i am planning a trip this august/september. i would appreciate any accommodation recommendations that are reasonably priced, safe and has some character. not so much touristy. preferably b&b's over hotels, but flexible. the cities are:<BR>in ireland: killarney, cork city, kinsale, waterford (maybe), kilkenny, dublin<BR>in england: york, london, bath (surrounding areas), cardiff, cambridge, oxford, canterbury<BR>paris, france <BR>glasgow & edinburgh scotland<BR><BR>i'd appreciate any input! thanks.

August is peak festival time in Edinburgh. We booked our accomodation about 1 month ago and it involved me sitting by the phone for hours, listening to how things were fully booked. It would've made it easier if there weren't six of us. <BR><BR>But I think you probably might want to hurry with Edinburgh. BTW - we're going for the Fringe festival. Can't wait !

In Killarny, i stayed a nice b&b called Redwoods. We selected all the Irish b&b's by using the guide put out by Town and Country. Picked it up at the tourist office at the Dublin airport. They have a website - townandcountry.ie (i think)

In Bath, we enjoyed the Sydney Gardens Hotel, which is actually a B&B, right on the Sydney Gardens park (with a private keyed gate on the park) in a lovely quiet setting and a ten-minute walk into Bath, which is a very walkable city. The rooms are loaded with classic British B&B charm, and the breakfast is very generous.

Stayed in York in March-wonderful place-and stayed at the Four Seasons In Bootham Bar-do a search on google!-Also, many many others have mentioned that place on this travel board and have been just as impressed.