Minto Hotel Closing

[Bishop Hibee]

As the title says and not reopening as a hotel according to their Facebook page. Many a party, wedding and funeral reception attended there. Anyone know what's happening to it? Seems strange given all the new hotels opening in Edinburgh.

[Pretty Boy]

I'd guess it would have required a fortune spent on it to bring it back up to standard, it had become really tired in recent years.

It's one of those hotels that falls into a strange category. Not budget but not good enough to really push on either. The fact there are so many fantastic B&Bs and guest houses in the surrounding area as well as the new Ibis not a million miles away probably didn't help either.

[MSK]

Had my wedding reception, Rolls Royce, Piper etc at the Minto hotel 26 years ago, sad to hear of its closure 😢

[TRC]

Who's got it nowadays?

[McD]

i was at a party there once, just realised it nearly 19 years ago....jeez, how did that happen?! What a sobering thought :greengrin

[heretoday]

There used to be a hotel called the FBI down that way at one time. What did it stand for?

[woodythehibee]

Sold for £8m and the new owner is turning it into flats and staff made redundant.

Sad to see it go. Many great family occasions held there over the years..

[Biggie]

Had my wedding reception, Rolls Royce, Piper etc at the Minto hotel 26 years ago, sad to hear of its closure 

Had my wedding reception there 30 years ago........great venue

[Lucius Apuleius]

There used to be a hotel called the FBI down that way at one time. What did it stand for?

****** big Indians in the joke I remember.

[truehibernian]

Was it not an old Charlie McKinlay place ? Terrible track history - never seemed to have fire extinguishers !

[MSK]

Was it not an old Charlie McKinlay place ? Terrible track history - never seemed to have fire extinguishers !The Minto ? John Dourley and family ran it for years, he had it at the time I had my wedding reception there.

[Peevemor]

Was it not an old Charlie McKinlay place ? Terrible track history - never seemed to have fire extinguishers !

I don't think he had any hotels.

[Godsahibby]

Did Robbos ex Mrs not run it?

[Teo10]

There used to be a hotel called the FBI down that way at one time. What did it stand for?


****** big Indians in the joke I remember.

It stands for Foralls Business Investments. Yes Lucius that was the joke but we're certainly not Indians :wink:

[Greenworld]

The Minto ? John Dourley and family ran it for years, he had it at the time I had my wedding reception there.
Yes sold it for a small fortune years ago.....the new owners put robbos ex in charge and it was down hill all the way from there...

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[Pretty Boy]

Yes sold it for a small fortune years ago.....the new owners put robbos ex in charge and it was down hill all the way from there...

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She's now in charge at my old work. Not popular is what I'm told.

[Greenworld]

She's now in charge at my old work. Not popular is what I'm told.
Thats kind off what I was told at minto very unpopular nasty person you wonder how they get jobs

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[Betty Boop]

She's now in charge at my old work. Not popular is what I'm told.

Does she not work for the Council now ?

[Pretty Boy]

Does she not work for the Council now ?

She may have moved on recently but up until about 3 months ago she was definitely still in the hotel trade.

[Pretty Boy]

Thats kind off what I was told at minto very unpopular nasty person you wonder how they get jobs

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Tbh I think being nasty and unpopular is a bit of requirement to get on in the hotel game. An unwillimgness to accept people may have a life outside work and the ability to talk a good game probably helps as well.

[Greenworld]

Tbh I think being nasty and unpopular is a bit of requirement to get on in the hotel game. An unwillimgness to accept people may have a life outside work and the ability to talk a good game probably helps as well.
Yes thats true I knew some of the people running it before and they were older good people been round the block needed to be working for jake g lol but thats what happens ..

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[Scouse Hibee]

Tbh I think being nasty and unpopular is a bit of requirement to get on in the hotel game. An unwillimgness to accept people may have a life outside work and the ability to talk a good game probably helps as well.

After spending 10 years at the Caley as the Security Manager I can confirm you have hit the nail firmly on the head PB :-)