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| Edinburgh is a city steeped in history and every building has it's story to tell and the Parliament House Hotel is no exception. What is today the hotel’s restaurant was the first building on the street over 400 years ago. It was from around here that the London stagecoaches used to leave. The original Jacobean building was later joined by Georgian additions as Edinburgh’s New Town came to fruition towards the end of the 18th century. Agnes Maclehose used to live across the street from the hotel. She is better known as ‘Clarinda’, the pen name she adopted for her intimate involvement with Robert Burns (he used the name ‘Sylvander’ in their passionate letters to each other). Agnes was beautiful, witty and wrote poetry and Burns used to visit her at home for clandestine meetings. However, she broke off their relationship when Burns acknowledged Jean Armour as his wife. At the time of his death, Burns still had a silhouette of ‘Clarinda’ in his possession. The buildings that now make up the Parliament House Hotel have seen a variety of uses over the centuries, from manufacturing to local government. It was only in 1997 that they were all brought together to create a hotel. A recent refurbishment has revitalised public areas and bedrooms with an easy elegance and relaxed ambience for guests to enjoy as they create their own Edinburgh stories. |
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