
Nira Caledonia
Edinburgh, ScotlandGeorgian townhouse on a quiet crescent in Stockbridge, with a whirlpool tub in the suite and fine wines at turndown. Ten minutes on foot from Princes Street.
Edinburgh has 19 hotels with in-room or private tubs, from £76 to estate suites at Prestonfield. The highest-rated is The Rutland at 4.7, with castle views and a freestanding tub from £158.
Most Edinburgh tub rooms are period conversions, not purpose-built spa suites. They sit inside Georgian and Victorian townhouses where tall ceilings and original cornicing do the decorating. The Bonham in the West End places a clawfoot under high sash windows. The InterContinental on George Street takes a quieter, more formal approach to the same idea. In Stockbridge, Nira Caledonia starts at £99 on a crescent so quiet you forget Princes Street is ten minutes away. The Rutland, rated 4.7 at the top of Lothian Road, pairs a freestanding oval tub with castle views worth booking for an anniversary. The Secret Hideaway in Milton Bridge sits twenty minutes south, a countryside pod with a private outdoor hot tub and no cobblestones in sight.

Georgian townhouse on a quiet crescent in Stockbridge, with a whirlpool tub in the suite and fine wines at turndown. Ten minutes on foot from Princes Street.

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Victorian lodge in Ossett with a whirlpool tub in the room and breakfast included. Small property, though some guests note the rooms could use a refresh.