Review of The Scotsman Hotel, by Kamin Mohammadi

Once the distinguished home of Scotland's finest newspaper, The Scotsman Hotel has been transformed from newspaper office to luxury hotel in Edinburgh. The former editor's office is now a spacious bedroom, while in the former Features Department guests now sit and chat while having a drink. No change there then, you might think…

While the splendid walnut wood panelling and marble columns of the hotel's original 20th-century building have been preserved, it has also been renovated to offer the latest in technology. A cathedral-like restaurant and a glorious whiskey bar have also been added.

Elsewhere at the Scotsman is a slick gym that is popular with locals and a health spa that features the Edinburgh's only stainless steel swimming pool, an oasis of dimly lit calm that is worth the headlines alone.

This Scotsman offers 69 sleek, stylish rooms varying from Editors Rooms, Publishers Suites and Directors Suites. Best of all is taking the private lift up to the Penthouse, a suite built into a turret which combines cosiness and sheer decadence, with a dining room, library, roof terrace and a bathroom to die for. With a sauna and views over the city and castle, this room is a real treat.