My husband and I just returned home from The Glasshouse Hotel in Edinburgh. This is our second visit and one of our very favorite places to stay. Voted as 'one of the top 50 coolest places to stay in the world' by Condé Nast Traveler, the hotel also won the Scottish Style Awards' Most Stylish Hotel. The Glasshouse has just 65 bedrooms. When you are walking around the hotel it seems so much larger than 65 rooms. The hotel does not have a public bar or restaurant. They do however serve breakfast and have an honesty bar that is very well stocked. The hotel is not open to non-residents to ensure privacy and an intimate setting.
The hotel is ingeniously designed, melding modern and medieval architecture in a most creative way. Guests enter the hotel through the grey stone facade of the 150 year old Lady of Glenorchy Church, then step into the modern glass lobby.
The hotel boasts the only rooftop garden in Edinburgh offering unparalleled views of World Heritage Site Calton Hill and its collection of 19th century buildings and follies, including the Old Observatory and Greek Parthenon. The perfect place for a wee dram or an aperitif.
Philippe Starck chairs
The rooms on the top floor are designed in a semi-circle. Each with huge floor to ceiling windows and direct access to the rooftop garden and your own small patio. It's the perfect hideaway from the bustle of the city below.
I love the juxtaposition of old and new. Very cool hotel.
ReplyDeleteRonda~ What a perfect setting for a getaway this time of year. Hope you are well!
ReplyDeleteIt really is very cool Andy, and so well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anne, I am doing well - just tired. It was the perfect getaway!
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What a beautiful room! And the view, wow!
ReplyDeleteGreat great post-- I want to be there
ReplyDeleteI have always wondered what the rooms were like. We've always stayed at Channings or The Howard, and I've been curious about this one, and Prestonfield! I am glad you had a lovely time!
ReplyDeleteRonda: I am intrigued by the play of old and new. If I hadn't seen a photo, I'd have thought "hmmmmm". It's a great hybrid! Very modern but the rooms look so comfortable. Love the Starke chairs.
ReplyDeleteYou always take us along....love that.
How beautiful. We would love to see additional pictures of the interior!
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