- Best Boutique Hotel: In an upscale neighborhood, The Bonham, 35 Drumsheugh Gardens (tel. 0131/226-6050), offers some of the most alluring accommodations in a city filled with fine hotels. Alternatively, the same company offers The Howard, 34 Great King St. (tel. 0131/557-3500).
- Best Traditional Hotel: With a Michelin-star restaurant, doormen in kilts, and a romantic pile to rival any others, the Balmoral, 1 Princes St. (tel. 0131/556-2414), is legendary, and its location is smack in the heart of the capital.
- Best Rooms near the Castle: As its list of celebrity guests testifies, the Witchery, Castlehill (tel. 0131/225-5613), offers opulence and individuality in a manner not seen anywhere else in the Old Town.
*Best Hotel in Leith: At the port of Leith, Malmaison, 1 Tower Place (tel. 0131/555-6868), is about a 15-minute ride north of Edinburgh's center. Named after Josephine's mansion outside Paris, it celebrates the Auld Alliance of France and Scotland and was created from a 1900s Victorian building. Malmaison once housed indigent seamen but today is an oasis of chic.
- Best Hotel Health Spa: Near the city's conference center, the Sheraton Grand, 1 Festival Sq. (tel. 0131/229-9131), has wonderful facilities in an adjoining building, highlighted by a roof-top indoor/outdoor pool.
Edinburgh Travel Experiences
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Scotland Tour
My long weekend began with a train ride from Sheffield to Edinburgh at 6.21pm on Friday night that got me to the city by 10.30pm. I was p... Continue reading »
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Halloween in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland: October 30- November 2We had a bit of trouble getting to Scotland. I thought my plan was foolproof, but a cong... Continue reading »
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Start of Fringe Festival
It's my first time in Edinburgh. We took the train from London,Kings Cross station up to Edinburgh, Waverly station! A very pleasant jour... Continue reading »
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Fringey or fringed out?
Firstly i must say that this is an old blog entry as i left it unfinished and behind in edinburgh. things have been and continue to be bu... Continue reading »
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The Palace
For our first full day in Scotland, Chantal and I had some alone time. We left the children at the house with their grandparents and took... Continue reading »
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