Princes Street

Princes Street

Princes Street: Edinburgh's high street home

Stretching one mile, Princes Street is a high street haven for shoppers, featuring most top stores and department stores. It is, in fact, perhaps one of the most attractive high streets, with the shops occupying just one side of Princes Street, while showing off panoramic views of Edinburgh on the other side, including Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street Gardens. Shoppers will find that aside from the usual high street stores like H&M, they can also find Jenners, which has reigned supreme over Princes Street since 1838 and at Christmas has a tree that stands in the centre of the three-storey grand hall. From here, shoppers can explore the side streets of George Street and Rose Street, while at the top end of Princes Street stands the St James shopping centre. Tourists meanwhile can explore the gothic Scott Monument and the National Gallery of Scotland, while the street fills with revellers each year for Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations.

Hotels near Princes Street

Not only can you find top high street shops along Princes Street, but staying in cheap Edinburgh hotels in this city centre location is also ideal for seeing the Royal Scottish Academy art gallery and catching a stunning view of Edinburgh Castle. And there are so great value hotels near Princes Street, which also has countless pubs and restaurants to explore! At the bottom end of Princes Street is the Caledonian Backpackers, a large Edinburgh hostel with great low rates despite its city centre location, while the City Centre Hostel Edinburgh is another popular hostel Edinburgh, this time at the top end of Princes Street. Bank Hotel, meanwhile, is a small, three-star hotel in Edinburgh city centre, close to the Old Town and New Town. Just check out TravelStay.com for the best rates on offer!