This is a very nice apartment but I would never stay here again. The checkin process was a nightmare. The property is on one street, the keys are on another street and the parking is on a third street. The communication was inaccurate from the managing company so it took us an hour and a half to be able to get access to the property and the parking. It was immensely stressful. Had it
not been for a kind employee of the managing company eventually answering our Friday evening message, we would have been unable to gain access. The checkin information from the company is incomplete. If you do choose to stay here, please note that the property is Unit 9 at number 1 McEwan Square. In many countries this would be written as 9/1 McEwan Square but not here where it is written as 1/9. The key is located in one of the three lock boxes at 81 Grove St (the information from the company omits the street number). The car park entry is in Brandfield Street but the fob you receive does not open the main gates (the information from the company does not say this). To gain entry you have to press one of the buttons on a pole on the right as you drive up to the gate. They are labelled with different company names but press a button and someone somewhere will open the main gates for you. The fob then works on the arm you come to and this gives you access to the underground parking where your spot is located at number 4. Once we got in we found that the apartment is very nice. Super comfy bed; nice and bright and airy. In-floor heating for Winter. No toilet paper or bin liners are provided which seems to be just a Scottish thing as they have been standard inclusions all over the world (as they should be). While the proximity to Edinburgh central is good (15 minute walk), we did not like the location at all. The apartment looks down on a filthy street and there were several unpleasant violent arguments in the streets outside the apartment (maybe we were just unlucky). The large neighbourhood bins line the streets and they invariably have rubbish all about them with lazy humans and hungry seagulls contributing to the filthy mess. Upon our return to Edinburgh we will certainly stay somewhere else but it must be said that once inside the apartment, we found the interior comfortable and clean and quite well furnished.