Looking for a list of important dates in Edinburgh? We've provided a list of all upcoming events in Edinburgh over the next year which we hope will be of use to those looking to arrange a visit to Edinburgh and for property owners setting prices for the year ahead.

Have we missed any important events or festivals? Please email them to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll be happy to add the details to the list.

Our research has shown that 50% of all properties on Let In Edinburgh get very few bookings, whilst the other 50% do really well.

This, we feel, is partly due to poor descriptions and property listings (e.g. no property facilities or nearby recreations shown).

So what are we doing about this? We will be working our way through all properties featured on Let In Edinburgh and offering a description re-writing services as well as suggesting other potential areas of improvement (based on what we know works for other properties on the site).

We want to work with all property owners and agents to get more quality bookings for everyone and to ensure that anyone booking using the website can locate and book the perfect property.

With January now upon us we are starting to see plenty of bookings and enquiries rolling in for the rest of 2009 and beyond.

This highlights the need to ensure all property booking calendars are extended to cover the rest of 2009 (and possibly 2010) including rates, discounts, extras and availability.

Property owners can now log in and up-date much of this themselves, but we're here to help too so feel free to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to discuss extending your booking calendars further.

We will be reviewing all calendars throughout January and will get in touch with any property owners that could benefit from extending or improving their booking calendars.

At Let In Edinburgh we're in a great position to hear about all the latest and greatest special offers and last minute deals.

Case in point is a fantastic collection of new properties that I'm currently in the process of adding the website, Waterloo Place. They've only just launched and Craig and I were able to enjoy a tour of a selection of the 37 apartments they have available (ranging from spacious studios to a luxurious 3 bedroom penthouse overlooking the centre of Edinburgh).

Check out the special offers currently available for these properties, they include a set price package for New Year and a 50% discount for any other time in December or January.

New Years in Edinburgh in a luxury studio apartment for £136/night can't be bad!

Tickets are selling fast for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre.

Another great reason to arrange a trip to Edinburgh and the perfect way to get into the Christmas mood! Or, for property owners looking to increase bookings, why not offer these tickets as an incentive to book or an optional extra?

The performance is running up until the 3rd of January.

We're please to announce the launch of another Rental Reserve powered website, Edinburgh Self Catering Co. have now officially gone live with their new website.

Now the agency has full access to a live online booking system for all of their properties as well as a powerful publishing system to keep the entire website up to date.

Take a look when you get a spare 5 minutes: www.edinburgh-selfcatering.co.uk

Drop us a line and let us know what you think of the new site.

People love to read about previous experiences of properties before booking, so get your guests to head to Let In Edinburgh to leave a review after their stay with you - you can assure them that the process is ever so quick an easy. This will encourage future visitors to the site to book with you and the more reviews you have the better.