The Hoxton is for the bride who has been extremely clear: there will be no hen weekend. No themed itinerary, no identifying accessories, no mysterious activity booked for 2pm. Instead, everyone meets in Edinburgh for a few days of very good food, cocktails and staying somewhere you’d choose even if nobody was getting married.

The hotel spreads 214 bedrooms across 11 restored Georgian townhouses in Haymarket, with soft colours, original architectural details and the kind of interiors that make hanging around downstairs feel like part of the plan. Patatino handles long Italian dinners, while the Lobby Bar works for the inevitable “one before we go out” that turns into three.

There are even proper group options if you want to make more of a weekend of it: bunk rooms, a self-contained 64-bedroom building for larger private stays and three Hox Houses, each with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen and living space. It is basically made for getting ready together — just very explicitly not for a hen party.

Important: The Hoxton’s current policy says no hen parties. This listing is for a genuine bridesmaids or girls’ weekend where the bride has opted out of a traditional hen, not for disguising one.