A curved classical corner at the west end of Princes Street now forms an active hotel and hospitality complex.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built about 1830–1835; later nineteenth- and twentieth-century hotel alterations
- Architect / designer
- Original architect not securely identified in the designation record
- Type
- Classical corner terrace houses adapted as a hotel
- Designation
- Listed building, Category A (LB29685)
- OS grid reference
- NT 24673 73645
Architecture and continuing use
The ashlar elevations rise four storeys above a basement. Giant Corinthian pilasters, bowed corner bays, a balustraded parapet and carefully graded window detail give the former houses unusual monumentality at the entrance to the New Town.
Its story
The group was built during the early nineteenth-century development of Rutland Square and later combined and altered for hotel use. Its prominent corner position has made it a long-standing element of the West End townscape.
Why it is included
It shows how high-status New Town housing could be joined and adapted for hospitality while retaining a commanding urban façade.
What to notice
- The giant Corinthian order across the upper storeys.
- The curved corner linking Rutland Street and the square.
- Changes in window scale from the rusticated base to the attic.
Reading the surroundings
This is a working hotel, restaurant and bar. Public hospitality areas follow the operator’s current opening and booking arrangements; bedrooms and private event areas require authorisation.
Timeline
- Built about 1830–1835 The group was built during the early nineteenth-century development of Rutland Square and later combined and altered for hotel use.
- Present Operating hotel, restaurant and bar.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The listed group has been altered and combined over several periods; this record does not assign all later hotel work to a single designer.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Rutland Hotel, LB29685 — Designation category, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural interest.
- The Rutland Hotel: find us — Current hotel identity, address, hospitality uses and contact information.
Location
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