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An illustration of how Flamingo Land at Loch Lomond would appear

Plans to build £40m Loch Lomond development unanimously rejected

A chicken and a pet lizard make up some of the weirdest things left in hotel rooms around the world

Some of the oddest things left in hotel rooms around the world

The House of Gods hotel in Glasgow will open in January 2024.

I was treated like a star in a luxury suite at House of Gods Glasgow

September is Food and Drink month for National World

Savour the delights of eating and drinking with Food and Drink Month

It is rare that the opportunity to design a building is the prize for entering a competition, but in 1895 W. Hamilton Beattie and A.R. Scott won the opportunity to design what was then known as The North British Station Hotel (The N.B.) - owned by the North British Railway Company. Today the building is better known as The Balmoral.

The history of The Balmoral in 6 pictures

Oasis

How much accommodation will cost during Oasis 2025 gigs in Edinburgh

Noel and Liam Gallagher on the 'Che Tempo Che Fa' Italian TV Show in 2008 (Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Oasis reunion 2025: 7 tips to get the best prices and deals on hotels

Completed in 1902, the building was built as North Bridge was widened between the Old Town and New Town. The 190 foot structure which dominates the Old Town skyline was designed and built by Dunn & Findlay. The partnership was made up of James Bow Dunn and James Leslie Findlay. Findlay was the son of newspaper magnate and Scotsman owner John Ritchie Findlay and the newspaper soon moved into the building - giving it its name.

The story of the Scotsman Hotel in six pictures

The sea around Sardinia is spectacularly blue on a summer's day (Photo: Amber Allott)

Experience Sardinia in style at the Chia Laguna Resort

The luxury retreat will offer 27 beds, a bar and 70 cover restaurant - with a cosy lounge area featuring ‘a roaring fire and inviting nooks.’

New boutique hotel and restaurant promises ‘unforgettable stay’

Top TV chef's Rudloe Arms Hotel is offering special deals on country stays

Foodies rush to snap up TV chef's country manor break as price slashed

Exterior of the Caledonian Hotel at the east end of Princes Street Edinburgh, after being cleaned in June 1982.

29 pictures of Edinburgh hotels in the 1980s and 1990s

(Photo: Ben Bauer/PA Wire)

Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

The infinity pool outside my room at Mayia Exclusive Resort and Spa.

I never saw point of all-inclusive holidays but this place seduced me

Locals to nominate favourite pubs for Edinburgh Bar Awards 2024

The Oxford Bar or the ‘Ox’ as it’s also known as, is probably one of the most iconic locations Rebus spent his time and was used as a filming location for the new BBC Rebus adaptation.

I visited The Oxford Bar and this is why it's a must for Rebus fans
With Inspector Rebus returning to our screens this year, there’s a renewed wave of interest in all things Ian Rankin.
Jamie Saunderson

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The best jobs at Premier Inn available right now - and how to apply

Every Sunday, The Real Greek will be offering free kids meals, for every £10 spent by an accompanying adult. The offer is available to children under 12 and will include a kids meal, a drink and an ice cream or sorbet.

8 places where you can grab free meals for children over summer

This new £100 million project at 104-108 Princes Street will turn three adjoining properties into a 347 room hotel and a large retail unity. It's set to be ready to open in the middle of 2026.

Princes Street set for new 347-bedroom hotel

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Travelodge launches massive hiring drive to fill more than 300 jobs

Work starts on 'landmark' city centre hotel

Hotel Villa Angela

I visited Jim Kerr's Sicilian boutique hotel in the hills of Taormina

Luxury hostel brand in Berlin makes going to the Euros affordable

If you have trouble sleeping at night, or in the morning, listening to something relaxing might help

These clever gadgets let you discreetly listen to music in bed

View from ruins of a church in Monolithos castle, Rhodes island, Greece. Image: Tomasz Czajkowski/stock.adobe

Sun-kissed island holds secret of youth and has 'best' wine in Aegean

Edinburgh hopes to become the first destination in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax. Picture: Richard Scott

MSPs pass legislation paving way for Edinburgh tourist tax

Taylor Swift will play to just under 73,000 adoring fans at Murrayfield in June

Homeless forced out of Edinburgh hotels as Swift concerts spark frenzy
It was claimed the city is at ‘bursting point’.
Jamie Saunderson

MSPs urged to allow earlier start for tourist tax

Traveller Kara Wilbur, 23, bagged trip to the Maldives for “less than £500”.

