Scotland
For room prices,
keep in mind seasonal changes. Check the hotel finders for the current prices!
First off, two great hotel finders for the UK. One for all of the UK
Smoothhound
and one mainly for London
Cheap
London Hotels
It was my first exposure with
these systems and I was initially suspicious as hell, but both ended up being
highly reliable and helpful in securing the lodging I needed.
Edinburgh
Gilmour Bed And Breakfast
No 45 Gilmour Road, Newington
Edinburgh (01 31 667 3536)
Excellent
breakfast is included (it's a B&B, after all).
Edinburgh
bed & breakfast
I pushed on to Edinburgh and ended
up in an excellent bed and breakfast place. The friendly couple even came to
collect me, when I was lost. The place is in a great residental area away from
downtown, close to a nice shopping mall. It hasn't even got a sign outside,
advertising the business. Transportation was no problem, since all-day bus tickets
are cheap and the bus stops close. The proper stop, after leaving the Edinburgh
railroad station is the last one before the roundabout - traffic circle - (I
recall buses 88, 8, and one or two more going in that direction). I highly recommend
this one. The rooms are spacious and the price reasonable and they serve a nice
breakfast there. From there it is easy to take the buses into town and use Scottrail
or tour buses to range all around Scottland, and I sure did. In fact, just riding
the buses to the mainstation and from there all around town and to the beach,
is a very interesting and inexpensive city tour in itself. A great little laundry
place is on the left side of the road away from the B&B and a couple of
bus stops in direction downtown. You drop the laundry bag off in the morning
and can pick everything up, clean and folded, in the late afternoon. What luxury!
The excellent shopping mall is in the opposite direction, away from town and
just on the other side of the traffic circle. Truly a home away from home.
Highly Recommended
