More commonly known as “The Caley”, this is one of two station hotels (the other being the Balmoral) in Edinburgh. Walk around the corner to Rutland Street and you can still see the you can still see the gates that led into the former Princes Street Station.
The luxurious lobby lounge was formerly the station concourse and ticket office and is a glamorous setting for afternoon tea.
Look up above the entrance at the four seated figures. Left to right they represent Engineering, Agriculture, Commerce & The Arts. On the eastern (Lothian Road) side of the building, you can see 22 figures keeping watch over the St Cuthbert's kirkyard (sensible given the history of grave robbing).
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