Location the scotsman hotel is on north bridge in central edinburgh scotland the royal mile and princes street the capitals main shopping street are just one block from the boutique hotel the national gallery of scotland and st giles cathedral are 5 minutes away by foot while edinburgh castle is just a 10 minute walk away waverley bridge railway station is opposite the hotel edinburgh airport edi is 8 miles away hotel features called the scotsman hotel because it once housed the v