If you can afford to...
If you can afford to splurge--the Balmoral Hotel. I ended up there by chance, as I was looking for accommodations at the very last minute and everything was sold out. I started searching the internet and found a very special deal being offered at the Balmoral, Edinburgh's most famous hotel. The lobby is beautiful with an incredible flower display to welcome you, just near the fireplace. Definitely a place to spend a very special occasion with that special someone---however, I was missing my special someone so will have to go back!
I think I was very very lucky---with an internet only special price, I paid about 100 pounds sterling. Usually it is much more expensive. Over half the postcards of Edinburgh feature a picture of this hotel with the castle on the back---kind of neat to send that postcard to friends and family, being able to show where you stayed with the whole city behind!


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Rocco Forte Balmoral Hotel
Balmoral Hotel over Waverley Station
View of the Balmoral Hotel and Princes St.



