With furnishing of deep rich colours in suede and velvet, the Channings offers 46 elegant rooms including three suites. Each guestroom features an ensuite bathroom with brass fixtures and complimentary Molton Brown toiletries. Many of the rooms offer breathtaking views of Edinburgh, while others overlook the hotel's private garden.
The Channings Hotel houses the Channings Restaurant and Ochre Vita. With black-and-gold tartan drapes and gilded mirrors, the Channings is an intimate gourmet restaurant offering fixed-price European lunch and dinner menus, Tuesday through Saturday. Ochre Vita is an informal restaurant featuring Mediterranean-style lunch and dinner dishes, snacks in the afternoon, drinks until late evening. A complimentary, cooked-to-order Scottish and continental buffet breakfast also is provided each morning.
This delightful hotel features a private garden with mature trees and wrought- iron gates, along with a traditional drawing room-style lobby, complete with comfortable leather sofas, marble fireplace, brass chandeliers and bronze statues. Two wood-paneled meeting rooms can accommodate small groups less than 20. Filled with memorabilia and relics, one room was once the library of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who owned the building in the early 20th century.
Room Types:
Standard twin/double room: One king bed or two twin beds. City or private garden views. Individually-decorated with textured fabrics such as linen, silk, suede, and velvet in deep, rich colours. Complimentary high-speed Internet port. Cable/satellite television. Direct-dial phone. Bathroom with hair dryer and Molton Brown toiletries. Iron and ironing board. Trouser press. Non-smoking.
Driving Directions:
From Edinburgh Airport :
Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 7 miles / 11 kilometers.
Taxi is available from the airport.
Estimated Cost: $28 USD (one-way).
Buses are also available from the airport.
Estimated Cost: $7 USD (one-way).
Prices are subject to change without notice.
- TV/VCR High Speed Internet
- Coffee Maker Rollaways and cribs (infant beds)
Room Amenities: , , • Cable/satellite TV • Designer toiletries • Window opens • Internet access - high speed • Shower/tub combination • Complimentary toiletries • Sewing kit • Trouser press • Direct-dial phone • Internet access - complimentar • Massage - available in room
Water of Leith: 3 blocks| Princes Street: 0.5 miles| Royal Botanic Garden: 0.5 miles| National Galleries of Scotland: 0.5 miles| Edinburgh Castle: 1 mile| Edinburgh International Conference Centre: 1 mile| Historic Old Town: 1 mile| Palace of Holyroodhouse: 2 miles| Edinburgh Zoo: 3 miles| Royal Yacht Britannia (floating museum): 4 miles| Getting around. Most visitors negotiate this compact city on foot. Taxis can be hailed with the assistance of hotel staff, and buses regularly stop within two blocks of the hotel.
