Christopher North House Hotel, Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Reviews and Hotel Information

For our third night in Edinburgh we had made reservations at the Christopher North House Hotel. This hotel is in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town. Since we needed a room for 4 people, we were accommodated in the John Wilson Suite--a very large suite with high ceilings. The room had at least 3 beds and 2 or 3 large sofas and a large wooden table desk. Lots of room for suitcases and clothes storage. The bathroom was very nice and spacious.

We were very comfortable in this suite and the hotel staff was very accommodating and helpful. The day we checked in we arrived early but were able to leave our suitcases in their care while we went off to enjoy Princes Street!

That evening we ordered take out chinese food at the Wok & Wine Restaurant and brought it back to the hotel to eat. The hotel staff graciously provided us with dinner plates and silverware to use. Our stay included a full buffet style breakfast. Their dining room was set up very nice and elegant with linen table cloths and napkins.

The nice part about staying here was the location. The hotel was in a very nice Georgian residential area with nice surroundings and it was only like a 5 minute walk to Princes Street and other attractions in that area.

We found it interesting that we stayed in the John Wilson suite--right in the middle of so much history! What we knew about John Wilson was that he was once one of Edinburgh's literary lions. He is remembered mainly for the position he created for himself in the Scottish intellectual world. In 1820 the Town Council appointed Wilson to the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University where he remained until his retirement in 1851. Wilson wrote under the pseudonym "Christopher North." He was a poet, novelist and a great orator. The Christopher North House at 6 Gloucester Place was Wilson's last residence--he lived from 1785 until 1854. In 1865 a statue was erected to his memory in Princes Street Gardens.

Christopher North House Hotel, Edinburgh

Christopher North House Hotel

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