Edinburgh Travel Forum

Hello all,

My fiance and I are traveling to Glasgow via Edinburgh Airport (don't ask...), and we would like to know the easiest way to get from Edinburgh Airport to Glasgow. We will have a lot of baggage so we would really like to avoid multiple stops and transfers. What do you all recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Hello;
my sister, cousin and i will be visiting edinburgh in the fall for 3 nights. we are looking for a b&b, hotel or my preference an apartment (we all 3 are BAD snorers-3 bedrooms would be the ideal.. i've looked at loads of properties on the net, and trip adivsor. would it be cheaper to stay middle of the week or the weekend?
i would like to spend max 100GBP per night.
any suggestions?
thanks

Hi!

Am heading to Scotland for the first ever time this summer. Seems like during "Festival Peak Season", holiday apartments tend to be better value for money that B&B's... My fiance (Scottish) just found this holiday apartment in the Grassmarket, and was wondering if anyone knows it?

http://www.grassmarketedinburgh.co.uk/

Apparently it's located right near the Heriot Bridge...?

Can anyone tell me the least expensive (but not too complicated!) way to get from Heathrow airport to Edinburgh? I've found a great deal from Chicago to Heathrow -- but then I would need to get to my best friend in Edinburgh, and I don't want to get her hopes up that I may be able to visit until I know if I can "make it happen." Thanks for any help you can give.

Hi..I am into baking and cake decorating. hubby is going to edinburgh in june and i want him o help me search for decoration items.any such place?

Hi all,
I'm going to Edinburgh next month with one of my friends. Can anyone recommend some good nightclus???
Thanks

I'll be visiting Edinburgh in April. I will fly to London Heathrow and take the train or a commuter airline to Edinburgh. Can anyone tell me how I would go about doing that? Am I able to pick up the train at Heathrow? I was hoping I wouldn't have to make reservations ahead of time; are there several trains a day? Is there a website I can check it out on?

Also, is there a small commuter airline that flies from Heathrow to EDI at low cost?

hey all,

ill be spending a month in edinburgh next fall and im wondering about some logistical/cost-of-living stuff. first of all, is flatshare the cheapest way to go? if so, can anyone recommend a good flatshare-finding website or suggest another way to find a room to rent? how much is a legitimate price for a modest place? what is a good cheap neighborhood? secondly, transportation: would it be advisable to buy a one month metro pass? how much might one spend on food over a month?(buying groceries, plus going out occasionally?) is it an expensive city for going out? I apologize for this barrage of questions. finally, a stranger question: does anyone know anything about explorable subterranean spaces in the area? i'll be in the city to write about the vaults running beneath the center of the city, but i'm wondering if there are other underground spaces (tunnels, crypts, vaults, bunkers, grottoes) that natives know about.
look forward to any replies. thanks!

kc

We are two women who will be based in Edinburgh for a week in the summer of 2008. We are wanting to know about train transportation, the cheapest way for Americans to rent a car in Scotland or if it would be better to take tours to various areas. We prefer to travel at our own pace. Any information would be appreciated. If you also have this same information for England and Ireland, it would be helpful.
Thank you.

Hi all

I'm meeting VTer Mark and his wife (and hopefully another 2 as well) in Edinburgh on 30 December. 6.30 for drinks at the Doric Tavern, 15/16 Market St, then dinner at 7, and (being a warm up for Hogmanay) maybe more drinks later!

Open invitation to Edinburgh/Scottish/visiting VTers, but if you want dinner send me an email so I can tell the restaurant.

Question is - who's coming?

I have read that the greatest place to celebrate New Year's is in Edinburgh!!! What should I see,what should I do,where should I stay,how long should I stay,how much will it cost?????????????????????? Any other words of wisdom or advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you in advance. Dziadziu

Hi,

Ill be staying at a hotel in Princes str which unfortunately doesnt have a gym for a minor work out. Is there a gym on Prices str or anywhere nearby where I could just pay a daily membership ?

Thanks,
Kenneth

Hi guys,

I'm heading to Edinburgh tomorrow evening and will have 2 days. I'm definitely visiting the castle & doing a haunted tour ... but I would need some advice on the following:

1) Is there a street similar to London's Camden market/Brick Lane- with alternative culture, funky people ...?

2) Your favourite pubs/bars with some live Scottish music

3) Where to have the best haggis for a reasonable price?

Thanks a bunch!
Ursa

I will stay at Caledonian Hilton on December 20-21, for 2 nights. As I will get there by train, which train station is the closest one to our hotel? Any recommendations for the transportation from the station to the hotel?
What is a must to buy in Edinburgh?
Which scotch whisky is the favourite of the locals and a better place to collect them other than the airport?
Would you recommend renting a car to drive from Edinburgh to Nottingham?(considering the sightseeing) Or just take a train?
Any place to eat or see at night just for fun with our 4 years old daughter?
Thank you very much

I will stay at Caledonian Hilton on December 20-21, for 2 nights. As I will get there by train, which train station is the closest one to our hotel? Any recommendations for the transportation from the station to the hotel?
What is a must to buy in Edinburgh?
Which scotch whisky is the favourite of the locals and a better place to collect them other than the airport?
Would you recommend renting a car to drive from Edinburgh to Nottingham?(considering the sightseeing) Or just take a train?
Any place to eat or see at night just for fun with our 4 years old daughter?
Thank you very much

Hey,

I am an American student hoping to work for a few months Edinburgh through the BUNAC work abroad program. I am hoping to leave in February.

