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Scotland travel information

Accommodation in Scotland

Whether you’re looking for hotels, bed & breakfasts, self-catering cottages and apartments, campsites or hostels, there’s a wide range of accommodation available across the country.

Stretching from the Borders in the south to Orkney and Shetland in the far north, and from the rolling hills of Fife in the east to the rugged islands of the Outer Hebrides in the west, there are a wealth of areas each with their own distinctive character and charm.

There is a wide range of accommodation available in Scotland, including hotels, bed and breakfasts, self-catering apartments and cottages, budget hostels and campsites.

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Edinburgh Festival accommodation guide

Staying in a self-catering cottage can give you a great, relaxed base in the heart of the Scottish countryside.

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Alternatively, staying in a hotel ensures your every need is met, whether in the city or somewhere more rural.

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Edinburgh

170 hotels
103 self-catering properties
384 other properties
Glasgow

77 hotels
23 self-catering properties
111 other properties
Aberdeen

27 hotels
13 self-catering properties
34 other properties
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Food & drink

Scotland is well-served with many high-quality restaurants, cafés, bars and pubs.

Scotland has an abundance of natural resources, meaning quality fresh produce for a modern take on traditional Scottish dishes as well as cuisines from around the World.

Scotland is of course famous for whisky, and there is no shortage of pubs in which to sample the “water of life”.

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Car hire in Scotland

Renting a car is a great way to see Scotland, giving you the freedom to go anywhere at any time.

Most of the major rental companies are represented, and all of Scotland’s major airports have on-site car hire options. Hiring a car is often the best way to get to your hotel from the airport, particularly if you are staying in a rural location.

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Airports in Scotland

Scotland is well connected to the wider world with 5 main international airports, and a further 30 smaller regional airports..

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Accommodation by county

  • Aberdeenshire
  • Angus
  • Argyll
  • Ayrshire
  • Banffshire
  • Berwickshire
  • Bute
  • Caithness
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Dumfriesshire
  • Dunbartonshire
  • East Lothian
  • Fife
  • Inverness-shire
  • Kincardineshire
  • Kinross-shire
  • Kirkcudbrightshire
  • Lanarkshire
  • Midlothian
  • Morayshire
  • Nairnshire
  • Orkney
  • Peeblesshire
  • Perthshire
  • Renfrewshire
  • Ross and Cromarty
  • Roxburghshire
  • Selkirkshire
  • Shetland
  • Stirlingshire
  • Sutherland
  • West Lothian
  • Wigtownshire
food and drink

444 restaurants
347 bars & pubs
90 cafés
car hire

77 locations
15 brands
airports

34 airports
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Published on the 31st of March 2013 at 11:31 pm. Updated on the 7th of July 2020 at 11:44 am.

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