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Original Raj Hotel  

Nearest station 9.8 km
Address: 6 West Coates EH12 5JG Edinburgh
Location: City Center
Original Raj Hotel Original Raj Hotel
Hotel Information
Unique and unexpected delight in Scotland's Capital City.

Original Raj Hotel is the U.K's first Indian themed Hotel and was opened by Lady Shakira Caine in Spring 2000. All rooms are furnished with Indian hardwood furniture handmade in Jaipur from recycled Australian railway sleepers. The fabrics & furniture of the hotel evoke the atmosphere and romance of India. Located close to Haymarket train station and 5 minutes by bus to Princes Street it is ideally located for exploring Edinburgh.

The hotel is situated in the up-market Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, 1 mile west of the City Centre, on the A8 which leads to Edinburgh Airport and thence to Glasgow. Guests can order from the extensive menu of the well known Raj Restaurant on The Shore in Leith which delivers to the hotel.

The Raj Hotel aims to attract the repeat and referred custom of independent travellers, romantic weekenders, business people and families who are looking for genuinely unique experience well located for the centre of Edinburgh at reasonable prices.


LOCATION

Original Raj Hotel is well located for visiting the centre of Edinburgh. It's is situated in the up-market Murrayfield area of Edinburgh, 1 mile west of the City Centre, on the A8 which leads to Edinburgh Airport and thence to Glasgow. The hotel is in a substantial Victorian house between Murrayfield and Haymarket train station, about 5 minutes by bus, from the West End of Princes Street and between the centre of Edinburgh and Edinburgh airport.

The hotel does not serve lunches or evening meals but you can taste some wonderful Indian specialities from the famous The Raj, founded by Tommy Miah, Edinburgh's best Indian restaurant in Leith.

Only 2 minutes walk from the bus stop, the hotel is perfectly located to reach the city centre. The Original Raj Hotel is situated in the famous Murrayfield area, 1 mile from the city centre. You can visit the Edinburgh Zoo, - home to the worlsd’s most northerly penguins – 3Km to the west. Lovers of art and the countryside can take the Water of Leith Walkway and follow the river downstream to the footbridge to the rear entrance of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Dean Gallery which houses a good collection of Surrealists and many works by Edinburgh sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.

PROPERTY AMENITIES

* The continental breakfast is served buffet style in the dining room which has a great silver elephant throne from Jaipur. There is a choice of cereals, fruit, fruit juice, croissants, cheese, toast, tea and coffee.

ROOM AMENITIES

* The Original Raj Hotel offers 17 bedrooms in all, furnished in different colours in a warm and peaceful atmosphere. All rooms are centrally-heated, have ensuite bath and attached shower, Indian canopy beds, hand-made Indian furniture and furnishings, TV, direct-dial telephone, trouser press and tea and coffee making facilities.

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  Facilities
HOTEL FACILITIES

Breakfast room Breakfast room Car Parking Car Parking
Group Check in Group Check in Lounge Area Lounge Area
Metro station - less than 200 metres Metro station - less than 200 metres Tea/Coffee Making Facilities Tea/Coffee Making Facilities

ROOM FACILITIES

Bathroom with bath Bathroom with bath Bathroom with shower Bathroom with shower
Hairdryer -on request Hairdryer -on request Iron & board on request Iron & board on request
Modem Connection Modem Connection Safe Safe
Telephone Telephone Television Regular Television Regular
Toiletries Toiletries Trouser Press Trouser Press

NEARBY POINTS OF INTEREST

Service Name Distance
Airport Edinburgh 9.8 km
  User Reviews
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"A lovely liitle hotel with lots of atmosphere!"
To be honest, when we booked this hotel for valentines weekend we weren't expecting much as it was so cheap but we were very pleasantly surprised when we arrived. Our room was very clean with lots of indian rosewood furniture and a lovely canopy bed draped in indian fabrics. There were little brass lanterns on the wall which gave out an atmospheric and romantic light. The bathroom was of a decent size and very clean. The breakfasts were nice with lots to choose from ( I was pregnant at the time and breakfast was about the only thing I could keep down!). The location is good with a 15 min walk into town or a bus stop just outside with buses every 10 minutes to Princes street. Previous reviews have complained about the attitude of the staff but we didn't bother them and they didn't bother us! I will definately be staying again!
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"Would stay there again"
The hotel was picked with to bugetary constraints in mind (ie: I was after a cheap place!), but was much nicer than other nearby places I have stayed at in a similar price range. The room was a decent size, and was quiet (despite facing the main road) and clean. I think perhaps some people expect the world without necessarily expecting to pay for it. This was not a five star palace, sure; but it was a nice inexpensive hotel. I'm not usually one to enthuse over such things, but I was rather taken by the bed in my room, and the design of the room in general




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* Edinburgh Airport - 10 km
* Edinburgh Waverley Station - 3 km
* Haymarket Station - 0.8 km
* Edinburgh Castle - 2 km
* Princes Street - 2 km
* The Royal Mile - 2 km
* St Andrew Square Bus Station - 3 km
* E.I.C.C Exhibition Center - 2 km
* Edin 200 - 2 km
* Gyle Center Shopping Area - 3 km
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Omni Centre Edinburgh  3km
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Princes Mall  2km
Multrees Walk  2km
Scottish Gems  2km
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Murrayfield Stadium  1km
Easter Road Stadium  4km
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Kings Theatre  1km
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Edinburgh Waverley station  2km
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Tynecastle Park  1km
Inverleith House  2km
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Napier University  1km
Edinburgh University  2km
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh  2km
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Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station  2km
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Heart of Midlothian FC  1km
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Edinburgh Zoo  2km
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Edinburgh Castle  1km
Scott Monument  2km
   Airport
Turnhouse (EDI)  8km
Dundee Airport (DND)  50km
Glasgow (GLA)  66km

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