Weekend Breaks and Short Breaks in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the UK’s favourite city once again for weekend breaks, short breaks midweek and at weekends, and a huge variety of special offers. Just voted another time by readers - the 7th year in succession - as Favourite UK City 2004 - Guardian Observer Travel Awards, this is truly the city to come to for short stays and indeed longer holidays. Edinburgh is an "extraordinary city" with a "unique blend of culture, sophistication and architecture", as described in The Lonely Planet Guide to Britain.

A booming, bustling European capital with a new parliament and vibrant social scene, it is now talked of in the same breath as Paris, Barcelona, Copenhagen and Berlin. A year round calendar of festivals, major art exhibitions - some exclusive to Edinburgh - and a choice of visitor attractions to fill a month’s visit, provide an almost overwhelming choice for decision making. So it's always best to plan an itinery before you arrive

The capital city of any country is most often the first place to visit and with most hotels offering a choice of special weekend offers, a short break in Edinburgh will not be beaten.
Guardian readers say so!

A number of hotels will have special offers available, some with Theatre Break Packages . Or try Visitor Attractions and Edinburgh Castle for other ideas