Retro

Right, me and the missus are going to my second favourite city, Edinburgh, in December for a few days.

Darned if I can remember the names of the hotels I've stayed at in the past, it's been about 5 years since I last visited.

So can anyone recommend some hotels - preferably something that strikes a balance between being a decent place to stay without costing a fortune?

Father Senegal

I stayed at the Sheraton there about 8 yrs ago, was very good, and a very very good restaurant nearby.

stevethedog

Sheraton, Balmoral, Caley Hilton & The Glass House are all the most expensive.

Dalmahoy is nice but outside the city. Maybe the Roxburgh for proximity. If you end up going really cheap I'll show you where you can buy me a beer

Neil Purvis

Last time I went we stopped in a hostel. Not bad if you don’t mind sharing a room / toilet / showers with a bunch of strangers.

We’re looking at going next month and were booked into The Apex International but they double booked so we’ve been kicked out. Not sure what we’re doing now.

Eleanor_Rigby

Haymarket (West end) is probably the best bet. Sheight loads of good B&B's, central and 5 mins walk from P Street.

Retro

Should have mentioned that walking distance from the centre is essential.

Something extemely expensive is out of the question - but don't want anything cheap and nasty either. We're staying three nights, so something in the region of £250-£300 for the pair of us would be in the right ballpark (it'll be Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights).

I'll look into the Sheraton FS. Ta.

Retro

Stayed in a B&B in the West End last time, and it was perfect. Big room, en-suite bathroom, TV and a great breakfast. Just have no idea what it was called.

Eleanor_Rigby

I've tried most of them as we (me and my gf) used to use them lots before we got our own house and we never once had a bad experience with any, and all had en suite. You'd be very unlucky if you hit a bad one as most B&B's up that way have to rely on word of mouth due to the high cost of running these buildings.

Retro

Haymarket has potential. :thup:

We didn't want this to be mega-expensive. We got the flights free, so we're just seizing the opportunity but don't want to break the bank.

The fact that I've just bought £300 worth of golf clubs has had a bearing on this. :cool:

Eleanor_Rigby

Stick with the 3 star ones and you'll be fine. There's also a Travel Lodge, but I can't remember if that's at Haymarket or near the old Royal Infirmary. Both sites are central anyway. They're also relatively cheap too.