How is Ediburgh as compared to some other big cities in the UK in terms of cost of living?

Assuming I am living in a hostel situation and making close to minimum wage will I be able to survive and still have a little left over for a few pints and some traveling?

Thanks!!!

Hi there
I know there is a restaurant by Waverly station all you can eat chinese ( Jimmy Chungs ) but I'm wondering if there are any other all you can eats in Edinburgh ? any food not just chinese. Thanks in advance x

Hiya
Due to Globespan rescheduling our flights....we now have to have a night in Edinburgh arriving from Aberdeen around 6pm by train and flying out at 9am to Spain. I am travelling with my 14 year old daughter and looking for something clean, reasonably priced and close to Waverley station. I have scoured the web and come up with Edinburgh Central Youth Hostel...seems nice...has anyone stayed there or got any other suggestions?? Thanks in advance for your help....cheers Judi

Just wondering if there were any theme/amusement parks in Edinburgh?

Cant seem to find any on the internet (which is a good indicator there arent any) but thought id ask anyway.

Thanks heaps

Hi, how long does it take by car from Princes Str to Chesser, West Edinburgh ? Thanks.
Kenneth

Have wheelchair users got priority over children's buggies on your buses? Have been on the bus when drivers have refused a wheelchair because they already had a buggy/pram on board.

Is it "normal procedure" to tip a taxi driver? If your answer is YES, how much? And what about a luggage boy in a 4 star hotel?
Thanks

We are planning a vacation starting from December 19th ending on December 25th. We will join my brother's family in Edinburgh either on 19-20-21-22nd of December for two nights. Besides Edinburgh we will visit Manchester and Nottingham. In addition to this to make things more complicated I personally would like to visit Liverpool to see Beatles Museum while my wife and 4.5 years old daughter would like to be somewhere else. We are also interested in seeing York or London if it won't be much in 6 days time. We will arrive in Manchester airport and depart from Manchester airport as well.
* How long would it take from Manchester to Edinburgh? Would it be exhausting to take a train directly to Edinburgh after we arrive in Manchester (arrival tima is 10.00 am plus customs time)
* Is there a night train to take us directly from Edinburgh to either Nottingham or York or London?
* Considering Christmas decorating on the streets which city gives the most satisfaction?
*Could yo specify a 6 days plan?

I know it is complicated but I appreciate your efforts and thank you in advance

We are visiting Edinburgh (for the 5th year in a row!!!) this New Year, we are going to book with www.edlets.com as they always seem to have the best deals but just wondered if anyone could let me know what is the difference between B&B and Guest House? We have always stayed in apartments but are considering B&B's this year as well.

Which is the best way to go from Edinburgh to George street (City Centre). If I have to pick a taxi, somebody know the price?
Thanks

Hi there,

A group of us are arriving in Edinburgh at 07:30 on a stag and wondered if anyone knows of a place to have a few drinks while we are waiting to check in to our hotel?

Thanks in advance

Hello

I am goind to visit Edinburgh this christmas and I figured since my father is a pretty good curler it might be a good idea to bring back something used in curling that is comming from Edinburgh!!!

unfortunatly I do not know much about curling, other than the Scotts must be pretty good at it ;)

I should be able to bring back something useful for a curler and uniquely Scottish if possible and of course it should be "carriable" and fit in our luguage and not be too heavy for the airplane!

Any curlers here with a suggestion what can I get?
And where is a great boutiques for buying curling related goods and equipment in Edinburgh?


thanks, looking forward to visit your great town!

Hi there has anyone stayed at Armadillo Guest House Edinburgh??

Is it close to the city center? financial district

Any comments would be greatly appriciated

ER

Hi to All,

1- Do you know how Royal Garden Apartments are in terms of location and comfort?
2- How would you plan our 2 days vacation in Edinburgh in December?
3- What is a must to buy from Edinburgh?
4- Which whiskey brand is the most popular one among the local people?
5- Which train would take us directly to Manchester Airport? Is there such a train travelling in the evening?
6- Which station is the closest one to Royal Garden Apartments ?
7- Any place you would recommend that woul seem interesting for our 4 years old daughter?

Thanks a lot for your answers in advance!

Hi,

My daughter is staying at the new campus of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh at Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU

Her residence main incoming number 0871 7034 xxx with extension.

When I try to call her from Toronto Canada but it doesn't work. I have checked with the telephone company BELL CANADA in here. The reply is wrong number but when I was in Edinburgh I could contact her with the above-mentioned telephone number with no problem.

How come the telephone number can't be connected from overseas and only in Edinburgh, can anyone advises how to make a call from Toronto.

Many thank