilton

Hotel description The Caledonian Hilton

The luxurious city hotel was built in 1903 and renovated in 2005. It offers 251 rooms spread over 7 floors, including 21 suites. Facilities include 24-hour reception, concierge service, currency exchange service and parking facilities. All public areas offer WLAN Internet access. The hotel offers 2 excellent restaurants, 2 bars and a health club with a pool and an amazing view of Edinburgh Castle.

Room description

Each of the luxuriously furnished bedrooms offers an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, dressing gown and slippers. In addition they offer a direct dial telephone, cable and pay TV, Internet access, data port and a desk. They also come with a minibar, ironing set and tea/coffee making facilities. Some of the bedrooms offer a wonderful view of Edinburgh Castle. The laundry service completes the offer.

Sport activities description

The hotel's health club stretches over 2 floors and offers a swimming pool with a view of the castle, with sun loungers, steam bath, spa and a multi-purpose sports hall. There is also a beauty salon with a wide range of manicures and massages. Golfers can play a round of golf on the course which is 6 km away.

Meal service description

The hotel offers 2 excellent restaurants and 2 bars. You can enjoy the breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner in modern, brasserie-style surroundings featuring brown and bronze tones as well as dark wood. A special highlight in this fine restaurant is the listed, hand-painted murals, which make lunch and dinner a special occasion. The American style bar/restaurant is also located in the building.

Comments from hotel

Check-in from 15:00. Check-out by 12:00.

Hotel location description The Caledonian Hilton

The luxury hotel lies in the heart of the city, at the west end of Princes Street. Just a stone's throw away there are various bars, restaurants, shops as well as historical sights are all waiting to be discovered. Excellent transport links can be found right outside the hotel. It is just a 10-minute walk to Waverly Station and the airport can be conveniently reached in around 20 minutes on public transport. Murrayfield stadium and the Edinburgh International Conference Centre are both around a 10-minute walk away.

Payment methods description

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA are all accepted as methods of payment.

How to get there

From Edinburgh airport: Follow the A8 toward Edinburgh centre. From Glasgow or Glasgow Airport: Take the M8 eastbound towards Edinburgh and follow the signs to the centre. Waverly Station is about 1 km to the west of the hotel, around a 20-minute walk or a short taxi or bus ride away. Haymarket station is around 2 km to the east, around a 10-minute walk or a short taxi or bus ride away.

Description The Caledonian Hilton

• » Year of construction: 1903
• » Suites: 21
• » Single rooms: 10
• » Number of floors (main building): 7
• » Last renovated: 2005
• » Total number of rooms: 251
• » Double / twin rooms: 219

Hotel type

• » Charming hotel
• » Family friendly hotel
• » City hotel
• » Business hotel
• » Conference hotel
• » Historic hotel

Methods of payment

• » Visa
• » American Express
• » MasterCard
• » Diners Club

Room facilities (Standard room)

• » Radio
• » Shower
• » Satellite / cable TV
• » Wheelchair accessible
• » TV
• » Hairdryer
• » Bathroom
• » Individual heating
• » Bath
• » Central heating
• » Tea / Coffee
• » Individual air-conditioned
• » Internet access
• » Disabled bathroom
• » Direct dial telephone
• » Minibar
• » Carpeted
• » Iron and board
• » King size bed
• » Double bed

Facilities

• » Safe
• » Sun loungers
• » Medical Service
• » Room service
• » Wheelchair accessible
• » Cloakroom
• » Money Exchange
• » Laundry service
• » 24h. Reception
• » Public Internet
• » 24h check-in
• » Lift-s
• » Mobile phone network
• » High chairs
• » Cafe
• » Restaurant - non-smoking area
• » WLAN access point
• » Sauna
• » Heated pool
• » Indoor pool
• » Number of pools
• » Bicycle storage
• » Tanning studio
• » Steam bath
• » Car park
• » Massage
• » Bicycle rental
• » Special SPA packages
• » Gym
• » Whirlpool
• » Bar-s
• » Breakfast room
• » Conference room
• » Reception area
• » Restaurant -s

Restaurant

• » Special offers
• » Breakfast buffet
• » Special diets
• » Continental breakfast
• » Breakfast
• » Half board
• » Lunch à la carte
• » Dinner menu choice
• » Lunch buffet
• » Lunch menu choice
• » Dinner buffet
• » Bed and breakfast
• » Dinner à la carte

Interest points

• » Scottish Parliament: 2.57km
• » Edinburgh Castle: 1.29km
• » National Museum of Scotland : 3.06km
• » Rosslyn Chapel : 12.87km
• » Royal Yacht Britannia: 5.31km

Distances (in meters)

• » Bar / Pub: 100m
• » EDI Airport - Edinburgh: 11km
• » Sea: 6.12km
• » Shopping facilities: 100m
• » Beach / Portobello: 6.12km
• » Restaurants: 100m
• » Next big city / Glasgow: 71.78km
• » Tourist centre / Edinburgh West End: 2.34km
• » Ski area: 6.76km
• » Train station: 1km
• » Bus station: 1km
• » Public transport: 50m
• » Golf course: 4.99km
• » Disco / Club: 100m