Flying to Edinburgh, Waldorf Caledonian, Virgin train to London, London Edition, flying home from London. Seems like I would be doing more things for 3/4 of a million points/miles. BUT NOPE.
Did that trip but in reverse a year ago. Even stayed at that Waldorf Hotel, complimentary of course. Excellent location and the Hotel has history like everything does over there but the hotel itself is a little underwhelming. There are some excellent pubs northeast of the Hotel within walking distance. Edinburgh is a gem of Scotland.
Yeah, the location and the fact that I had over a billion hilton points to burn were the reason we're staying there. The Glasshouse on Marriott points looks more interesting (if we're just talking hotels on points) but I'm using those in London at The Edition and the location of the Waldorf is better. Any Edinburg pro-tips feel free to PM or post.
Edinburgh Castle is nice and easily walkable from the Waldorf. Pro tip is buy your tickets online. Did this while standing in line and bypassed about 300 people in line. The bar / shopping strip is pretty nice with a lot of options. I’d recommend a day tour. We did one that took us along the ocean culminating in the city that has St. Andrews Golf Course. If you can go on Sunday you can roam the course for free. Getting a tee time takes many months. Hit up any of the scotch distilleries you can. Glenlivet is amazing. The drive to get there is pretty intense. The drive home is even more so
We stayed at Marriott hotel county hall in London. Location is really good but there’s a ton of options in London. London is pretty amazing.