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The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the single greatest celebration of arts and culture, and this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. So you know it’s going to be big! From 05 – 29 August 2022. The city of Edinburgh welcomes creative energy from around the world. With artists and performers presenting shows for every taste and audience. Performers include big international entertainment through unknown artists launching their careers and include artists from theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children’s shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and more. It’s an event to attend at least once in your life.

 

One thing though – it’s vital to book your accommodation ahead. So often, as soon as the festival ends, people book for the following year and venues sell out ahead of time. But where to stay? That depends on what you’re looking for. Do you want the space and freedom of a holiday apartment, or would you prefer a hotel? Or, why choose? Why not have both?

 

Native Edinburgh: Ideal Festival Accommodation

Tucked in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed New Town. Native Edinburgh is in the centre of all the festival action, making it the perfect location for your stay. With history, gorgeous design, and a central location – on Queen Street opposite Queen Street Gardens, only a short walk from Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street Gardens – this Apart Hotel has it all. Each apartment is either a studio or one-bedroom, providing space and all the amenities you’d expect from a luxury apartment while also benefiting from every extra you’d expect from a boutique hotel. That includes a restaurant and lounge bar, excellent room service if you need a lie-in after a big night, and cleaning for your space. It’s also close to transport links so you can quickly and easily zip around the city to stay amid all the festival happenings.

 

And speaking of our in-venue restaurant and bar – which we call The Counter – is perfect for a night at home. With curated food, drinks, and events, the venue highlights local produce during the day while spotlighting local talent at night. Outside of festival times, we host neo-soul jazz nights and spoken word poetry while providing a space for up-and-coming creatives to perform. Check the website or ask at reception for special festival events that will be taking place. With speak-easy vibes and cocktails galore, The Counter will entice you to spend a night in.

 

Book Your Festival Apartment Before they Sell Out!

Native Apart-Hotel Edinburgh truly is the best place for your festival accommodation. So, we have just what you need, whether you’re planning a weekend to see your favourite acts or planning a more extended stay. Please visit our website for more details on how to book one of our stunning spaces. Or, if perhaps you want to see another city. We also host venues in Mayfair, Bankside, Fenchurch, Hyde Park, Manchester and Glasgow – perfect for your next escape.

Deciding where to stay on your next city adventure can feel both exciting and overwhelming. Manchester is a busy and happening city which means it can also feel it’s full of endless accommodation options to choose from. Therefore, it’s essential to consider the best accommodation style for you and your travelling companions – whether they be friends or family – before you start your search. For many, the choice comes down to style – do you want the amenities and service that a hotel offers – think restaurant, room service, and daily cleaning. Or do you want the complete freedom, and often the extra space, that comes with an apartment? If both sound appealing, why choose one or the other when you can have both? Discover Native Manchester Apart-Hotel.

 

Get the Best of Both Worlds with a Native Apart-Hotel

We help guests plug into the heartbeat of Manchester in any way that suits them. Our spaces are for those chasing a party or those who want to relax, curious families with children, remote workers who need great wifi and coffee, and everyone in between. Native Manchester is the perfect place for freedom, space, and facilities that come with an apartment fused with the service of a boutique hotel. Think extra living space and flexibility with the addition of a fantastic restaurant right below! The 162 luxury serviced hotel apartments plus penthouses above the Grade II listed Ducie Street Warehouse are beautifully designed and appointed inside and out with space to relax or let loose and party. The city-central location means you are close to everything, plus it’s only minutes to transport links with only a two-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly, five minutes from local tram stops, or a stroll to the Northern Quarter and Manchester city centre. There is also underground guest car parking for those driving.

 

What’s Onsite?

Downstairs the Ducie Street Warehouse includes a gourmet restaurant serving delicious food and drinks, including Sunday lunches and weekend brunches – events that can consist of Yoga, Disco, or bottomless beverages, depending on the occasion. Ducie also proudly hosts events and celebrations to suit Native guests’ needs. There is space to relax in the lounge bar or soak up the summer sun on the outdoor terrace while enjoying a cocktail overlooking the canals. There is also a gym, a selection of shops, and a cafe serving takeaway treats and great coffee. What more could you want? Oh, that’s right – we have a Winner of The Sunday Times Best Hotel, North of England 2019, so you can rest assured that you are truly staying at an award-winning venue.

 

NATIVE Beyond Manchester

Book your Native Manchester stay to discover what the fuss is about or discover more Native Apart Hotel locations, including Mayfair, Bankside, Fenchurch, and Hyde Park, with Scottish Native places including Edinburgh and Glasgow. Of course, there are many more in between but rest assured, all establishments offer the same luxury apart-hotel facilities and service.

