Had a lovely July stay for 4 weeks at Nina’s Fountainbridge apartment. It has recently been renovated and is fitted out with all new finishings.
Very modern and chic and it had everything I need for home meals, working remotely and travelling into the city centre.
The apartment is perfectly situated as it’s only 25 min walk from the Meadows, 12 min walk from Bruntsfield and 10 min walk from Harrison Park. The canal walk is very nice and accessible too.
You have a plethora of grocery and convenience stores nearby for any necessities (e.g. sainsburies local is a 3-4 min walk).
Nina was super communicative throughout my entire stay, and if there was any issues she replied straight away.
The apartment gets an abundance of natural light as well which was great for relaxing on the couch and reading.
It did get a little bit warm during the July “heatwave” (25+) but it was super cosy when the temperature dropped to 9-10 degrees a few nights too. I think it’d be a great spot during the winter, and in fact all year round.
Sound wasn’t too much of an issue at all either due to double glazed windows. It’s a very quiet location despite being just off Dundee Street.
In fact the only time I had to close the windows was due to a couple of feisty seagulls playing their song of their people first thing on a weekday haha.
Overall I feel it was money well spent as I needing a temporary home in July while I waited for my new rental apartment to become available.
Nina and her husband are absolutely lovely and very accommodating as Airbnb hosts, and it was a very pleasant start to life in Edinburgh. Thanks Nina!