Here’s a look at some of Edinburgh’s hotels in the 1980s and 1990s - ranging from fires to refurbishments to famous guests.
This selection of old photos from the Evening News archive includes the re-opening of the Balmoral Hotel - previously the North British - after major refurbishment, the Caledonian Hotel’s 90th birthday, the development of what is now the Radisson Blu on the Royal Mile and much more.
Scroll through the pictures and get a glimpse of life in the Capital 30 and more years ago.
13. North British Hotel
Scaffolding covers almost all of Edinburgh's North Bridge, including the North British hotel in January 1990. The hotel closed for major refurbishment in 1988 and reopened as The Balmoral Hotel in 1991. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
14. Scandic Crown
The traditional design of the Royal Mile's Scandic Crown hotel - now the Radisson Blu - may lead visitors to think it dates back centuries. But this emblem, set into the ll of the hotel, makes clear it was built in 1990. | TSPL Photo: Bill Stout
15. Friendliest staff
Staff from Edinburgh's Sheraton hotel were voted the friendliest in the United Kingdom in April 1987. | TSPL Photo: Joe Steele
16. Golf and country club
Dalmahoy - a country house built in 1725 for the Dalrymple family - opened as Whitebread's golf and country club in 1990 with a £14.5 million investment from the company. | TSPL Photo: Andrew Stuart