Roxburgh Hotel, Charlotte Square and George Street, Edinburgh

The Roxburgh Hotel occupies a prominent position on Charlotte Square and George Street in Edinburgh. Constructed in 1791 to a design by Robert Adam, it is a large, symmetrical, three-storey building with a basement and attic, spanning nineteen bays and forming one of a pair that flank the entrance to George Street. The design was amended by Robert Reid in 1810, and later alterations were carried out, including work by Lorimer & Matthew in 1939, alongside more recent additions like the attics. The building is constructed of polished cream sandstone ashlar, with rock-faced stone at basement level and V-jointed rustication at ground floor. It features a cill course to the first and second floors, and a prominent cornice.

The west (Charlotte Square) elevation is dominated by a five-bay centrepiece with an arcade at ground floor featuring round-headed windows and a central doorway. Outer bays project slightly at ground level, and feature giant Ionic columns with balustrades between their bases, extending upwards to the upper floors. At first floor level, the central window is topped with a consoled pediment, while flanking windows are corniced. The ends of the building have three-bay pavilions with tripartite windows at ground and first floors; the first floor windows are framed by columns and a blind balustrade within a segmental-arched recess. Festooned panels are positioned above doorways in the inner bays. A pilastered porch was added in 1963. The southern pavilion has a pyramidal roof, while the northern pavilion and the five inner bays have a 20th-century mansard roof. Additional dormers include a pair with piend roofs at the centre, a bipartite dormer to the right, and a box dormer with three segmental-headed windows at number 35.

The south (George Street) elevation has a five-bay design, with a three-bay corniced extension in ashlar added in 1939 by Lorimer & Matthew. The three right bays feature a pediment and a timber canted window to the left, with blind windows on the right. A mansard roof with a single dormer is present. The two left bays are narrower, with taller windows at the second floor, and the cornice aligns with that of 134 George Street. A bowed, tripartite, slate-hung dormer is also present. A gabled end, constructed from coursed rubble, is visible at the south, featuring windows at the centre. A modern extension is located at the rear of numbers 33-35.

The building has timber sash and case windows with 12 panes to each, and some windows contain plate glass. Corniced ashlar stacks are visible.

The interior of numbers 35-39 has been substantially altered and integrated to form the hotel.

Original cast-iron spearhead railings and lamp standards are retained.