Advantages: Reasonable prices, easy booking, very central Disadvantages: Expensive dial-up internet access, has the potential to be very noisy because of proximity to Waverley train station
For anyone that doesn’t know, Jurys Doyle is a hotel and inn chain with its roots in Ireland and 36 hotels in cities across Ireland, the UK and a handful in the US, with another 3 UK outlets planned for the UK in 2005. Their offerings range from 3 star inns to 5 star luxury.
Jurys Inn Edinburgh is just that, an Inn rather than a hotel, and at the lower end of the Jurys Doyle chain, room-wise comparable with the Premier half of the Premier Travel ... ...stones throw away from Princes Street and George Street, it is well placed to explore the offerings of this magnificent city.
Unfortunately, my reason for travelling was business rather than pleasure, so once again, I didn’t get chance to look around, one day…..
LOCATION AND GETTING THERE
As already said, ideally situated for exploring the city, a taxi from the airport will set you back around £18 and take around 25 minutes to half hour dependent ...
sue.51 05.03.2005
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Advantages: Reasonable prices, good location Disadvantages: Quite noisy
The Jury’s Inn Hotel is on Jeffrey Street in Edinburgh making it very close and handy for the Royal Mile and overlooking the Waverley railway station. Indeed the room I had recently fronted onto the street with the railway station below and I do have to say there was more noise from the road and from the trains than you would have wished to hear.
The hotel itself is part of the Irish owned Jury’s chain and the rooms are quite comfortable ... ...of tea and coffee making stuff and toiletries in the bathroom. Whilst the normal rate may be £79 for a room I got mine for a £45 per night corporate single rate which for a hotel so close to the city centre offers good value.
The hotel restaurant is called Archers and offers a good menu and two courses of starter and main course will set you back about £13-£17 per person which is a tad below average for a similar hotel/location. I had a satisfactory ...
polydeuces 12.03.2001 (11.03.2001)
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