While Lynn Massie, 34, and Neil Cooper, 31, from Aberdeen, have been staying at the hotel on a two-d

A man and a woman were found dead at the luxury Scotsman Hotel in the Scottish capital at 12.15pm and detectives have not ruled out suicide. The sixth floor of the hotel was evacuated and a cordon was placed outside the hotel entrance near the historic Royal Mile area of Scotland. A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Inquiries are at an early stage and the deaths are being treated as unexplained at this time." The busy holiday season has begun as thousands flock to Edinburgh for the popular Fringe Festival which officially starts tomorrow.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were at the scene while roads remained open to the traffic. rail cruise america Norma and Derek Cameron, from Kelso in the Scottish Borders, were staying at the hotel while they attend the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. In the aftermath of the bodies being discovered they were prevented from returning to their room on the eighth floor.
Mrs Cameron, 71, said: "We wanted to get in and get refreshed. "The police weren't giving anything away. They just said that the hotel had been closed rail cruise america and everyone evacuated. rail cruise america "It's horrible to think about. I'm not sure I want to go back in now."
While Lynn Massie, 34, and Neil Cooper, 31, from Aberdeen, have been staying at the hotel on a two-day city break. Ms Massie said: "We're really shocked. I feel very sorry for the families of the two people. I don't know what happened but it's quite sad. "You don't expect something rail cruise america like this to happen at a five-star hotel. It's a shame for the hotel staff too."