With festival season fast-approaching, tourists from across the globe will have been scouring hotel websites to land themselves the best place to stay in the capital.
Summer in the city will see Edinburgh endure a temporary population boom as people pour into the city from across Scotland, the UK and further afield.
Thankfully, there are plenty of accommodation options for people to pick out, from £10 hostel stays to nights spent aboard a luxury liner.
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And iconic magazine National Geographic Traveller has published its list of the top 10 Edinburgh hotels.
Considered the 'ultimate hotel guide to Edinburgh', the round-up of different stays is aimed to cater for various tastes, including 'best for trendsetters', 'best for big kids' and 'best for drama queens'.
Here's where their writers plumped for:
- The Dunstane Houses, West Coates - Best for petrol heads
- The Balmoral, Princes Street - Best for traditionalists
- Eden Locke, George Street - Best for local living
- Market Street Hotel, Market Street - Best for design gurus
- Gleneagles Townhouse, St Andrew Square (opening in June) - Best for trendsetters
- The Scotsman Hotel, North Bridge - Best for news hounds
- The Grassmarket Hotel, Grassmarket - Best for big kids
- The Raeburn, Raeburn Place - Best for homebodies
- The Witchery, Castlehill - Best for drama queens
- Cheval Abbey Strand, Abbey Strand - Best for history buffs
In their article, Nat Geo refer to Edinburgh's 'constantly evolving accommodation scene' and say: "sleek boutique hotels have popped up in grand Georgian townhouses, former banks and historic tenements have been converted into designer aparthotels, and a raft of hip hostels now offer excellent value for money.
"Big names are wanting a slice of the action, too: W Edinburgh is set to open this winter in a building wrapped in burnished metal ribbons (dubbed the ‘Walnut Whip’), bringing some more modern pizzazz into this timeless cityscape."
To see the Nat Geo list in full, you can read their article here.
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