We had a great stay in Portobello. The apartment was a great find and we would stay again.
Pro's:
- You can't beat the location, you are literally right on the beach
- Fab views from living area
- Really easy to get into Edinburgh city using the local buses. Found Lothian bus website great
- Communication with the hosts was very easy - they were always quick to respond to any questions
- The apartment is really well equipped
Cons
- We stayed mid heatwave so the area was understandably very busy. There are pubs/restaurants underneath and right beside the apartment so it was quite noisy until about 11pm
- The bin truck was emptying the glass recycling bin about 7am every morning so early starts each day - we were there with our 3 early riser kids so were sometimes already awake but if you're not planning on early mornings bring ear plugs!!
- Was a bit surprised to arrive and find a very old tv so no access to Netflix. Not a priority for everyone but we spent our evenings in the apartment as we were traveling with young kids so a smart tv would of been nice
- Some of the furniture is a bit tired and could do with updating
All in all we had a really enjoyable few days 😊