Channings Hotel

I shall now and forever call these folks: My Parental Unit Minders.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve hosted the Canadian Invasion and when they no longer fit in my tiny mews house, it was time to plunk the relatives in a hotel.
Channings Hotel is located in Stockbridge on a quiet little street. I daresay, unless you have folks living in the neighbourhood (or have smartly come to the ol’ Unilocal mobile), you wouldn’t find it. Which would be a shame, as it’s much more reasonable than some of the spots in town and dealt with my family members like pros.
My mother and step father stayed here for a little under a week. My step father is sight impaired, so it was important to have a space where he could easily get around. Plus, they’re both over 6ft tall (if you’ve met me: yes, really.) so we can’t get away with a little space. This place was perfect! They stayed on the main floor in a basic but clean and spacious room. Plus, it opened up onto the common space, so it was like having their own living room and easy to get in and out of. A full breakfast was included with the price (which still amazes us Canucks who are used to a bare continental breakfast) and they have a pub downstairs — which is pretty basic, but still handy.
All in all, it was a great choice and the next time the folks come a’ visiting — i’ll be calling them again.

I love Stockbridge.
There’s a living room to make friends with other ballers.
There’s a dope bar and breakfast spot for awesome beers and traditional Scottish breakfasts.
The rooms are comfy and spacious.
The front desk peeps and all the employees are hella nice.

Very nice small hotel located in residential neighborhood. Many attractions, stores, restaurants, etc. within walking distance (e.g. National Gallery about 30 minutes), and it seemed that there was nearby bus service. However, if you want to be in the heart of things, you might want a different hotel. Very pleasant and helpful staff. Onsite bar/​restaurant (pleasant, but nothing special). I had standard double room, which was reasonably sized, and included bathroom with both a nice tub and a separate stall shower. The rate I got (less than $ 200/​night through Expedia) included a good free breakfast and free wifi. Room had heat, but apparently no a/​c or ventilation system (although windows opened).

Love this place. It’s within walking distance to Edinburgh Castle and down town. The rooms are large, comfortable, and well kept… oh, and quiet. The surroundings are park like and picturesque. And the pub in the basement is the best pub in town, in a town that has a lot of pubs we frequently chose the Channings pub over the rest for dinner. In the States we call a place like the Channings a boutique hotel; not very many rooms, but a bit more than a B and B. The staff are super friendly and quickly learn our names, and likes and dislikes. And they forgave the Yank who asked «Are the rooms air conditioned?» I had no idea Edinburgh was so far north. They have an internet room where I managed to keep up my tutorial work online. And the lobby area reminds me of a manor house library with a huge mirror on one wall. My wife and I will return one day to Scotland and the Channings will likely be the place we’ll stay.

We stayed here for 2 nights a week ago and really like this B&B
Pros:
— Very cute, clean, modern facilities. Bathroom is very new
— Nice staff. very attentive
— Extensive breakfast; both hot and cold (continental)
Cons:
— It’s a 15+ min walk to Old town. Not as near as it looks on the map. Not as convenient IF you want to stay near The Royal Mile
— Very quiet surrounding area; no shops or restaurants nearby
— Room walls are a little thin. We could hear our neighbors walking around the 2^nd nite; the 1^st nite was fine.
— Inconsistent food.
the 1^st morning, breakfast was great; we had the hot scottish breakfast which came with eggs of your choice… i had fluffy scrambled eggs which were delish and 2 sausages, yummy bacon etc.
The next morning, completely diff. They gave me 1 sausage, the scrambled eggs were horrendous– like airplane eggs. I had to send it back and get a poached egg. My friend had requested an over easy egg and it wasn’t…it was pretty much hard-​boiled. It was odd to get such an inconsistent b’fast the very next day after a really yummy one the day before.
Overall, i liked the B&B even though it was a little further away from the main strip… would recommend for a quiet getaway. Good luck with the chef/​b’fast

