J.K. Rowling completed "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in which hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland?

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The Balmoral is correct: J.K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows there in Room 552, a moment she marked by signing a marble bust in the room—now the J.K. Rowling Suite. She announced completion in January 2007, and the hotel preserved her inscription, turning the space into a literary landmark.

Context tip to remember it: the series’ grand finale was completed in a grand, “royal”-sounding place. Balmoral shares its name with the British royal family’s Scottish estate, fitting for the “kingly” end to a beloved saga. Edinburgh was Rowling’s writing home; from cafés to this luxury hotel, the city frames Harry’s journey from first draft to finale.