100 Princes Street
Red Carnation's townhouse in the former Royal Over-Seas League headquarters on Princes Street, with the Castle in view.
Red Carnation · New Town & Princes Street · Edinburgh & Scotland
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because Red Carnation opened 29 rooms in 2024 in the former Royal Over-Seas League headquarters on Princes Street, with the Castle in most of the windows and The Wallace at table – and it holds four-star standing, listed at exactly the tier it holds.
- 29 rooms in the former Royal Over-Seas League headquarters on Princes Street, opened in 2024; a Red Carnation hotel.
- Edinburgh Castle in view from most of the rooms; The Wallace, the restaurant.
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star 2026 for the hotel.
The neighborhood
The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel · New Town & Princes Street — Acediscovery · CC BY 4.0New Town & Princes Street
The Georgian city north of the gardens, with the Castle across the valley and two of the four hotels. Princes Street looks across at the Castle; George Street and Charlotte Square are for the shops and the clubs, the Scottish National Gallery stands at the foot of the Mound, and Waverley station is at the east end, with Calton Hill above it.
- Edinburgh Castle, across Princes Street Gardens.
- George Street and its shops, a street away.
- The Scottish National Gallery and the Mound, a few minutes' walk.
“Red Carnation's townhouse in the former Royal Over-Seas League headquarters on Princes Street, with the Castle in view.”
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