The Glasshouse Edinburgh

Location. The Glasshouse Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh, Scotland. Less than 10 blocks from the hotel are landmarks including The Edinburgh Playhouse Theater, St. James shopping center, National Gallery of Scotland, Princes Street Gardens and St. Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh Castle is less than one kilometer away. The hotel is approximately 12 kilometers from Edinburgh Airport.

Hotel Features. The glass architecture incorporates the facade of the 150-year-old Lady Glenorchy Church into the Glasshouse Edinburgh. A two-acre rooftop garden is landscaped with lawn, shrubs, a patio and paths offers view of Calton Hill. The roof garden is open all day and often hosts sculpture exhibitions.

The Snug, is a self- service bar. The Restaurant Szenario serves buffet breakfasts and lunches. In the summer, seating is available on the summer terrace. Three modern boardrooms and two syndicate rooms are available for business functions, and two social rooms, as well as the rooftop garden, are available for event and weddings. The hotel's 19 conference rooms have walls between the rooms that can be rolled back to create larger spaces.

Guestrooms. All 65 of the three-story Glasshouse Edinburgh's guestrooms feature the clean lines of modern furniture and floor-to-ceiling windows. Suites feature spacious living areas with wooden floors. Guestroom amenities include minibars, CD players and wireless Internet access. The private bathrooms offer bathrobes and slippers. Frette Egyptian cotton bed linens are featured in the guestrooms. Many of the guestrooms have private terraces or street-facing balconies.

Expert Tip. Each of the hotel's suites are named after a Scots whisky and contains a decanter of the whisky for guests to sample.