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Hotel Indigo Edinburgh by IHG
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Hotel Indigo · Near Luxury
The Royal British Hotel opened in 1899 at 19 and 20 Princes Street, J. MacIntyre Henry's Category B building of 1896 to 1898, with bowed windows toward the Scott Monument. In 2016 the same hotel joined Hotel Indigo: 64 rooms, and a restaurant still called Twenty Princes Street. Thomas Hamilton had rebuilt No. 19 in 1837, decades before this facade. You are on the New Town side of Princes Street, with Waverley a few minutes behind you.
- 64 rooms
- Opened 1899
- Neighborhood: New Town
- Rooms from 161 sq ft (15 m²)
- Architect: J. MacIntyre Henry
About Hotel Indigo Edinburgh by IHG
- IHG's opening note dresses the rooms in Harris Tweed and hangs portraits of Scottish writers through the public spaces. The bar is Juniper. Tony Sarton was named as the first executive chef at Twenty Princes Street.
- The facade is polished cream sandstone, with granite columns on the first-floor bows and a west tower bay under a pavilion roof. Inside, a cupola survives, and is obscured.
- The door is 20 Princes Street, EH2 2AN, on the seam between the Old Town and the New, facing the Scott Monument.
- Entry-level rooms start at 161 sq ft (15 m²).
History
Hotel Indigo Edinburgh occupies the former Royal British Hotel at 19 and 20 Princes Street, designed by J. MacIntyre Henry in 1896-98 and opened in 1899. The building is Category B. Thomas Hamilton had rebuilt No. 19 in 1837. In 2016 the hotel joined Hotel Indigo, with 64 rooms, Twenty Princes Street, and the Juniper bar. IHG's launch note specifies Harris Tweed and portraits of Scottish writers.
The setting
20 Princes Street, EH2 2AN, New Town side of the street, opposite the Scott Monument, with Waverley and the Old Town just to the south.
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