Daniel Pereira (GM of The Scotsman Hotel and The Glasshouse Hotel, Edinburgh)1. Who are you?
Daniel Pereira, General Manager of The Scotsman Hotel and The Glasshouse Hotel. Two of the finest boutique hotels in the heart of the historic city of Edinburgh.

2. What do you like about what you do?
My job is a way of life! I love the challenging elements of my day to day, the sense of satisfaction that one gets from delivering seamless service to our guests and attaining our targets. I would not want to do anything else.

3. What don’t you like about what you do?
I would describe myself as a workaholic and unfortunately my job indulges that side of my personality.

The Glasshouse - ExteriorThe Glasshouse BarThe Glasshouse Roof GardenThe Glasshouse Suite

4. Please tell us about your hotel and your aims with it?
The Scotsman is a bit of an institution in Edinburgh.  The building dates back to 1901 and was the residence of the Scotsman Newspaper until 2001 when it was converted into the Scotsman Hotel. The Scotsman is a unique combination of hotel, award winning Brasserie, Health Club and Spa, each part a distinctive and exclusive venture offering modern service with classic values.

The Glasshouse opened in June 2003 and has quickly established itself as the leading boutique Hotel in the city.  Behind the façade of the 150 year old Lady Glenorchy church, you’ll find the clean, modern lines of The Glasshouse.  Boasting the largest roof garden in Europe and floor to celing windows in all bedrooms, The Glasshouse offers a unique experience in terms of design, decor and service.

We constantly aim to achieve high standards of care in the service that we provide to our guests and to deliver our targets to the board of directors.

5. Are you working with blogs and if yes, what is your favourite blog?
Our PR and marketing is handled by our head office so I don’t really have the opportunity to put my blogging skills to the test.

The Scotsman ExteriorThe Scotsman StaircaseScotsman RestaurantThe Scotsman Bedroom

6. Your TOP 3 hotel experiences
That is easy! Threadneedles Hotel (London), Inverlochy Castle (Highlands), Park Hyatt (Tokyo)

7. Your TOP 3 destination experiences
Tokyo, Washington DC, Zurich

8. Your TOP 3 food and/or beverage experiences
The Ivy (London), Andrew Fairlie (Perthshire) and The Kitchin (Edinburgh)

9. Can you offer possible readers 3 things they absolutely need to do/visit/see when visiting your city?
Stay at the Scotsman or the Glasshouse, visit Edinburgh Castle and have a wee dram of whisky at the North Bridge Brasserie Bar!

10. Any comments you want to share with us?
Enjoy each day.