The Dickins Edinburgh Accommodation Blog

Out Hot Tip of the Month - June

Now that the Edinburgh Film Festival has moved to its own stand alone spot in June (17th - 28th) there's no excuse for being too busy to take in a film or two. There are over 100 features, animations and shorts on offer. www.edfilmfest.org.uk

Before or after a movie we recommend eating at Mother India's Cafe at 3-5 Infirmary Street in the Old Town, 0131 524 9801. We ate there recently and were very impressed by the food. They serve small tapas sized portions which means that you get to try a real variety of dishes. The food was really fresh with each dish having its own individual flavours and it is great value.

We look after a lovely two bedroom flat at 28 Roseneath Place in the Meadows which is in a good location for taking in the film festival.

What's on in Edinburgh in April

April in Edinburgh is filled with famous figures, take a look below:

• The Kings Theatre has a couple of treats in store, Roald Dahl's children's favourite The BFG is on from 7 to 11 April. From 13 to 18 April two mighty figures Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart perform Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot but you need to book now as there are only a few seats in the gods left.
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• The Edinburgh International Science Festival runs from 4 to 18 April. 2009 is both the Year of Astronomy and the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth so this yeras programme promises to be fascinating for both adults and child.
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• Artists Rooms; a collection of modern art through the donation of gallery owner Anthony D'Offay and featuring work by the likes of Damian Hirst and Andy Warhol. Continues until 8 November. www.nationalgalleries.org

Clean sweep for Dickins on the If.comedy awards

Dickins are proud to be housing all four nominees for the prestigious If.Comedy awards 2008. David O'Doherty, Kristen Schaal, Rhod Gilbert and Russell Kane are all staying in Dickins Festival properties across Edinburgh.

We're now in the home straight of the Edinburgh Festival 2008 with most people packing their bags and leaving town on Tuesday, leaving us with the usual lost keys, keys left in flats, things left in flats, stuff to deal with when we get back to the office on Tuesday after the Monday Bank Holiday. With sets of keys for over 200 flats coming back to the office over a couple of days, you start dreaming about key tag numbers!

Highlights of the festival have been Michael McIntyre who delivered a polished, consistently funny show that had you laughing out loud for an hour. The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel was an electric performance with a real sense of energy and excitement pulsing around the Usher Hall audience and that's not something which happens often. It seemed that only The Scotsman reviewer Kenneth Walton did not enjoy the evening and chose to give the performance a 1 star review despite the reaction of the Usher Hall audience and indeed a similar audience reaction was felt at The Proms the following evening. The arrogance of reviewers really makes your blood boil sometimes and makes you realise that perhaps reviews aren't worth taking too seriously, or perhaps its just Kenneth Walton's reviews which should be ignored.

Friday 6 June 2008

Another busy day in the office, phones ringing off the hook with enquiries for the Festival in full swing. Edinburgh owners also calling to let their flats all year round or just for the Festival so our little feet have been all over the city viewing some beautiful apartments. Some new one's we have taken on are now available to view on our website so check them out!

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe guide came out yesterday and what a hefty, fully loaded guide it truly is this year. It makes you realise just how big and how exciting this time of year can be. Finding clients an apartment which enhances their experience of the Festival is what we do best.

Gaby went to see Sex and The City just the other day and she said, and I quote "best film a girls gonna see in 2008". She was amazed, however at just how dressed up the girls were, which just goes to show what an impact Carrie and her girlfriends have had on females across the world!

Winding down for the day on this glorious Friday afternoon with high hopes that the weather will hold up for the weekend to put us in the right frame of mind to tackle the events of next week.

Have a good weekend...