16th January 2010 The Duke hotel was a faboulose place to stay. Its reputation as a top hotel is correct in my opinion. Thought you would also be glad to hear that the tourism industry in Scotland's capital has been given a major boost after it emerged the number of hotel rooms sold last month soared by ten per on the previous year. Some 68 per cent of all rooms in hotels in edinburgh were said to have been sold throughout December with a hike in bookings more than making up for hoteliers having to cut some of their rates. The average value of rooms, a key indicator for the industry, rose from £51.33 in December 2008 to £54.97, an increase of seven per cent. The figures, produced by Lynn Jones Research, also reveal that 97 per cent of rooms were filled in Edinburgh over Hogmanay, up from 96 per cent last year. This was despite the number of tickets for the city's Hogmanay street party being cut from 100,000 to 80,000. Not bad during a recession.
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16th January 2010 The Duke hotel was a faboulose place to stay. Its reputation as a top hotel is correct in my opinion. Thought you would also be glad to hear that the tourism industry in Scotland's capital has been given a major boost after it emerged the number of hotel rooms sold last month soared by ten per on the previous year. Some 68 per cent of all rooms in hotels in edinburgh were said to have been sold throughout December with a hike in bookings more than making up for hoteliers having to cut some of their rates. The average value of rooms, a key indicator for the industry, rose from £51.33 in December 2008 to £54.97, an increase of seven per cent. The figures, produced by Lynn Jones Research, also reveal that 97 per cent of rooms were filled in Edinburgh over Hogmanay, up from 96 per cent last year. This was despite the number of tickets for the city's Hogmanay street party being cut from 100,000 to 80,000. Not bad during a recession.
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PMR
15th November 2009 We drove from Havelock North to-day for lunch.
We did enjoy our lunch. Whitebait fritters as an entree was something we did not expect. Delicious.
Just one comment we would like to make about the lack of communication by any staff. We were not acknowledged when we arrived, so found our own table. I noticed the same with the other 2 tables that followed us.
Keep up the good work in a lovely setting.
Margaret and Jim Ryniker.
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Duke of Edinburgh Hotel
19th November 2008 This was a lovly surprise on our drive to the beach. Even though the Duke is rural we had a meal that outstood many city restuarants. The whitebait fritters were delious! The surrondings are rustic and the place has a lovely country feel. Well worth a visit.
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The Duke hotel was a faboulose place to stay. Its reputation as a top hotel is correct in my opinion. Thought you would also be glad to hear that the tourism industry in Scotland's capital has been given a major boost after it emerged the number of hotel rooms sold last month soared by ten per on the previous year. Some 68 per cent of all rooms in hotels in edinburgh were said to have been sold throughout December with a hike in bookings more than making up for hoteliers having to cut some of their rates. The average value of rooms, a key indicator for the industry, rose from £51.33 in December 2008 to £54.97, an increase of seven per cent. The figures, produced by Lynn Jones Research, also reveal that 97 per cent of rooms were filled in Edinburgh over Hogmanay, up from 96 per cent last year. This was despite the number of tickets for the city's Hogmanay street party being cut from 100,000 to 80,000. Not bad during a recession.