Tucked in the heart of Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed New Town, Native Edinburgh, with its Neoclassical and Georgian architecture, is a must-visit when visiting the city. With history outside and stunning modern design sensibilities within the space, this Apart Hotel is a comfortable and creative home away from home with all the extras you expect from a boutique hotel. Centrally located on Queen Street opposite Queen Street Gardens, you’re also only a short walk away from famous sights like Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street Gardens and transport links, keeping you in the thick of everything going on in the city.

 

Now, the space at Native Edinburgh has just got even better with the addition of COUNTER. COUNTER is a feature of many of Native’s other properties, including Manchester and various London locations. It’s a hub of tasty treats, with some sites enjoying all-day deli service, sustainable coffee, hot and cold snacks, takeaway, and drinks. Now Native has launched COUNTER in Edinburgh with a twist.

 

Introducing COUNTER at Native Edinburgh

The Native Edinburgh COUNTER will be home to curated events and eclectic drinks highlighting regional Scottish produce in the daytime on a must-have menu, while spotlighting local talent at night. The space has been designed to have a relaxed speak-easy vibe but don’t expect prohibition here. The bar will serve cocktails galore, wines, spirits, and every other drink in so many flavours there will be something to suit everyone. And then there are the events. The diverse schedule will light the space up, with plans ranging from neo-soul jazz nights to groove the evening away, to spoken word poetry nights to hear what’s on young artistic minds, and so much more. The venue aims to shine a light on up-and-coming creatives from around the city, providing a space to perform, showcase, and exhibit, whether they are artists, writers, musicians, and varying artistic talents.

 

Counter at Native Edinburgh is a place to keep an eye on, and certainly one to visit for a great night out with coffee by day and cocktails by night. There will also be delicious breakfast and lunch served during the day, and cocktails and nibbles available from afternoon and late into the night.

 

Opening time:
Breakfast: 8-12
Lunch: 12-3
Cocktails and nibbles 12pm-1am

 

As a very special opening offer the venue will be offering £5 Cocktails for a limited time, so grab your friends and get down to visit. Counter at Native Edinburgh will host a night out you won’t soon forget!

Edinburgh Native

Native Apart Hotels truly has something for everyone, so when you’re planning a weekend getaway or your favourite holidays around the UK, Native Apart Hotel Places has just what you need. Our London locations include Mayfair, Bankside, Fenchurch, and Hyde Park, with Scottish Native locations including Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Manchester another famous Native venue for holidays and celebrations. Please visit our website for more details on every Native Location or to book your holiday in one of our stunning Apart Hotels.

There are many great places to see around the UK, and Manchester is undoubtedly at the top of the list for a vibrant city break. There are museums for science, natural history, culture, and antiquities, and art galleries with famous and well-known names from the past and present, showcasing various artistic points of view. Then there is the unsurpassed food and drink scene that Manchester is known for, including fine dining, indie cafe-bars, and even beer micro-breweries, which provide flavours for every palette. Shopping is also a colossal pull – you can go from uncovering vintage treasures from clothing to records in the Northern Quarter, hunt for bargains on the high street or splash your cash on luxury goods in designer shops and department stores.

 

Then there is the nightlife, with clubbing institutions like The Warehouse Project bringing some of the biggest names to the city. If hipster bars are more your fancy, try the Northern Quarter, or pursue the glitz and glamour Spinningfields is known for. Then Canal Street is always alive, being home to one of the most enthusiastic gay club areas in Europe.

 

Music is huge in Manchester, and with a local legacy that includes Oasis, Joy Division, The Smiths and many more, it’s hardly surprising people still flock to the city for concerts at many venues, including Manchester Arena, one of the largest indoor music venues in Europe where every big name has taken to the stage at one time.

 

It’s no wonder Manchester is also a hub for hen parties, stag do’s, birthdays, and any other celebration you can think of – it truly has it all.

 

So when you’re in Manchester, with so much to see and do, where is the best place to stay that’s close to everything but still adds its own party and flair to proceedings? Why not try Native Manchester, part of the Grade II Ducie Street Warehouse.

 

Native Manchester’s Luxury Apart-Hotel

Central, character-filled, and impossibly cool. That’s how past guests have described our Manchester hotel and accommodation. With the freedom of an apartment accompanied by the facilities and services of a boutique hotel while also being centrally located, Native Manchester will make your Manchester visit something special. Onsite in the Ducie Street Warehouse, you’ll find a gourmet restaurant serving something for everyone while also hosting events and celebrations, including the famous Ducie Street Brunch events. There is also an adjoining lounge bar and outdoor terrace to enjoy cocktails while overlooking the canals. Our luxury apartments are for energetic travelers that are chasing the party, inquisitive families who want to keep the kids entertained onsite and beyond, and everyone in between. We help guests truly discover Manchester.

