Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel overview

With 199 plush guestrooms, scintillating views over Princes Street Gardens and Edinburgh castle and plenty of facilities, this 5-star lively boutique hotel is a great choice. Whether you’re aiming to visit Edinburgh in style, meet with colleagues in a classy environment or simply enjoy a gin and tonic after work, the dapper Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel has the facilities and a la mode interior for business and pleasure.

The location is perfect, set in the heart of the city’s financial district at the top of the New Town providing easy access to Edinburgh’s shopping quarter. The snazzy hotel comes with an indoor garden and courtyard serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and snacks, leisure facilities including gym, swimming pool and spa and also a Mediterranean restaurant serving middle eastern and Mediterranean cuisine.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel Hotel Guide

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel Location

The hotel is in the New town, at the centre of the financial district and just 5 to 8 minutes walk from Waverley Train station.

Edinburgh airport is 7 miles away and an easy taxi journey or 30 minutes drive in a rental car, the hotel has its own valet parking service.

What’s nearby Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel

Edinburgh New Town is central to the modern shopping district, financial centre and runs along the north side of Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh Castle is 10 minutes walk, which starts at the top of the Old Town and Royal Mile. Experience the underground city, and get a taste of real medieval Scotland on one of the various guided tours.

Turn out of the hotel and walk along George Street through the middle of New Town and depending on the time of year come across street foods and crafts stalls as well as the core of endless shopping from mainstream department stores to boutique and niche craft stores.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel facilities

The hotel: 24 hour reception, concierge, fitness facilities and spa, personal trainer and classes available, spa treatments, 2 restaurants, indoor terrace, coffee shop, 2 bars, Indoor pool, valet parking available, WiFi throughout the hotel.

The rooms: the 199 non-smoking individually decorated guest rooms come with climate control, luxury bedding, en-suite private bathroom, bathrobes and slippers, flat screen TV and WiFi.

Business: meeting rooms and business centre.

Languages spoken: English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Polish, Spanish.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel Location

The hotel is in the New town, at the centre of the financial district and just 5 to 8 minutes walk from Waverley Train station.

Edinburgh airport is 7 miles away and an easy taxi journey or 30 minutes drive in a rental car, the hotel has its own valet parking service.

What’s nearby Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel

Edinburgh New Town is central to the modern shopping district, financial centre and runs along the north side of Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh Castle is 10 minutes walk, which starts at the top of the Old Town and Royal Mile. Experience the underground city, and get a taste of real medieval Scotland on one of the various guided tours.

Turn out of the hotel and walk along George Street through the middle of New Town and depending on the time of year come across street foods and crafts stalls as well as the core of endless shopping from mainstream department stores to boutique and niche craft stores.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel facilities

The hotel: 24 hour reception, concierge, fitness facilities and spa, personal trainer and classes available, spa treatments, 2 restaurants, indoor terrace, coffee shop, 2 bars, Indoor pool, valet parking available, WiFi throughout the hotel.

The rooms: the 199 non-smoking individually decorated guest rooms come with climate control, luxury bedding, en-suite private bathroom, bathrobes and slippers, flat screen TV and WiFi.

Business: meeting rooms and business centre.

Languages spoken: English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Polish, Spanish.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel FAQs

In west of the New Town, 5 to 8 minutes walk from the main train station, on the junction between Charlotte Square and George Street.

Edinburgh’s Waverley Station is 5 to 8 minutes walk.

By car it’s around 7 miles and 25-30 minutes drive, the same by taxi. You can also take the AirLink bus which runs every 15 minutes on average and will take you to Waverley train station.

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Queen Street Gardens is 5 minutes walk to the north and Princes Street Gardens 3 minutes walk to the south. Endless shopping in the New Town, Edinburgh Gin Distillery, Edinburgh Castle, the Old Town, various tours of the city taking place from the Old Town (10 minutes walk), The Scotch Whiskey Experience (12 minutes walk in the Old Town near the Castle), Edinburgh Vaults tour (15 minutes walk), National Museum of Scotland.

The reviews are excellent on most review and booking sites, hotels.com gives it a Superb 9.2 out of 10, Booking.com gives a 9.1 Superb.

There are plenty of pubs nearby. Head down George Street and come across Browns, opposite the traditional Alexander Graham Bell pub, a few minutes further and you’ll find the Slug and Lettuce, immediately followed by the main intersection between George Street and Frederick Street where you can check out Contini George Street, Fazenda and Victor Hugo Deli.