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New Town

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  • 🧡Touristic heart
  • 🍜Good food
  • 🖼Nice museums
  • 🛍Shopping
  • 🏛️Architecture
  • ☕️Good coffee
  • 🥂Drinks
  • 🎵Nightlife
  • ⚜️Design
  • 👍First time visitors

This is the neighbourhood for you if you enjoy luxury shopping, art museums, interesting restaurants and cocktail bars.

New Town is the neighbourhood for you if you want to enjoy (luxury) shopping and appreciate elegant architecture. The district was built in the 18th century as an extension of the city and now serves primarily as a residential area for affluent residents and as the city’s shopping district. New Town’s wide streets and stunning architecture create a unique atmosphere and a sense of grandeur. The district offers a range of shops, such as the luxury department store Harvey Nichols , and elegant cocktail bars such as Bramble. It is also home to a number of interesting museums and galleries, such as the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

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    Our favourite hotels in New Town

    Don't feel like spending hours searching for the perfect hotel and still be sure you're in the right place? We have selected the finest hotels in New Town for you.

    • Hotel

      Yotel Edinburgh

      Check yourself into Yotel and go explore the city. The hotel is located in New Town, but Stockbridge's cosy cafés and restaurants are also nearby.

    • Apartment

      Eden Locke, George Street

      Wow! These are studios to fall in love with. The location in the New Town is perfect, as are the cappuccinos from the coffee bar downstairs.

    • Accommodation

      BRAID APARTMENTS BY MANSLEY

      Spacious studios and flats in a quiet street in New Town. Plenty of fine restaurants and shops within walking distance.

    • Hotel

      ibis Styles Edinburgh St Andrew Square

      Nice hotel in the New Town: colourful, fresh and friendly. And breakfast is fine too.

    • Hotel

      Le Monde Boutique

      Atmospheric hotel in the vibrancy of New Town. Close to shops, restaurants and nightclubs.

    • Accommodation

      Nira Caledonia

      Warm and atmospheric hotel in a prime location. You're centrally located yet quiet. Have breakfast with it, because you won't regret it.

    • Hotel

      The Royal Scots Club

      Tad old-fashioned, but very atmospheric. All rooms are different, it's a warren of stairs and corridors and breakfast is fine. Right in the centre.

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      The Scotsman Hotel

      This luxury hotel sits right in the centre, on the border between old and new. It has all the mod cons, which is to be expected for that price.

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      Indigo Edinburgh Princes Street

      Classic hotel with great comfort and also centrally located. Views of the castle.

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