b and b or hotel recommendations edinburgh 23 September 2012 at 9:35PM in Scotland 7 replies 1.5K views

travellinglight_2

Any help... Recommend friendly, clean b and b or hotel in city.

maggiesoop

travellinglight wrote: »

Any help... Recommend friendly, clean b and b or hotel in city.

Need more info... when are you coming? what's your max budget?

travellinglight_2

October for 2 or 3 nights. Not certain on budget.

Yogibear

travellinglight wrote: »

Any help... Recommend friendly, clean b and b or hotel in city.

Premier Inn are good there are a few in Edinburgh,clean king size beds and cheap:D

http://www.premierinn.com/en/justBrowseSearch!execute.action?searchModel.map=false&searchModel.searchTerm=Edinburgh&DCMP=KNC_D_BND

maggiesoop

As much as I hate to say it, as they're turning the hotel trade into another Tesco, but Travelodge have many locations in Edinburgh and although fairly bog standard, they are good value, especially the centrally located ones where its within walking distance of the city centre.

travellinglight_2

I know both these chains are cheap and usually fine I wonder if its poss to recommend something not too far off in price that has some character or " soul"?

pogofish

Chain hotels are your best bet in Edinburgh.

I've lost count of the number of times I've had a local/independent hotel in Edinburgh take my booking at one (reasonable) rate, then just before I'm due, they contact me and inform me of a "problem" with the booking and either offer me a room at a vastly inflated price - sometimes as high as 600% more or an "alternative" room in some vermin infested hovel or a guesthouse out in the sticks.

This has happened just too many times for it to be genuine or just my bad luck.

However I have only once had any major chain try to pull this fast one on me since I switched to them. Mostly they have been exemplary, if standardised and basic - Which is fine by me as there is plenty more character in Edinburgh to occupy me.

Davina40

I've had family stay at the Kew House B&B when they've been up here to see me. They liked it, and it's got a pretty good rating on tripadvisor.