Edinburgh Accommodation Guides

Each area of the city trades price against convenience differently. The Old Town puts you steps from the Royal Mile but at festival-season rates, while Leith and the Southside run cheaper with a bus ride into the centre. The guides here cover Old Town, New Town, Leith, Haymarket and the West End, and Southside and Newington, with notes on transport, noise and what a night typically costs in each.

Choosing The Right Cheap Hotel In Edinburgh

Cobbled close with tenement buildings rising toward Edinburgh Castle on a bright morning

Experiences

Best Cheap Stays

Every budget stay type in Edinburgh compared on price, area and who each one suits.

Georgian terrace façade of a budget hotel on a quiet Edinburgh street at dusk

Tours

Budget Hotels

Chains, nightly price bands and the extras a cheap room rate leaves out.

Cobbled Old Town street with tall stone tenement buildings in Edinburgh

Experiences

Edinburgh Hostels

Dorm prices, ratings and facilities for every cheap hostel in Edinburgh, compared.

Cobbled street lined with old stone buildings beneath a castle on a rocky hill

Experiences

Hostels With Private Rooms

Private and family rooms in Edinburgh hostels, priced against budget hotels.

Georgian terrace buildings along a quiet Edinburgh street with stone facades and chimneys

Experiences

Aparthotels Edinburgh

Kitchen, space and lower cost per person: Edinburgh aparthotels compared.

Georgian terrace guest house with stone steps and a front door beside a leafy Edinburgh street

Tours

Guest Houses And B&Bs

Where Edinburgh guest houses cluster, what a double room really costs, and how to check one before booking.

People walking past an arched glass-roofed station entrance with Edinburgh Castle on a distant hill

Experiences

Airbnb Vs Hotel

Apartment or budget hotel in Edinburgh: real prices, cleaning fees, licences and the levy.

A small terrier on a leash sitting on a wet city street with Edinburgh Castle behind

Experiences

Dog Friendly Stays

Chain pet policies, real fee ranges and green-space areas for a cheap Edinburgh stay with your dog.

A parked car on a quiet Edinburgh street with Georgian terraced buildings

Experiences

Hotels With Parking

Parking rules, LEZ basics and the cheapest Edinburgh stays that suit a car.

A family with a stroller walks along a cobbled waterside path past historic stone buildings and moored boats

Experiences

Family Hotels Edinburgh

Family rooms, kid-friendly apartments and pushchair-friendly areas, from £83 a night.

Where To Stay In Edinburgh

Georgian and Victorian buildings rising above rooftops in central Edinburgh with a castle crag in the distance

Planning

Central Budget Stays

The cheapest central pockets, the trade-offs of a city centre location, and the dates when central prices spike.

Edinburgh Airport terminal building at dawn with a tram passing on the adjacent track

Planning

Airport Hotels

Walkable versus shuttle airport hotels, tram times into town, and whether an airport bed beats a cheap city stay.

View from Princes Street towards Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town skyline above gardens

Places

Near Waverley Station

Cheap beds within walking distance of Waverley, with the hills, price bands and noisy streets explained.

Cobbled close between stone tenement buildings on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh

Planning

Old Town Stays

Cheap beds and rooms in Edinburgh's historic core, priced and compared.

Princes Street in Edinburgh with gardens and the castle on the hill beyond

Places

Princes Street Hotels

Cheap rooms on and around Princes Street, with real prices and transport costs.

The Shore area of Leith with quayside buildings along the Water of Leith

Places

Cheap Hotels In Leith

Verified Leith prices, tram times to the centre and who the waterfront suits on a budget.

Georgian terraced buildings and a church spire beside a busy Edinburgh street at dusk

Places

Haymarket And West End

Budget hotels, hostel beds and apartments around Haymarket station, with verified low-season prices.

Murrayfield Stadium exterior in Edinburgh on an overcast day

Places

Near Murrayfield

Cheap beds near the stadium, and when to book before the price spike.

Planning Your Edinburgh Stay

Cobbled Edinburgh close with tenement buildings rising above the Royal Mile in summer light

Planning

Fringe Accommodation

When to book, where to stay and what August really costs during the Edinburgh Fringe.

Rain-slicked Edinburgh street with castle silhouette in winter light

Planning

Cheapest Time To Visit

Month by month Edinburgh hotel prices, and the dates that empty or wreck your budget.

Edinburgh tram waiting at a stop beside a modern terminal building at dusk

Planning

Airport Vs Central

Tram, bus and taxi costs from Edinburgh Airport, and when a terminal hotel beats a central stay.

Christmas market stalls and string lights along a cobbled Edinburgh street with the castle silhouette above

Planning

Christmas and Hogmanay

Peak winter rates, minimum stays and cheaper areas for Christmas and Hogmanay trips.

Georgian terrace buildings along a quiet Edinburgh street at dusk

Planning

Visitor Levy Guide

What Edinburgh's 5% tourist tax adds to your hostel, hotel or guesthouse bill.

Calton Hill viewpoint above Edinburgh city rooftops at golden hour

Planning

Free Things To Do

Free museums, viewpoints and pay-what-you-want tours that stretch a cheap Edinburgh stay even further.

Edinburgh old town rooftops and castle seen from a quiet street at dusk

Planning

Is Edinburgh Expensive

Real nightly costs across hostels, hotels and guesthouses, and how your stay choice sets the whole trip budget.

Rain-slicked Edinburgh street at dusk with lit hotel windows above a stone terrace

Planning

Last Minute Rooms

Same-week Edinburgh hotel tactics: what still has rooms, what it costs, and when to give up and book ahead.

Or compare every stay category →

41 cheap hotels in Edinburgh to compare · from £10 a night · 9.4/10 (25,769) on the most-reviewed listing See Rooms And Prices →