Hotel BEST WESTERN EDINBURGH CITY, 79 LAURISTON PLACE, GB EH3 9HZ EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, United kingdom. HOTEL YEAR BUILT 1879 YEAR REMODELED 1998 ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION THE BEST WESTERN EDINBURGH CITY IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE HISTORIC CITY OF EDINBURGH, CLOSE BY ALL THE KEY BUSINESS DISTRICTS, THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, PRINCESS STREET SHOPPING, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY, NAPIER COLLEGE, EDINBURGH ROYAL INFIRMARY, MOST MAJOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND ALL THE PRINCIPAL VISITOR ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING THE CASTLE, THE ROYAL MILE, HOLYROOD PALACE, THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND AND DYNAMIC EARTH. WAVERLEY AND HAYMARKET RAILWAY STATIONS ARE BOTH NEARBY AS IS THE MAIN BUS STATION. EDINBURGH AIRPORT IS ONLY 8 MILES DISTANT. CONVERTED TO A HOTEL FROM A HISTORIC VICTORIAN MATERNITY HOSPITAL DURING 1998, THE BUILDING OFFERS AN EXCELLENT COMBINATION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW WITH A CHOICE OF 52 HIGHLY EQUIPPED AND GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED MODERN BEDROOMS ALL WITH DATAPORT , AND A CONTEMPORARY RESTAURANT.