The Bar/Lounge at InterContinental Edinburgh the George, an IHG Hotel

"In 2006-07, another major renovation took place, bringing with it the stylish new restaurant and bar, Tempus"

"A hotel of standing since Victoria was on the throne Part of this deceptively large building dates to the 18th century and the George itself has been a hotel since 1881 but with new hotel and café-bar competitors along George Street going for an extravagant look in the noughties, even this genteel old stager adopted a boutique look to keep up with the Joneses"

"Some of the standard rooms are quite small, and rooms facing the street may have double glazing, but this location demands triple or quadruple glazing given all the late night noise (which reaches a crescendo when the bars empty out)"

"With a hip(ish) coffee shop, bar and brasserie-style restaurant and impressively up-to-date bedrooms and suites, most of what has been lost in old-fashioned character is gained in style"

"Some of the standard rooms are quite small, and rooms facing the street may have double glazing, but this location demands triple or quadruple glazing given all the late night noise (which reaches a crescendo when the bars empty out)"