Edinburgh
A cluster of gothic suites at the gates of Edinburgh Castle, all tapestries, four-posters and candlelight. It is wickedly romantic and wholly unsuitable for anyone with a sensible disposition.
Breakfast arrives in a hamper; dinner, downstairs in the panelled Witchery restaurant, is a feast of Scottish game and claret.
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