Accommodation Information For delegates attending courses at The Lister, 11 Hill Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9DR Please note that the Lister is not able to arrange accommodation for delegates but it is hoped that the following information will be of some help. 1) The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Postgraduate Residency: 2 Hill Place, Edinburgh Ten Hill Place Hotel: Jennifer McBurnie Domestic Bursar 0131 662 4863. Hotel Manager 0131 668 9243 [email protected] 2) Hotels and Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Overleaf is a list of hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation, all within walking distance of the Lister. Please telephone individual hotels/B&Bs to check rates and availability. Please note that during the Edinburgh Festival (August/early September), accommodation can be extremely hard to find and it is recommended that doctors book well in advance if at all possible. 3) ‘Doctor In the House’ Accommodation Agency Doctor in the house is an agency which is able to arrange a high standard of accommodation at reasonable rates to any medical/professional personnel visiting Edinburgh for conferences, courses, examinations, research projects, etc. • First class accommodation in private houses/flats visited and approved by the company • A warm welcome, privacy and independence • Comfortable quiet rooms with study facilities • Kitchen and laundry facilities usually available For information on both short and long term rates please contact: Doctor In The House Accommodation Agency, 19 Sispara Gardens, LONDON SW18 1LG Tel: 0208 870 5949, Fax: 0208 877 3464, Email: [email protected] Website: www.doctorhouse.co.uk 4) The Edinburgh Tourist Board There is more information on accommodation on the Edinburgh Tourist Board website: www.edinburgh.org Hotels Bed and Breakfast Radisson SAS Hotel 80 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1TH Tel: 0131 557 9797 Fax: 0131 557 9789 www.city-visitor.com/hotels Salisbury Green Hotel & Conference Centre Pollock Halls 18 Hollyrood Park Road Edinburgh EH16 5AY 0131 662 2000 [email protected] www.salisburygreen.co.uk Jury’s Inn 43 Jeffrey Street Edinburgh EH1 1DG Tel: 0131 200 3300 Fax: 0131 200 0400 www.dilos.com/hotel/2768 MacDonald Holyrood Hotel 81 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AE Tel: 0131 528 8088 Fax: 0131 550 4500 www.macdonald-hotels.co.uk Carlton Hotel 19 North Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1SD Tel: 0131 472 3001 Fax: 0131 556 2961 www.paramount-hotels.co.uk Borough Hotel 72-80 Causewayside Edinburgh, EH9 1PY Tel: 0131 668 2255 www.boroughhotel.com Holyrood ApartHotel 1 Nether Bakehouse Edinburgh EH8 8PE Tel: 0131 524 3200 Fax: 0131 524 3210 (Luxury 2 bedroom Apartments – no minimum stay) Email: [email protected] Highfield Guest House – John & Christine Watkins 83 Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3AE Tel: 0131 667 8717 Email: [email protected] (Completely non-smoking) Aros House – Mrs Norma Jameson 1 Salisbury Place Edinburgh EH9 1SL Tel: 0131 667 1585 Email: [email protected] Charleston House Guest House 38 Minto Street Edinburgh EH9 2BS Tel: 0131 667 6589 Fax: 0131 668 3800 Email: [email protected] Doris Crook’s Bed & Breakfast 2 Seton Place (off Grange Road) Edinburgh EH9 2JT Tel: 0131 667 6430 Email: [email protected] C A Darlington Self Catering Apartment Borodale, 7 Argyle Place Edinburgh EH9 1JU Tel: 0131 667 5578 Email: [email protected] Getting to the Lister BY AIR There is an express bus service (number 100) from Edinburgh Airport to Edinburgh city centre which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tickets can be purchased on the bus. The journey takes approximately 25 minutes and terminates at Waverley Bridge which is a 15 minute walk from the Lister. BY RAIL Waverley Station is approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the Lister. Taxis are available in the station or nearby on Waverley Bridge. BY CAR There is NO free parking at the Lister. There is limited meter parking in the surrounding area but this is often full by 9.00am and parking meter attendants are in operation at all times. The nearest ‘pay and display’ car parks are in Parkside Street (off St Leonard’s Street), Nicolson Square and St John’s Hill (at foot of The Pleasance) – all about 5 minutes’ walk from the Lister. BY BICYCLE There are bicycle racks outside the front door of the Lister. NHS Education for Scotland The Lister 11 Hill Square Edinburgh EH8 9DR 0131 650 2607