Rocco Forte Balmoral luxury hotel, Princes St, Edinburgh city Midlothian Scotland UK at dusk, EH2 2EQ

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Opened on October 15th 1902, our hotel was originally known as the North British. Acclaimed as one of the great railway hotels, it originally boasted 300 bedrooms and 52 bathrooms. It was later renamed The Balmoral — which means “majestic dwelling” in Gaelic. Hotel porters in red jackets used to meet guests off the train at Waverley Station, taking them into a lift and whisking them from the station hall to the reception desk in the hotel. Our notable guests have included Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul McCartney, Edward Heath and Harold Wilson. The Queen Mother was a regular for lunch. Her favourite dish was plain roast lamb.

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Size: 5046px × 3574px
Location: 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH2 2EQ
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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