Prestonfield House
55°56′11″N 3°09′27″W / 55.936426°N 3.157475°W
| Prestonfield House | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Prestfield Road, Edinburgh |
| Opening | 1960s |
| Other information | |
| Number of suites | 23 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| www.prestonfield.com | |
Prestonfield House is a five-star boutique hotel located in Prestonfield, Edinburgh.
Prestonfield House was originally built in 1687 by architect Sir William Bruce,[1] and was once considered a wealthy rural estate, but in recent decades has come to serve as a hotel.
Although it falls on the small side as an establishment, having only 23 rooms, Prestonfield House is well renowned by hotel and hospitality critics.[2][3]
The hotel is situated on grounds at the foot of Arthur's Seat, and it also owns a large roundhouse, which was previously used for keeping horses. The stables were repurposed and are now used to host events, including the Taste of Scotland festival.[4]
History
Originally known as Priestfield, the site was once a wealthy monastery, founded in 1150 by Henry, Earl of Northumbria.[5]
In around 1510 Walter Chepman built Priestfield House on the site. Thomas Hamilton, Lord Prestonfield was clearly living in the house in 1607, when he adopted Prestonfield as his title as a Senator of the College of Justice.[6]
James Dick bought the house in 1671. This was burned down during an anti-Catholic riot in 1681. Dick employed Sir William Bruce to design a replacement building, which was then renamed Prestonfield, distancing it from its Catholic connections.[7]
The house remained the home of the Dick baronets for many centuries.
In 1751 the house was inherited by Sir Alexander Dick[8] from his elder brother William and his eccentric wife Anne Dick. The Dick family continued to modify and improve the estate, adding paintings, a grand new staircase with reception rooms and a porte-cochère. Most notably, the stable house was built in the 19th century, as designed by James Gillespie Graham.
The estate was converted for use as a hotel in the 1960s and, in 2003, the hotel was bought by restaurateur James Thomson.
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Prestonfield House, as viewed from Holyrood Park -
Prestonfield House, as viewed from the grounds -
Lavish internal décor -
Dick family portraits inside the House
References
- ^ Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth (2009), Frommer's Scotland (11 ed.), Frommer's, p. 101, ISBN 978-0-470-47075-6
- ^ "PRESTONFIELD - Updated 2019 Prices, Hotel Reviews, and Photos (Edinburgh)".
- ^ "Luxury 5 Star Boutique Hotel, Edinburgh | Prestonfield House Hotel". www.prestonfield.com.
- ^ Taste of Scotland.
- ^ "Luxury 5 Star Boutique Hotel, Edinburgh | Prestonfield House Hotel". www.prestonfield.com.
- ^ An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice
- ^ "Luxury 5 Star Boutique Hotel, Edinburgh | Prestonfield House Hotel". www.prestonfield.com.
- ^ . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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