COP26: Where did Biden stay in Scotland? Luxury hotel where President Biden stayed for COP26 visit, revealed

US President Joe Biden arrived in Glasgow on Monday 1 October for the first day of climate talks at COP26, but did he stay in Edinburgh or Glasgow during his brief time in Scotland?

With world leaders flocking to Scotland for the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scots lined the streets in Glasgow and Edinburgh to catch glimpses of US President Joe Biden and the Presidential motorcade carrying his entourage.

On Monday, Edinburgh locals were shocked to see President Biden’s motorcade and car, known as ‘The Beast’, pull up at a petrol station on Calder Road to fill up on fuel.

But where did President Biden stay in Scotland during the COP26 conference?

Here’s where President Biden stayed during his visit to Scotland for COP26 – and why the President didn’t stay for the whole climate summit.

Where did President Biden stay for COP26?

Much like many of the delegates, diplomats and world leaders visiting Scotland for the United Nations COP26 summit, the US President did not stay in the host city of Glasgow – which saw accommodation shortages and 400% rent increases in the run-up to the conference.

COP26: Where is Biden staying in Scotland? Luxury location of Biden’s COP26 stay - and is it in Edinburgh or Glasgow? (Image credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci/contributed)

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The President’s motorcade was been spotted at several locations in Edinburgh after President Biden arrived in Scotland on the presidential plane, Air Force One, on Monday morning after the G20 summit in Rome.

It was revealed that during COP26, President Biden would be staying at luxury four star hotel, Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club in the West Lothian village of Kirknewton.

COP26: President Joe Biden gives passers by a thumbs up as he leaves Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club to head to the climate change conference in Glasgow

One of the refurbished master suites at the Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club.

The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club was built as a ‘Scottish Baronial Manor House’ in 1725, according to its website where it describes itself as ‘Edinburgh’s country retreat’ and a ‘celebration of Scottish heritage’.

Its proximity to Edinburgh Airport and the city centre on the A71 also means it is nearby the M8 motorway, which the Presidential motorcade travelled along to Glasgow on during COP26.

How much could Biden’s stay at the Edinburgh country hotel cost?

Rooms at Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club range from more than £100 a night for a standard double room to over £2,000 a night for a stay in the luxury Turret Master Suite.

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Edinburgh Airport after attending the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Image credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

As one of the world’s most powerful and significant leaders, though, the President himself stayed in the Morton Suite Lounge once lived in by Lord Dalmahoy himself, George Dalrymple.

According to the Dalmahoy Hotel’s website, “the historic Suite boasts an elegantly decorated main bedroom, study space and separate sitting room with sofa-bed. There is an additional corner bathroom for the second room with superb views of the surrounding countryside.

"The large king-size bed, espresso coffee machine & evening turndown service add to its sense of prestige.”

Meanwhile, master and junior suites at the Dalmahoy Hotel, which can cost up to £2,588 a night when including breakfast and dinner.

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