The Resident
Edinburgh
📍 15 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7QG
🚆 Nearest station: · 0.5 mi
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.4 mi (Open Charge Map)
- Newly opened design-led hotel in Edinburgh's West End
- Library available for private hire
- Rooms have concealed mini-kitchens stocked with groceries on request
- Close to Edinburgh Castle, Arthur's Seat and Holyroodhouse
- Sustainability-focused design with recycled materials and local artwork
Tucked away on Drumsheugh Gardens, between the Georgian New Town and the Victorian West End, The Resident Edinburgh is one of the newest additions to the city's hotel scene. Its 164 contemporary rooms and suites feature hand made pocket-sprung mattresses, en-suite bathrooms, commissioned artwork and concealed mini-kitchens, with fridges that can be stocked with groceries ahead of check in. The hotel also offers a library available for private hire and a contemporary lounge. You're a 15-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket mainline railway stations, and within easy walking distance of Edinburgh Castle, Arthur's Seat, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Nearby, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum sits just half a mile away.
How far to…
- Station
- 15-minute walk
- Haymarket station
- 0.5 miles
- The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum
- 0.5 miles
- Prisoners of War Museum
- 0.5 miles
- The Royal Scots Regimental Museum
- 0.5 miles
Accommodation on site
- Standard Double
Details taken from the operator's own website on 26 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ WiFi
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
- 🚆 Near a Train Station
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