Flat is fantastically located, central Main Street in old town - walking distance to everything including New Town. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Up the road from flat is Edinburgh Castle 🏰- we looked from outside as not interested in military history so opted for Palace of Holyroodhouse instead - home of Mary Queen 👸🏼 of Scots ….. fantastic walk around guide via headset and mini iPad. We had afternoon tea 🍾 there which was lovely too.
We used Uber APP 🚕 for journey to and from airport, it takes 20/30mins and costs about £25. We used Uber at end of days when tired and also at night when too cold to walk back.
We went to the St James Mall which was nice (but not my kind of shops) fab eatery at the top of 4x storey mall - it’s called the market place - that was a fun experience. 🏪
We prefer charity shops and vintage shops …. There’s an array of them - can’t remember street names but look them up if you like that too.🛍️
We had an amazing Haggis dish 🐑 (my first one) at the Haggis cafe in old town we opted for whisky sauce which really made it. Fab service, nice setting over looking Main Street and lovely homemade food 🍱 . It has a book shop attached to it. Worth noting they also do a vegetarian Haggis too !!
It was nice in the flat to listen to the bagpipes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿playing amazing grace ✝️ each day and other songs. Lovely window seats in lounge and bedroom to sit and people watch the busy street below.
Flat was clean, with all amenities, cleaning equipment etc. The decor/interior design was very modern and trendy ikea with a bit of Scottish tartan …. Really tasteful.
The water pressure wasn’t a problem for us and the water temperature was fab. We could smell the faint smoke from next door (as mentioned in previous reviews) however I’m super sensitive to smoke and certain smells but it didn’t bother or effect me.
🛌 Bed was comfy, as was bedding. Washing products, ironing board, fan, toilet paper, bin bags, dishwashing stuff etc was all there which made it a-lot easier too - as was towels ….another thing you don’t have to worry about or pack 👌🏼
🚿 Shower room was nicely done, modern and clean, small but it’s a modern centralised flat so it is what it is.
Worth noting that all buildings in centre are tall, so is this one. To access the apartment it is up a stone spiral staircase, which is inside the buildings front door. Be mindful of this I would opt for bags that can be easily picked up/carried or even better a rucksack. 🏙️
It’s a good city break size apartment and I would be more than comfortable staying there for a week and if/when we return to Edinburgh I wouldn’t look for another place to rent I would just return straight to this one.
It’s the right price for what it is and is perfectly situated for a city break.
We travel 🧳 a lot and are used to all different grades of accommodation and this place was perfect for what we needed.
There is separate heating in each room which was brilliant as it meant you could control it simply and easily and the heating could very quickly be changed ….. making the flat very warm, very quickly if needed, after a cold 🥶 day shopping.
We noted a cat 🐈 cafe whilst walking around on the last day, that even though I’m not a cat lover, I would have enjoyed the experience …. So worth looking up and going if you’d like to go.
The Netflix on tv was a great bonus too.
People were all very friendly in Edinburgh, we always felt welcomed and safe. 😘🙏🏼