Edinburgh hotel with health club overlooking royal mile near edinburgh castle in old town on the north bridge the carlton hotel overlooks the picturesque royal mile its a 3 minute walk from st giles cathedral and 9 minutes from greyfriars kirk and edinburgh castle for touring edinburgh waverley station is next door and the airport is 8 miles away museum and palace you can walk 8 minutes to the national museum of scotland 12 minutes to the shops of princes street and the scottish nation