Watch: Traveller bags trip to the Maldives for “less than £500”

Millions of Brits suffer from 'holiday choice paralysis'

It's said to be the biggest investment in Princes Street since the arrival of the Johnny Walker experience at the West End.
The £100 million development at Nos 104-108 - formerly the site of the Next, Zara and Russell & Bromley stores - is set to deliver a 347-bedroom Ruby Hotel.
There will be a rooftop bar with views across Princes Street Gardens, the Ross Theatre and to Edinburgh Castle.
Munich-based Ruby Group say their hotels offer “lean luxury” to “cost- and style conscious” customers.

15 new hotels in the pipeline for Capital

Nine best hotels in Scotland

A hotel plan for the car park of the Canny Man's, in Morningside, Edinburgh, has been approved. Photo: The Canny Man's.

New hotel to be built in car park of 153-year-old pub

Heart of Midlothian's new Tynecastle Park Hotel has opened in Edinburgh

First look inside Hearts' new Tynecastle Park Hotel

The Spa at Carden Park in Cheshire

Carden Park: £10m spa offers ultimate spot to relax with friends

Black pudding and bacon batter, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms, with bacon and orange marmalade drizzle. Hampton by Hilton is trailaling limited edition British Breakfast Waffle Trio as part of its free hot breakfast included in every stay

The ingredients that go into a Full English Waffle

An office building at 7 Castle Street was one of the property investment deals completed in Edinburgh during 2023.

Edinburgh set for 'flurry of deals' as property investment tops 2022 total

A Travelodge ‘budget-luxe’ room. The chain is releasing two million of its rooms for just £38 as part of a huge sale for Autumn 2023.

Travelodge launches huge sale - how to book a room for £38 or less

The largest hotel deal in the latest quarter was the £85m sale of Edinburgh’s iconic Caledonian Waldorf Astoria, better known as The Caley Hotel, to property fund manager Henderson Park, according to the Colliers report.

'No silver bullet' for property investment market despite second-quarter bounce

Tourists are evacuated from hotels during a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes on July 22, 2023.

Thousands evacuated from Rhodes homes & hotels as island blaze spreads

Sherwood guest house at 42 Minto Street, Newington, is described as an "exceptionally well-presented guesthouse" with six-letting bedrooms and the capacity to sleep 15 guests. Part of a terrace of Georgian townhouses, it is a Grade B listed building, built in the early 19th century. The lower ground floor has a self-contained owner's apartment with three bedrooms, bathroom, lounge, new kitchen and private garden. Asking price: £1,250,000.

Here are 7 businesses currently on the market in the city

A trail towards The Old Man of Storr during changeable weather, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK (Getty Images)

The Times’ 5 best hotels on the Scottish islands

Meet the woman whose van lifestyle has allowed her to save more than £22k - and live in one of Britain’s poshest areas rent-free.

Van-dweller saves £22,000 and lives in posh areas rent-free

Muddy festival goers at Glastonbury will be able to get a free shower this year

Hotel chain offering free showers to Glastonbury Festival goers

Hotels.com reveal their weirdest room service requests

Hotels.com is offering up to £100 for 100 guests to spend on their unusual room service requests

These are the top 10 wacky room service orders - including diet water

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 30: A general view of Paris Disneyland during the workers' strike in Paris, France on May 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Disneyland Paris warns of disruption amid staff strike

Travelodge is set to open 300 news hotels across the UK in a huge expansion the budget chain dubbed a lucrative opportunity for local councils.

Travelodge to open 300 new hotels across UK - see full list

A variety of hotels in the UK are offering free upgrades and complimentary drinks to customers as part of a new discount scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

Hotels in the UK are offering free upgrades, meals and drinks as part of a new d...

Experts say an over-supply is already having a negative impact on occupancy levels and room rates, even before a string of proposed new developments across the city are either completed or come up for planning permission.

Edinburgh builds too many hotel rooms for tourists - after numbers soar by 50%

The new Market Street Hotel overlooks Waverley Station and Princes Street

Edinburgh builds too many hotel rooms for tourists - after numbers soar by 50%

The family were staying in a hotel in the resort town of Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. PIC: Creative Commons/Johnn Erixon.

British family of three die in Costa Del Sol swimming pool tragedy

Scotsman Hotel cinema

Big screen thrills as hotel opens its own in-house cinema

For three weeks in August the population of Edinburgh doubles. Picture: Jon Savage

Is it time for Edinburgh to take a Glastonbury-style break from the festival? – ...

Edinburgh Festival Fringe want city's hotels to offer free room to artists

Edinburgh Festival Fringe organisers want city's hotels to offer free room to ar...