 

Native is National

When planning a getaway around the UK, Native Apart Hotel Places has just what you need. London locations include Mayfair, Bankside, Fenchurch, and Hyde Park, with Scottish Native locations including Edinburgh and Glasgow. You can enjoy any major city with us – peruse our website for details.

There are many reasons to plan a weekend escape to Manchester with its laid-back but artistic sensibilities, history, culture, and much more. Discovering Manchester  city’s jewels can take a long time, but if you can only spare a weekend, there is so much you can see and do in that time. But, of course, your short-stay accommodation location and facilities will play a massive part in your trip. If you’re looking for the fun and freedom of an apartment with the facilities and service of a boutique hotel, check out the city-centre located, Native Manchester. We help guests plug into Manchester through the communities built into and via our Aparthotel and the Ducie street Warehouse below. Our spaces are for energetic travellers looking to party, curious families who want to keep the kids entertained, work trippers who need great wifi and coffee, and everyone in between. 

 

Native Manchester is a Luxury Apart Hotel

If you’re wondering what an Aparthotel is, you’re not alone. It’s basically what it says on the tin – a hotel full of apartments. Each has a living room, kitchen, and space to work, But better than a holiday let as it includes all the benefits of a hotel from breakfast and housekeeping on tap- to venues to work, party and play perfect for any type of events and celebrations.! With a Winner of The Sunday Times Best Hotel, North of England 2019 award under our belt, we know we’re good at what we do.

 

Native Manchester has 161 luxury serviced hotel apartments plus penthouses within the Grade II listed Ducie Street Warehouse, aesthetically beautiful inside and out while also being centrally located. It’s only a two-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly and five minutes from local tram stops, Northern Quarter and Manchester city centre. There is also underground car parking if you prefer to drive.

 

What Else is Onsite?

 

Ducie Warehouse facilities include everything you need all in one place. BLOK fitness space and gym for instance is dedicated to helping you advance your wellness and strength, both body and mind, while you stay with us.

 

Our Famous and Fabulous Restaurant and Bar serve fabulous food and drink, with options including our ever-popular brunch, monthly Disco Brunch, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and cocktails, served in the restaurant, lounge or on the outdoor terrace, the perfect summer option. Plus we offer an all-day deli service for tasty coffee, hot and cold snacks on the go, takeaways, and a wide selection of drinks. 

 

Then, there are our events. From an In-House Cinema complete with a 36-seat cinema, music nights showcasing Manchester talent, Disco Brunches, Spoken Word events, Workshops and much more, you’ll be sure to find an event to suit you at Native Aparthotel Manchester and Ducie Street. For more information on what’s up next, visit our website. 

 

Get NATIVE Around the UK

When planning a weekend getaway or your holidays around the UK, Native Aparthotel  have just what you need. London locations include Mayfair, Bankside, Fenchurch, and Hyde Park, with Scottish Native locations including Edinburgh and Glasgow. Please visit our website for more details on every Native Location or to book your holiday Aparthotel. 

What do you think of when you think of Manchester? Football? The University? Curry Mile?

Well, we think of all those things too, as well as the best weekend apartment Manchester has to offer.

There is no better base to explore this amazing city than from a Native weekend apartment in Manchester. Our award-winning, luxury Grade II listed warehouse is a great crash pad right on the doorstep of everything that Manchester has to offer.

Whilst you’re in the city, be sure to check out three of our top spots, all to squeeze in whilst staying in your weekend apartment in Manchester with Native.

Obviously we can’t not mention our very own Ducie Street Warehouse – the one venue where everything really is in one place. Entertainment, drinks, dinner, deli, cinema, fitness centre – whatever your weekend apartment in Manchester needs to cater for, you’ll find it here. And we just know you’ll have a LOT of fun, whatever activity you choose to partake in.

The Lawn Club is another favourite of ours this summer. This city-centre, jungle themed al fresco bar is uber stylish. Positioned in the heart of Hardman Square, you will enjoy soaking up the sun in a cool private dining pod or just grab a deckchair and relax… you’ll feel like you’re chilling in Ibiza before you head back to your weekend apartment in Manchester with Native.

If live music is more your thing, say YES to YES bar. This seriously is one of Manchester’s coolest venues. With a basement club, affordable booth-style dining, the gig warehouse offers up a regular roster of live bands and hot DJs, finishing off right at the top with a colourful, floral roof terrace – an idyllic alfresco spot. Choose a floor and enjoy!

So, whatever you’re after – live music, dining in a deck chair, a gym sesh or a film; the above can offer all of those things and more! You see Manchester is not just footy fans and curry miles – booking a weekend apartment in Manchester with Native will show you just that. You will NOT be disappointed. Come and book now – there’s too much fun to be had here…