Nine opulent suites in a 16th-century building at the castle gates: gilded ceilings, four-poster beds, oil paintings, tapestries, and crimson velvet in a candlelit atmosphere that The Sunday Times called "outrageously gothic." Stays include champagne. The restaurant is one of the finest in Scotland.
Why We Chose It
The Witchery by the Castle is Edinburgh's most theatrical and romantic hotel — nine individually designed suites in a collection of buildings dating to 1595, directly at the gates of Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile. Each suite is an exercise in gilded excess: carved ceilings, four-poster beds draped in tapestry, oil paintings, rich velvet, and secret bookcase doors. Stays include champagne. The restaurant (open to non-guests) is one of the finest in Scotland: candlelit, wood-panelled, and serving the best of Scottish produce (haggis, steak tartare, game, seafood) with exceptional wine. Described by Cosmopolitan as 'one of the seven wonders of the hotel world.' The most uniquely atmospheric place to stay in Scotland.
What Stands Out
- Nine opulent suites in 16th-century buildings
- At the gates of Edinburgh Castle
- Gilded ceilings, four-poster beds, tapestry, velvet
- Secret bookcase doors
- Stays include champagne
- 'Outrageously gothic' — The Sunday Times
- One of Cosmopolitan's seven wonders of the hotel world
- Restaurant — finest in the city, open to non-guests
- Most romantic hotel in Scotland