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The two Edinburgh hotels named the UK's best by Conde Nast Traveller readers

The top hotels in the UK have been named by the readers of an influential travel mag – with Edinburgh venues dominating the top 10.

Although London had a category all for itself in the Conde Nast Traveller awards, when it came to the rest of the UK, Edinburgh was the only city to have two entry’s make the top ten against the whole of the UK.

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It will come as no surprise that the Hilton run, Caledonian - Waldorf Astoria on Princes Street took the third top spot with a 95.19 rating. The suave city centre hotel has several Michelin AA stars for the Pompadour which is an award winning kitchen run by Masterchef's Dean Banks.

Located just minutes from the New Town, Dean Bridge and with stunning views of Edinburgh Castle the hotel is a favourite for visitors to the capital.

The gorgeous hotel has A-list guests all year round and is one of the grandest hotels in the city with a nights stay costing around £400.

InterContinental Edinburgh The George landed two awards (Instagram @intercontinentaledinburgh)

The next capital hotel on the list coming in at seventh is the Intercontinental Edinburgh The George, which is described as: "A grand hotel since 1881 and nestled in the UNESCO World Heritage area of the beautiful and cultured city of Edinburgh."

There is a collection of Georgian townhouses on George Street that make up the InterContinental Edinburgh The George. The hotel also bagged Best Hotel in Scotland in the 2022 Prestige Hotel Awards.

Centred in the New Town just minutes from Waverley Station and the National Galleries of Scotland the grand hotel has many literary ties which inspired the name of their award winning restaurant, The Printing Press.

The Printing Press which gets its name from the link to Scotland’s prestigious publishing house, Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, founded by renowned writers from the late 1780s who were also residents at this address.

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The Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Choice Awards survey results have been taken from hundreds of thousands of respondents who submitted ratings from April through to June 2022. The top hotels in the UK according to Conde Nast Traveller can be found below.

10. Glenapp Castle, Ayrshire. Score 93.24

9. Heckfield Place, Hampshire. Score 93.86.

8. The Newt in Somerset. Score 93.92.

7. InterContinental Edinburgh The George. Score 94.04

6. University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection, Cambridge. Score 94.93.

5. The Gainsborough Bath Spa. Score 95.01.

4. The Pig, New Forest. Score 95.05.

3. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian. Score 95.19

2. Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire. Score 95.42.

1. The Fife Arms, Scottish Highlands. Score 95.75

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