| Dunstane House Hotel | |
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| Location | 4 West Coates, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 5JD |
| Opening date | 1969 (Dunstane City 2008) |
| Architect | William Henry Playfair |
| Rooms | 16 (Dunstane City extra 18) |
| Restaurants | 2 |
| Parking | Limited private car parking |
| Website | www.dunstane-hotel-edinburgh.co.uk |
Dunstane House is located in the west of Edinburgh on West Coates, part of the A8 in Edinburgh. It is close to Haymarket train station, Murrayfield Stadium and Edinburgh Zoo.[1]
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The building was originally designed by renowned Edinburgh architect William Henry Playfair and was built as a private home and to be a country house in the city. Dunstane was home to the Ross family who were confectioners and gave their name to the Ross Fountain and Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens.[2]
The building was also used as a training school by Royal Bank of Scotland. It is protected as a category B listed building.[3]
The House began operating as a hotel in 1969. It was bought by current owners, Derek and Shirley Mowat, in 1998.
Around 1867, an Edinburgh music seller, Archibald Shearer, then living in Dunstane House was granted permission to "erect a house or villa agreeable to the plan approved of by the Feoffers of Trust and Governors of George Heriot's Hospital".[4]
The link between the properties was restored in 2008 when Dunstane City Hotel was officially opened by former Scotland rugby union international Scott Hastings.
Skerries Restaurant takes its name from skerries, which are small rocky islands, particularly in Orkney. Since 2002 the head chef has been Michael Brice. Brian McConnachie is a new chef in the restaurant who has previously worked at the 'Outsider' restaurant in Edinburgh.
Stane Bar has a collection of over 90 single malt whiskies from the all the main whisky producing regions of Scotland.[5]