Family Friendly Hotels & Apartments in Edinburgh
Edinburgh’s mighty castle, vibrant festival and medieval history attracts thousands of families each year. But what are your options when it comes down to where to stay in Edinburgh with kids?
With so much sightseeing to do, your accommodation needs to be a convenient and comfortable home from home. In this guide, I will reveal a few hotels and apartments with just the right mix of spacious family rooms, thoughtful services and child friendly facilities such as swimming pool or baby cot provided by the hotel.
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Since the 15th century, Edinburgh is recognised as the capital of Scotland with over half a million inhabitants. The destination attracts nearly 5 million visits every year and is the 2nd most visited city in the United Kingdom after London.
What families enjoy when visiting Edinburgh is to see so many green parks and nearby beaches in the summer, or hear ghostly tales in the city’s warren of underground vaults in the winter.
Is Edinburgh good for family holiday?
If you plan a family holiday in Scotland, make sure to plan enough days to visit Edinburgh with the kids. Usually, visitors spend between 2 to 4 nights depending how deep you want to explore the city. My own experience with young children was to stay 3 nights in Stockbridge district before heading to the North of Scotland and continue our journey towards Inverness.
Where to Stay in Edinburgh with Kids?
There are different options in terms of areas on where to stay in Edinburgh with kids. The obvious choice would be to pick hotels and apartments available in West End, Haymarket or Edinburgh New Town so you know you can walk easily with your little ones to lots of places to visit in Edinburgh.
In the summer, you can opt in for a family hotel stay in Portobello that is situated on the seafront East of Edinburgh. There are also quite a lot of holiday rentals available in this area.
Finally, if you are looking to stay nearby Edinburgh Zoo, have a look at the Holiday Inn Edinburgh Zoo where you can guarantee to be the first visitors in the morning!
Where should I stay in Edinburgh for the first time?
I believe the first time you would visit Edinburgh with the family means trying to see the essential things to do in the Scottish capital. So my recommendation would be to stay central and close to the action. For example, you could stay at Novotel Edinburgh Centre that is ideally located close to Edinburgh Castle and National Museum of Scotland.
Are there any family friendly hotels in Edinburgh with Swimming Pool?
In any city family break, having an indoor swimming pool at your hotel is a great benefit to end the day and let the kids go wild for a moment. Also, it allows the family to eventually enjoys a great night sleep after a quick dinner before bed time. Dalmahoy Hotel, Apex Grassmarket Hotel, Edinburgh Marriott Hotel are among the hotels that features a lovely swimming pool for their guests. Novotel Edinburgh Centre and Holiday Inn Edinburgh Zoo also boast with a pool all year round.
Where can I stay nearby Edinburgh with great facilities?
If you are driving to Edinburgh, I can’t recommend enough to book a room at the Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club located only a 20 minutes drive West of Edinburgh. The property boasts with excellent facilities such as indoor swimming pool, massive gardens and kids meals. The Dalmahoy Hotel is the perfect getaway place to stay in Edinburgh remote from the busy streets of the city centre.
Where to stay in Edinburgh with family on a limited budget?
I know that holidays during school holiday are becoming more and more expensive. So if you have shoe string budget in mind for your next holiday break in Edinburgh with children, have a look at the design and comfortable YOTEL Edinburgh which offers family rooms with bunk beds.
Here is a map of all family friendly hotels in Edinburgh so you can check where they are located before making your choice. As you can see, they are all fairly spread out in the city so it really depends where you want to be close by.
So let’s check out below my selection of Edinburgh accommodation below, including family friendly hotels and apartments.