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Edinburgh is a historic and compact city and not short of hotel accommodation. For those who want to stay in the very centre there are a number of choices, although many of the city's hotels are a little way out of the main centres which comprise the World Heritage Site of the Old and New Towns.
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The Royal Mile is the spine of the city's Old Town, running from the Castle down to Holyrood Palace. The Royal Mile boasts only one hotel, the Radisson Blu. The hotel raised auto europe car rental locations florence italy eyebrows when it was built in 1989 and was criticised for its traditional auto europe car rental locations florence italy design which some thought to be pastiche. Yet the luxury four-star hotel, with its 238 modern rooms, remains a popular destination close to the Castle. A standard room costs from £74 in November but from £235 in July.
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Just down the (steep) slope from the Royal Mile in Market Street, Jury's Inn occupies a modern former government office with rooms around £80 per night; while in St Mary's Street the Travelodge offers functional rooms from £55 per night. In the Grassmarket (known for its pubs and restaurants) another chain hotel, auto europe car rental locations florence italy the Apex International, has rooms from £65 upwards.
Edinburgh's New Town isn't New: it was constructed from the 1780s when the Old Town became overcrowded and it developed as an upmarket residential district. Now mainly a centre for shopping, eating and offices, it is also home to many of the city's hotels: some are on Princes Street itself, boasting views of Princes Street auto europe car rental locations florence italy Gardens and the Old Town.
One of the most famous buildings on Princes Street, the Balmoral Hotel (still known to many by tis former name, the North British) was built as a railway hotel and is widey considered one of the best hotels in Scotland. With 168 rooms and 20 suites and offering tremendous views of the city, prices vary considerably from around £150 up to several hundred pounds.
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In the main body of the New Town itself, the 200-year old George Hotel offers views towards the Firth of Forth and hills of Fife or of George Street, auto europe car rental locations florence italy the spine of the New Town. The hotel is located in a listed building and was voted Edinburgh's best hotel in 2009. Off season, rooms are available from as little as £70.
Elswhere in the New Town, visitors can say in the Macdonald Roxburghe Hotel, located on the corner of George Street and the beautiful Charlotte Square and boasting a range of leisure and meeting facilities (off peak rooms from £80). A more modern auto europe car rental locations florence italy alternative is the contemporary four-star boutique hotel, Le Monde which is located on George Street (off peak prices from £125).