Luxury holidays in West End

When to go

Edinburgh excites throughout the year, but August’s Fringe Festival and its end-of-the-year Hogmanay celebrations are when the city really buzzes — though the West End remains calmer than its more central counterparts.

Getting there

• Planes

  Edinburgh Airport is a 30-minute drive or tram from the West End.

• Trains

  Haymarket is your closest transport stop from the West End, less than 10 minutes’ walk away. The airport tram and Airlink bus call here.

• Automobiles

  There’s no need for wheels in a city as walkable as Edinburgh, plus taxis and trams are on hand should you tire.