“Nobody puts Baby in the corner”. Dirty Dancing is one of nations best loved films but now, the stage version of Dirty Dancing is on its way to the Edinburgh Playhouse! Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh from the 4th December 2011 to the 12th January 2012 while Dirty Dancing comes to town so why not take advantage and book one! Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular choice for visitors to cities, offering more space, more freedom and more amenities for your money. Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh. To see the serviced apartments available in Edinburgh for this period, please click here.
This is Dirty Dancing’s first ever national tour, performing dates in Edinburgh and 13 other cities across the UK and Ireland. Dirty Dancing is best known as a 1987 film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. The film won and was nominated for numerous awards including Golden Globes, Academy Awards and Grammys. It is one of the most popular films of all time with the songs, dance routines and quotes being common knowledge all over the world. Now, it’s taking to the stage once more for a national tour after a hugely successful stint on the West End. Before the show even opened in London, it had sold out for the first six months of its run. For the national tour, Paul-Michael Jones will be portraying Johnny Castle and Emily Holt will be playing the role of Francis ‘Baby’ Houseman. Both are rising stars in the world of theatre, having between them already performed in other heavyweight musicals such as Grease, Fame and We Will Rock You. If you’re a fan of the film or even if you’ve already seen the musical on the West End, the first ever national tour is sure to be one of the highlights of the year, full of romance, music and dancing. You’re sure to have the time of your life!
If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Dirty Dancing, serviced apartments are 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, look on the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads Website.

Lord of the Dance is coming to Edinburgh’s Playhouse in the New Year and serviced apartments are still available! Lord of the Dance is one of the most successful and captivating touring shows in the world and what better way to experience it than by staying in a serviced apartment when you travel to Edinburgh to see it. Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more amenities for your money and more space to practice your Irish dancing! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh. To see the serviced apartments available in Edinburgh for the tour dates, please click here.

Lord of the Dance and its creator, producer and director, Michael Flatley, have become household names since their first production in Dublin in 1996. Within months of its opening, Lord of the Dance was hailed as the highest grossing international tour of the year. It set new records for live performances all over the world. Michael Flatley first shot to fame in Riverdance, which was first performed in the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The show went on to receive unprecedented success but Flatley left in 1995 citing creative differences. He dreamed of bringing an Irish dance show to huge arenas all across the world and this is exactly what he did with Lord of the Dance. The mesmerizingly fast dancing portrays the story of the ‘Lord of the Dance’ in his fight against the evil dark master ‘Don Dorch’ from taking over Planet Ireland. The plot is based on ancient Irish folklore and Biblical references. It became the most critically acclaimed show in the history of musical theatre which has been seen by over 60 million people in over 60 different countries around the world. It has been performed at Disney World, the Oscars and at the 300^th anniversary celebration of St Petersburg, where it entertained heads of state such as then-president, George Bush and President Putin. It is sure to be a once in a lifetime experience as Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance Troupe 1 is touring round Europe once more, spending 3 nights from the 16^th-18^th January 2012 at Edinburgh’s Playhouse.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Lord of the Dance, serviced apartments are 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.

Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh for one of the UK’s best new talents, Ed Sheeran’s appearances at the HMV Picturehouse, as he brings his live tour dates to the city in early January! Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular choice for visitors to cities, offering more space, more freedom and more amenities for your money. Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh. To see the serviced apartments available in Edinburgh for Ed Sheeran’s tour dates, please click here.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this year, you’ll know Ed Sheeran is a 20 year old singer-songwriter from Halifax, who made his breakthrough into the charts in June this year with his number 3 hit, ‘The A Team’. The song was played on repeat on radios and music channels across the UK over the summer and was credited as being the highest selling and highest charting debut of 2011.  Sheeran has been on the music scene for years, just under the surface of the radar. He released his first EP, ‘The Orange Room’, in 2005 which was quickly followed by two albums in the next two years, ‘Ed Sheeran’ and ‘Want Some?’. Ed has worked hard to showcase his talent, moving to London and playing gigs every day to as many people as possible. He later stated that he played over 300 gigs in 2009 alone. A further two EPs were released before Ed jumped on a plane to Los Angeles in a brave bid to achieve recognition. After playing at open mic nights all over the city, he was spotted by American superstar Jamie Foxx and shortly after, his fan base steadily grew with celebrity fans such as Rio Ferdinand and Elton John expressing their approval in the press. His big break came in 2011 after his final EP, ‘No.5 Collaborations Project’ reached number 2 on the ITunes chart without any kind of marketing or promotions. His debut album ‘+’ stormed the charts reaching number 1 and the two released singles so far, ‘The A Team’ and ‘You Need Me’, both reached the UK Top Five. If you’re an Ed Sheeran fan then he is playing the HMV Picturehouse, Edinburgh on the 10^th and 11^th January 2012. It is sure to be a great night.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Ed Sheeran, serviced apartments are 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.

Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh for Hogmanay!! The infamous event that takes place over New Year is one of the world’s best New Year’s street parties spanning over 4 days and what better way to experience these celebrations than by staying in a serviced apartment for the length of the 4 day festivities, guaranteeing that you don’t miss out on a thing! Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular choice for visitors to cities, offering more space, more freedom and more amenities for your money. Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh. To see the serviced apartments available in Edinburgh for this period, please click here.

Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the end of the year and every year, Edinburgh makes sure the year ends with a bang and the New Year is brought in in style. Traditional customs include first-footing, which is the tradition of the being first person to cross the threshold of neighbours house bearing symbolic gifts such as whisky and shortbread which are supposed to bring luck to the householder. Another famous tradition is singing Auld Lang Syne at midnight. The celebrations begin on 30^th December 2011 and last until 2^nd January 2012. This year, Edinburgh will see thousands of party goers take to the streets to celebrate and welcome in the New Year to a backdrop of music and a fantastic firework display over Edinburgh Castle, where 4.5 tonnes of jaw-dropping pyrotechnics will light up the city. On the 30^th, Edinburgh will see a torchlight procession led by Vikings dragging a historic warship through the streets culminating in a firework display on Calton Hill. The 31^st brings concerts, the huge Hogmanay Street Party and the epic display of fireworks at midnight. The festivities don’t stop there as on the first day of every year, a brave few hundred reverlers wear fancy dress and jump into the freezing cold water of South Queensferry. January 2^nd is a bank holiday in Scotland, giving Hogmanay’s party goers the chance to relax and recover from the festivities. Hogmanay is a truly unique experience and one of the best ways to spend New Year. If you are lucky enough to be visiting Edinburgh this New Year, it will be fantastic.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh for Hogmanay, serviced apartments are 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.

Serviced apartments are available in Edinburgh throughout November, December and January as the award-winning Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You returns to the Edinburgh Playhouse. Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable choice for visitors to cities and Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh. To see the serviced apartments available in Edinburgh for that night, please click here.

We Will Rock You is coming to Edinburgh’s Playhouse at the end of this year, running almost every night from 29^th November 2011 into the New Year, the last show scheduled to be 7^th January 2012.  We Will Rock You first opened in London’s West End on May 14^th 2002 at the Dominion Theatre. It was decidedly panned by the critics upon its opening but established itself as a firm favourite with the audience and has since become the longest running musical at the Dominion Theatre and has played to countries all over the world, including Australia, Japan and Russia. It is estimated that over 12 million people worldwide have seen the show. The story is set in the future, in an age where individualism and creativity are prohibited. The protagonist, Galileo, a lone dreamer, suddenly appears and it seems that he alone can help to make possible the return of rock and roll to this dreary, oppressed society.

The show has won many awards including ‘Best New Musical’ at Theatregoers Choice Awards, ‘Most Popular Long Running Show’ at Olivier Awards and ‘Outstanding Production of a Musical’ at the Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The legendary Brian May has also been known to make appearances at the London productions to help celebrate anniversaries and often Freddie Mercury’s birthday on the 5^th September.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see We Will Rock You, serviced apartments are 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.

Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh for the Kaiser Chiefs at the HMV Picture House next February 2012. Serviced apartments are becoming the popular alternative to the traditional hotel option, and would be ideal for anyone travelling to Edinburgh to see the Kaiser Chiefs play. Here at Serviced City Pads we have a wide range of serviced apartments in Edinburgh that could provide accommodation for your stay; click here to go to our website to see the options available.

The Kaiser Chiefs will be playing in Edinburgh next year, and serviced apartments are a great option for anyone who will be visiting the city during this period. The Kaiser Chiefs are one of the most beloved pop bands of the new millennium; the band specialises in ridiculously infectious pop music and the group have a great sense of humour that has endeared them to most people. The band first got everyone’s attention with their debut album “Employment” released in 2005. The singles from the album were all chart hits – there was “Every Day I Love You Less and Less”, “Modern Way”, and the huge hits “Oh My God” and “I Predict A Riot”. A measure of the band’s success is that their songs were covered by pop acts like Lily Allen, Girls Aloud and the Sugababes. The band’s success has continued with the follow up albums “Yours Truly, Angry Mob” in 2007, and 2008’s “Off With Their Heads”. The band will be touring hard to promote their fourth album “The Future is Medieval”, released this year, and the live shows should remind everyone just how many great pop songs the band now has in their locker. The band will be playing Edinburgh’s HMV Picture House on the 9^th February 2012, and if you are lucky enough to be in attendance it should be a wonderful evening.

