This apartment is in a great place - right in the heart of beautiful, quirky and vibrant Portobello, Edinburgh's seaside neighbourhood. The location is just off the high street only 5 mins walk from the beachfront as well as the local shops cafes and restaurants. Portobello has some great places to eat and lovely independent shops and bakeries. Apart from the location the best thing about the apartment is the price. It's at the more affordable end of rentals in the area so great if you are looking for a budget stay. Unfortunately however the cleanliness of the apartment was poor. The shower was dirty with hair, the oven top was sticky, the sofa and carpet stained and in general there was an air of uncleaness. The sheets and towels although clean smelt musty and the washing up cloth was used.
The other big issue for us (a couple with a 2yr old) was the pub beer garden right below the apartment. noise from the beer garden was loud every evening in the bedroom disturbing our sons sleep and our need for peace and quiet. Granted there was a curfew and it stopped by 10pm or 11pm depending on the night. For young couples or single folk or those of you not bothered by noise of this type then I'm sure it's not an issue but we wanted to mention it to help make others make the right choice. To be fair before we had a son we would have been in the pub ourselves!
Another important point is the balcony is shared and not private.
Overall this apartment is a budget friendly option for people wanting to stay in the fabulous Porty, as long as you don't mind somewhere that isn't super clean and needs a bit of TLC (e.g. bathroom lock doesn't work, upholstery needs a clean etc).