The Edinburgh Balmoral Reading about the history of one of the world's great hotels is always fascinating. Here is the history of the world famous North British, now the Balmoral Hotel , in Edinburgh kindly provided by the Balmoral Hotel.
Old habits die hard.
The harsh fact is that the new name was not chosen for the sake of local people any more than the old one was. The new name marked a change of identity and, with a fascinating twist of fate, the ten story building at the east end of Princess Street once more became the flagship of a growing business empire. The hotel reopened with a pioneering spirit which echoed the original opening of the North British almost 90 years ago. Then it was a curiously low-key affair. On the Edinburgh Stock Market North British Railway shares dropped 1s 3d and two days later rose by 17s 6d.