Guest Insights

HAT’s Indian Dining Hotlist
Edinburgh has an eclectic selection of restaurants to choose from. Pick any cuisine and I’m almost sure that you will find it – try it I dare you? When it comes to Indian food the selection is massive, we have narrowed it down to our top 10 favourites to help you with the decision making so that you can skip to the important part – eating!!!

Edinburgh Wine Bars
Sometimes you don’t feel like visiting a busy pub and instead look for something a bit more unusual where you can try something new. I have compiled a list of my favourite Edinburgh wine bars, those on the list are all independently owned and run by knowledgable staff with a real passion for food and wine.

Dog-Friendly Edinburgh
Have you booked one of our dog friendly properties? Are you wondering where you can enjoy a drink alongside your canine companion? Edinburgh is a very canine friendly destination – we have compiled a list of some of our favourite, dog friendly, city centre pubs and bars to help you out!

Independent Edinburgh Record Stores
Record Store Day is celebrated annually and this year is on April 23rd. Over 260 independent UK record shops come together to celebrate their unique

Top 5 Things To Check Before You Visit Edinburgh
You’ve booked your trip to Edinburgh and you’re excited to finally start exploring the beautiful medieval city. Before you go there are a few things you should check, just to make sure that your trip goes smoothly to plan and without any hitches. We’ve gathered the 5 most important things that you should be aware of before visiting, so that you don’t have to trawl the internet whilst you’re in holiday mode.

Queuing at Fringe Festival: Dealing With Boredom
We all hate queueing for things. Especially if we have to queue for a long time. And when you’re at an event as big as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, you can bet there will be some queuing. You can’t really avoid it, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring.