Old Town Chambers
With a restaurant. Children welcome.
Old Town Chambers is a hotel of apartments at 329 High Street, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's Old Town, minutes from St Giles' Cathedral and Edinburgh Castle.
Its 82 residences, from studios to three-bedroom apartments, run through three old tenement buildings on a close off the street, and every one has its own living space and kitchen. Inside they're calm and comfortable, with tweed headboards, walls of black-and-white photographs and deep velvet sofas, a quiet place to come back to after a day on the busy streets outside. On the street front is Luckenbooths, the hotel's all-day restaurant, serving seasonal Scottish dishes from breakfast until late, with a terrace for sunny days, and there's a gym open around the clock.
Routes from Old Town Chambers, from a morning along the medieval closes to a full day out across the Lothians.
Each mixes the famous sights with quieter corners away from the crowds.
Every apartment has its own kitchen and living space, and the hotel has Luckenbooths, an all-day restaurant open from 7am to 11pm, and a gym open 24 hours a day.
The apartments run from studios to three bedrooms, each with its own kitchen, and several are accessible.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at Luckenbooths every day, from 7am until 11pm.
Old Town Chambers is at 329 High Street, on the Royal Mile in the middle of Edinburgh's Old Town, minutes from St Giles' Cathedral.
Edinburgh Castle is a short walk uphill and the Palace of Holyroodhouse is at the foot of the Mile, and Waverley Station, for trains across Scotland and beyond, is a few minutes away down the hill. St Giles' Cathedral and Edinburgh Castle are both minutes away on foot. The Real Mary King's Close, the closes running down off the Royal Mile and the Museum of Edinburgh are all close by, and the National Museum of Scotland is a short walk south over George IV Bridge.
LuckenboothsUnder half a mile as the crow flies
Angels with BagpipesA restaurant on the Royal Mile opposite St Giles', serving small and larger plates from a modern Scottish kitchen every day.Under half a mile as the crow flies
The Real Mary King's CloseA warren of 17th-century streets and houses sealed beneath the City Chambers on the Royal Mile, seen on a tour with a costumed guide.Under half a mile as the crow flies
Signet LibraryUnder half a mile as the crow flies
St Giles’ CathedralUnder half a mile as the crow flies
Haunted UndergroundA tour of an hour and a quarter from the Mercat Cross down into the Blair Street vaults under South Bridge, with a storyteller.Under half a mile as the crow flies
The Department of MagicWizard-themed escape rooms and a potions tavern on Blair Street, just off the Royal Mile, where guests brew their own smoking cocktails.Half a mile 3 min by road
I.J. MellisThe first Mellis cheese shop, opened on Victoria Street in 1993, selling farmhouse and artisan cheese matured in the company's own rooms.Half a mile 3 min by road
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