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(
0131-226 6351;
www.budgetbackpackers.com
;
9 Cowgate; dm from £16, tw £54; )
This fun spot piles on the extras, with bike storage, pool tables, laundry and a colourful
chill-out lounge. You'll pay a little more for four-bunk dorms, but larger dorms are great
value. The only downside is that prices increase at weekends, but otherwise a brilliant
spot to doss.
Edinburgh Metro£
(SYHA; 0131-556 8718; 11/2 Robertson's Close, Cowgate; s £42; Jul & Aug)
Sum-
mer only; all single rooms in student accommodation.
HOSTEL
Royal Mile Backpackers £
(
0131-557 6120;
www.royalmilebackpackers.com
; 105 High St; dm £25; )
Small,
cosy and quaint.
HOSTEL
New Town & Around
B&B
Sheridan Guest House££
(
0131-554 4107;
www.sheridanedinburgh.co.uk
; 1 Bonnington Tce, Newhaven Rd; s/d
from £55/70; )
Flowerpots filled with colourful blooms line the steps of this little haven
hidden away to the north of the New Town. The eight bedrooms (all en suite) blend crisp
colours with contemporary furniture, stylish lighting and colourful paintings, which com-
plement the house's clean-cut Georgian lines, while the breakfast menu adds omelettes,
pancakes with maple syrup, and scrambled eggs with smoked salmon to the usual offer-
ings. Take bus 11 from the city centre.
One Royal Circus£££
(
0131-625 6669;
www.oneroyalcircus.com
; 1 Royal Circus; r £180-260; )
Live the
New Town dream at this incredibly chic Georgian mansion where genuine antiques and
parquet floors sit comfortably alongside slate bathrooms and Philippe Starck furniture.
Bedrooms are kitted out with Egyptian cotton sheets, iPod docks and Arran Aromatics toi-
letries, and there are foosball and pool tables in the drawing room.
B&B