Serviced apartments are still available for the night that the Kaiser Chiefs will be playing Edinburgh in February 2012. More and more people are starting to choose serviced apartments over the usual hotel room. This is because serviced apartments offer much more space than a hotel. As well as the bedroom(s) and bathroom(s), the vast majority of serviced apartments have a lounge and dining area, as well as a kitchen. In a serviced apartment you can prepare your own meals and then sit down at the table to enjoy them. The lounge area also helps a serviced apartment to feel like a home away from home. To see the kind of serviced apartments that are available, why not visit the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website – you can do so by clicking here.

If you will be coming to Edinburgh next February, either to see the Kaiser Chiefs or for anything else, you should consider serviced apartments for your stay. To find out more about serviced apartments and to see what options are available to you, please contact us here at Serviced City Pads. You can call us on 0844-335-8866 to discuss your requirements with our reservations team, or you can simply send your enquiry to us via the Serviced City Pads website and we will send out the best options to you.

Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh for the Ed Sheeran concert in January 2012. Here at Serviced City Pads we have a range of serviced apartments available in Edinburgh that are ideal for anyone travelling to see Ed Sheeran perform. You can see the types of serviced apartments available by visiting the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Ed Sheeran will be performing in Edinburgh next year, and serviced apartments are a great option for accommodation for anyone travelling to see him perform. Ed Sheeran will be playing the Edinburgh HMV Picture House on the 10th January 2012. Ed Sheeran is an exciting new act who has recently established himself with the success of his debut single “A Team” which reached number 3 in the singles chart, selling 58,000 copies in the first week of release. The follow up single “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You” reached number 4 in the chart continuing his success. More important than the success of these singles is the fact that his debut album “+” reached the number 1 spot in the albums chart. This just goes to show that Sheeran has connected with a lot of people, and is unlikely to be another one-hit wonder. Though he is only 20 years old, Sheeran has worked long and hard for the success he is currently enjoying. He began recording his music in 2005, and released a number of EPs. He has also worked hard to develop himself as a live performer, moving to London in 2008 in order to perfect his skills by playing as many gigs as possible; in 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs according to some reports. Sheeran released a number of EPs and collaborated with a number of artists: for example, his “No. 5 Collaborations Project” saw him work with hip-hop artists Wiley, Devlin and Sway. His appeal reaches across genres, as demonstrated by his successful appearances at Glastonbury and Reading festival. Sheeran’s show in Edinburgh is sure to be a great night – a chance to see an up and coming artist performing his best songs.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Ed Sheeran perform, have you considered serviced apartments as accommodation for your stay? Serviced apartments are the increasingly popular alternative to hotel rooms, as they offer much more space and comfort and with a lounge and dining area and kitchen, they are like a home away from home. The Serviced City Pads website has a variety of serviced apartments for you to look at; there is everything from studio and one bedroom apartments up to 2 or 3 bedroom apartments that are ideal for families or groups of friends. To see the options available click here and you will be taken to the Edinburgh city page.

If you are interested in serviced apartments for Ed Sheeran’s concert at the Edinburgh HMV Picture House, then contact us at Serviced City Pads and we will see what options are available to you. You can submit your enquiry through our website, or you can call us on 0844-335-8866 to speak to a member of our reservations team.

Serviced apartments are still available in Edinburgh for the Dead by Dawn film festival next year. Serviced apartments are a great place to stay during your visit to Edinburgh, offering much more space than the traditional hotel room. If you are interested in serviced apartments in Edinburgh, why not visit the Serviced City Pads website and see what your options are?

Serviced apartments in Edinburgh are available for next year’s Dead by Dawn festival which will take place from 29^th March – 1^st April 2012. Dead by Dawn is a horror film festival that has taken place annually since 1993 (except for a break in 2010) at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse. The festival is an international affair with films from all around the world – this Serviced City Pads blogger was lucky enough to attend last year’s festival, and there was a great diversity of films on display. This year’s line-up is still to be confirmed, but a quick recap of last year’s line-up will illustrate the range of film on offer. In terms of the more traditional fare there was “The Last Employee”, a haunting ghost story from Germany, and “Julia’s Eyes” a Spanish psychological chiller about a woman losing her sight. There were also some films that don’t fit the traditional horror mould, but were frightening nonetheless, such as the Japanese drama “Cold Fish” by arch provocateur Sion Sono. There were also some strange offerings like the excellent Korean film “The Neighbour Zombie”, which was composed of short films made by Korean film-makers. British film was represented by the absolutely charming and funny “Harold’s Going Stiff” which saw a lonely old man suffering from the onset of zombie like symptoms making a new friend. There was space for comedy at the festival too, with “Dale & Tucker vs. Evil” and “Chop”, which was an absolutely inspired parody of “Hostel” and “Saw”. As well as showcasing new film, the festival also offered the chance to see classic horror on the big screen – last year saw screenings of “Carrie”, Cronenberg’s “Dead Ringers”, and “Killer Klowns from Outer Space”. It’s not all about features though; the festival also showcased short films and animation from all over the world. For anybody who loves horror film, the Dead by Dawn festival will be a delight – you will have the opportunity to see film from all over the world. If you want a challenge, you can try to survive the Saturday night all night screening – it ran until 7.00am in the morning, and this blogger is proud to say he managed to make it through, meaning that he did not miss a single thing on the festival bill.

