What a great location! Several bus stops within a 5 minute walk, and a short 10 downhill walk to Princes Street and St James Quarter. Many restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops all around! Don’t miss the sunset view of Edinburgh from the top of Carlton Hill!
The flat is quite spacious with a generous living/dining room with comfortable large couches and two tables for dining or what have you, and the kitchen is well appointed- we enjoyed several meals cooked there for a stay in night. We stayed here for over a month and enjoyed using grocery delivery service as we did not have the use of a car.
The bedrooms are adequate and have nice linens though the pillows could use a refresh. The rear bedroom and bathroom have a very musty smell that doesn’t seem to be easily rectified as we ran the fan constantly as well as placed a large moisture gathering device in the bathroom.
Internet was fast at the front of the flat, but not usable in the rear.
The biggest negative that we had was that there is a major construction project going on in the flat with the adjacent wall. Workers arrive at 7am and work through about 4:30pm during the week, and the construction manager told us that the project would be running through March 2023. It’s not so much of a problem if you plan to be away most of the day…if that’s the case, then this is a manageable problem with minimal impact.
Hosts were ameniable for the most part, but were annoyed when we called to find out when the flat would be cleaned because it had not been for the 3pm check in. Cleaners arrived after check in time and we waited on the front steps for an hour for the flat to be cleaned. No explanation or apology was made by the hosts for this.
All in all, nice, spacious flat with issues expected of a place of this age. Excellent location and transport links. Many restaurants, cafes and shopping within 10 minutes walk.