spent a wonderful day and night at Prestonfield for our first anniversary on the 26 October. We had previously read all the other reviews and i couldn't wait to try it for ourselves. The service is absolutely fantastic, from the wonderful kilted doorman who took us to our room, in fact, everyone was there to help and make sure you wanted for nothing.
After having a glass of champagne in our beautiful room, we ventured up stairs to the Tapestry room where we sat in front of a glorious open fire and drank our superbly made cocktails, along with complimentary nibbles ( olives, hand cooked crisps and a selection of nuts). did not want to leave here but had to get changed for dinner, so went back to room and had more champagne.
Dinner in Rhubarb was devine, the food is beautifully cooked and presented, the staff were again attentive. My husband and I had completey different things from the menu and everything tasted wonderful.
we spent a relaxing night in a luxuriously comfortable bed, before wandering down for breafkfast, all I shall say is you have got to have Eggs Benedict!!!!! Superb, and hubby didn't complain about his full cooked breakfast, there was a wide selection of the usual things for breakfast, the only difference here is the quality is first class, and i am only sorry i couldn't try it all.
so if you are thinking of going here, don't think just GO.

We stayed here for one night before heading off to the The Witchery. We loved it! We went for no other reason than to spend some time together away from the hamster wheel of daily life - and it worked.
The rooms are decadent, opulent, (call them what you will!) but the most important thing for us was the comfort! We enjoyed the champagne
and chocolate which greeted us on arrival and loved Rhubarb where we ate a bit too well!!

The staff were very helpful and courteous too. On check out we asked about parking at The Witchery and were told that it would be better to leave the car at Prestonfield until the end of our stay because parking in the centre of Edinburgh can be tricky. They were happy for
us to do that and what's more, they arranged for us to be taken to The Witchery in the Prestonfield car. How helpful is that?! We will go back to Prestonfield next time we visit Edinburgh - we usually go in autumn as a family but I can see the need to leave the kids at home a bit more often!!!

My husband and I stayed here for just one night in March, as a night away after our very quiet wedding. It came as a complete surprise to me as I was certain we were going somewhere else! Apparently my husband had picked the Prestonfield because it had a helipad....yes that came as a complete surprise to me as well.......the scattering Prestonfield peacocks looked rather surprised when we arrived too! Perhaps the guest who found the noise of the peacocks irritating, should arrive in future by helicopter......! Its also a wonderful way to see Edinburgh!
From the moment we arrived the legendary attentive service began....the smart kiltie who came to carry our bag was absolutely frozen....he'd been standing by for a while, in a biting wind for us to actually land. A fair impression of stoic dedication to duty!
The facade of the beautiful sandstone building is fairly typical of Edinburgh architecture and as such is reasonably impressive, but in no way does it prepare you for the initial view of the interior. Description defies me, it is remarkably like a stage set, but without the wobbly scenery, although later...having sampled the incredible wine with our equally incredible dinner, I should think more than a few guests will have experienced that particular phenomenon!
The interior shouldn't work..........in fact as a design project it should look incredibly contrived...but somehow it doesn't, and as a mere mortal one cannot help but absolutely love the complete theatre of it all.
We stayed in the 'Winston Churchill' suite, complete with a luxurious bathroom each and all modern conveniences available but hidden discreetly behind gorgeous antique furniture. The liberal use of opulent fabrics in rich shades of aubergine, wine and purple, velvet flocked wallpaper and piles of tasselled and jewelled cushions on the large and extremely comfortable bed certainly helped to make the suite the ultimate in 'let's give the sightseeing a miss' luxury....and not a whiff of stale cigar smoke anywhere!
As we had arrived mid afternoon and were feeling a little peckish, (especially after a couple of glasses of champagne already on ice in our room), we decided to wander down to the 'drawing room', where yet another helpful kilted chap materialised to offer us coffee, drinks, light the log fire, and proffer a 'snack' menu that would put some top class restaurants to shame. I have to admit I spent the afternoon of my wedding in a tapestried room, curled up on a squashy leather chair in front of a roaring fire, glass in hand, stuffing my face with a fantastic brie and cranberry sandwich and getting soundly beaten by my husband at Scrabble! Absolute bliss! In hindsight we should have shared a sarnie.... I could not for love nor money manage a dessert after dinner and had to content myself with longing looks at other diners plates. The Rhubarb restaurant is beautifully elegant, in a surprisingly (compared to the rest of the hotel)muted and restored Georgian way...the service is incredibly attentive but not hoveringly annoying, and the food itself is fantastic and certainly not overpriced. We retired to the drawing room after dinner where my husband ordered an Irish coffee.....this is the ultimate test for him, he considers himself to be a foremost expert on this beverage......... it passed with flying colours! Breakfast did not disappoint either, I think my eggs Benedict were the best ever. In fact the only disappointment of the whole stay, was the fact I knew we had to leave!
Suffice to say ,I am expecting to be taken there again .....for at least a week, to celebrate our anniversary!

Absolutely gorgeous hotel, I would not hesitate to recommend it for a special occasion break, it would be a real treat. Especialy if you love boutique hotels and want somewhere truly indulgent.

We were greeted at the airport by a chauffeur from the hotel wearing a sleek black outfit, including kilt. The hotel is a little way outside Edinburgh but the surrounding grounds are beautiful with peacocks freely wandering around in front of the hotel entrance.

The hotel's interior has been beautifully designed with heavy fabrics and rich colours, lending itself perfectly to an autumn or winter break.

The staff were extremely helpful and curteous. I will definitely be booking a return visit.

Check out the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel collection website which has more details about this hotel and other amazing boutique hotels. We booked our trip through them and got the hotel transfer free.