Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital and one of United Kingdom’s most beautiful cities. With a medieval Old Town and a particularly elegant Georgian New Town, it is easy to understand why Edinburgh lured me in with its unparalleled charm.
Although I’ve been living in the UK for over seven years, I’ve never visited Scotland before last year, when I finally decided to drive to Edinburgh, then to Loch Lomond and finally, to Fort William, so I can conquer the Ben Nevis.
It’s not easy to find the right accommodation in Edinburgh. For the best neighbourhoods and areas, check out our guide on where to stay in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh is an amazing city, full of life and beautiful architecture. I adore gothic style buildings, so it’s no surprise I found Edinburgh so incredibly breathtaking. Waking through Scotland’s capital made me really want to move up north, and if it wasn’t for the crazy cold weather, we would have already lived in Edinburgh by now.
It took us almost eight hours to drive from Bristol to Edinburgh. Although a very tiring drive, it is worth it. You can, of course, fly to Edinburgh from all major cities, but it’s a slightly more expensive option. The car journey you can be easily done in one day, but make sure you take regular breaks and share the drive between two people. If you are a solo traveller, I recommend stopping and resting for a night somewhere in the Lake District.
When we finally arrived in Edinburgh, we parked our car outside the hotel and ventured in. We stupidly booked a room in a place called The Edinburgh House Hotel. When we saw our room had little storage, we realised we must have ended up in someone’s wardrobe. With no space for the luggage, dirty sheets, disgusting floors and a super thin wall I could clearly hear the neighbours, it didn’t take me more than 10 minutes to realise there’s no chance in hell we’re spending the night there. We had to fight a lot with the receptionist so we can check out, but luckily we managed to do so. The problem was…everything was either fully booked, or way too expensive to want to pay for it. We calmly decided to try our luck further down the road where we saw this bed and breakfast with available rooms. It was late at night, but we decided to give a go regardless. The sweetest old lady answered the door and welcomed us in. Clean, comfortable, delicious breakfast, amazing host and very reasonably priced. Scottish heaven!
After a well deserved night sleep, lots of food and pitch black…
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