The Glasshouse Edinburgh is located less than 10 blocks from landmarks including The Edinburgh Playhouse Theater, St. James shopping center, National Gallery of Scotland, Princes Street Gardens and St. Giles Cathedral. Edinburgh Castle is less than one kilometer away.

The glass architecture incorporates the facade of the 150-year-old Lady Glenorchy Church into the Glasshouse Edinburgh.

A two acre rooftop garden is landscaped with lawn, shrubs, a patio, and paths offers view of Calton Hill. The roof garden is open all day and often hosts sculpture exhibitions.

Three modern boardrooms and two syndicate rooms are available for business functions, and two social rooms, as well as the rooftop garden, are available for events and weddings. The hotel's 19 conference rooms have walls between the rooms that can be rolled back to create larger spaces.

Each of the hotel's suites are named after a Scots whisky and contains a decanter of the whisky for guests to sample.

The hotel is approximately 12 kilometers from Edinburgh Airport.