The Glasshouse
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The Glasshouse
2 Greenside Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
Scotland
2 Greenside Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3AA
Scotland
Telephone:
+ 44 (0) 131 525 8200
Fax:
+ 44 (0) 131 525 8205
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Hotel Description
Behind the facade of an old church, you'll find the clean contemporary lines of modernity of the Glasshouse - Edinburgh's hip boutique luxury hotel.
An oasis from the City, the hotel boasts the only rooftop garden in Edinburgh offering unparalleled views, a perfect place for an aperitif. Award winning bedrooms await with the crispest Egyptian cotton linen to sink into.
Superbly located in the heart of Edinburgh, the hotel is 5 minutes from Princes Street, North Bridge and Harvey Nichols. Edinburgh Waverley mainline station is only 5 minutes by taxi, and Edinburgh International Airport is 10 kms away, about a 20 minute drive.
An oasis from the City, the hotel boasts the only rooftop garden in Edinburgh offering unparalleled views, a perfect place for an aperitif. Award winning bedrooms await with the crispest Egyptian cotton linen to sink into.
Superbly located in the heart of Edinburgh, the hotel is 5 minutes from Princes Street, North Bridge and Harvey Nichols. Edinburgh Waverley mainline station is only 5 minutes by taxi, and Edinburgh International Airport is 10 kms away, about a 20 minute drive.
Luxury Hotel Accommodation
65 guestrooms including 18 suites (most with terrace) overlook the city or the roof garden. Personalized business cards, tea & coffee, mineral water, private CD player, air-conditioning, satellite TV, Egyptian Cotton linen, in-room safe, robe, slippers and luxury toiletries.
Facilities
The Glasshouse Edinburgh's large, two-acre roof garden includes the private terraces of all garden-facing guestrooms. Landscaped with lawn, shrubs, a large patio, and network of paths, it offers beautiful woodland views of Carlton Hill. Items from the room service menu can be enjoyed on the roof garden, which is open all day, and often hosts sculpture exhibitions.
An evening lounge has a self-service bar, glass sculptures, and an ultra contemporary circular gas fire set within a broad coffee table. Five meeting rooms can accommodate 76 people. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas (surcharge) and network cards may be purchased from reception.
An evening lounge has a self-service bar, glass sculptures, and an ultra contemporary circular gas fire set within a broad coffee table. Five meeting rooms can accommodate 76 people. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas (surcharge) and network cards may be purchased from reception.
Location
Edinburgh Waverley mainline station is 5 minutes by taxi. Princes Street, North Bridge and the newly opened Harvey Nichols are a 5-minute walk away. Edinburgh Int'l Airport: 6.2 mi/10 km, 20 minutes.
Guests have discounted access to a health club, next door to the hotel, with gym, Pilates and spinning studios, beauty-treatment rooms, solarium, two saunas, two steam rooms, and 82-foot, stainless-steel lap pool.
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 0.1 mi / 0.1 km - 1 minute walk
Nelson Monument - 0.2 mi / 0.3 km - 10 minute walk
Scott Monument - 0.5 mi / 0.8 km - 15 minutes walk
Palace Holyroodhouse - 0.5 mi / 0.8 km - 15 minutes walk
Scottish Parliament - 0.6 mi / 0.9 km - 17 minutes walk
Princes Street Gardens - 0.6 mi / 1 km - 17 minutes walk
National Gallery of Scotland - 0.6 mi / 1 km - 17 minutes walk
National Museum of Scotland - 0.7 mi / 1.2 km - 15 minutes walk
Edinburgh Castle - 0.8 mi / 1.3 km - 7 minutes by taxi, or 20 minute walk
Guests have discounted access to a health club, next door to the hotel, with gym, Pilates and spinning studios, beauty-treatment rooms, solarium, two saunas, two steam rooms, and 82-foot, stainless-steel lap pool.
Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre - 0.1 mi / 0.1 km - 1 minute walk
Nelson Monument - 0.2 mi / 0.3 km - 10 minute walk
Scott Monument - 0.5 mi / 0.8 km - 15 minutes walk
Palace Holyroodhouse - 0.5 mi / 0.8 km - 15 minutes walk
Scottish Parliament - 0.6 mi / 0.9 km - 17 minutes walk
Princes Street Gardens - 0.6 mi / 1 km - 17 minutes walk
National Gallery of Scotland - 0.6 mi / 1 km - 17 minutes walk
National Museum of Scotland - 0.7 mi / 1.2 km - 15 minutes walk
Edinburgh Castle - 0.8 mi / 1.3 km - 7 minutes by taxi, or 20 minute walk