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The Scott
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Independent · Near Luxury
The Scott is the Category A house on the Pollock Estate that Alexander Scott, a merchant, built about 1780. William Nelson, the publisher, bought it in 1860 and had John Lessels rebuild it in Scots Baronial, with an oak billiard room and a bow-fronted drawing room whose ceiling is painted with clouds and classical heads. Sir Donald Pollock later gave the estate to the university. The house opened as a hotel in 2006. Thirty-seven rooms now, Holyrood Park at the door, Arthur's Seat the walk before breakfast.
- 37 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Southside
- Rooms from 205 sq ft (19 m²)
- Architect: John Lessels
About The Scott
- The Red Room, fitted in 1882 by Bonnar and Carfrae, still has ebony, red velvet, and a black marble fireplace.
- From 1933 the house was a residence for male students. The hotel arrived only with the 2006 restoration.
- The house opened as a hotel in 2006 under the name Salisbury Green. The name on the door now is The Scott.
- John Lessels also designed St Leonard's Hall next door, for William Nelson's brother, and a gate lodge on Dalkeith Road.
- Entry-level rooms start at 205 sq ft (19 m²).
History
Alexander Scott, an Edinburgh merchant, built the house about 1780. The Dick Cunninghams of Prestonfield owned it later. William Nelson, of the Thomas Nelson publishing house, bought it in 1860, and John Lessels remodelled it in Scots Baronial through 1867. Sir Donald Pollock gave the estate to the University of Edinburgh. Students lived here from 1933. It opened as a hotel in 2006, first as Salisbury Green, and it now trades as The Scott.
The setting
18 Holyrood Park Road, EH16 5AY, Pollock Estate, Southside, beside Holyrood Park. The Scholar, the larger university hotel, is next door and shares the address. Arthur's Seat starts from the grounds. The hotel puts the Royal Mile about twenty minutes' walk away.
Restaurants and bars
- Bonnar's at The Scott — Restaurant
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