Overall rating: 3
The Good:
* Lynne’s flat feels like a home, is spacious for 2 adults, and CLEAN.
* It’s in a perfect central location in Edinburgh New Town, a scenic 15 minute walk to most places!
* Excellent response time & customer service from Lynne. Any questions we had, she was quick to answer.
* The bedroom: the bed is spacious and extremely comfortable (wonderful after a long day of walking) & spacious closet & shelves for your clothes.
* Even though it’s located on top of a pub, the mild noise stays contained in the common space & doesn’t travel to the bedroom. Beautiful view from the common space.
* Excellent suggestions and know how’s explained in the binder. Definitely give it a read!
The Not-So-Good:
* Slow WiFi (under 20mbps): With just 2 phones connected, they were heavily lagging while scrolling through IG. If you’re dependent on WiFi for work, travel planning, etc., this may not be a great fit for you.
* The bathroom: the pictures didn’t prepare us for just how small it was. The standing shower is SMALL, not enough room to comfortably bend over to clean your legs/feet & you’ll need to enter/exit the shower sideways. Bigger folks may not fit at all.
* Low shower water pressure & drainage issues in the shower, which we alerted Lynne to upon our check-out.
* Since it’s an old building, the pipes seem to all be connected. This means, don’t use the bathroom sink or flush the toilet while someone is showering; the water will get burning hot then freezing cold for 30 seconds before regulating again. My partner and I learned this the hard way.
* Be careful with the bathroom sink faucet! Don’t open it all the way unless you want to have large water marks on your pants/trousers. Again, learned this the hard way.
* The washer/dryer: Lynne warned us upon arrival that the washer/dryer combo takes about 4hrs to run a wash/dry cycle. Though long, being forewarned allowed us to do laundry the night before our departure to accommodate this long cycle time.
* The issue was that despite following the manual to a T, we had to run the dry cycle several times over the course of 5 additional hours (yes, 9 hours total) to get our clothes dried. We originally set out to do 2 small (under 4kg loads), but only had enough time and patience for one.
* The washer/dryer is very loud and vibrates the space considerably. With this in mind, only run it during the day so as not to disturb the neighbors.
* Not sure what part of the wash/dry caused it exactly, but my black & green pairs of pants came out with an acid wash pattern. So be mindful if using the washer/dryer.
For my partner and I, the space met our basic needs but was not as convenient/comfortable as we had hoped. Everyone is different, so if the cons aren’t dealbreakers then give this place a go. Lynne is a fantastic host and the space is truly beautiful & centrally located.