The Witchery by the Castle, Edinburgh
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The most astounding Edinburgh hotel is the The Witchery by the Castle, virtually adjoining Edinburgh Castle. Baroque, over-the-top camp glamour at it’s most outrageous. Haunted by celebrities rather than ghosts, owner James Thomson initially created two rooms but has now added a further five over the road. Almost impossible to get into, but one night here is a unique Edinburgh experience. Roxy will show you around and explain every detail of every lacquered surface and tell you tall stories, unrepeatable indiscretions and hotspots to be seen around town. He’s as much a star as the place itself.
Lunch at the Witchery might set you back a bit but the experience of dining here (you’re right at the epicentre of Tourist Central) is second to none. Two rooms, one a converted playground (you’d never know) the other all dark wood, romantic, gothic, serving top quality Scottish fare. The shellfish platter for two (£35) accompanied by a Rolly Gassman Pinot Blanc, followed by a Cashel Blue Irish cheese with port is a heavenly way to punctuate the day.
All rooms are suites and come at one standard rate of £295, which includes continental breakfast served in your suite, a complimentary bottle of Champagne and taxes.
The Witchery is very much a restaurant-with-rooms, so guests wanting the usual 5-star-plus amenities but can't do without The Witchery's opulance, drama and romance may want to consider their equally decadent sister hotel in Edinburgh, the Prestonfield Hotel.
Contact tel: +44 131 225 5613, fax: +44 131 220 4392
Cost suite: £££
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Thought you would be glad to hear that the tourism industry in Scotland’s capital has been given a major boost after it emerged the number of hotel rooms sold last month soared by ten per on the previous year. Some 68 per cent of all rooms in hotels in edinburgh were said to have been sold throughout December with a hike in bookings more than making up for hoteliers having to cut some of their rates. The average value of rooms, a key indicator for the industry, rose from £51.33 in December 2008 to £54.97, an increase of seven per cent. The figures, produced by Lynn Jones Research, also reveal that 97 per cent of rooms were filled in Edinburgh over Hogmanay, up from 96 per cent last year. This was despite the number of tickets for the city’s Hogmanay street party being cut from 100,000 to 80,000. Not bad during a recession.