6 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Hotels Near the Fringe Venues
From Apex City of Edinburgh's retained heritage walls to a Green Key stay at the Sheraton Grand
The greenest way to do Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh is to stay somewhere that already does the work for you. So these are 6 certified eco hotels near the Fringe venues, all verified green and an easy reach from the action. Every one holds a real, third party certification, and every one lets you show up for the day and still tread light on Edinburgh.
These are the Edinburgh stays we send conscious travellers to first.
My top picks:
- For Green Tourism Gold: Apex City of Edinburgh Hotel
- For Green Key operations: Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
- For rooftop beehives: Eden Locke
- For a heritage landmark stay: The Balmoral
- Grassmarket, Edinburgh
- About half a mile from the Fringe venues, in the Grassmarket
Apex City of Edinburgh holds a Gold Green Tourism Award, retains existing building structures, insulates walls and roofs, and uses natural restoration materials.
- West End, Edinburgh
- About 1 mile from the Fringe venues, in the West End
Sheraton Grand Edinburgh is Green Key certified three years running and a Gold Green Tourism Award holder, with water conserving fixtures and energy efficient air conditioning.
- Old Town, Edinburgh
- About a quarter mile from the Fringe venues, on the Royal Mile
Radisson Blu Edinburgh City Centre holds a Gold Green Tourism Award, continuously measuring and reducing its environmental impact on the Royal Mile.
- Princes Street, Edinburgh
- About half a mile from the Fringe venues, on Princes Street
The Balmoral is Green Tourism accredited, with ongoing initiatives to reduce its environmental impact inside a landmark heritage building on Princes Street.
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- Leith, Edinburgh
- About 2 miles from the Fringe venues, in Leith
Fingal maintains Green Key certification each year for environmental responsibility and sustainable operation, a permanently berthed ship hotel in the harbour.
- New Town, Edinburgh
- About half a mile from the Fringe venues, in the New Town
Eden Locke is an active Green Tourism Programme member, with rooftop beehives and ongoing sustainability initiatives off George Street.
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