The Edinburgh Marriott

John Douglas used to be homeless. Now he is the concierge at this excellent, convenient, unpretentiously functional airport hotel. He shows his diploma and his hotel’s facilities with pride. He will even read you the pillow menu and take your orders for a good night’s rest.

Wherever you travel, some of the best hotels in the world end up being the closest and easiest to get to. Whether for late night arrivals or early morning departures, this is Edinburgh’s premier airport accommodation. You know what you get from Marriott and it’s the best. The food is good, the staff attentive and courteous, and it’s only five minutes from the airport terminal. Airlink buses pass the hotel every ten minutes round the clock. You can also discover the secret of a good night’s sleep and take it home with you—only the Marriott offers you the chance to order bed and toppers, duvet inserts and percale linen bed skirts, as well as 70 percent feather and 30 percent duck feather hypo-allergenic cotton twill fabric pillows online. The Chats Lounge bar, Source Grill, and leisure club add to your guaranteed experience. John’s recommendations to eat? George Street Grill and Fusto on George Street for Italian, Gurkha Café for Indian, Fishers in the City on Thistle Street for fish, Ola Kala near Haymarket for Greek, and the 1953 Royal Yacht HMS Britannia for afternoon tea. The Queen’s floating royal residence is now a permanent exhibition at Ocean Terminal.