Hotel du Vin

If you know Hotel du Vin then you know what to expect here: dependable comfort and style with a look pitched somewhere between a Scottish gentleman's club and a contemporary hotel – with a French bistro of sorts, bar, small courtyard and more. It's a winning formula, all cleverly fitted in to an old building that could hardly be closer to the National Museum of Scotland, Greyfriars Kirkyard and various Fringe goings-on in August.