This sparse room certainly isn't a romantic venue - or, indeed, an eaterie where you might linger at all - but it has secret weapons in the form of an...

Located in Sean Connery's old stomping ground of Fountainbridge, Cineworld is a sprawling, comprehensive 13-screener. Unusually for a multiplex, standard...

Scotland's most comprehensive tennis centre has indoor and outdoor courts, and provides coaching to all standards. The leisure centre has a gym, badminton...

A mid 19th-century villa around a third of a mile west of Haymarket railway station, Dunstane House has been a hotel for more than 40 years. The slightly...

Student accommodation.

This multi-million-pound climbing arena was the biggest in the world when it opened in 2003, but soon ran into financial problems. After the local authority...

Way out west, around four miles from Princes Street en route to the airport, the Marriott is one of those hotels that many visitors pass by without...

Edinburgh Zoo's greatest claim to kids' attention is the Penguin Parade. It's scheduled for 2.15pm daily (Apr-Aug) subject to the penguins' attitudes; given...

The MacRae brothers, from the Isle of Skye, opened this bistro on unfashionable Dalry Road in 2003, and it's been an oasis of decent cooking ever since. The...

The Golden Rule is a friendly, old-fashioned pub with some cask ales, plus a more contemporary lounge bar downstairs that has won a reputation for its...

This lovely, informal spot is a working farm. As well as the usual farmyard favourites (a Jersey cow, old-breed pigs, sheep, goats and ponies), a pet lodge...

A 20-minute drive west of the city, the Gyle is home to Morrison's at one end and Marks & Spencer at the other. In the expanse between, you'll find stores...

After some success when Vladimir Romanov took over the club in 2005, the tidy and atmospheric Tynecastle operated close to its 17,420 capacity for a couple...

Situated beneath and connected by a stairwell to a Chinese restaurant, this basement bar was once a jazz joint, but has broadened its remit to encompass...