The Old Waverley Hotel is conveniently situated on Princes Street, just across and down a bit from the Waverley train station, around the corner from the pubs on Rose Street on the edge of New Town, and facing Edinburgh Castle and Old Town just a quick jaunt away.\n\nThe hotel is historic, and you immediately feel the old world charm as you walk in. Check in at the front desk on the plush carpeted floors, and you'll notice the bar ready to quench the thirst of you weary travelers. Plenty of scotch whiskeys on hand, as well as British beers such as the English Boddington's or the Irish Guinness, but you're in Scotland - have a Tennent's. The bar's seating area is comfortable with high backed chairs, and a door connects it to the restaurant, Cranston's, where they'll serve traditional Scottish breakfasts, or lemon-battered fish and chips, or elegant three-course dinners for \u00a325.\n\nI was in northern England on business, so Edinburgh was a rough halfway point for me to meet a friend working in Aberdeen. She was catching a flight on Saturday, so we got a fairly inexpensive room for the night at just 35 pounds apiece - though there are pricier rooms for the luxuriant travelers. It was cozy and comfortable, with porthole windows that looked out on the gardens and the Sir Walter Scott memorial below.\n\nThe Old Waverley Hotel makes for an exquisite stay in beautiful Edinburgh, and one central to all the sights and sounds. Brilliant!