IMAGES showing how the luxurious interior set to welcome the first visitors to Gleneagles’ Townhouse in the Scottish capital later this year will look have been unveiled.
The world-famous Gleneagles golfing estate is on track to open its new boutique hotel, the first such venture for the five-star resort in Auchterarder in the autumn.
The site at 37-39 St Andrew Square in Edinburgh was originally home to the British Linen Company and later the Bank of Scotland.
It has architectural features designed by notable architects and sculptors including David Bryce and Alexander Handyside Ritchie.
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It will have 33 bedrooms, an all-day restaurant and two bars including a rooftop terrace, allowing guests to have "spectacular" views over the city, while there will also be a private members club with and an on-site gym.
The firm said: “From its huge vaulted ceilings and ornate cornicing to its grand marble columns and sweeping staircase, this is a building with a past.
"Gleneagles’s first city hotel, all-day restaurant, roof terrace and members’ club is coming to Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square this autumn.”
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