Point A to open new Edinburgh city centre hotel in St Andrew Square this summer

Point A Hotels has announced that its brand new St Andrew Square location is scheduled to open from July, with bookings for the new accommodation now open on the Point A website.

Featuring 206 rooms, including 148 double rooms and 58 twin rooms, the new hotel will be located on 9-10 St Andrew Square at the end of Rose Street and overlooking the square.

Point A Hotels will be opening a new location on St Andrew Square in the centre of Edinburgh this summer. | Point A Hotels

The category A-listed building was most recently used as an office block before as well as housing a Sainsbury’s Local store on the ground floor, which closed in October 2024.

The historic building was built by Sir Basil Spence in 1962.

Point A has also boasted of the new hotel’s proximity to Edinburgh Waverley station, as well as shopping spots on Princes Street, George Street and St James Quarter.

The new Point A location on St Andrew Square will feature 206 rooms. | Point A

The new hotel will feature interior design by Leisure Concepts with the design following Point A’s Gen 5 design concept with a focus on the Danish concept of ‘Hygge’, which puts focus on comfort and cosiness.

There is a focus on sustainability with high-efficiency air source heat pumps providing heating, cooling and hot water throughout the building.

Edinburgh's new Point A hotel will be located at 9-10 St Andrew Square. | Point A

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The new hotel is the second Point A location in the city. Point A already operates a hotel on Morrison Street near Haymarket, which opened in 2019.

Nic Wenn, managing director at Point A Hotels, said: “Edinburgh remains one of the UK’s most dynamic hotel markets and St Andrew Square is one of the city’s most sought-after locations.

“We have been presented in Edinburgh since 2019 and we are delighted to be launching our second hotel in such a great location in the city.”