IIRC, there's a Hilton group property near the airport which may serve your purposes.
-hh
On 6/17/2017 10:12 PM, -hh wrote:
IIRC, there's a Hilton group property near the airport which may serve your purposes.Thanks, I'll look into that.
-hh
Look at Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsNear-g186525-qEDI-Edinburgh_Scotland.htm
If you look at the one star comments you won't stay at any of them :-)
It looks as if you need to take a taxi to get to most of the hotels
On 6/18/2017 9:12 AM, Martin wrote:
Look at TripadvisorWhat is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsNear-g186525-qEDI-Edinburgh_Scotland.htm >>
If you look at the one star comments you won't stay at any of them :-)
It looks as if you need to take a taxi to get to most of the hotels
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
On 6/18/17 6:46 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
On 6/18/2017 9:12 AM, Martin wrote:Maybe an airport lounge? Maybe there's one with showers and you can buy
Look at TripadvisorWhat is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsNear-g186525-qEDI-Edinburgh_Scotland.htm >>> If you look at the one star comments you won't stay at any of them :-)
It looks as if you need to take a taxi to get to most of the hotels
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in
Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
a day pass?
Though most lounges are airside, not after you retrieved your bags.
Some airports do have arrival lounges.
I'd never heard of a day rate. Typically less than regular rates?
What is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
What is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in
Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
This is a similar requirement as for an adulterer's hotel.
I recall a news story a few years ago that rated the Best
Western in Lauriston Place as one of the best hotels in
Britain to have an affair in.
On 6/17/2017 10:12 PM, -hh wrote:
IIRC, there's a Hilton group property near the airport which may serve your purposes.
-hh
Thanks, I'll look into that.
On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 7:47:46 AM UTC-4, S Viemeister wrote:
On 6/17/2017 10:12 PM, -hh wrote:
IIRC, there's a Hilton group property near the airport which may serve your purposes.Thanks, I'll look into that.
FWIW, the others have mentioned asking about a 'day rate' ... one thing that virtually any hotel will do, even if they don't have a formal day rate, is to let you book a room for the night prior to your arrival - - yes, full cost.
What you put on the reservation is that you're going to have an extremely late arrival ... i.e., the next morning.
This can get expensive, but it is one way to guarantee a room before normal check-in times.
On 6/18/2017 9:44 PM, -hh wrote:
On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 7:47:46 AM UTC-4, S Viemeister wrote:
On 6/17/2017 10:12 PM, -hh wrote:
IIRC, there's a Hilton group property near the airport which may serve your purposes.Thanks, I'll look into that.
FWIW, the others have mentioned asking about a 'day rate' ... one thing that
virtually any hotel will do, even if they don't have a formal day rate, is to let
you book a room for the night prior to your arrival - - yes, full cost.
What you put on the reservation is that you're going to have an extremely late arrival ... i.e., the next morning.
This can get expensive, but it is one way to guarantee a room before normal check-in times.
Unfortunately, though, most places have a fairly early check-out time,
which means paying for TWO nights, but only staying for a few hours.
She was trying to avoid that.
On 6/18/2017 7:58 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
What is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in
Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
This is a similar requirement as for an adulterer's hotel.
Umm...
Not quite what I was looking for.
I recall a news story a few years ago that rated the Best
Western in Lauriston Place as one of the best hotels in
Britain to have an affair in.
Does that mean that they offer day rates?
Yes, if the article I read was right. That was the whole point of
my posting. The hotel isn't going to care WHY you want to book a
room in the middle of the day.
Yes, if the article I read was right. That was the whole point ofIt's many years since I lived in Edinburgh - is that hotel in a
my posting. The hotel isn't going to care WHY you want to book a
room in the middle of the day.
reasonably safe/respectable area? (The room is for my daughter.)
In article <eqol9dF6dudU1@mid.individual.net>,
S Viemeister <firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
On 6/18/2017 7:58 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
Umm...What is needed, is a _very_ early check-in - her flight arrives at
breakfast time, and she needs a place to dump her bags and rest for a
bit, before catching a train in the afternoon. The hotels I've used in
Edinburgh don't offer such an early check-in.
This is a similar requirement as for an adulterer's hotel.
Not quite what I was looking for.
I recall a news story a few years ago that rated the BestDoes that mean that they offer day rates?
Western in Lauriston Place as one of the best hotels in
Britain to have an affair in.
Yes, if the article I read was right. That was the whole point of
my posting. The hotel isn't going to care WHY you want to book a
room in the middle of the day.
It's worth remembering that Best Western is a franchise system. You get a better
deal and more flexibility with the individual hotels than you get via the Best
Western website.
[Best Western, Lauriston Place; daytime bookings]
Yes, if the article I read was right. That was the whole point ofIt's many years since I lived in Edinburgh - is that hotel in a
my posting. The hotel isn't going to care WHY you want to book a
room in the middle of the day.
reasonably safe/respectable area? (The room is for my daughter.)
Yes. It's next to the remaining medical buildings of the old Royal Infirmary. There's another hotel across the street. Tollcross is
a couple of minutes walk west, and that does get a bit rowdy late
at night - I used to live there - but no problem during the day.
Eastwards you've got the luxury flats that used to be the Royal
Infirmary and George Heriot's School.
On 6/20/2017 5:42 AM, Martin wrote:
It's worth remembering that Best Western is a franchise system. You get a betterI'll suggest that to her.
deal and more flexibility with the individual hotels than you get via the Best
Western website.
It's many years since I lived in Edinburgh - is that hotel in a
reasonably safe/respectable area? (The room is for my daughter.)
Yes. It's next to the remaining medical buildings of the old Royal Infirmary. There's another hotel across the street. Tollcross is
a couple of minutes walk west, and that does get a bit rowdy late
at night - I used to live there - but no problem during the day.
Eastwards you've got the luxury flats that used to be the Royal
Infirmary and George Heriot's School.
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku>
On 6/20/2017 5:42 AM, Martin wrote:I've booked a room in a Best Western hotel in England for July. On BW website
It's worth remembering that Best Western is a franchise system. You get a betterI'll suggest that to her.
deal and more flexibility with the individual hotels than you get via the Best
Western website.
if I wanted a room that I could cancel at anytime until 14:00 on the day we will
arrive, the room cost about £100 (20%) more. Booking the room directly by phoning the hotel there is no extra charge for cancellation in addition the basic room charge was a bit less.
[Best Western, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh]
It's many years since I lived in Edinburgh - is that hotel in a
reasonably safe/respectable area? (The room is for my daughter.)
Yes. It's next to the remaining medical buildings of the old Royal
Infirmary. There's another hotel across the street. Tollcross is
a couple of minutes walk west, and that does get a bit rowdy late
at night - I used to live there - but no problem during the day.
Eastwards you've got the luxury flats that used to be the Royal
Infirmary and George Heriot's School.
The other thing I should have mentioned - it's on the number 35 bus
route, which leaves from the airport. Much slower than the no. 100
fast bus, because it detours through business parks on the western
edge of the city, but if you figure in only having to walk across
the street rather than half a mile up and over the Royal Mile, it'll
take about the same time. Lothian Buses website has good timetables.
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