St James Quarter, Edinburgh
W Edinburgh
W Edinburgh has 199 rooms and 45 suites across three buildings around St James Square: the 12-storey Ribbon, the newly built stone-faced Quarter House, and James Craig Walk, a heritage-listed Georgian terrace of 1775. SUSHISAMBA and the W Lounge occupy the top floors, whose terraces look out from Arthur's Seat to the sea.
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About the property
- Opened
- 2023
- Rooms
- 199
- Suites
- 45
- Interiors
- Jestico + Whiles
- Owned by
- Nuveen Real Estate
From our stays
We stayed in October 2025
Rooms and suites
Fabulous Room Castle View
23 sq m · Edinburgh Castle view · one king
Wonderful Room
26–27 sq m · one king or two doubles
Fabulous Room with View
26 sq m · one king
Fabulous Room
27 sq m · one king or two doubles, balcony
Suites
Studio Suite
41 sq m · one king, sitting area
Fantastic Suite
42–45 sq m · one king or two doubles, separate living room
Cool Corner with Terrace
53 sq m · corner suite with terrace
Marvellous Suite
57 sq m · one king, separate living room
Cool Corner Castle View
62 sq m · Edinburgh Castle view · corner suite
Wow Suite
100 sq m · city view · on the eighth and ninth floors of the Ribbon · suite-long private terrace and round super-king bed
Extreme Wow Suite
149 sq m · city view · round bed, separate living and dining rooms
Dining and wellness
- SUSHISAMBA Edinburgh
- Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian restaurant
- W Lounge
- all-day dining lounge
- W Deck
- seasonal rooftop bar
- Joao's Place
- cocktail bar
- Wellness
- AWAY Spa has four treatment rooms and a double treatment room; the 24-hour FIT gym has Technogym equipment.
Where it is
- Edinburgh Waverley station
- 4 min on foot
- Edinburgh Airport
- 35 min by train
- Edinburgh Airport
- 28 min by car
1 St James Square, Edinburgh
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For the Castle, book a Castle View room. For quiet, ask for James Craig Walk, the Georgian terrace of 1775 with high ceilings, tall sash windows, a private entrance and a dedicated W Insider concierge; the Ribbon and Quarter House are closer to the restaurants and bars.
Fabulous Room Castle View (23 sq m), Wonderful Room (26–27 sq m), Fabulous Room with View (26 sq m) and Fabulous Room (27 sq m). Suites: Studio Suite (41 sq m), Fantastic Suite (42–45 sq m), Cool Corner with Terrace (53 sq m), Marvellous Suite (57 sq m), Cool Corner Castle View (62 sq m), Wow Suite (100 sq m) and Extreme Wow Suite (149 sq m).
We book W Edinburgh through Marriott Luminous, so you get a room upgrade on arrival when one is available, daily breakfast for two and early check-in and late checkout when available, at no extra cost to you. Some hotels add a US$100 credit; most do not.
SUSHISAMBA Edinburgh, japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian; W Lounge, all-day dining (Opens onto the W Deck); W Deck, seasonal rooftop bar (360-degree views over the city) and Joao's Place, cocktail bar with Brazilian-inspired small plates.
AWAY Spa has four treatment rooms and a double treatment room; the 24-hour FIT gym has Technogym equipment.
On St James Square in the St James Quarter, in the centre of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is about 7.8 km away; Glasgow International about 59.5 km.
W Edinburgh opened in 2023.
Architecture and interiors by Jestico + Whiles. The hotel joins two new buildings, the 12-storey Ribbon and the stone-faced Quarter House, to James Craig Walk, a heritage-listed Georgian terrace of 1775, around St James Square.
