The Salisbury Hotel, Edinburgh

This small 4-star hotel is in quiet walled gardens and has easy access to Edinburgh city centre. It has free Wi-Fi, free parking and stylish rooms.

The Salisbury Hotel is just over a mile (1.6 km) from the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle, the Royal Museum and Holyrood Palace. There are regular buses to the city centre.

The luxury rooms mix modern style with original Georgian features. The large windows have shutters and blackout curtains. All rooms have LCD flat-screen TVs, iPod docking stations and Gilchrist & Soames toiletries.

A full, traditional cooked Scottish breakfast is available each day.

The Salisbury Hotel is over 200 years old, so there is no lift, only steps. It is a small hotel with limited services.