Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel

Can you believe we are at the end of August and the Fringe Festival? If you need a little R&R after the busy month, why not book in for the luxurious OSKIA glow and revitalising facial treatment or a soothing and revitalising ishga face and body massage. http://bit.ly/2NdkOBj

A little look back to our feature in The Time’s cool hotel guide… https://www.thetimes.co.uk/…/the-cool-h otel-guide-the-princ…

Treat yourself this week with 20% off of all 55-minute treatments from OSKIA SKINCARE and ishga Skin Care for the rest of August. Take a look at which treatments are included below and call to book. https://www.phcompany.com/…/edinburgh-c harl…/spa-treatments/

A haven nestled in the centre of Edinburgh, filled with delights that you might not expect from your typical city stay. Read A model Moment’s review of her Edinburgh Staycation here…
http://amodelmoment.com/the-principal-cha rlotte-square/

Dashing from show to show and over indulging in everything the city has to offer in the month of August? Call us now, quoting ‘fringe fatigue’ to receive discount on all leisure treatments. More details on treatments available here.
https://www.phcompany.com/…/edinburgh-c harlot…/spa-packages/

Butter bean hummus, beiruti burrata and chargrilled prawns, preserved lemon mayo are just some of the latest summer additions to BABA's mezze menu. Have you tried it yet?
http://baba.restaurant/…/uploa…/BABA- all-day-menu-July18.pdf

Do you have work to catch up on during your stay at The Principal? Take a moment in the beautiful Map Room or grab a coffee in The Garden while you catch up with your inbox. http://bit.ly/2O5853P

Have you had a jam packed week at the Edinburgh Fringe? Take an hour to unwind at The Spa at The Principal.
Fringe recovery packages are available for £85 Monday to Friday and £90 Friday to Sunday. Enjoy a 55 minute treatment of your choice, lunch or Twilight Tea in The Garden and full use of Spa and Leisure facilities.
Call us now to book, quoting "fringe recovery". http://bit.ly/2v8I7pi

OPI ProSpa signature manicure, ishga Salt and Oil Scrub and OSKIA Revitalising Facial… the perfect pre-holiday check list.
Book your holiday prep now. http://bit.ly/2KAuCrX

Are you attending the Edinburgh International Book Festival today? Why don't you cross over to the Principal and treat yourself to lunch at The Garden. Relax, catch-up and enjoy a cocktail or two!

Kick off your Festival Fringe month and share the delights of the Levant with your friends this weekend at BABA.
The mezze dining experience is unmissable and make sure to sample the refreshing Barberry Sour cocktail - perfect for a summer evening!

Start your day off with a great workout. On Friday we have an ab-blasting and high intensity HITT workout from 7.30am -8am. Afterwards, enjoy full use of the sauna and steam room to relax before starting your day. http://bit.ly/2zgVMz9

Recuperate from the Fringe madness at The Spa at The Principal this August.
Enjoy a 55 minute treatment of your choice, lunch or Twilight Tea in The Garden and full use of Spa and Leisure facilities.
Fringe recovery packages are available for £85 Monday to Thursday and £90 Friday to Sunday.
... Call us now to book, quoting "fringe recovery."
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It’s been three whole months since we launched our newly renovated Spa with a night to remember. Find out about what The Spa and Leisure facilities have to offer here http://bit.ly/2NdkOBj

As part of her trip around Scotland, Natbee's stopped off in Edinburgh to enjoy a stay at The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square. Take a look at her blog post here: https://bit.ly/2usoC9W

Going dancing tonight? Get party ready with an OSKIA Quick Fix at The Spa at The Principal and enjoy a cleanse, exfoliation and radiance enhancing quickie for a glowy complexion boost.
Book yours here: http://bit.ly/2KAuCrX

Dreaming of the weekend 💭

Travel to the Levant with BABA's Express menu and enjoy your favourite dishes for lunch now!
Click here to book: http://baba.restaurant/

We stayed here for one night over the Easter break and had a wonderful time. Best reception from staff we have ever had. They couldn't do enough for us and made us feel very welcome. Our room was gorgeous with lovely decor and the garden room had a lovely atmosphere for both breakfast and evening drinks. Looking forward to returning in the future.

We stayed for 1 night on Saturday in a family superior room . We travelled by train with our 7 year old daughter . From the second we arrived the service from all staff was amazing ! Beautiful hotel ! The staff made our daughter feel so welcome ! Would definitely recommend this hotel .

We had evening meal at BABA restaurant which was fantastic and also breakfast at the hotel on Sunday morning was also great !

Over all a great weekend in a beautiful hotel and fab service ! Thank you ! We will be back !

We had our wedding at the Principal, Charlotte Square on 19th May and I honestly cannot thank the team that work there enough for giving us the most amazing day.



From our first meeting with Oskar to show us the hotel as a venue, he sold it to us because of his attention to detail, of course the hotel

Itself is beautiful, everyone of our guests has commented on it but Oskar was on top of everything from the start, brilliant communication throughout and we knew our wedding was in good hands.



On the day itself, Oskar & Abenash (apologies if spelt incorrectly) were on top of everything, nothing was too much trouble for them, they made sure everything ran seamlessly and as we had hoped. The team of staff that worked our wedding were fantastic, a credit to themselves and the hotel.



We honestly could not have asked for a better wedding venue and for better wedding planning & delivery! Thank you so much to all the wonderful staff at the Principal for making our guests feel welcome and for adding that extra special touch to our day.



Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!

WORTH IT !



