The Caledonian is a hotel in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK”. It opened in 1903. It is operated by Hilton Worldwide. It is owned by London, Midland and Scottish Railway and Caledonian Railway. It stands about 1.2 km from the centre of Edinburgh.[3]
Overview
The Caledonian Edinburgh is a five-star hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by the Caledonian Railway company and was opened in 1903. The hotel stands at the west end of Princes Street on the site of the Caledonian Railway's former Edinburgh terminus.
From “The Caledonian Edinburgh Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1903. It is listed as a category A listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 1.2 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, the earliest is Balmoral Hotel, opened in 1902. See Hotels in Edinburgh.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- The Rutland Hotel & Apartments — 0.0 km
- Destiny Scotland - Princes Street Residence — 0.1 km
- Roxburgh Hotel, Charlotte Square and George Street, Edinburgh — 0.2 km
- Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel — 0.2 km
- Destiny Scotland -The Malt House Apartments — 0.2 km
- Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh — 0.3 km
- Eden Locke — 0.3 km
- Tigerlily — 0.3 km
- Stewart by Heeton Concept — 0.4 km
- Blossom — 0.4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket — 0.6 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Rose Street — 0.6 km
- Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh City — 0.7 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Central Queen Street — 0.7 km
- Travelodge Edinburgh Haymarket — 0.9 km
- MEININGER Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket — 1.2 km
See also
- Hotels in Edinburgh
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- Hilton Worldwide
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1900s
References
- ^ The Caledonian (Q16256099). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ The Caledonian. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-17.
- ^ Edinburgh (Q23436). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Edinburgh. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.