Need to know
Rooms
98, including one suite.
Check–Out
11am, but flexible, subject to availability and an additional cost. Earliest check-in, 3pm.
More details
You can purchase breakfast at the seventh-floor Nor’ Loft.
Also
There are five fully accessible rooms with vibrating alarm pillows, visual alarms, roll-in showers with grab bars, hand held and adjustable shower heads, portable shower seats and wheelchair-width doorways.
At the hotel
Bar with champagne lounge, ground-floor coffee shop and co-working space. In rooms: WiFi, TV with Chromecast, Nespresso machine and milk frother, locally-roasted coffee from Gordon Street, Canton tea, Dyson hairdryer, ghd straighteners, umbrellas, organic bath products. All rooms other than ‘Cozy’ include a free minibar.
Our favourite rooms
This is Edinburgh’s tourist central, but you’ll be pleased to discover that all rooms are blissfully quiet and decked out in soft, soothing tones: white oak flooring, pale green headboards and thistle-design-topped tables – quite the contrast to the bathrooms, which favour black marble, solid stone basins and industrial taps. Each room is suited and booted with a Dyson hairdryer ghd straighteners and organic bath products, and most have a free minibar. Opt for a Roomy Bath for a post-pavement-pounding soak, or a Vista room for north-facing views over the city streets. Splash out on the Mhor suite for a cloud-like super king-size bed, lounge space, private roof terrace, a bath tub and two rainfall showers. Oh, and a bottle of champagne, on the house.
Packing tips
A good scotch deserves a fitting backdrop, so bring a dram-size hip flask to take to the peak of Arthur’s seat.
Also
Nor’ Loch – the inspiration behind Nor’ Lofts name – is one of Edinburgh’s lost lochs. Now replaced by Princes Street Gardens, it was a natural defence against invaders looking to claim Edinburgh’s Old Town (we’re talking way, way back in the day).
Children
Children are welcome, but the hotel is best set up for couples and groups.
Sustainability efforts
Bathroom products are by vegan, cruelty-free and sustainably packaged Votary, who produce in small batches to reduce waste. Furniture is from Saintluc’s eco-sustainable collection, and reusable glass bottles are used throughout the hotel.