14 Best Hotels in Edinburgh | Condé Nast Traveler

"Although it's located just off the oldest part of Edinburgh's existing city center, the Radisson Collection Hotel is breathlessly modern, starting with its exterior, which you'll be able to spot from a mile away. It's the only five-star hotel on the Royal Mile, and it takes full advantage of that position: The interior design, thrilling and contemporary, is a nice contrast to the buttoned-up architecture outside. Whereas The Balmoral might be the best of Scottish tradition, this hotel represents the country's progressive, modern character." - Krystin Arneson