As the summer is nearly upon us, trips suitable for the sunny weather ahead are playing on the minds of many people. Edinburgh is a magnificent city with many attractions. Family days out are easy to plan in the Scottish capital because there is so much to do! Edinburgh zoo is a favourite with kids and adults alike, giving visitors the opportunity to see the world’s most interesting animals.
Edinburgh Zoo is home to over 1,000 animals including giant pandas. Therefore, whatever part of the world you are interested in, there is opportunity to explore and learn about animals from that area. If you are interested in seeing the Giant Pandas featured in the Edinburgh Zoo experience, you will have to book tickets to reserve a place on the tour. These are free, but need to be booked in advance. Edinburgh Zoo is also the only zoo in the UK where you will be able to see koala bears. This is an opportunity any animal lover will grab with both hands. The Hilltop Safari is another great attraction of Edinburgh Zoo, this is an easy way to get around the zoo and is even complemented by the driver’s commentary as you travel up the hill. The Hilltop Safari is free and runs from 10 am until 3.15 pm. Although this fantastic feature is free of charge, the zoo is of course willing to accept donations for Edinburgh Zoo’s conservation fund. The safari cart holds 20 passengers, so there’s room for all your family and friends. You may even be lucky enough to see one of the extraordinary events or functions the zoo puts on; on Saturday 2nd June 2012 a photograph tour will take place where you will get the chance to see a zoo photographer get snaps of the animals in action.
If this sounds like a great plan for a summer day out, organise your trip to Edinburgh today. You’ll need to think about suitable accommodation. Why not book one of our Edinburgh holiday apartments and ensure that you can enjoy a home away from home for a reasonable price? Take a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website to see the kind of options available for your stay. To find the best options, just get in touch with our reservations team, either by sending an enquiry through the website, or by calling us on 0844 335 8866. We will make the search for Edinburgh serviced apartments as easy as possible.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is one of the most famous and largest arts festivals in the world. Last year’s Fringe had over 2,500 shows from 60 nations which took place in 258 venues. It’s undoubtedly one of the best things to either be part of, or visit, during the summer. Theatre and comedy are the main focus of the festival, with appearances from well-known dramatic groups and comedians as well as amateurs waiting for their big break. The arts of music and dance are also represented in the festival.
If you take the opportunity to visit the Edinburgh Fringe you will see the very best of the arts as well as alternative acts that break away from the mainstream with weird and wacky takes on theatre, comedy, music and dance. There’s always chance to see classical theatrical adaptations of William Shakespeare, but modern theatre plays a big part in the festival. Therefore, no matter what your tastes in the arts may be, you will always be satisfied.
This year, the festival will run from 3rd-27th August. This gives you the chance to check out which acts you’d really like to see, and make sure that your trip to Edinburgh will coincide with your work or university commitments.
Well known comedians Alan Davies and Rhod Gilbert are just two names among the array of outstanding line up for summer 2012. Jason Byrne from BBC Radio 2 is tipped to an act not to miss- with his new show, the clown of comedy is sure to have your sides splitting for an evening.
There is so much to see, and such a great atmosphere to take in at the Edinburgh Fringe that it’s well worth staying in the Scottish capital for at least a few days in August. If this arts festival sounds like your bag, why not have a proper Scottish get-away and stay in one of our Edinburgh serviced apartments? With great facilities and the benefit of complete privacy, you’d be bonkers not to book early to ensure you and your other Fringe-goers can sleep in comfort. To take a look at a range of Edinburgh apartment hotels, just visit the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

If you fancy visiting Scotland’s Capital City, but don’t like the idea of manoeuvring your way through the people clad streets of Edinburgh, why not engage with the serenity of the sea and take a boat tour?
Edinburgh Boat Charters offers you the opportunity to see the city in as part of a more peaceful experience. You can take your time to see the picturesque coastline, Edinburgh’s momentous bridges and islands whilst sitting on a luxurious Bavaria Yacht. You can either opt to have a three hour tour of the bridges and islands or go for a full day excursion which allows you to trot as far North as Anstruther in Fife, or even as far South as Eyemouth. This is a really different way to experience the city and will leave you feeling eye opened as well as calm and rested.
You can even get some sailing hands on experience! This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who has ever been interested in boats. However, if you’re not comfortable with the idea of having a go at sailing, you’re more than welcome to just sit back and enjoy the ride.
The boat tour is an excellent way to celebrate a birthday, hen or stag do, or even an anniversary. The Edinburgh Boat Charters’ skipper is cited as a friendly fellow who has many a story to tell about his experiences of sailing. With such a friendly atmosphere and the gentle ripples of the water, your celebration will have a relaxed and tranquil feel.
You may as well continue this restful and soothing experience on into the night by booking a private Edinburgh holiday apartment to stay in. Our Edinburgh serviced apartments have great facilities and will ensure a comfy stay. To find out more just visit the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website. You can send us your enquiry through the website, or call our reservations team on 0844 335 8866 to find the perfect serviced apartment for you.

Are you looking for somewhere fun and funky to enjoy your hen-weekend? Edinburgh is a city that hosts many hen-party packages where you can party yourself silly before the big day. As the maid of honour, you can make sure the bride to be says goodbye to singlehood in style! There are loads of places to have a wild night if you’re a crazy cat, or, instead you could venture into the highlands and put your own naturist twist on the hen-weekend.

Areas where you will find the pubs and clubs to cater for your hen weekend include:

Grassmarket

Lothian Road and surrounding streets

Rose Street and its surrounds and the Bridges.

