Express Holiday Inn Edinburgh

Express by Holiday Inn, Edinburgh -- £49 advance purchase rate -- is different than the Holiday Inn Express in the US with more limited facilities and no hot cinnamon rolls!  We had a good breakfast though; one of those coffee machines with the ...

... that count as a Viking link?) Driving from Berwick to Edinburgh was all in the dark -- DH navigated me right to the Express by Holiday Inn by Picardy Place. The trickiest part was seeing the hotel -- I'm guessing the building is historic and there are ...

... as it had been altered over the centuries but worth a look inside. Kept moving and headed further north towards Edinburgh arriving at Express by Holiday Inn hotel at 2.30pm. We decided to stay in a more expensive hotel here as our stay coincided with ...

... from Glasgow to Edinburgh - took about an hour. It looked like the rain was going to set in. Our hotel (Holiday Inn Express) is in dock area of Edinburgh called Leith - quite nice. Checked our bags in and headed off to the centre of town by bus. Wow ...

... interesting place we visited was Mary King's Close, which is a narrow street that was once no different than the rest in Edinburgh, with apartment buildings rising up to 12 storeys high on either side, depending how far down the hill you are (because, ...

... . I especially enjoyed going along the coast in Scotland with all of the cliffs and large jagged rocks, the scenery was beautiful. Pulling into Edinburgh you see that much of the city is made from stone and that it is very hilly. We went off to find our ...

... castle and also called in to Gladstone's Land, a 14th century house which was OK but nothing spectacular inside. Arrived at Edinburgh Castle and wandered around taking in the excellent views of the city and the historic buildings inside. Two thirds of ...

... story of Deacon Brodie inspired the author of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It was a great tour, and too much to type about. We left Edinburgh with a heavy hearts, and wished we had more time. We got on the road, and stopped at the Craw Inn for dinner, it made ...

... the new town and the old town, and then had the rest of the day to explore on our own.  We spent several hours at Edinburgh Castle dodging the rain drops, but then it cleared as we strolled the Royal Mile. We stopped in to a hostel where the son of ...

Scotland here we come! Saturday morning we woke up early to catch our train to Edinburgh, Scotland. We left Kings Cross at about 8 or so, and headed North. Some sleeping was done, but up towards Scotland we did some wonderful sightseeing from the train. ...

... art. I think other places will have a lot to live up to. Then back on road and finally got to York. Staying at Express Holiday Inn which is about 4 miles from centre of York. Decided we will stay here 3 nights as there is lots to see and ...

... tried it and thought it to be quite good actually.  After a few bevs of Scotch and Ales ~ we made our way to Edinburgh Castle. Another fantastic tour ~ as we were able to travel it at our own pace with headsets again. Perched high above the city ~ ...

... the Left Stirling possible location of the biridge William Wallace and his army destroyed to defeat the Anglish.... in 13th century.... where was NZ then???? Arrived in Edinburgh... waiting to hear more from our friends and family in NZ.. take care ...

... to get some prime seating albeit at the cost of £31 each, with no discount for kids. We also wanted to see the famous Edinburgh Castle, which we did on the first day – the tour taking about four hours to get most of the way around the fascinating ...

... Glasgow, even if the buildings were now familiar from my previous city tour :). So, there I was, finally booked in to the Holiday Inn Express, really expensive at 60 pounds, but I truly could not take another step I was so knackered after the day I had ...

... - bonus (easily pleased, no bags checked so no lost bags problems either hehe) .  We spent the night at the Express by Holiday inn at the airport before picking up our rental car bright and early.  The breakfast at the hotel was really ...