The Salutation Hotel is a

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and

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, Scotland. It is a Category B

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dating to around 1810, with earlier embellishments and later alterations.30-36 SOUTH STREET, SALUTATION HOTEL
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It is said to be the oldest hotel building in Scotland. It has expanded to occupy three neighbouring

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s, one to the right and two to the left. The earliest building recorded on this site was a private house belonging to the Murray family. It operated as a coaching inn between 1699 and 1745, and was a resting point on the coach roads from

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and

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to the south to

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and

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to the north. The current street elevation was constructed in the early 19th century, at which time the Venetian window was added by Sir Robert Reid, the King's architect in Scotland. On 31 December 1745, a belated 25th birthday party for

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was held at the hotel. The building's facade has distinctive painted

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figures. Inside, in room number 20, a stone fireplace is dated 1699. In the courtyard, to the rear, there is a stone dated 1619 bearing arms of the

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played a show at the hotel, in the Moncreiffe Suite, on 7 November 1969.

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have also stayed at the hotel. A renovation project of the hotel's exterior won the biennial Perth Civic Trust Award in 2016."Historic Perth property project nets award"
– '' The Courier'', 22 July 2016

Facilities

The hotel has a bar (Reid's Bar) and a restaurant (The Adam Restaurant).Food and drink
– Salutation Hotel official website

Gallery

File:Salutation Hotel, South Street Perth - geograph.org.uk - 2674725.jpg, A wider view of its location on South Street, 2011

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* Hotels in Perth and Kinross Listed buildings in Perth, Scotland Hotel buildings completed in the 19th century Listed hotels in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross 19th-century establishments in Scotland {{Scotland-struct-stub

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