| Edinburgh is a unique UK city made up of two parts- | | | | at that time. |
| the old town which is stretches back to medieval | | | | If you are travelling as a party of three or four |
| times and includes the Royal Mile and Edinburgh Castle | | | | people only a few hotels that are able to |
| and the new town the other side of Princes Street | | | | accommodate with a few triple or quad rooms and |
| which itself is up to 300 years old. If you chose to | | | | this will limit your choice. Its not impossible but |
| stay in the city it is best to find a city centre | | | | requires more searching. |
| Edinburgh hotel as then you can walk to most of the | | | | Most Edinburgh hotels are well established and new |
| major sites. | | | | purpose built hotels are in the main the exception |
| It is definitely worth staying two nights in the city as | | | | rather than the rule. The challenge is to find a well |
| you can see most of the best of Edinburgh within | | | | priced three star hotel in Edinburgh that is central and |
| that time. Chose to stay near Princes Street or near | | | | well priced and of good standard. Do a general search |
| the Royal Mile and although you can find cheap | | | | on the internet for Edinburgh hotels and find a good |
| Edinburgh hotels a little further out, you will end up | | | | reputable site. Before booking cross check using an |
| paying for taxis and bus fares. The best places to | | | | independent review site as its always worthwhile |
| visit are Edinburgh Castle, to walk the Royal Mile, | | | | finding out how past customers rate their hotel stay. |
| take a bus sightseeing trip and amble around the | | | | Hotels in Edinburgh are generally slightly more |
| Royal Gardens. There is also a cheeky walking pub | | | | expensive than other UK cities as it is a popular city |
| crawl which is highly amusing. | | | | with relatively fixed stock of hotels. You can expect |
| For shopping Princes Street has most high street | | | | to pay higher prices than in London. As always you |
| names and and the Grassmarket is a popular area of | | | | can hunt for the best prices by looking mid-week and |
| pubs and nightlife. | | | | in the off-peak November-February except for the |
| If you are flexible with your time, then visit | | | | New Year. |
| mid-week as availability and prices of hotels are at | | | | Our advice when booking a hotel in Edinburgh is to |
| their most competitive Sunday to Thursday. While | | | | look for broad based hotel sites, with reviews or |
| the Edinburgh Festival and the Tattoo are the | | | | recommendations and somewhere there are no extra |
| highlights of the year you will find hotels in Edinburgh | | | | administration charges and the like. |
| almost impossible to get or at extremely high prices | | | | |