Hidden Scotland
Sign in

Edinburgh's best
places to stay.

It’s 20:34 in Edinburgh.
Find your stay
Places to stay in Edinburgh

Where would you like to wake up?

Every one of these is somewhere we would book ourselves: a boutique hotel at the edge of Holyrood Park, a flat in an old West End stable block, and a cart shed, a wash house and a timber cabin on hill farms in the Pentlands, a short drive from the city. Choose one to see it, the nights it is free and how to book.

Wash HouseOld Town ChambersWest End MuseClermount CottageWoodshedThe Scott HotelCartshedMoment George IV Bridge
Or by kind

What kind of place?

Choose a kind, and see only those in Edinburgh.

All of Scotland
Remote→
Luxury→
Not sure where to start?

Find your stay.

Tell us when and who is coming, and see the places in Edinburgh that are free and fit.

Find your stay →
Or go straight toFree this weekendFor the two of usFor a familyWith a hot tubWith the dog
A few nightsToday

Wash House is free for two nights, Mon 19 to Wed 21 October.

The old wash house at Eastside Farm, made by Studio IMA into a small, beautifully crafted hideaway for two. Sleeps two, in Edinburgh.

Free dates19 – 21 Oct2 – 6 Nov11 – 25 Nov27 Nov – 3 MayBook Wash House
Base yourself46 minutes agoEdinburghStockbridge MarketAttractionEdinburghWest End MuseUnder a mile awayEdinburghOld Town ChambersUnder a mile awayEdinburghMoment George IV BridgeUnder a mile awayEdinburghThe Scott Hotel2 miles away

Where to stay near Stockbridge Market.

A Sunday market of food and makers in Saunders Street by the Water of Leith, every week of the year since 2011.

See Stockbridge Market
Monday to Thursday1 hour agoEdinburghWoodshed26 – 29 OctEdinburghWash House2 – 5 NovEdinburghCartshed9 – 12 Nov

Go midweek, when everyone else is at work.

Three nights, Monday to Thursday. Each one shows the first it has free.

See every place to stay
Plan ahead2 hours ago

Cartshed is booked most weekends.

These are the next dates it is free, so book ahead. Sleeps two, in Edinburgh.

Free dates9 Nov – 4 DecFrom 7 DecBook Cartshed
Just the two of you4 hours agoLothianClermount CottageSleeps 2EdinburghMoment George IV BridgeSleeps 2EdinburghCartshedSleeps 2EdinburghWoodshedSleeps 2EdinburghWash HouseSleeps 2

Places to stay for two.

Each of these sleeps two, so it is just the two of you.

See romantic cottages
From our collectionsA collection5 hours agoEdinburghThe Scott HotelEdinburghWest End MuseEdinburghCartshedEdinburghWash HouseEdinburghWoodshed

The Most Luxurious Places to Stay in Scotland

Sometimes a trip calls for somewhere that gets everything right, from the bed and the bathroom to the view from the window. From country house hotels to architect-designed hideaways, these are the most luxurious places to stay we know.

See the whole collection
A closer look7 hours ago

Inside Old Town Chambers.

Right in the thick of the Old Town, Old Town Chambers sits moments from the Royal Mile, surrounded by tall tenements, centuries-old passageways and the steady movement of visitors tracing the oldest streets in the capital. This is a part of Edinburgh whose layout has barely changed in hundreds of years, where the closes still follow their original lines down towards the Cowgate and the skyline remains shaped by church spires and towering stone blocks.

See Old Town Chambers
From the JournalThe journal9 hours ago

Where to Stay in Edinburgh

The Old Town for the castle and the closes, Stockbridge for a village in the city, Leith for the restaurants: which part of Edinburgh to stay in, and the places we like in each.

Read the story
Base yourself12 hours agoEdinburghThe Fruitmarket GalleryAttractionEdinburghOld Town ChambersUnder a mile awayEdinburghMoment George IV BridgeUnder a mile awayEdinburghWest End MuseUnder a mile awayEdinburghThe Scott Hotel1 mile away

Where to stay near the Fruitmarket Gallery.

A free gallery of contemporary art on Market Street, in an old fruit and vegetable market of 1938 and the warehouse beside it.

See the Fruitmarket Gallery
The Old Town13 hours agoTo seeGladstone’s LandTo seeThe Real Mary King's CloseTo seeEdinburgh CastleTo stayOld Town ChambersPlace to stayTo stayMoment George IV BridgeSleeps 2

The Old Town, from the castle to Holyrood.

The Royal Mile runs downhill from Edinburgh Castle past St Giles' to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, with closes and wynds leading off on either side.

Explore The Old Town
From our collectionsA collection15 hours agoEdinburghWoodshedEdinburghCartshedEdinburghWash House

Places to Stay Deep in the Countryside

There's nothing quite like waking up with fields, hills or forest on every side and not another house in sight. From farmhouses and steadings to cottages at the end of a track, these are our favourite places to stay deep in the Scottish countryside.

See the whole collection
From the JournalThe journal16 hours ago

House of Gods Hotel Review

“Just throw the TV out of the window,” my boyfriend suggested. I was trying to come up with a suitably outrageous ‘Rockstar Request’ for a night at Edinburgh’s House of Gods hotel and drawing a blank. My inner Diva was on strike....

Read the story