The Dunstane

Building in Edinburgh, Scotland

55°56′45″N 3°13′42″W / 55.945721°N 3.228307°W / 55.945721; -3.228307Opening1969OwnerBird GroupDesign and constructionArchitect(s)William Henry PlayfairOther informationNumber of rooms35Number of restaurants1ParkingLimited private car parkingWebsite[1]Formerly known as The Dunstane Hotel

The Roseate Edinburgh is a boutique hotel located in the west of Edinburgh on West Coates.^[1] The hotel, earlier known as the Dunstane Houses.

History

Dunstane Villa

The building was originally designed by Edinburgh architect Alexander Black and was built as a private home on what was then the edge of the city, in 1852. The Dunstane was home to the distiller Ross family, who gave their name to the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens.^[2]

The building was also used as a training school by Royal Bank of Scotland. It is protected as a category B listed building.^[3]

The Dunstane began operating as a hotel in 1969. It was bought by current owners, Derek and Shirley Mowat, in 1998.^[4]

Hampton House at Dunstane Houses

Around 1867, an Edinburgh music seller, Archibald Shearer, then living in the Dunstane, was granted permission to "erect a house or villa agreeable to the plan approved of by the Feoffers of Trust and Governors of George Heriot's Hospital".^[5] The link between the properties was restored when it was bought by the Mowats in 2007. The building was opened in 2008 as the 18-bedroom Dunstane City Hotel, by former Scotland rugby union international Scott Hastings.

References

^ "Dunstane Hotels location". Dunstane Hotels. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
^ "Dunstane Hotels history". Dunstane Hotels. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
^ Historic Environment Scotland. "4 and 4A West Coates... (Category B Listed Building) (LB29920)". Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Reporter (3 September 2017). "Design Feature: Dunstane Houses". Hotel Scotland. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Dunstane City Hotel history". Dunstane Hotels. Retrieved 10 March 2010.