Market Street hotel

You're walking down Market Street towards the station and you clock this place: it's got that effortless vibe where locals actually want to hang about, not just tourists ticking boxes. The Market Street Hotel isn't trying too hard—it's a proper neighbourhood spot that happens to have rooms upstairs. The bar and restaurant downstairs is where you'll find folk from round the corner mixing with visitors who've stumbled onto something genuine. It's the kind of place that gets Edinburgh right: unpretentious, well-made, and genuinely welcoming. Whether you're staying or just dropping in for a drink, there's a real sense that people give a toss about what they're doing here.