July 12 2023

A prominent Edinburgh hotel is in line for significant alterations to the street-level presence and rooftop to accommodate its expansion.

The B-listed Old Waverley is expanding into a parade of retail units on Princes Street, subsuming the space into the body of the hotel above. This will be conducted in tandem with the addition of a rooftop plant to a consented top-level extension.

The Edinburgh Collection has asked CDA to oversee these changes, implementing a previously approved 10-bedroom rooftop extension that will also restore cast iron cresting and finials from the 1883 design.

On top of this, a plant room is to be added to house mechanical and electrical services which will not fit in the basement. A corner retail unit turning into South St David Street will be repurposed as a new entrance, defined by a jet-black canopy. The grander space also permits the inclusion of a reception and lift access, with the main stair brought down to street level.

Modelled on New York's Marlton Hotel the planned works extend to a north-facing lane at the rear, where an external escape stair is to be removed and in favour of an internalised replacement, screened by zinc cladding.

2 Comments

#1 Posted by Spanky on 14 Jul 2023 at 12:34 PM

Just what Princes Street needs, more empty retail units.

#2 Posted by Veer on 22 Sep 2023 at 21:50 PM

Good idee.
My favoriete Edinburgh hotel. I love it.
This year it will be our 6 stay there.
Nov 4th-nov 11th 2023
Best hotel ever.

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