George Street and the parallel Queen Street

Stockbridge and the waterfront at Leith

You might also find it interesting to note that Edinburgh is the top place for single male travellers. So if you want to set up the single members of your hen party with a foreign mystery man, here’s the perfect opportunity. Perhaps one of the hens will bag herself a sexy Spanish suitor and you’ll all be celebrating a hen-weekend again sometime soon!

If you decide that Edinburgh is the perfect hen-party destination for you, you should dedicate an entire weekend to the city! After all that partying you’ll need a serviced apartment to recuperate and relax. With an Edinburgh serviced apartment you will have much more room for everyone to get together in the afternoon/evening rather than being cramped in hotels or split across several rooms. There are loads of swanky Edinburgh holiday apartments on offer ifor short term stays which would be the icing on the cake for an unforgettable weekend in Scotland!

For anyone travelling to Edinburgh in April 2012 to see The Osmonds on their UK Tour, you should really be looking to stay in Edinburgh for a few days to really enjoy all the sights and sounds of the Scottish capital. One of the grandest cities in the world, any visitors should take at least a few days to fully appreciate Edinburgh and if you’re visiting to see a show or concert than that’s the perfect opportunity to stay.

The Osmonds are still going believe it or not. They’ve been entertaining the world for 5 decades now, having first burst onto the scene in 1958. Despite the age and longevity, the 2012 tour will be the largest UK tour the Osmonds will have ever been on; they will perform at nearly 50 venues up and down the country. The group want this final UK your to be ‘a great big thank you to all our fans for their love and support through the years’ and apparently they also ‘can’t wait’ for it. Well they will just have to wait as one can only resume the Osmonds do not have access to any forms of time travel.

Between the group and the individuals’ solo careers, they have released over 200 albums over the years, selling over 100,000,000 copies with 59 gold and platinum recordings. The tour starts in Bristol on 9^th March and finishes in Bournemouth on 6^th May. One of the highlights will surely be the Edinburgh performance that takes place at Usher Hall on April 22^nd as one of the grandest cities in the UK and a great backdrop to the warming and cheerful sounds of the Osmonds.

For anyone staying in Edinburgh, hotels might be the first accommodation option that springs to mind, however more and more people across the UK are choosing serviced apartments as their preferred choice and Edinburgh is no different. By booking a serviced apartment in Edinburgh you get the use of a whole apartment to enjoy your stay rather than the four walls of a hotel room. Also the nature of the apartments is that they are self-catering so you have much more flexibility in your stay.

If you’re an Olly Murs fan then get yourself down to Edinburgh Castle on July 20^th as Edinburgh welcomes the former X Factor contestant for his final show of his tour. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for this event, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Olly started off as a recruitment consultant in Essex before applying for The X Factor in 2009. He was let through after his original audition with Simon Cowell commenting that it was “the easiest yes” he had ever given. Olly won the hearts of many X Factor fans as he performed energetically and enthusiastically each week, complete with wiggling dance moves and spot-on vocals. He was the runner up of the show, losing out in the final to Joe McElderry. However, Olly refused to let this dampen his spirits and he scored a record deal. Since then, he’s had 4 number 1 singles and presents The Xtra Factor along with Caroline Flack.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Olly in concert, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Boyce Avenue are the band to watch in 2012. Currently touring up a storm in the UK with fellow boy-band, One Direction, these boys are fast becoming stars. They will be visiting Edinburgh for a performance at the HMV Picture House on June 12^th so make sure you snap up your tickets as I predict big things for this band. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for their performance, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Boyce Avenue are an American acoustic-rock band made up of brothers, Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian. The boys have a massive online fan base as they launched their career on YouTube, posting both original material and covers. They try their hardest to connect with their fans- they toured the Philippines as a result of their large fan base there. The boys also let their fans pick the songs that they cover and upload to YouTube.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see the Boyce Avenue live, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

This August, Frankie Boyle will be performing for 2 nights at the Edinburgh Playhouse. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for this event, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Frankie Boyle is one of the UK’s most controversial comedians, having upset everyone from Katie Price to the government. He perhaps doesn’t appeal to everyone but he has a core of loyal followers and if you’re one of them then you don’t want to miss out on his new tour, The Last Days of Sodom. He’s appeared on such popular TV shows as Mock The Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Have I Got News For You .If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Frankie Boyle in action, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Green Day fans get ready! Later this year, American Idiot The Musical will be working up a storm in the UK after a phenomenally successful Broadway stint and USA National Tour. The tour will be rocking into Edinburgh in October running from 22nd to the 27th. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for this event, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

American Idiot is a stage adaptation of the popular US punk rock band, Green Day’s album of the same name. It follows the story 3 disillusioned young men living in suburbia. The show features all of the songs from the album American Idiot and a few others from 21st Century Breakdown. It has won 2 Tony Awards and was nominated for ‘Best Musical’. It also won a Grammy Award for ‘Best Musical Show Album’.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see American Idiot, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Noel Gallagher, once part of one of England’s most famous rock bands, is storming back onto the music scene with his new band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The band will be performing in Edinburgh on 17th July this year and it’s sure to be a great gig. If you’re a fan of Noel or the band and you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for this event, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds formed in 2010 consisting of former Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, former Oasis session pianist Mike Rowe, drummer Jeremy Stacey of The Lemon Trees, The Zutons bassist Russell Pritchard and guitarist Tim Smith. Their debut album of the same name peaked at number 1 in the UK Charts. This band are set for great things and their show is not to be missed!

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.