Where to stay for Christmas in Edinburgh
Each winter Edinburgh's Christmas fills Princes Street Gardens with a market, rides and lights. Here's how far each of our places is.
Check prices and availabilityWhen it is
Usually from mid-to-late November into early January. Check Edinburgh's Christmas website for this year's dates.
What to expect
Edinburgh's Christmas festival centres on East Princes Street Gardens, below the Old Town, with a market, fairground rides and a big wheel, plus events elsewhere in the city centre.
Weekends in December are busy, so book ahead, and stay close enough to walk in and out.
Where to stay, best placed first
Regent House
A Georgian townhouse hotel on a quiet cobbled street on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town, a short walk from the city centrefrom £78 a nightAbout 13 minutes' walk to East Princes Street Gardens.
Maitland Rooms
Ten rooms with keypad entry on West Maitland Street, a two-minute walk from Haymarket station and the airport tramfrom £74 a nightAbout 20 minutes' walk, or a few stops on the tram from Haymarket.
Park View House
A Victorian townhouse hotel on Hermitage Place, overlooking Leith Links, with rooms for two to six guestsfrom £62 a nightTake the tram from the Foot of the Walk (about 6 minutes' walk) to St Andrew Square or Princes Street.
No6 West Coates
A boutique hotel in a listed Victorian building on West Coates, about 10 minutes' walk from Murrayfield and 15 from Haymarket stationfrom £74 a nightAbout 35 minutes' walk, or by bus along the main road into the centre.
Walking times are from routes on the map; allow longer on busy days.
Questions
When are the Edinburgh Christmas markets?
Usually from mid-to-late November into early January. Check Edinburgh's Christmas website for this year's dates.
Where are the markets?
Mainly in East Princes Street Gardens, below the Old Town, with more events across the city centre.
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The Festival Fringe in August
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Hogmanay and New Year
Edinburgh's New Year celebrations centre on Princes Street and the castle. Stay close enough to walk back after midnight.
Rugby at Murrayfield
Scotland's home internationals are played at Murrayfield, on the west side of the city. Stay within walking distance, or on the tram line that stops at the stadium.