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Temporary accommodation for early arrivals
If you do decide to arrive earlier than your accommodation contract's start date, you should be aware that it can be difficult and expensive to find short-term accommodation.
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August and Hogmanay (New Year) in January are very busy periods in Edinburgh. So if you do want to arrive in Edinburgh prior to your lease start dates, you should try to book temporary accommodation as early as possible.
University accommodation
If you plan to arrive earlier, there may be the option of gaining access to your accommodation earlier but you should have received an email directly from Allocations advising you of this arrangement.
Your contract would be amended accordingly.
You can contact Allocations via email at: accom.allocations@ed.ac.uk or by phone at +44 (0)131 651 2042
Other options
You could also look at the following websites for B&B, hotel and budget hostel-style accommodation in Edinburgh:
- Tourist information about Edinburgh
- Visit Scotland website
- About Scotland website
- Scotland's Top Hostels website
You should note that credit card details must be given at the time of making any reservation through these online services and booking fees may be charged.
This article was published on Apr 22, 2013