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Scotland's First Design Hotel
One of the city's most anticipated hotel openings and thought-provoking architecture projects, located in Edinburgh's famous Old Town.
Winner
National Hotels of the Year Scotland
2025
Market Street hotel is thrilled to be named Modern Luxury Hotel of the Year and proud to celebrate our Reception and Guest Relations Manager, Kieran Brown, who earned a Gold Medal as a Rising Star Manager at the National Hotels of the Year Scotland Awards, which were hosted on Wednesday the 26th of February. The Awards recognise and reward hospitality excellence in Scotland. Member hotels are very carefully assessed throughout the year by industry specialists through a series of research and judging visits.
At Market Street hotel, we are more than just a place to stay. Nestled between the Old Town and New Town, you'll find a fresh take on contemporary design and community, with captivating views and alluring interiors that celebrate Edinburgh’s Scottish heritage. Our dedicated team of local heroes are always on hand to help you connect with our city and uncover Edinburgh's true nature and charm and these awards have truly recognised these ways.
New York Times
36 Hours in Edinburgh
"Next to Waverley train station, the Market Street hotel offers city center convenience, modern suites with understated design touches and a rooftop Champagne lounge with views over the New Town, including Princes Street and its gardens."
- Graeme Virtue
The Telegraph
Rated 9/10
"It’s sleek, it’s sensuously simple, it’s downright sexy. No cookie-cutter thinking here: modern design complements the local vernacular, from the sandstone exterior to the sliding oak shutters. And it isn’t design sacrificing function—everything works as well as it looks. All that and eco-awareness that goes beyond re-using the (luxurious) towels, embracing everything from the environmentally sustainable Saint Luc furniture to re-usable glass throughout."
- Destination Expert, Linda MacDonald
Sheerluxe
Where to Stay in Edinburgh
"Around the corner from Waverley station, the design-led Market Street Hotel puts you in the heart of the action. Rooms are elevated by the considered use of natural materials like granite and oak. They also come with a host of modern essentials: rainfall showers are standard throughout; many have Chromecast, Bluetooth speakers and Dyson hairdryers. The complimentary mini bars are another touch we love. The rooftop champagne lounge is the place to celebrate your success in choosing your accommodation well."
GQ
Why you'd leave, I'd never know
"Situated literally seconds from the exit to Waverley Station, the Market Street Hotel has no right to be as good as it is. Each room is a seamlessly executed wooden cocoon to wrap yourself up in, the beds soft and the blinds so good you won't see a crumb of light if you don't want. The champagne bar upstairs does an excellent breakfast too."
-Lela London, Josephine Binta Judd and David Levesley
Condé Nast Traveller
A DESIGN HOTEL RIGHT BY THE STATION
"The contemporary, simple interiors have wooden floors, granite walls, obligatory flourishes of tartan and thick, sliding oak shutters instead of curtains: another nod to the ‘fortress’ inspiration, except instead of enemy clans they’re potent defences against noise and light."
- Digital Editor, Sonya Barber
National Geographic
The Ultimate Hotel Guide to Edinburgh
"Between the Old and New Towns, just steps from Waverley station, you’ll find the capital’s first representative of the Design Hotels group. Its striking, angular stone facade is topped by an irregular, geometric roof with a reception, unusually, on the top floor. Interiors are contemporary and pared-back, and rooms are on the compact side — in categories such as Cozy, Roomy and Vista — but the sleek bathrooms are spacious."
- Lucy Gillmore
