travel42 Hotel Review: The Caledonian Edinburgh

The Caledonian Edinburgh travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Across from St. John's Church and Princes Street Gardens on a busy pedestrian-unfriendly intersection, within view of the castle and 13 kilometers from the airport, this hotel was originally built as a grand Victorian railway hotel. In other words, it has good bones and is lovingly referred to as the Old Lady of Princes Street.

This hotel is in excellent shape, and past guests have included Charlie Chaplin, Bing Crosby and Elizabeth Taylor. It has recentl...