A Weekend Jaunt: Part 3 – Sheraton Grand & Edinburgh

Previous Trip Notes
A Weekend Jaunt – Part 1: UA950 Business Class: IAD > BRU
A Weekend Jaunt – Part 2: 5 Hours in Brussels
A Weekend Jaunt – Part 3: Sheraton Grand & Edinburgh

I was excited to experience the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh. Many reviews online state that this is the nicest Sheraton in the brand.

Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa Edinburgh

The entrance and lobby was nice, but nothing extraordinary. Being an SPG Gold Member (courtesy of my SPG AMEX Credit Card), they offered an upgrade to a Castle View Room. The room was nice, but again, nothing extraordinary:

Sheraton Grand Edinburgh, Castle View Room

Sheraton Grand Edinburgh, Castle View Room – Bathroom

It was approaching the evening, and we wanted to explore the city. Edinburgh is a great walking-city, despite the large-scale grades. But we strapped up our shoes and hit the streets:

Edinburgh Castle – Only a short walk from the Sheraton

Edinburgh Castle

The city was beautiful:

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

Edinburgh Sightseeing

We grabbed dinner at Wildfire, a restaurant located on the pedestrian road, Rose Street – one block off of Prince Street. It was a very good meal – highly recommended. At this point we were exhausted, and headed back to the hotel. We arrived around 9pm, and were passed out by 10pm. Given that my dad sleeps about 6 hours a night, and I wake up habitually at 7:30am, we didn’t feel like we needed to set an alarm – we were picking up our car at 11am the following morning. So even if we slept in, we would be up by 9am, right?

Overall, a very nice – albeit short – stay in Edinburgh.