Where to Stay in Edinburgh for a Stag or Hen Do

Where you stay shapes the whole weekend. Get the location right and everything, the activity, dinner, the bars, is a short walk away. Here is how the main Edinburgh areas stack up for a group, from a team that books them every week.

Grassmarket and Old Town

If you want to step out of the door and into the night, this is the area. The Grassmarket sits beneath the Castle and is ringed with bars, and the Cowgate's late venues are two minutes away. It is the most popular base for stag and hen groups who want to walk everywhere. Browse our Grassmarket and Old Town stays.

City centre and Haymarket

A little calmer, still central, and well connected. Haymarket has its own train station, which makes it easy for a group arriving from different cities to meet in one place, and you are a short walk or quick tram from the action.

Leith

Edinburgh's waterfront has become one of the best areas to eat and drink, and it is quieter at night, which suits groups who want a good sleep between a big day and a big night. It is a short taxi from the centre.

How to choose

• Want to roll out of bed into the party? Grassmarket or Old Town.
• Arriving from all over? Somewhere near Haymarket or Waverley.
• Big group who value a proper night's sleep? Leith or a self-contained party apartment.

See every option on our accommodation page, or tell us your group size and dates and we will match you to the right base as part of a full quote.