It was a last minute booking for moi. Very caring staff, help my mom with spa, nice tranquil swimming pool with sauna and steam room. The hotel felt like a blend of posh and old, things not to miss are haggis and smoked salmon breakfast. Located at the heart of Edinburgh, walking distance to castle and some shopping. The staff went above and beyond to recommend an Indian restaurants (Khusi’s), was much apreciated. 👍

The only disappointing thing about our time at the Principal was that it was too short. It really is a hidden gem. I loved the amazing decor. The staff were so friendly and very helpful. The valet parking was great. I would definitely recommend a stay and a meal at Baba is a must the food and service were outstanding. We will definitely be back soon. � � ����

Spent day at the spa today - amazing! Treatments were fab, hospitality really lovely, food and drink excellent. Facilities were superb. Thank you. Would highly recommend.

Shopaholics and pub pint lover? This is the place for you.. the hotel is so near George Street and the shopping district with Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, boutiques nearby. Next to this hotel is the pubs where you can have a pint. The hotel deco is classy with rustic furniture for the feel of old Edinburgh. The room is cozy with big screen tv and free complimentry fast internet.

The staffs are very friendly and very helpful. I am a person with mobility issues and they were very helpful from day 1 to make it easy for me to move in and out of the hotel (as there are no wheelchair ramp).

The hotel also serves a nice selection of breakfast in the morning. If you are vegatarian they also have you in mind.

Overall the hotel is a nice place to stay. Value for money with lots of things nearby for the visitor to do.

I am sure to come back to the hotel soon.

On an Itison voucher for spa and twlight afternoon tea. Wonderful facilities with exceptional staff who were all friendly professional and very helpful.

Myself, mum and sister attended a spa afternoon here yesterday and we all absolutely loved it!! We had 2 mini treatments each - a 1/2 hour facial and 1/2 hour back massage (which was possibly one of the best I have had EVER) so big thanks to my therapist Megan!!! The newly refurbished spa is gorgeous and absolutely spotless! And the twilight tea we had afterwords was really tasty! The glass of fizz to start was a lovely touch! Would definitely reccomend to anyone and will 100% be booking to visit again!

My daughter had her wedding here 19/5/18 what a fantastic job all the staff did putting it all together and making it an unforgettable day !! Thank you all



Neil

Just got back home after spending the Easter weekend here where our friends got married on Saturday. What a fabulous hotel with great attention to detail and very attentive and helpful staff. Will definitely be back thank to Gavin and James and the rest of the staff for all you did over the weekend.

Gorgeous hotel, recently refurbished and super quirky/trendy. Both restaurants serve amazing food! Steak in the garden restaurant was delicious and then we ate in Baba on our second evening and the food was amazing! Tip: If you ‘think’ you have a booking at Baba, double check before you arrive! They get super busy. We booked in twice and both times they ‘lost’ our reservation🤷🏼‍♀️ Worth the wait though. Food amazing and great service. The rooms are lovely, great interior design and very quiet hotel at night.

Exceptional service and lovely decor. Breakfast was fab! Very discreet signage so bit tricky to find! Valet parking if you need it but book a space. We would definitely book again

Best hotel in whole Edinburgh n the hotel staff is even better. Truly a ☆☆☆☆☆ star experience. Thanx guys.

Stayed at hotel last Friday and was not as good as our stay 6 months ago. Our room was furnished the same which was lovely but this time it overlooked the dust bins. All day all we heard were bottles being loaded into the bins. Unfortunately this went on at 6 in the morning which wakened ius up. It was still pitch dark.



On arrival we went to the restaurant for lunch and ordered a Hamburger and chips each. We waited 35 minutes and asked where our lunch was. They had lost the order. We ended up with s sandwich and I had s green salad. The quickest lunches the kitchen could conjure up as we had an appointment in 15 minutes. To be fair they didn’t charge us for the lunch

Breakfast the next morning was also a disaster. Never got 2 items I asked for and got mushrooms which I did not ask for. Also both our eggs and sausages were cold as was my expressio coffeee. Also in our rooms it stated there were cotton wooll pads and buds which there were not. Expect these essentials in a 4 star hotel.

Pluses:

Location is super!

Freshly renovated, well decorated rooms.

The Spa area and pool though small are lovely and clean.

Lovely staff - especially John from Derry.



Okays:

Breakfast - Good Quality. The Scottish breakfast well proportioned, but the poached eggs and avocado had one small slice of gluten free bread and one egg so quite small.



Room size a ‘superior’ twin left me seemed still quite neat, I wouldn’t want to be there more than a couple of nights for two people.



Not so pluses:

Housekeeping - Room was not cleaned despite having ‘make up my room’ hanger on door and explaining to housekeeping my mum was ill and had to sleep, but we’d like the room made up later. It meant once we got in from mum’s birthday dinner we ended up being up until 1am trying to get it all sorted then settled for the night, comped a tenner but doesn’t seem to align with the inconvenience.

Room cleanliness - strong smell of urine in bathroom and dust in bathroom.

Having just arrived home from the hotel i feel i need to write a review. Lovely hotel and amazing location! Many positives However it was let down with the noise in our hotel room. I was woke at around 6:45 this morning to the noise of the bins being emptied. This noise continued right up until after 10am when we checked out. It's not a quite noise glass bottle bins being emptied. Having paid extra for a room with a view (5 floors up) a little notification about the noise in the room would have been appreciated. As we were staying to celebrate our engagement we were out quite late and would of appreciated a lie in a long with it.

The hotel is beautiful but for paying 355 for one night I wouldn't say it was worth it. Restaurant and bar serve great food but at breakfast the staff were rude and dismissive. We had to ask for our drinks 4 times and when the food came it was cold as there had been a mix up. No one apologised until we complained and asked for it to be deducted from our bill.

Lovely hotel, great ambience, smashing rooms sadly badly let down by very poor service at breakfast. Seems under resourced to be honest at breakfast.