It looks like this will be my first time to be first to review something. Fun!
After some hefty internet searching and reading (lots on TripAdvisor), I settled on Channings as my home base for a couple of vacationg/​personal days that I was spending in Edinburgh after a long London-​Cardiff-​Glasgow trip. It is part of the Town House Company, a boutique chain that operates other properties in the city. While one of their less expensive offerings, it was still a bit of a splurge for me (especially when you consider the GBP to USD conversion), but I wanted a nice, personal 4-​star place.
Channings is small and operates on a very old world scale. It is situated in a couple of connected town houses in a residential area (but that’s easily walkable to the center of Edinburgh). Upon my arrival, the front desk person checked me in quickly and directed me to my room. The room was quite small (though I know I had one of the cheapest ones, so it’s to be expected and I didn’t mind), but well-​appointed (really handsomely decorated) with nice sheets on the bed, a decently sized desk, and bathroom with tub. There was a basket with coffee/​tea makings and some biscuits as well. And there was (I think) free wifi, which is always appreciated. I don’t watch TV when I travel so I honestly don’t recall if there was one for sure, but I think there was. The view from my windows was really quite picturesque. I think that the only drawback for me was the lack of bathrobe (s). For a 4-​star place this nice, it would seem to fit… and makes for nice lounging about.
The service by the staff is quite detail-​oriented. I received emails from Scott, the concierge prior to my stay (separate from the confirmation emails), asking if I had questions or any special needs. He was immensely helpful in accepting a package there on my behalf prior to my arrival. And when I was having trouble with the radiator on the bathtub one evening and called the reception desk, they sent him right up. He was quite friendly (and didn’t make me feel silly for not knowing how to work it). The rest of the front desk staff was equally helpful with questions and directions (minus one instance on my last day in which I was misguided to the bus stop for the airport bus… which could have been disastrous, had I not found a nice local, walking the streets who helped me out). The same woman did do me a nice favor, however, in letting me pay part of the balance of my bill in GBP (so as to get rid of them before leaving the UK) and the rest via credit card.
My breakfasts were included in my room rate. They were served in the downstairs restaurant. While the convenience was appreciated, they were just OK and nothing terribly special (though I should admit that I found that I’m simply not a fan of the full Scottish breakfast… or English/​Welsh elsewhere). My dinners there, however, were quite nice. One evening, I had the simple, but exquisite homemade pie and mash. The pie was excellent and overflowed with tender venison, cooked perfectly, and hearty vegetables. The next evening, I had a lovely salad packed with goat cheese and a fantastic duck entrée (in which the duck was a perfect medium rare)…and some sort of yummy, but not too heavy dessert. The wines were reasonably priced, as I recall. Both times I ate in the more casual bar area (as opposed to the more formal place settings in other rooms). It was fine and pleasant, but the feel and décor seemed incongruous with the rest of the establishment (though it seemed to be a neighborhood hang out for some… which has a nice, casual feel). Service was attentive, but nothing overwhelming.
It’s a quiet hotel, which I liked. I slept well and easily (due not only to running myself hard sightseeing all day, but also the peace and the quality of the bed/​sheets). I enjoyed the quaint, refined feel (In addition to the handsome bedrooms, the lobby is also quite attractive, with lots of beautifully upholstered chairs). And as I mentioned, though it’s set off a bit from the city center, it’s quite convenient if you enjoy walking.
I had a lovely time at Channings. It’s a classy establishment that enhanced my experience in Scotland. I’d pick it over the larger hotels any day, I’m guessing for personality and charm.

Very Nice hotel, at first IT Look à Little Bit taditona, nur The Room are modern, stylish and clean. The bathroom has abou 18 sqm! Very nice

Channings is a beautiful hideaway, boutique hotel and there is something very serene about the whole Channings experience.
I spent a lovely day here as a delegate at an away day. The rooms are old world charm and glamour. The food was exceptional and the staff attentive. I didn’t know until I got there that this used to be the home of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. There’s certainly plenty of seafaring knick nacks on the walls. Parking is on street, so good luck with that.

I’ve been searching for a decent, reasonably-​priced hotel in Edinburgh for a long time and I think I’ve finally found it! Channings is part of the Town House hotels group and is, as the name suggests, a traditional Edinburgh townhouse. The reception area is lovely with a wide range of sofas and comfortable chairs in a variety of nooks and crannies, all tastefully decorated. The room was a good size with a clean and modern bathroom, complete with Molton Brown products. Many of the rooms have bay windows and rooms at the front can have a good view over the north of the city towards Fife. Breakfast took a bit of finding (the hotel can be a bit of a warren, especially in the basement) but was well worth it. Overall, a great find!

Really I want to rate my experience here as four and a half as it was so close to five, with only quite minor negative aspects about the night — for every customer oriented change the staff were able to authorise something else would be immovable.
We had booked a table for 4 to partake of an offer advertised as 3 courses for £25 with glass of house wine — an exceptionally good deal. The wine never materialised but we were happy to sample the amuse bouche that did so no complaints there really. Communication difficulties led to our 4^th member not making it along which ended up putting the chef to the trouble of cooking a redundant main course — clearly this was an error on our part so we were happy to pay the single dish price of that. We were then pleasantly surprised when our waitress brought the dish for us to takeaway (we later donated it to a grateful homeless woman on George Street). The other main positive change was the waiver of the £5 steak surcharge due to the offer menu not having been printed up, again the honesty of this was appreciated. When settling up the final bill, however, it turned out that the 3 course price was the only option — £25 whether you had 1, 2 or all 3. Whether this would have been clear on the printed menu is unknown but there was no small print to that effect on the web (our waitress was clearly not long in the job so no blame can be apportioned to her initial testament that 2 courses would be £17.50, as that is apparently an option at some time. Her service was exemplary otherwise). Either way we paid what was requested with no tip.
As to the quality of the food we had virtually no issues — the steak was one of the best ever, my bream was very good with asparagus that melted in the mouth and the duck seemed to be an excellent choice for our friend who’d never had it before. My pigeon breast starter was a bit fattier than ideal but the wines (Chilean Pinot Grigio & Cab Sauv) were very palatable at £17.95 each and the panne cotta, chocolate soufflé-​type dessert and the peach concoction all finished things off to a tee. Coupled with a very relaxing atmosphere & cosy surrondings this is definitely a restaurant to go back to.