BEWARE!!!
Stay clear of this one.
However if you absolutely must book here, please please be very very cautious before booking with this company and set your expectations very very low.
This is a property- one of many - that is managed by a company (akin to a Lettings Agency) fronted by a Rebecca Webster.
The property itself is in a lovely location. The pictures of the property on Airbnb granted may be slightly airbrushed and photoshopped but nothing wrong with the property itself. Beautiful high rise ceiling and lovely dated architecture. That’s about where the positives end.
You’re greeted by a musty smell as you step through the front door. The furnishings are old, worn down and dilapidated and all your eyes see are a random hoard of stuff that you’d normally encounter at a car boot sale.
At 3pm check in time, we were surprised to hear noises coming from within the property.
Upon opening the door we found that the property was still in the process of being cleaned.
Damp floors, wet towels still on rails, untidy living room, blocked toilets, unkempt bedroom with dirty linens, an empty fridge, exposed floor boards, and worn down sofas were just a few of many unsettling things about the property.
We messaged the host pointing out the uncleanliness of the property and sent pictures of the property’s state that we walked into .
Rebecca’s response was one of rude blatant apathetic disregard and shrugged off our concerns with belligerence almost as if she was saying ‘so what?’
So the host told us: if you don’t like it, you can leave.
We were appalled to say the least.
My boyfriend’s little cousin sister’s Bar Mitzvah was scheduled to happen later that evening and we still hadn’t even had a shower. Seeing as we had flown in to Edinburgh from half way across the world and had spent almost the entire day travelling, we were exhausted and in no mood to continue asserting our basic expectations to a stubborn host.
Needless to say my boyfriend and I concluded that one can’t teach someone something as basic as manners let alone a lesson in decorum.
We therefore mutually agreed with the Host that as the place was not fit for purpose, we shall leave - on the condition that Rebecca shall refund us our purchase. Rebecca agreed. It’s been 2 weeks and we are still awaiting our refund.
So if you’re a guest looking to book here, my suggestion to you would be - you’re much better off booking elsewhere.
The same applies if you’re an owner of a property and looking to have it listed on Airbnb by Rebecca Webster, I must emphatically add - you’re better off elsewhere.
Of course I must point out that should anyone need pics of the property (and the conditions that greeted us) by way of proof, please message me and I’d be more than happy to share.
Amidst the other positive reviews, although we seem to have drawn the short straw on this one, however based on our experience, our recommendation to you would be:
DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND STAY WELL CLEAR OF THIS ONE.
Spend your hard earned money elsewhere. Just not here.