[elspeth334, 21.09.2007] The author describes the Howard Hotel Edinburgh as being located in "a classic New Town building" which is"elegant and superbly proportioned". The Hotel is furnished throughout with "antique furniture and original art" which makes it resemble "a swank private club". Among the many features of this hotel are "butlers and Web-equipped TVs" and it has the " most up-to-date facilities". The view we are told from the "best rooms overlook the garden."