Balmoral Hotel is a railway hotel in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland”. It opened in 1902. It is owned by Rocco Forte Hotels, London and North Eastern Railway, North British Railway and British Transport Hotels. It stands about 0.1 km from the centre of Edinburgh.[3]
Overview
The Balmoral Hotel is a hotel and landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is located in the heart of the city at the east end of Princes Street, the main shopping street beneath the Edinburgh Castle rock, and the southern edge of the New Town.
From “Balmoral Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The railway hotel opened in 1902. It is listed as a category B listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the railway hotel is 0.1 km from the centre of Edinburgh. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Edinburgh Airport (EDI), about 11 km from the centre of Edinburgh.[4]
It is one of 105 hotels in and around Edinburgh recorded in Wikidata, 45 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 16 chain-operated properties there. Of the 5 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Edinburgh.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- The Glasshouse — 0.1 km, opened 2003
- Market Street Hotel — 0.2 km
- Princes Street Suites — 0.2 km
- Old Waverley Hotel, 42, 43, 44 Princes Street, Edinburgh — 0.2 km
- Linton Collection - 28 North Bridge — 0.2 km
- The Scotsman Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 2001
- Cheval The Edinburgh Grand — 0.2 km
- Douglas Hotel, 35 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh — 0.3 km
- Dumbreck's Hotel, Edinburgh — 0.3 km
- Cheval Old Town Chambers — 0.3 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Waterloo Place — 0.2 km
- NYX Hotel Edinburgh — 0.2 km
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Edinburgh — 0.3 km
- Roomzzz Aparthotel Edinburgh — 0.3 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central — 0.5 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Rose Street — 0.5 km
See also
- Hotels in Edinburgh
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1900s
References
- ^ Balmoral Hotel (Q3700280). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Balmoral Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-21.
- ^ Edinburgh (Q23436). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Edinburgh. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.