If you will be coming to Edinburgh for Dead by Dawn next year, have you considered serviced apartments for your accommodation? Serviced apartments can offer much more space and comfort than the traditional hotel room, with a living and dining area, and a kitchen where you can prepare your own meals. To see the range of serviced apartments available in Edinburgh, visit the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

For serviced apartments for your visit to Edinburgh, contact us at Serviced City Pads to see what we can find for you. You can call us on 0844-335-8866 to speak to our reservations team, or send us your enquiry through our website and we will respond as soon as possible.

The 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins on the August 5th 2011 and runs until August 29th. The Edinburgh Fringe festival is famous throughout the world for innovation in plays, comedy and art forms. Many performers go on to great national and international success. Serviced City Pads supply serviced apartment accommodation throughout Edinburgh and you can contact the reservations team on 0844 335 8866.What can visitors expect from this years Fringe Festival with 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues spread across the famous Scottish Capital of Edinburgh. Serviced City Pads apartments can also be booked online.

Edinburgh Fringe 2011 is compelling and must see event, reflections and experiences of artists, producers and companies from all over the world, and 2011 promises to be the biggest year yet. Launching the programme, Kath M Mainland, Chief Executive of the Festival Fringe Society said: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is still the choice for perfromers, producers, venues, artists and creators to come and tell their story; we are proud that at the Fringe is still the place to bring your work, with opportunities to amaze, enthral and excite audiences from both far and away and close to home. Serviced City Pads reservations team can be contacted on 0844 335 8866.
The Edinburgh Festival offers the greatest and widest range of choice across the world for events and the whole world proceeds to visit in large numbers for its variety and range of artforms from comedy and theatre to dance, rock, opera and cabaret, an art form that is appearing for the first time in its own category. Serviced City Pads.Highlights of the programme include the 25th anniversary of legendary Fringe Institution Late n Live, award winning companies, performers and productions returning to the Fringe and site specific work aplenty. Fringe First Award winning National Theatre of Scotland return after 2010’s Beautiful Burnout with David Greig’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart in the bar of Ghillie Dhu and The Wheel at the Trasverse. 2010 Award winner Bryony Kimmings is back as part of the Arts Council England. Serviced City Pads supply from one and two bedroom apartments to large Penthouse which will make your Edinburgh trip even more enjoyable.

Scotlands famous Lung Ha’s collaboration with Swedish Company Unga Klara bringing where life and stories are told from the perspective of children, this show will truly be amazing and excitment is mounting with tickets selling very well indeed. In the venue the Lounge room the actors turn the stage into your own home, Australian artists Stuart Bowden and Wil Greenway will charm your guests with a suitcase and more than a story or two.

The Serviced City Pads blog often tries to draw attention to cultural events that are under the radar – recent examples of this for Edinburgh include the Swamp Soccer World Championship and the Dead by Dawn horror film festival. However, this blog is devoted to an event that is probably not in any danger of being overlooked!

The award winning stage show We Will Rock You is coming to Edinburgh at the end of 2011. The Ben Elton penned epic will be performed at the Edinburgh Playhouse from the 29th November 2011 to the 7th January 2012. The show is set in a dystopian future where culture has become homogenized and life is bleak and dull. The people are looking for someone to save them – will it be the mysterious Galileo? Featuring some of Queen’s greatest songs (including “I Want to Break Free,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” and “Radio Gaga”) We Will Rock You is sure to be an amazing evening, particularly for those who are already well acquainted with the hits of one of the greatest bands that Britain has ever produced.

If you are looking to visit Edinburgh at the end of this year, whether to see the show, or just to see Edinburgh itself, you could always book a serviced apartment for your visit. Serviced apartments are becoming a more and more popular option for people travelling around the UK, whether they are families, groups of friends, or business travellers. At Serviced City Pads, we have a wide range of serviced apartments available through our apartment operators. There are studio or 1 bedroom apartments, ideal for couples or single travellers. Alternatively, there are 3 or even 4 bedroom apartments that can accommodate large groups of people also available. You can see for yourself the options available in Edinburgh by clicking here.

If you’re going to visit Edinburgh, why not contact Serviced City Pads and a member of our reservations team will be happy to see what options are available for you through our apartment operators? You can call us on 0844-335-8866 or enquire through our website.