15 new Edinburgh hotel developments in the pipeline
And where are the people who work in them going to live?
Sandra Davidson
So many buildings becoming hotels. It’s a shame they couldn’t be refurbished into affordable housing for Edinburgh folk.
Denise Sylvester
Be nice if there was actually anything to do in Edinburgh for residents. Everything is geared towards tourism. Fiona Osborne Smith
Other places like Amsterdam and Barcelona realise they have too many tourists. Diane Gray
Maybe they should consider building social housing instead of hotels. Elizabeth Gannon
All these new hotels in the city centre, brilliant. Any guest car parking available? Or will we be tripping over suitcases on the trams as they arrive from the airport?
Al Handy
Good, get rid of Airbnb. Tim Shipley
Increase the rewards for the rich invested in hotel chains by giving them a monopoly over tourism in Edinburgh while restricting the hard working man from renting out his spare room, house etc as a short term let. Hoteliers will be rubbing their hands together in Edinburgh over the next decade. Steven Delicato
No wonder - look how much they can charge during the Festival. It’s a license to print money.
Steven Mackay
Edinburgh is being run by the council more for tourists and cyclists than the residents of Edinburgh. We need more affordable housing.
Steven Sutherland
Must be a huge demand. Let’s get the tourist tax initiated! We paid €6 each per day in Rome; about to give Rhodes €100. We’ve paid TT throughout Europe for decades…right to fence it for the benefit of everyone.
Iain Brough
Harassing normal landlords for short lets and giving their share to big businesses. Deepak Verma
To all those saying they should build social housing instead - who exactly is going to pay for all that social housing? Tourism brings many millions of pounds to the city every year, so it’s a good thing. Social housing is required but not at the expense of incomegenerating businesses. Cameron Cam