Edinburgh should be on everybody's list of UK cities to visit second only to London. It has history, drama, art, pageant and 'real life' to offer visitors a unique city experience.
But how do you make Edinburgh an affordable destination to visit when it's so expensive. Yes - Edinburgh hotels are expensive! Often €150-€200 per night on a weekend. The stock of hotels is limited and it has not seen much expansion while demand has ebbed and flowed. You can find your cheap alternatives of Premier Inns and Express Inns, some are city centre hotels in Edinburgh, but watch out for Leith which is a little bit off the beaten track.
If you are looking for the best value it's best to plan to stay in an Edinburgh hotel Sunday to Thursday. While the Edinburgh Festival which runs through much of August is a great draw for visitors in truth it's hard to get a hotel room and they will be expensive. The best advice is to look at visiting November to February and avoid New Year and Rugby events. If you can book in advance it can bring down the price. However, if you are a family of 3 people or more triple and quad rooms can be hard to find. So give yourself plenty of time for advance booking.
You might be able to convince yourselves to stay in a cheap Edinburgh hotel that is out in the suburbs but you will end up paying for taxis and buses. And then there's always the down time of commuting which is especially wasteful if you are on a short stay. Stay close and central in a city centre Edinburgh hotel. If you can get as near to the Royal Mile (which leads to the new parliament) or Princes Street for shopping everything will be within a few minutes walk. We recommend Ten Hill Place hotel - just behind the Royal Mile and a great newish hotel with good prices or Jury's Inn Edinburgh which is well-positioned for many sites, while the Premier Inns are in good locations and you know what you are getting.
While you are in Edinburgh there's a lot to do from visiting Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Princes Gardens and shopping in Princes Street. It's worth visiting the new town behind Princes Street which conjures up fine living in a time gone by and there's some nice restaurants and bars around there as well.
But how do you make Edinburgh an affordable destination to visit when it's so expensive. Yes - Edinburgh hotels are expensive! Often €150-€200 per night on a weekend. The stock of hotels is limited and it has not seen much expansion while demand has ebbed and flowed. You can find your cheap alternatives of Premier Inns and Express Inns, some are city centre hotels in Edinburgh, but watch out for Leith which is a little bit off the beaten track.
If you are looking for the best value it's best to plan to stay in an Edinburgh hotel Sunday to Thursday. While the Edinburgh Festival which runs through much of August is a great draw for visitors in truth it's hard to get a hotel room and they will be expensive. The best advice is to look at visiting November to February and avoid New Year and Rugby events. If you can book in advance it can bring down the price. However, if you are a family of 3 people or more triple and quad rooms can be hard to find. So give yourself plenty of time for advance booking.
You might be able to convince yourselves to stay in a cheap Edinburgh hotel that is out in the suburbs but you will end up paying for taxis and buses. And then there's always the down time of commuting which is especially wasteful if you are on a short stay. Stay close and central in a city centre Edinburgh hotel. If you can get as near to the Royal Mile (which leads to the new parliament) or Princes Street for shopping everything will be within a few minutes walk. We recommend Ten Hill Place hotel - just behind the Royal Mile and a great newish hotel with good prices or Jury's Inn Edinburgh which is well-positioned for many sites, while the Premier Inns are in good locations and you know what you are getting.
While you are in Edinburgh there's a lot to do from visiting Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Mile, Princes Gardens and shopping in Princes Street. It's worth visiting the new town behind Princes Street which conjures up fine living in a time gone by and there's some nice restaurants and bars around there as well.
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